2016–17 LigaPro

LigaPro
Season	2016–17
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) will be the 27th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the second season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 22 teams will compete in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.

Teams

A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season, two teams relegated from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and three promoted from the 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal.^[1]

On 15 March 2016, the LPFP announced that four teams instead of three will be relegated to the 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal and two teams instead of three will be promoted directly from the third tier to reduce the number of LigaPro teams to 20 for the 2017–18 season. There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 17th- and 18th-placed teams of 2016–17 LigaPro and both second-placed teams of the Campeonato de Portugal promotion groups (North and South).^[2]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

As of 30 April 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

From the 2015–16 LigaPro:

Promoted from the 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal:

Cova da Piedade

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2016–17 LigaPro (Mainland)

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	2015–16 finish
Cova da Piedade	Cova da Piedade	Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira	3,500	31(CP)
Desportivo das Aves	Vila das Aves	Estádio do CD Aves	5,441
Gil Vicente	Barcelos	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos	12,032
Olhanense	Olhão	Estádio José Arcanjo	5,661
Penafiel	Penafiel	Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril	5,230
Porto B	Porto	Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio	8,272
Sporting CP B	Lisbon	CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira	1,180
Varzim	Póvoa de Varzim	Estádio do Varzim SC	7,280

References

↑ "Cinco equipas descem em 2015/16 na 2.ª Liga" [Cinco teams are relegated from the Segunda Liga in 2015/16]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
↑ "Aprovadas todas as propostas da Direção" [Board's proposals all approved] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

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