2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal


The 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal is the eighth season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the Second and Third Divisions in 2013, and the sixth season under the current Campeonato de Portugal title. A total of 96 teams will compete in this division.
Due to the cancellation of all non-professional competitions in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal on the previous season, no teams were relegated, which lead to an additional team from each of the 20 district championships. The Portuguese Football Federation decided the creation of the Terceira Liga, a new tier in the Portuguese league system, beginning with the 2021–22 season, as well as a new format for Campeonato de Portugal, including the addition of four reserve teams invited from Primeira Liga clubs raising the total number of teams from 72 to 96. This new format will reduce the total number of teams to 56 on the next season.

Format

The new competition format consists of three stages. In the first stage, the 96 clubs will be divided in eight series of 12 teams, according to geographic criteria, with a maximum of two reserve teams in each series. In each series, teams play against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system.
In the second stage, the best-placed teams of each of eight Series advance to the promotion series, teams placed from second to fifth qualify for Terceira Liga qualification Series, bottom 4 teams are relegated to the District Championships and remaining teams stay in Campeonato de Portugal. On the promotion series, the 8 teams are divided in two series of 4 teams, the winners of each series being promoted to LigaPro, remaining teams qualify for Terceira Liga. On the Terceira Liga qualification Series, the 32 teams are divided in eight series of 4 teams, the two best-placed teams of each series qualifying for Terceira Liga. In both promotion Series and Terceira Liga qualification Series, teams play against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system.
In the third stage, the best-placed teams of the two promotion series will play each other on a neutral venue to decide the champion.

Teams

Relegated from the 2019–20 Primeira Liga:
Relegated from the 2019–20 LigaPro:
From Serie A:
From Serie B:
From Serie C:
From Serie D:
Promoted from the 2019–20 District Championships:
Invited reserve teams:
Notes

First Stage

Serie A

Serie B

Serie C

Serie D

Serie E

Serie F

Serie G

Serie H

Second Stage

Promotion Series

Serie A

Serie B

Terceira Liga qualification Series

Serie A

Serie B

Serie C

Serie D

Serie E

Serie F

Serie G

Serie H

Final