Campeonato Nacional de Juniores


The Campeonato Nacional de Juniores is the top level of the Portuguese football league system for youth players. It is administrated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The league started in 1938 and has been historically dominated by the Big Three clubs.

Format

The Campeonato Nacional de Juniores begins in the first weekend of September and ends in June. The Nacional de Juniors season is similar to the senior players' Primeira Liga playing a double round-robin points based system. There are two groups composed of 12 teams, North and South. The top four teams with the most points in each group progress to the Apuramento de Campeão, where they face each other in a similar way to the first round, to determine the champion.
The bottom eight teams of each group, progress to the Apuramento de Manutenção, where they face each other. The bottom three of each group are relegated.

Winners

SeasonChampions
1938–39Sporting CP
1939–40Unidos Barreiro
1940–41not played
1941–42Leixões
1942–43not played
1943–44Benfica
1944–45Benfica
1945–46Sporting CP
1946–47Belenenses
1947–48Sporting CP
1948–49Benfica
1949–50Académica
1950–51Benfica
1951–52Académica
1952–53Porto
1953–54Académica
1954–55Benfica
1955–56Sporting CP
1956–57Benfica
1957–58Benfica
1958–59Benfica
1959–60Benfica
1960–61Sporting CP
1961–62Benfica
1962–63Benfica
1963–64Porto
1964–65Sporting CP
1965–66Porto
1966–67not played
1967–68Benfica
1968–69Porto
1969–70Benfica
1970–71Porto
1971–72Benfica
1972–73Porto
1973–74Sporting CP
1974–75Benfica
1975–76Benfica
1976–77Braga
1977–78Benfica
1978–79Porto
1979–80Porto
1980–81Porto
1981–82Porto
1982–83Sporting CP
1983–84Porto
1984–85Benfica
1985–86Porto
1986–87Porto
1987–88Benfica
1988–89Benfica
1989–90Porto
1990–91Vitória de Guimarães
1991–92Sporting CP
1992–93Porto
1993–94Porto
1994–95Boavista
1995–96Sporting CP
1996–97Boavista
1997–98Porto
1998–99Boavista
1999–2000Benfica
2000–01Porto
2001–02Alverca
2002–03Boavista
2003–04Benfica
2004–05Sporting CP
2005–06Sporting CP
2006–07Porto
2007–08Sporting CP
2008–09Sporting CP
2009–10Sporting CP
2010–11Porto
2011–12Sporting CP
2012–13Benfica
2013–14Braga
2014–15Porto
2015–16Porto
2016–17Sporting CP
2017–18Benfica
2018–19Porto

Performance by club