The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa (

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: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a

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situated at the third level of the

Portuguese football league system The Portuguese football league system consists of several leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. Reserve teams are allowed to compete in the main league system, as is the case with most of Europe. However, they are not ...

. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyramid but, with the creation of the Segunda Liga in 1990–91, it became the third level. The competition merged with the

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at the end of the 2012–13 to form a new enlarged third level league, the

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Format

In its last season, the league was split into three zonal divisions: Norte (North), Centro (Centre) and Sul (South). Each division was made up of 16 teams. The winners of each division were promoted. The three regional divisions were the usual format of the league, but definition of the tier championship varied: Sometimes it was an elimination tournament with a final, and other times a final round-robin of the regional division winners. Other times there would be no single champion, and all three regional winners would be promoted without playing a final. This last option was used once the Segunda Divisão was no longer the actual second tier.

Seasons - League Tables

List of champions

Second-tier League: 1935–1990

Third-tier League: 1990–2013

Performances by club

:''Note: Years in italics indicate that the team was one of three declared Segunda Divisão champions.''

References

External links

Official webpage

ZeroZero Portuguese Second Division Stats And Tables
{{UEFA third level leagues 2 Defunct third level football leagues in Europe