The 2015–16 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of Portuguese

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's second-tier league, and the first season under the current

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title. A total of 24 teams competed in this division, including five reserve sides from top-flight

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teams. The season began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 14 May 2016. Porto B were crowned champions, becoming the first reserve team to win the second-tier championship title in Portugal. Chaves and

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finished in the second and third places, respectively, securing promotion to the

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, Mafra,

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and

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were relegated to the

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Teams

A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 19 sides from the 2014–15 season, two teams relegated from the

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( Gil Vicente and Penafiel) and three promoted from the

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( Mafra, Famalicão and Varzim). Other team changes compared to the previous season included the promotion of Tondela and União da Madeira to the

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, and the relegation of Marítimo B,

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and

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to the

2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal The 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal (also known as Campeonato de Portugal Prio, for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão in ...

. On 19 June 2015, the

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announced that five teams, instead of three, would be relegated to the third tier to reduce the number of teams in the 2016–17 LigaPro season to 22.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsors

Coaching changes

Season summary

League table

Positions by round

Results

Statistics

Top scorers

Sources
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Monthly awards

References

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