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

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title. A total of 20 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight

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teams.

Teams

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2016–17 season, two teams relegated from the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and two promoted from the 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal.

Team changes

Promoted from 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal * Oliveirense (North zone promotion group winner) * Real (South zone promotion group winner) Relegated from 2016–17 Primeira Liga * Arouca *

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* Freamunde *

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Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsors

Coaching changes

Season summary

League table

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

;Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Scoring

*First goal of the season: ** Bilel Aouacheria, for Sporting da Covilhã vs Sporting B (6 August 2017) *Biggest home win: ** Famalicão 6–0 Sporting B (25 November 2017) **

6–0 Porto B (7 March 2018) *Biggest away win: **

0–4 Real (7 October 2017) ** Benfica B 1–5 Académico Viseu (11 February 2018) ** Benfica B 0–4 Académica (9 March 2018) **

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0–4 Benfica B (14 March 2018) ** Porto B 0–4 Braga B (29 April 2018) *Highest scoring match: 9 goals ** Braga B 5–4

(1 October 2017) *Biggest winning margin: 6 goals ** Famalicão 6–0 Sporting B (25 November 2017) **

6–0 Porto B (7 March 2018) *Most goals scored in a match by a team: 6 goals ** Famalicão 6–0 Sporting B (25 November 2017) **

6–0 Porto B (7 March 2018)

Awards

Monthly awards

Liga Portugal

Annual awards

Liga Portugal

= Player of the Season

= The Player of the Season was awarded to

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= Manager of the Season

= The Manager of the Season was awarded to Costinha (

= Goalkeeper of the Season

= The Goalkeeper of the Season was awarded to Ricardo Ribeiro ( Académica).

= Young Player of the Year

= The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Artur Abreu ( Vitória de Guimarães B).

= Club Fair-Play Prize

= The Club Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Benfica B.

= Player Fair-Play Prize

= The Player Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Casillas (

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References

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