Portugal · Tier 2
Liga Portugal 2
In US-sports termsPortugal's second tier — the waiting room for fallen big-city clubs and the springboard for towns that have never had a top-flight season.
What it is
Portugal's second tier, one step below the Primeira Liga.
How you get in
Relegated from the Primeira Liga, or promoted from below.
What it feeds
Top 2 promoted to the Primeira Liga. 3rd plays a two-legged play-off against the Primeira Liga's 16th-placed club for the last top-flight place.
The same elevator as everywhere else in Europe — the wiring England taught you works here too.