2015–16 LigaPro
The 2015–16 LigaPro was the 26th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the first season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 24 teams competed in this division, including five reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga 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 Feirense finished in the second and third places, respectively, securing promotion to the 2016–17 Primeira Liga. Farense, Mafra, Atlético CP, Oriental and Oliveirense were relegated to the 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal.
Teams
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 19 sides from the 2014–15 season, two teams relegated from the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and three promoted from the 2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores.Other team changes compared to the previous season included the promotion of Tondela and União da Madeira to the 2015–16 Primeira Liga, and the relegation of Marítimo B, Trofense and Beira-Mar to the 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal.
On 19 June 2015, the LPFP 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
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2014–15 finish |
Académico de Viseu | Viseu | Estádio do Fontelo | 7,744 | 12th |
Atlético CP | Lisbon | Estádio da Tapadinha | 2,500 | 22nd |
Benfica B | Lisbon | Caixa Futebol Campus | 2,720 | 6th |
Braga B | Braga | Estádio 1º de Maio | 28,000 | 21st |
Chaves | Chaves | Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira | 8,870 | 3rd |
Desportivo das Aves | Vila das Aves | Estádio do CD Aves | 5,441 | 18th |
Famalicão | Vila Nova de Famalicão | Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho | 5,300 | 2nd |
Farense | Faro | Estádio de São Luís | 7,000 | 11th |
Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira | Estádio Marcolino de Castro | 5,600 | 7th |
Freamunde | Freamunde | Campo do SC Freamunde | 3,919 | 8th |
Gil Vicente | Barcelos | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos | 12,046 | 17th |
Leixões | Matosinhos | Estádio do Mar | 9,766 | 20th |
Mafra | Mafra | Parque Desportivo Municipal de Mafra | 1,200 | 1st |
Olhanense | Olhão | Estádio José Arcanjo | 5,661 | 16th |
Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Estádio Carlos Osório | 1,435 | 17th |
Oriental | Lisbon | Campo Eng. Carlos Salema | 1,860 | 15th |
Penafiel | Penafiel | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril | 5,320 | 18th |
Portimonense | Portimão | Estádio Municipal de Portimão | 5,950 | 14th |
Porto B | Porto | Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio | 8,270 | 13th |
Santa Clara | Ponta Delgada | Estádio de São Miguel | 13,277 | 19th |
Sporting CP B | Lisbon | CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira | 1,180 | 5th |
Sporting da Covilhã | Covilhã | Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto | 2,055 | 4th |
Varzim | Póvoa de Varzim | Estádio do Varzim SC | 7,280 | 3rd |
Vitória de Guimarães B | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,000 | 9th |