Campeonato Nacional Feminino
Season2021–22
ChampionsBenfica (2nd title)
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Campeonato Nacional Feminino (also known as Liga BPI for sponsorship reasons) is the 37th edition of Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

On 8 May 2022, Benfica beat Sporting CP at home by 3–1 and became champions for the second time in their history.

Teams

Location of teams in 2021–22 Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Mainland)
Red: North Serie; Blue: South Serie.
Location of teams in 2021–22 Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Madeira)
Blue: South Serie.

16 teams contested the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino in 2021–22.

Team changes

To Campeonato Nacional
From Campeonato Nacional[3]

Format

The competition continued to be played in two stages, but the number of teams being reduced from 20 to 16.[4] In the first stage, the 16 clubs will be divided in two series (North and South) of 8 teams, according to geographic criteria. In each series, teams play against each other once in a single round-robin system.

In the second stage, the four best-placed teams of each of the Series advanced to the championship group and the remaining teams to the relegation series. On the championship group, all eight teams play against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system, to decide the champions. On the relegation series (North and South) the competition work in the same way, with the first and second placed teams being granted a place in 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. The eighth-placed team (last) was relegated while the teams place from third to seventh will play the relegation play-offs along with teams from Campeonato Nacional II Divisão placed second to fourth. Eight teams participate in the play-off, with the winner of each round advancing to the next one. Only the winner guarantees a place in 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.

First stage

North Serie

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Braga 7 7 0 0 31 1 +30 21 Advance to Championship Group
2 Famalicão 7 5 1 1 22 3 +19 16
3 Länk Vilaverdense 7 4 1 2 17 10 +7 13
4 Clube de Albergaria 7 2 2 3 5 9 −4 8
5 Valadares Gaia 7 1 4 2 11 13 −2 7 Advance to Relegation North Serie
6 Condeixa 7 1 2 4 7 11 −4 5
7 Varzim 7 1 1 5 3 23 −20 4
8 Gil Vicente 7 1 1 5 3 29 −26 4
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored

South Serie

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 7 6 0 1 32 11 +21 18 Advance to Championship Group
2 Sporting CP 7 5 2 0 24 2 +22 17
3 Torreense 7 3 3 1 14 6 +8 12
4 Marítimo 7 3 2 2 12 6 +6 11
5 Amora 7 3 2 2 12 16 −4 11 Advance to Relegation South Serie
6 Atlético Ouriense 7 1 2 4 7 12 −5 5
7 Estoril 7 0 2 5 2 19 −17 2
8 Atlético CP 7 0 1 6 2 33 −31 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored

Second stage

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Benfica 14 13 1 0 36 4 +32 40
2 Sporting CP 14 10 1 3 40 9 +31 31
3 Braga 14 8 1 5 24 10 +14 25
4 Famalicão 14 7 1 6 23 12 +11 22
5 Marítimo 14 7 0 7 25 36 −11 21
6 Torreense 14 4 3 7 14 21 −7 15
7 Clube de Albergaria 14 2 1 11 9 40 −31 7
8 Länk Vilaverdense 14 1 0 13 11 50 −39 3
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored

Relegation Phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Amora 14 12 1 1 53 22 +31 37 Not relegated
2 Valadares Gaia 14 11 1 2 33 10 +23 34
3 Atlético Ouriense 14 9 1 4 26 17 +9 28 Relegation play-offs
4 Condeixa 14 6 2 6 28 21 +7 20
5 Gil Vicente 14 5 1 8 15 36 −21 16
6 Estoril 14 2 4 8 10 17 −7 10
7 Varzim 14 2 3 9 15 29 −14 9
8 Atlético CP 14 2 1 11 17 45 −28 7 Relegated
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored

Relegation play-offs

The teams placed third to seventh in the relegation group and the teams placed second to four in the 2021-22 Second Division League played against each other in a play-off championship to define the last team to play the 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rio Ave 2–4 Atlético Ouriense 1–2 2–1
Racing Power 3–0 Condeixa 1–0 0–2
Futebol Benfica 3–0 Gil Vicente 0–0 2–2
Varzim 3–3 Estoril 3–1 2–0
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Futebol Benfica 4–3 Racing Power 4–1 2–0
Estoril 1–2 Atlético Ouriense 1–0 2–0
Final

Although Futebol Benfica won the play-off stage, they did not obtain the licensing required to participate in 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. Thus, Atlético Ouriense was invited instead. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Vilaverdense na Liga BPI". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Luta pela subida ao rubro". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Playoff e descidas definidas". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. ↑ "FPF apresenta plano de relançamento do feminino". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Atlético Ouriense dispurta liga BPI na próxima época". Mediotejo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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