2020–21 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino
# 2020–21 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino

The 2020–21 Campeonato Nacional Feminino (also known as Liga BPI for sponsorship reasons) is the 36th edition of Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, no teams were relegated on the previous season, and a total of eight teams from 2019–20 Campeonato Nacional II Divisão first stage series were promoted, one from each serie. This led to the implementation of a new format this season including all 20 teams.

## Teams

20 teams contested the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino in 2020–21.

### Team changes

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, no teams were relegated on the previous season, and all the eight top placed teams from 2019–20 Campeonato Nacional II Divisão first stage series were promoted.

**To Campeonato Nacional**

Promoted from Campeonato Nacional II Divisão

* Gil Vicente (serie A)
* Famalicão (Serie B)
* Boavista (Serie C)
* Fiães (Serie D)
* Condeixa (Serie E)
* Torreense (Serie F)
* Damaiense (Serie G 2nd place)
* Amora (Serie H)

### Stadia and Location

North Serie :

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Boavista | Porto (Ramalde) | Parque Desportivo de Ramalde | 1,000 |
| Braga | Braga | Estádio 1º de Maio | 28,000 |
| Cadima | Cantanhede (Cadima) | Complexo Desportivo de Cantanhede | 2,000 |
| Clube de Albergaria | Albergaria-a-Velha | Estádio Municipal António Augusto Martins Pereira | 1,500 |
| Condeixa | Condeixa-a-Nova | Estádio Municipal de Condeixa-a-Nova | 918 |
| Famalicão | Vila Nova de Famalicão | Academia do F.C. Famalicão | 500 |
| Fiães | Santa Maria da Feira (Fiães) | Estádio do Bolhão | 11,000 |
| Gil Vicente | Barcelos | Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo | 8,500 |
| Ovarense | Ovar | Estádio Marques da Silva | 3,200 |
| Valadares Gaia | Vila Nova de Gaia | Complexo Desportivo Valadares | 750 |

South Serie :

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| A-dos-Francos | Caldas da Rainha | Campo Luís Duarte | 200 |
| Amora | Amora | Parque do Serrado | 0 |
| Atlético Ouriense | Ourém | Campo da Caridade | 260 |
| Benfica | Lisbon (Alcântara) | Estádio da Tapadinha | 4,000 |
| Damaiense | Amadora | Complexo Desportivo Municipal Monte da Galega | 2,000 |
| Estoril | Estoril | Centro de Treino e Formação Desportiva | 0 |
| Futebol Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio Francisco Lázaro | 1,500 |
| Marítimo | Funchal | Campo Adelino Rodrigues | 2,000 |
| Sporting CP | Alcochete | CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira | 1,128 |
| Torreense | Torres Vedras | Estádio Manuel Marques | 12,000 |

## Format

The new competition format consists of two stages. In the first stage, the 20 clubs will be divided in two series (North and South) of 10 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 advance to the championship group and 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), teams start with half the points they had on the first stage and play against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system, the bottom two teams get relegated, and the 3rd and 4th-placed teams will play the relegation play-offs. The relegation play-offs are played home and away, and the losers are relegated.

## First stage

First Stage schedule was drawn on 28 August 2020 at FPF headquarters, and was originally set to be played from 27 September to 6 December 2020 but, due to restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, was concluded on 13 January 2021. Clubs advancing to the Championship Group also qualify to the league cup.

### North Serie

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Famalicão | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 27 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 2 | Braga | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 5 | +33 | 24 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 3 | Clube de Albergaria | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 14 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 4 | Condeixa | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 14 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 5 | Valadares Gaia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 14 | Advance to Relegation North Serie |
| 6 | Ovarense | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 12 | Advance to Relegation North Serie |
| 7 | Boavista | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 9 | Advance to Relegation North Serie |
| 8 | Fiães | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6 | Advance to Relegation North Serie |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 5 | Advance to Relegation North Serie |
| 10 | Cadima | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 1 | Advance to Relegation North Serie |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Clube de Albergaria 4, Condeixa 3, Valadares Gaia 1.

### South Serie

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | +43 | 27 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 2 | Benfica | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 24 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 3 | Marítimo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 4 | Torreense | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 15 | Advance to Championship Group |
| 5 | Estoril | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Advance to Relegation South Serie |
| 6 | Damaiense | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 12 | Advance to Relegation South Serie |
| 7 | Amora | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 10 | Advance to Relegation South Serie |
| 8 | Atlético Ouriense | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 7 | Advance to Relegation South Serie |
| 9 | Futebol Benfica | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 6 | Advance to Relegation South Serie |
| 10 | A-dos-Francos | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 1 | Advance to Relegation South Serie |

## Second stage

### Championship group

Championship Group matches will be played from 19 December 2020 to 23 May 2021.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | SPO | BRA | FAM | CAL | MAR | TOR | CON |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7 | +40 | 39 | Qualification for the Champions League first round | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 34 | | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Braga | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 27 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Famalicão | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 23 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Clube de Albergaria | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 16 | | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| 6 | Marítimo | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 15 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| 7 | Torreense | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 10 | | 1–7 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 |
| 8 | Condeixa | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Relegation Groups

Relegation Groups' matches were played from 17 January to 25 April 2021.

**North Serie**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valadares Gaia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 28 | |
| 2 | Boavista | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 22 | |
| 3 | Gil Vicente (O) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 4 | Ovarense (R) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 18 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 5 | Cadima (R) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 14 | Relegation to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão |
| 6 | Fiães (R) | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 5 | Relegation to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão |

**South Serie**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Amora | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 29 | |
| 2 | Atlético Ouriense | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 | |
| 3 | Estoril (O) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 22 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 4 | Damaiense (R) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 21 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 5 | Futebol Benfica (R) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | Relegation to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão |
| 6 | A-dos-Francos (R) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 5 | Relegation to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão |

**Relegation play-offs**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ovarense | 1–2 | Estoril | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Damaiense | 4–5 | Gil Vicente | 1–2 | 3–3 |
