Season 2015–16 Promoted Chaves
Feirense Dates 7 Aug 2015 – 14 May 2016 Location Portugal Matches played 552 | Champions Porto B
1st title Top goalscorer Simy (20 goals) Champion F.C. Porto B Goals scored 1,266 | |
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Biggest home win Sporting CP B 5–0 Oliveirense
(20 March 2016)
Benfica B 5–0 Freamunde
(14 May 2016) Biggest away win Académico de Viseu 0–5 Feirense
(30 April 2016) Relegated S.C. Farense, C.D. Mafra, Atlético Clube de Portugal, Clube Oriental de Lisboa, U.D. Oliveirense Similar 2010–11 Liga de Honra, 2016–17 Primeira Liga, 2014–15 Primeira Liga, 2015–16 Primeira Liga, 2010–11 Primeira Liga | ||
The 2015–16 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) 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.
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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 (Gil Vicente and Penafiel) and three promoted from the 2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Mafra, Famalicão and Varzim).
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.
Positions by round
Source: LPFP
Results
Source: LPFP
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Sources: LPFP, Zerozero (Portuguese)