SuperLiga

: Superliga redirects here. For other uses see Superliga (disambiguation)

Competition

There are 18 clubs in the SuperLiga but in the end of the current season the number will be reduced to 16. During the course of a season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. At the end of each season, the three lowest placed teams are relegated into the League of Honour, and the top three teams from the League of Honour are promoted in their place. This is about to change and in the 2005-2006 season four teams will be relegated to the League of Honour and only two will be promoted in order to reduce the number of teams to 16.

Related Topics:
Current season - League of Honour

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Currently, the top three teams in the SuperLiga qualify for the Champions League. The top two teams directly enter the group phase. The third placed team enters the competition at the third qualifying round, and must survive a two-legged knockout tie in order to enter the group phase. The teams classified in fourth and fifth enter the UEFA Cup together with the winner of the Portuguese Cup. If the winner of the Cup is already qualified for the Champions League, or would be qualified for the UEFA Cup by its league position, the runner-up will occupy the spot in the UEFA Cup. If the runner-up is also qualified for European competition through league position, the spot is occupied by the 6th placed team in the SuperLiga.

Related Topics:
Champions League - UEFA Cup - Portuguese Cup

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