The Primeira Liga, officially known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it is contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division.
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856-seat Estádio do Restelo in Belém, Lisbon, hence the club name, which translates as "The ones from Belém". Among its fanbase, the club is commonly nicknamed O Belém, in reference to the neighborhood; Os Pastéis, in reference to a traditional Portuguese pastry originated in Belém; Azuis (Blues) or Azuis do Restelo, in reference to the club's color and its home stadium; and A Cruz de Cristo, for its emblem, or also "Os Rapazes da Praia", a reference to the zone of Belém in the earlier 20th century.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal, that plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal.
Centro Desportivo Universitário de Lisboa, or CDUL, is a Portuguese multisports club originally created for Lisbon's university students that evolved into a club for all ages, its prime sport being rugby. CDUL is the most decorated Portuguese rugby union team and was represented by four players at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. In 31/01/14 the senior rugby team won the 2014 main championship title after defeating GD Direito 19-15 While studying economics, the former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva was an athlete of CDUL athletics department from 1958 to 1963.
Rugby union in Portugal is a very prevalent sport, though still a long distance from association football. The sport is essentially amateur in Portugal, with some professionalisation in its top flight league and the national rugby union team. The rugby union teams in Portugal are mostly university sides, from Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra, with multi-sport clubs like Benfica and Belenenses having rugby union collectivities.
Grupo Desportivo Direito, nicknamed Os Advogados , is a amateur Portuguese rugby union team based in Lisbon. Since its foundation in 1952, Direito has been one of the most successful teams in Portugal, having won the Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock 12 times, the Taça de Portugal de Rugby 9 times and the Taça Ibérica 4 times.
Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais is a Portuguese rugby union team. It had a player, Paulo Murinello, at the Portuguese squad that participated at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. It also has a team that plays in Liga Portuguesa de Futsal.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese rugby union team based in Lisbon. Founded in 1924, Benfica is one of the oldest Portuguese rugby teams. The men's team competes in the Campeonato Português de Rugby, the first tier of rugby union in Portugal. In June 2014, the club refused the invitation to join the first division. The women's team play in the Campeonato Nacional, the first tier, but recent changes in the competition mean they only compete in Sevens.
Auckland are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1883, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Eden Park in Auckland. The team is affiliated with the Blues Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are blue and white hoops.
André Renato Soares Martins is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Associação de Estudantes do Instituto Superior de Agronomia or Agronomia is a Portuguese multisports club for Instituto Superior de Agronomia students. Agronomia has won two Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock and nine Taça de Portugal de Rugby. It is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Portugal. Three players had represented the club at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.
Associação Académica de Coimbra, Rugby is one of the leading teams of rugby union in Portugal. It is currently one of Portugal's top 8 clubs and plays in the Super Bock above the 1st Division. The club is one of the most successful of the sports sections of the Associação Académica de Coimbra, and is based at the same Estadio Municipal as the fully independent football team.
Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro, commonly known as Otávio or Otavinho, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team.
The Supertaça de Portugal de Rugby is a Portuguese national rugby union organized by the Portuguese Rugby Federation, and disputed by the winners of national championship and Portuguese cup.
Portuguese Women’s Rugby Super Cup (Union/Sevens)
André Filipe Cunha Vidigal is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for EFL Championship side Stoke City.
Oleg Reabciuk is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Moldova national team.
The 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Divisão de Honra competition, also known as TOP 10, is the 65th Portuguese domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (FPR).
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra is Portugal's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Divisão de Honra Championships are organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby and currently consists of 12 teams. The last placed team in the competition is relegated at the end of the season to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão with one team from the second-tier competition promoted to the Divisão de Honra.
