The 2011–12 Liga de Honra

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

season is the 22nd season of the second-tier of football in Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. A total of 16 teams contest the league, 12 of which already contested in the 2009–10, and two of which were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division

Portuguese Second Division

The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

, and two of which were relegated from the 2010-11 Primeira Liga.

Changes in 2011–12

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Liga de Honra

• 15^th Place: Portimonense
  Portimonense S.C.
  Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
  
  
• 16^th Place: Naval
  Associação Naval 1º de Maio
  Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is...
  
  

Teams promoted to 2011–12 Portuguese Liga

• Champions: Gil Vicente
  Gil Vicente
  Gil Vicente , called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus,"[3] often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's...
  
  
• Runners-up: Feirense

Teams promoted from 2010–11 Portuguese Second Division

• Champions: União da Madeira
• Runners-up: Atlético CP
  Atlético Clube de Portugal
  Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese football team from Alcântara, Lisbon, founded on 18 September 1942. The club was formed with the union of two clubs – Carcavelinhos Football Clube and União Foot-ball Lisboa. They currently play in the Liga de Honra after gaining promotion in the 2010-11...
  
  

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Portuguese Second Division

2011–12 Portuguese Second Division

The 2011–12 Portuguese Second Division season was the 78th season since its establishment. União da Madeira were the defending champions.-Stadia and locations:...

• 15^th Place: Varzim
• 16^th Place: Fátima
  C.D. Fátima
  Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home matches at Estádio Municipal de Fátima, with a capacity of 1,545 spectators.Club's...
  
  

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	2010–11
Arouca F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca is a Portuguese football club based in Arouca, Aveiro District. Founded on 25 December 1951, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 2,500-seat capacity.-History:...	Arouca Arouca -Portugal:* Arouca Municipality, a municipality in the district of Aveiro* Arouca , a civil parish in the municipality of Arouca-Trinidad and Tobago:* Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago, a town in Regional Corporation of Tunapuna-Piarco...	Estádio Municipal de Arouca	2,500	5th
Atlético C.P. Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese football team from Alcântara, Lisbon, founded on 18 September 1942. The club was formed with the union of two clubs – Carcavelinhos Football Clube and União Foot-ball Lisboa. They currently play in the Liga de Honra after gaining promotion in the 2010-11...	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...	Estádio da Tapadinha	15,000	2nd (Portuguese Second Division Portuguese Second Division The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system... )
Belenenses	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...	Estádio do Restelo Estádio do Restelo The Estádio do Restelo is a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1956.It is situated behind the world-renowned Jerónimos Monastery in the Lisbon district of Santa Maria de Belém....	32,500	12th
Covilhã	Covilhã Covilhã Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...	Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã is a multi-use stadium in Covilhã, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SC Covilhã who currently play in the Liga de Honra...	3,000	14th
Desportivo das Aves	Vila das Aves Vila das Aves Vila das Aves, population 8492 , 6 km², is an industrial town and parish in northern Portugal. It is located in the municipality of Santo Tirso, 6 km to the northeast of the municipality seat, the city of Santo Tirso proper, bordering the parish of Lordelo in the municipality of Guimarães...	Estádio do CD das Aves Estádio do CD das Aves Estádio do CD das Aves is a multi-use stadium in Vila das Aves, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Clube Desportivo das Aves. The stadium holds 8,560 people and was built in 1981....	10,250	8th
Estoril Praia	Estoril Estoril Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Estadio António Coimbra da Mota is a multi-use stadium in Estoril, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Estoril Praia. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people....	8,000	10th
Freamunde S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese football team based in Freamunde, Porto District. Founded in 1933, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home games at Campo SC Freamunde, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators....	Freamunde Freamunde Freamunde is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira. It has a population of 7,452 and an area of 4.68 km².-Sports:The main sport in Freamunde is football and the main team is S.C. Freamunde.-References:...	Campo Sport Clube Freamunde Campo SC Freamunde Campo SC Freamunde is a multi-use stadium in Freamunde, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of S.C. Freamunde. The stadium is able to hold 6,000 people....	5,000	11th
Leixões	Matosinhos Matosinhos Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the...	Estádio do Mar Estádio do Mar thumb|300 px|Estádio do Mar - Main standEstádio do Mar is a multi-use stadium in Matosinhos, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 16,035 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated in January 1, 1964 with a match against Benfica, which...	16,035	6th
Moreirense	Moreira de Cónegos Moreira de Cónegos Moreira de Cónegos is a Portuguese parish and town in the municipality of Guimarães. It has an area of 4.45 km² and a population of 5,828 .-Sports:Football club Moreirense F.C. plays in the Second Division....	Comendador Joaquim De Almeida Freitas	9,000	7th
Naval Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is...	Figueira da Foz Figueira da Foz Figueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills ....	Estádio José Bento Pessoa	12,630	16th (Primeira Liga)
Oliveirense	Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality is located in Oporto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. It has a total area of 163.5 km² and a total population of about 70,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of more than 15,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located...	Estádio Carlos Osório	9,100	4th
Penafiel	Penafiel Penafiel, Portugal The city of Penafiel had, as of 2001, a population of 9,343. It is located in Penafiel Municipality, that has 71,801 inhabitants....	Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Estadio Municipal 25 de Abril is a multi-use stadium in Penafiel, Portugal. It is currently used primarily for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 6,500 people....	7,000	13th
Portimonense Portimonense S.C. Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....	Portimão Portimão Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...	Estádio Municipal de Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão is the current stadium of Portimonense S.C.. It is located in the centre of Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal and was opened in 1937 for local football club Portimonense S.C.. Its capacity is 9,544 people...	9,554	15th (Primeira Liga)
Santa Clara C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently...	Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...	Estádio de São Miguel	15,277	9th
Trofense	Trofa Trofa, Portugal Trofa is a city in Trofa Municipality, Portugal.The city is composed of two parishes with a population of 20,692.Parishes:* São Martinho de Bougado* Santiago de Bougado...	Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense Estadio do Clube Desportivo Trofense is a multi-use stadium in Trofa, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Trofense. The stadium is able to hold 5,000 people....	3,164	3rd
União da Madeira	Funchal Funchal Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...	Campo do Adelino Rodrigues Campo do Adelino Rodrigues Campo de Futebol Adelino Rodrigues, also known as Campo do Liceu, is a multi-use stadium, mainly used for football, which is located in the city centre of Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira....	3,000	1st (Portuguese Second Division Portuguese Second Division The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system... )

League table

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Positions by round

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Results

Top goalscorers

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