Trio fight for promotion while Paços and Oliveirense try to "survive" in the II League
Tondela, Alverca and Vizela are fighting for direct promotion to the Portuguese I League, while Paços de Ferreira and Oliveirense are trying to access the maintenance play-off, in the 34th and final round of the II League.
Tondela, leader of the competition, with 61 points, and Alverca, second, with 60, depend on themselves to guarantee an immediate return to the elite, while Vizela, third, with 59, needs a victory and a 'stumble' by either of their opponents to go up directly, in the decisive matches scheduled for Friday, at 20:30.
In command of the competition since the end of the 20th round, the team from Beira, coached by Luís Pinto, will be promoted to the main division if they win at União de Leiria, a result that will also earn them their second title in the secondary division, after 2014/15, but they can also be promoted with a draw or even a defeat.
Absent from the top flight since the end of the 2021/22 season, Tondela guarantees one of the top two places if they draw and one of their direct opponents does not win or if they are defeated, but Alverca also lose or Vizela do not collect the three points.
The main beneficiary of the previous round, due to the victory at the leader's home ground (2-1), the team coached by Vasco Botelho da Costa hosts Portimonense and guarantees its return to the I Liga, a competition it last played in the 2003/04 season, if it achieves a result equal to or better than that of the Minho team.
The Ribatejos can also achieve an unprecedented II League title, if they triumph and the Beira team draws or loses, or in case of a draw, if there is a defeat for the 'auriverde' and a draw or defeat for the Vizela team.
Relegated to third place, as a result of the draw in the previous round, at home to Académico de Viseu (1-1), Vizela can also be crowned champion, if they triumph in the trip to Madeira, for the match against Marítimo, and benefit from 'slips' by Tondela and Alverca.
Relegated to the II Liga at the end of the 2023/24 season, the team coached by Fábio Pereira could also return to the higher level as runner-up, a possible scenario if they triumph in Madeira and if one of their direct opponents does not win.
Of these three teams, the one that fails to move up directly already knows that it will have another opportunity, in a play-off with the 16th team in the I Liga, which will decide the last place in the competition.
At the 'tail' of the table, Paços de Ferreira occupies 16th place, with 30 points, and only depends on itself to reach the play-off with the third-placed team from the League 3 champion qualifying phase, while Oliveirense, 17th, with 29, needs a 'slip' from the 'beavers' to avoid direct relegation, along with Mafra, 18th and last, with 24.
The team from the 'furniture capital' visits Académico de Viseu in the final round and guarantees the play-off if it achieves a result equal to or better than that of the team from Oliveira de Azeméis or if it loses and its direct opponent draws, as a result of the advantage in the head-to-head.
The decisive games for access to the play-off will take place on Saturday, from 14:00, and close the II League, whose last round also includes Leixões – Feirense, on Wednesday, at 20:15, Penafiel – Desportivo de Chaves, on Thursday, at 18:45, Mafra – Torreense, also on Thursday, at 20:45, and FC Porto B – Benfica B, on Saturday, at 11:00.
Tondela, Alverca and Vizela are fighting for direct promotion to the Portuguese I League, while Paços de Ferreira and Oliveirense are trying to access the maintenance play-off, in the 34th and final round of the II League.
Tondela, leader of the competition, with 61 points, and Alverca, second, with 60, depend on themselves to guarantee an immediate return to the elite, while Vizela, third, with 59, needs a victory and a 'stumble' by either of their opponents to go up directly, in the decisive matches scheduled for Friday, at 20:30.
In command of the competition since the end of the 20th round, the team from Beira, coached by Luís Pinto, will be promoted to the main division if they win at União de Leiria, a result that will also earn them their second title in the secondary division, after 2014/15, but they can also be promoted with a draw or even a defeat.
Absent from the top flight since the end of the 2021/22 season, Tondela guarantees one of the top two places if they draw and one of their direct opponents does not win or if they are defeated, but Alverca also lose or Vizela do not collect the three points.
The main beneficiary of the previous round, due to the victory at the leader's home ground (2-1), the team coached by Vasco Botelho da Costa hosts Portimonense and guarantees its return to the I Liga, a competition it last played in the 2003/04 season, if it achieves a result equal to or better than that of the Minho team.
The Ribatejos can also achieve an unprecedented II League title, if they triumph and the Beira team draws or loses, or in case of a draw, if there is a defeat for the 'auriverde' and a draw or defeat for the Vizela team.
Relegated to third place, as a result of the draw in the previous round, at home to Académico de Viseu (1-1), Vizela can also be crowned champion, if they triumph in the trip to Madeira, for the match against Marítimo, and benefit from 'slips' by Tondela and Alverca.
Relegated to the II Liga at the end of the 2023/24 season, the team coached by Fábio Pereira could also return to the higher level as runner-up, a possible scenario if they triumph in Madeira and if one of their direct opponents does not win.
Of these three teams, the one that fails to move up directly already knows that it will have another opportunity, in a play-off with the 16th team in the I Liga, which will decide the last place in the competition.
At the 'tail' of the table, Paços de Ferreira occupies 16th place, with 30 points, and only depends on itself to reach the play-off with the third-placed team from the League 3 champion qualifying phase, while Oliveirense, 17th, with 29, needs a 'slip' from the 'beavers' to avoid direct relegation, along with Mafra, 18th and last, with 24.
The team from the 'furniture capital' visits Académico de Viseu in the final round and guarantees the play-off if it achieves a result equal to or better than that of the team from Oliveira de Azeméis or if it loses and its direct opponent draws, as a result of the advantage in the head-to-head.
The decisive games for access to the play-off will take place on Saturday, from 14:00, and close the II League, whose last round also includes Leixões – Feirense, on Wednesday, at 20:15, Penafiel – Desportivo de Chaves, on Thursday, at 18:45, Mafra – Torreense, also on Thursday, at 20:45, and FC Porto B – Benfica B, on Saturday, at 11:00.
Tondela, Alverca and Vizela are fighting for direct promotion to the Portuguese I League, while Paços de Ferreira and Oliveirense are trying to access the maintenance play-off, in the 34th and final round of the II League.
Tondela, leader of the competition, with 61 points, and Alverca, second, with 60, depend on themselves to guarantee an immediate return to the elite, while Vizela, third, with 59, needs a victory and a 'stumble' by either of their opponents to go up directly, in the decisive matches scheduled for Friday, at 20:30.
In command of the competition since the end of the 20th round, the team from Beira, coached by Luís Pinto, will be promoted to the main division if they win at União de Leiria, a result that will also earn them their second title in the secondary division, after 2014/15, but they can also be promoted with a draw or even a defeat.
Absent from the top flight since the end of the 2021/22 season, Tondela guarantees one of the top two places if they draw and one of their direct opponents does not win or if they are defeated, but Alverca also lose or Vizela do not collect the three points.
The main beneficiary of the previous round, due to the victory at the leader's home ground (2-1), the team coached by Vasco Botelho da Costa hosts Portimonense and guarantees its return to the I Liga, a competition it last played in the 2003/04 season, if it achieves a result equal to or better than that of the Minho team.
The Ribatejos can also achieve an unprecedented II League title, if they triumph and the Beira team draws or loses, or in case of a draw, if there is a defeat for the 'auriverde' and a draw or defeat for the Vizela team.
Relegated to third place, as a result of the draw in the previous round, at home to Académico de Viseu (1-1), Vizela can also be crowned champion, if they triumph in the trip to Madeira, for the match against Marítimo, and benefit from 'slips' by Tondela and Alverca.
Relegated to the II Liga at the end of the 2023/24 season, the team coached by Fábio Pereira could also return to the higher level as runner-up, a possible scenario if they triumph in Madeira and if one of their direct opponents does not win.
Of these three teams, the one that fails to move up directly already knows that it will have another opportunity, in a play-off with the 16th team in the I Liga, which will decide the last place in the competition.
At the 'tail' of the table, Paços de Ferreira occupies 16th place, with 30 points, and only depends on itself to reach the play-off with the third-placed team from the League 3 champion qualifying phase, while Oliveirense, 17th, with 29, needs a 'slip' from the 'beavers' to avoid direct relegation, along with Mafra, 18th and last, with 24.
The team from the 'furniture capital' visits Académico de Viseu in the final round and guarantees the play-off if it achieves a result equal to or better than that of the team from Oliveira de Azeméis or if it loses and its direct opponent draws, as a result of the advantage in the head-to-head.
The decisive games for access to the play-off will take place on Saturday, from 14:00, and close the II League, whose last round also includes Leixões – Feirense, on Wednesday, at 20:15, Penafiel – Desportivo de Chaves, on Thursday, at 18:45, Mafra – Torreense, also on Thursday, at 20:45, and FC Porto B – Benfica B, on Saturday, at 11:00.
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