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Liga Portugal 2
Organising bodyLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP)
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990) (as Segunda Divisão de Honra)
Country Portugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs18
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLiga Portugal
Relegation toLiga 3
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Portugal
League cup(s)Taça da Liga
Current championsSanta Clara (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsPaços de Ferreira (4 titles)
TV partnersSport TV
Benfica TV
Porto Canal
Websitewww.ligaportugal.pt
Current: 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2

The Liga Portugal 2 (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈliɣɐ puɾtuˈɣal dojʃ]), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Liga Portugal and the two lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the third-tier league. Starting with the 2021–22 season, relegated teams will no longer compete in the Campeonato de Portugal, which will become the fourth tier, but in a newly created third-level competition named Liga 3 (League 3).[2]

The division began in 1990 as the Segunda Divisão de Honra (Second Division of Honour), a unified national tier, superseding the regionalized Segunda Divisão (Second Division) as the second tier of Portuguese football. When the division came under the auspices of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) in 1999, it was renamed the Segunda Liga (Second League), a name that was kept until 2016, except between 2005 and 2012, when it was known as the Liga de Honra (League of Honour). Rebranded as LigaPro in 2016,[3] the competition assumed its current naming in the early stages of the 2020–21 season.

As of the 2018–19 season, it is contested nationwide by 18 teams, including the reserve sides (B teams) of several top-flight clubs. Twenty different teams have won the division title; the most successful is Paços de Ferreira, with four wins, including the inaugural season and the most recently concluded 2018–19 season.

History

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Before 1990, there was only one professional nationwide football league in Portugal, the Primeira Divisão (First Division). Lower placed teams were relegated to the Segunda Divisão (Second Division), a regional league, while the top teams from that league were promoted to the First Division. Starting with the 1990–91 season, a new second-tier professional league was created, taking the name Segunda Divisão de Honra, while the previous Segunda Divisão became the third-tier league and was renamed Segunda Divisão B.

In 1999, the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) took control of the two nationwide levels and renamed the league Segunda Liga (Second League), while in 2005 it was renamed Liga de Honra and the Segunda Divisão B reverted to its original name. In 2012, the second tier of Portuguese football was renamed again Segunda Liga and in 2016 it was renamed LigaPro.

Format

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In the 2016–17 season, there were 22 clubs in the Segunda Liga (24 in the seasons before). Then the number of teams was reduced every season until it reached 18 teams in the 2018–19 season.[4] During the course of a season, each club plays every other team twice — once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's — for a total of 34 games. At the end of each season, the two top teams are promoted to the Liga Portugal and the two lowest ranked teams will be relegated to the new Liga 3[2][5] (previously they were relegated to Campeonato de Portugal). There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 16th placed teams of Primeira Liga and 3rd placed team from Liga Portugal 2.[6] The B teams cannot be promoted to Liga Portugal but can be demoted if they end the season in one of the relegation positions or if the main team is also relegated.

Broadcasting

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Since 2018–19, all the matches are broadcast by Sport TV, though some of them are only broadcast through online streaming. The exceptions are Benfica B and Porto B home games, broadcast by Benfica TV and Porto Canal.[7]

Clubs

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Stadia and locations

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For 2023–24 season.

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022–23
finish
Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 6,912 4th
AVS Vila das Aves Estádio do CD Aves 8,560 7th*
Belenenses Lisboa Estádio do Restelo 19,856 2nd (L3)
Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus 2,644 14th
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 8th
Länk Vilaverdense Vila Verde Campo Cruz do Reguengo 1,000 3rd (L3)
Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,821 15th
Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,257 6th
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,600 16th (PL)
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,200 13th
Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Carlos Osório 1,750 10th
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 9,076 17th (PL)
Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 5,230 12th
Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Luís Filipe de Menezes 3,800 5th
Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 12,500 18th (PL)
Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 11th
Torreense Torres Vedras Estádio Manuel Marques 2,431 9th
União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa 23,888 1st (L3)

Champions

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Season Champion Points Runner-up Points Third place Points Teams Top scorer Club Goals
1990–91 Paços de Ferreira 51 Estoril 46 Torreense 45 20 Bulgaria Eduard Eranosyan Leixões 22
1991–92 Sporting de Espinho 50 Belenenses 48 Tirsense 45 18 Nigeria Rashidi Yekini Vitória de Setúbal 22
1992–93 Estrela da Amadora 48 União da Madeira 47 Vitória de Setúbal 47 18 Nigeria Rashidi Yekini Vitória de Setúbal 34
1993–94 Tirsense 46 União de Leiria 45 Chaves 45 18 Brazil Edinho Portimonense 16
1994–95 Leça 46 Campomaiorense 46 Felgueiras 44 18 Croatia Tihomir Rudež Campomaiorense 20
1995–96 Rio Ave 68 Vitória de Setúbal 62 Sporting de Espinho 62 18 Portugal Paulo Vida Desportivo das Aves 21
1996–97 Campomaiorense 62 Varzim 59 Académica 58 18 Portugal Carlos Freitas Desportivo de Beja 17
1997–98 União de Leiria 70 Beira-Mar 64 Alverca 62 18 Portugal Armando Santos Moreirense 21
1998–99 Gil Vicente 68 Belenenses 61 Santa Clara 55 18 Brazil Marcão Varzim 23
1999–2000 Paços de Ferreira (2) 65 Beira-Mar 65 Desportivo das Aves 61 18 Brazil Marcão Varzim 27
2000–01 Santa Clara 67 Varzim 64 Vitória de Setúbal 64 18 Brazil Brandão Santa Clara 24
2001–02 Moreirense 64 Académica 62 Nacional 62 18 Spain Ibón Pérez
Portugal Paulo Vida
Brazil Rômulo
Brazil Serginho
Chaves
Paços de Ferreira
Nacional
Nacional
18
2002–03 Rio Ave (2) 63 Alverca 60 Estrela da Amadora 57 18 Brazil Igor Maia 20
2003–04 Estoril 67 Vitória de Setúbal 64 Penafiel 61 18 Brazil Fábio Hempel Salgueiros 25
2004–05 Paços de Ferreira (3) 69 Naval 1º de Maio 62 Estrela da Amadora 60 18 Brazil Rincón Paços de Ferreira 18
2005–06 Beira-Mar 68 Desportivo das Aves 64 Leixões 62 18 Brazil Cássio
Portugal Nuno Sousa
Maia/Chaves
Gondomar
20
2006–07 Leixões 60 Vitória de Guimarães 55 Rio Ave 53 16 Brazil Roberto Alcântara Leixões 17
2007–08 Trofense 52 Rio Ave 51 Vizela 50 16 Brazil Júlio César Santa Clara 13
2008–09 Olhanense 58 União de Leiria 53 Santa Clara 52 16 Brazil Djalmir Olhanense 20
2009–10 Beira-Mar (2) 54 Portimonense 54 Feirense 52 16 Portugal Reguila Trofense 15
2010–11 Gil Vicente (2) 55 Feirense 55 Trofense 54 16 Portugal Bock Freamunde 15
2011–12 Estoril (2) 57 Moreirense 52 Desportivo das Aves 50 16 Brazil Joeano Arouca 19
2012–13 Belenenses 94 Arouca 73 Leixões 68 22 Brazil Joeano Arouca 24
2013–14 Moreirense (2) 79 Porto B 77 Penafiel 73 22 Portugal Pires Moreirense 22
2014–15 Tondela 81 União da Madeira 80 Chaves 80 24 Portugal Tozé Marreco
Brazil Erivelto
Tondela
Sporting da Covilhã
23
2015–16 Porto B 86 Chaves 81 Feirense 78 24 Nigeria Simy Gil Vicente 20
2016–17 Portimonense 83 Desportivo das Aves 81 União da Madeira 64 22 Portugal Pires Portimonense 23
2017–18 Nacional 71 Santa Clara 66 Académico de Viseu 64 20 Cape Verde Ricardo Gomes Nacional 21
2018–19 Paços de Ferreira (4) 74 Famalicão 69 Estoril 54 18 Portugal Pires Penafiel 16
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic (Nacional and Farense promoted in first and second place with 10 rounds left to play)[8] 18 Brazil Agdon Menezes Oliveirense 13
2020–21 Estoril (3) 70 Vizela 66 Arouca 65 18 Brazil Cassiano Vizela 16
2021–22 Rio Ave (3) 70 Casa Pia 68 Chaves 64 18 Brazil João Carlos Académica de Coimbra 17
2022–23 Moreirense (3) 79 Farense 69 Estrela da Amadora 63 18 Brazil André Clóvis Académico de Viseu 28
2023–24 Santa Clara (2) 73 Nacional 71 AVS 64 18 Brazil Nenê AVS 23

Statistics

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Performance by club

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Paços de Ferreira 4 0 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19
Estoril 3 1 2003–04, 2011–12, 2020–21 1990–91
Rio Ave 3 1 1995–96, 2002–03, 2021–22 2007–08
Moreirense 3 1 2001–02, 2013–14, 2022–23 2011–12
Beira-Mar 2 2 2005–06, 2009–10 1997–98, 1999–2000
Santa Clara 2 1 2000–01, 2023–24 2017–18
Gil Vicente 2 0 1998–99, 2010–11
União de Leiria 1 2 1997–98 1993–94, 2008–09
Belenenses 1 2 2012–13 1991–92, 1998–99
Campomaiorense 1 1 1996–97 1994–95
Porto B 1 1 2015–16 2013–14
Portimonense 1 1 2016–17 2009–10
Nacional 1 1 2017–18 2023–24
Espinho 1 0 1991–92
Estrela da Amadora 1 0 1992–93
Tirsense 1 0 1993–94
Leça 1 0 1994–95
Leixões 1 0 2006–07
Trofense 1 0 2007–08
Olhanense 1 0 2008–09
Tondela 1 0 2014–15
Varzim 0 2 1996–97, 2000–01
Vitória de Setúbal 0 2 1995–96, 2003–04
União da Madeira 0 2 1992–93, 2014–15
Desportivo das Aves 0 2 2005–06, 2016–17
Académica 0 1 2001–02
Alverca 0 1 2002–03
Naval 1º de Maio 0 1 2004–05
Vitória de Guimarães 0 1 2006–07
Feirense 0 1 2010–11
Arouca 0 1 2012–13
Chaves 0 1 2015–16
Famalicão 0 1 2018–19
Vizela 0 1 2020–21
Casa Pia 0 1 2021–22
Farense 0 1 2022–23

All-time table

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The all-time Liga Portugal 2 table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Liga Portugal 2 since its inception in 1990. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season. 2019–20 league standings are not attributed due to the competition being abandoned. For comparison, older seasons have been calculated according to the three-points-per-win rule.

Pos Team S Pts GP W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th T Debut Since/
Last App
Best Notes
1 Penafiel 28 1342 962 355 277 330 1167 1117 50 2 5 2 8 1992–93 2015–16 3
2 Desportivo das Aves 25 1275 882 344 243 295 1093 1026 67 2 1 3 2 1 9 1990–91 2016–17 2 [A]
3 Feirense 25 1206 864 320 246 298 1053 1009 46 1 2 1 2 2 8 1990–91 2019–20 2
4 Leixões 22 1036* 782 267 238 277 866 864 2 1 2 2 5 1990–91 2010–11 1 [B]
5 Portimonense 19 935 678 244 203 231 837 816 21 1 1 1 1 2 6 1990–91 2024–25 1
6 Varzim 19 932 678 246 194 238 802 837 -35 2 3 5 1990–91 2021–22 2
7 Santa Clara 18 930 640 249 183 208 770 698 72 2 1 2 2 1 8 1998–99 2023–24 1
8 Académica 16 834 560 235 129 186 709 598 111 1 1 3 3 3 11 1990–91 2021–22 2
9 Sporting da Covilhã 21 828 716 204 216 286 742 871 -129 1 1 2 1996–97 2022–23 4
10 Estoril 17 812 548 219 155 181 693 581 112 3 1 1 1 1 7 1990–91 2020–21 1
11 Chaves 16 808 558 212 168 178 681 635 46 1 3 1 1 6 1993–94 2024–25 2
12 Académico de Viseu 17 786 626 203 177 236 651 740 -89 1 2 3 1990–91 2013–14 3
13 Benfica B 12 640 450 177 109 164 689 622 67 2 2 1 5 2012–13 2012–13 4
14 Porto B 12 638 450 174 116 160 625 581 44 1 1 1 3 2012–13 2012–13 1
15 União da Madeira 13 633 478 163 144 171 580 572 8 2 1 3 1992–93 2017–18 2 [C]
16 Rio Ave 11 621 366 177 90 96 528 379 149 3 1 1 2 2 9 1991–92 2021–22 1
17 Nacional 13 616 436 164 124 148 583 537 46 1 1 1 1 4 1991–92 2023–24 1
18 Oliveirense 15 616 528 157 145 226 620 762 -142 1 1 1 3 2001–02 2022–23 4
19 Paços de Ferreira 10 579 344 159 102 83 461 345 116 4 1 2 7 1990–91 2023–24 1
20 Moreirense 11 555 374 151 102 121 517 451 66 3 1 4 1995–96 2022–23 1
21 Felgueiras 12 547 408 141 124 143 482 482 0 1 1 1 3 1992–93 2004–05 3 [D]
22 Beira-Mar 10 538 348 143 109 96 418 333 85 2 2 1 5 1995–96 2014–15 1
23 Freamunde 12 514 432 128 130 174 499 578 -79 1 1 2 1990–91 2016–17 5
24 Sporting de Espinho 11 511 378 134 109 135 471 437 34 1 1 2 1990–91 2004–05 1
25 Gil Vicente 9 499* 344 130 118 96 433 356 77 2 2 4 1997–98 2017–18 1 [E]
26 Maia 10 457 344 126 79 139 477 496 -19 1 1 2 1990–91 2005–06 4 [F]
27 Ovarense 11 431 374 110 101 163 446 582 -136 1 1 1991–92 2005–06 6
28 Trofense 10 421 348 108 97 143 358 459 -101 1 1 2 2006–07 2021–22 1
29 Naval 1º de Maio 10 419* 310 111 103 96 420 384 36 1 2 3 1998–99 2013–14 2 [G]
30 Olhanense 9 419 326 109 92 125 345 379 -34 1 1 2 1991–92 2016–17 1 [H]
31 Farense 8 418* 294 114 78 102 358 319 39 1 1 2002–03 2022–23 2 [I]
32 Estrela da Amadora 7 382 238 100 82 56 319 253 66 1 3 1 5 1991–92 2022–23 1
33 União de Leiria 7 380 238 105 65 68 324 224 100 1 2 3 1990–91 2023–24 1
34 Sporting B 6 376 256 103 67 86 360 339 21 1 1 1 3 2012–13 2017–18 4
35 União de Lamas 9 362 306 98 68 140 310 433 -123 2 2 1994–95 2002–03 6
36 Braga B 7 337* 290 88 80 122 328 370 -42 2012–13 2018–19 7 [J]
37 Leça 7 331 238 92 55 91 290 317 -27 1 1 2 1993–94 2002–03 1
38 Belenenses 6 326 204 90 56 58 280 220 60 1 2 1 4 1991–92 2023–24 1
39 Famalicão 6 315 228 87 54 87 273 274 -1 1 1 2 1994–95 2018–19 2
40 Mafra 7 315 240 75 80 85 265 286 -21 1 1 2015–16 2018–19 6
41 Arouca 6 314 208 84 62 62 291 232 59 1 1 1 1 4 2010–11 2020–21 2
42 Vitória de Setúbal 5 310 170 89 43 38 302 169 133 2 2 1 5 1991–92 2003–04 2
43 Vitória de Guimarães B 6 302 248 80 62 106 300 336 -36 2012–13 2018–19 9
44 Tondela 5 288 198 73 69 56 244 227 17 1 1 2 2012–13 2022–23 1
45 Torreense 7 284 242 74 62 106 266 333 -67 1 1 1990–91 2022–23 3
46 Vizela 6 277 200 67 76 57 237 219 18 1 1 2 2005–06 2024–25 2
47 Campomaiorense 5 253 170 73 34 63 240 208 32 1 1 2 1992–93 2001–02 1 [K]
48 Alverca 5 245 170 67 44 59 198 167 31 1 1 2 1995–96 2024–25 2
49 Atlético CP 5 219 206 53 60 93 211 279 -68 2011–12 2015–16 11
50 Gondomar 5 200 158 53 41 64 193 188 5 1 1 2004–05 2008–09 5
51 Marco 5 200 170 52 44 74 210 272 -62 1 1 2000–01 2005–06 4 [L]
52 Cova da Piedade 5 200 172 51 47 74 171 237 -66 2016–17 2020–21 9
53 Louletano 4 179 140 49 32 59 164 180 -16 1990–91 1993–94 10
54 Tirsense 3 154 102 41 31 30 98 88 10 1 1 2 1991–92 1996–97 1
55 Vilafranquense 4 142 126 33 43 50 144 182 -38 2019–20 2022–23 7
56 Marítimo B 3 130* 130 35 27 68 115 172 -57 2012–13 2014–15 16 [M]
57 Casa Pia 3 122 92 33 23 36 110 115 -5 1 1 2019–20 2019–20 2
58 Benfica Castelo Branco 3 118 106 29 31 46 90 140 -50 1 1 1990–91 1992–93 5
59 Oriental 2 99 92 24 27 41 94 126 -32 2014–15 2015–16 15
60 Salgueiros 2 93 68 25 18 25 86 93 -7 1 1 2002–03 2003–04 6
61 Fátima 3 86 90 18 32 40 85 121 -36 2007–08 2010–11 8
62 Esposende 2 66 68 16 18 34 55 99 -44 1998–99 1999–2000 14
63 Imortal 2 66 68 15 21 32 76 108 -32 1999–2000 2000–01 15
64 Amora 2 65 68 14 23 31 57 95 -38 1992–93 1994–95 17
65 AVS 1 64 34 20 4 10 47 31 16 1 1 2023–24 2023–24 3
66 Marítimo 1 64 34 18 10 6 52 29 23 1 1 2023–24 2023–24 4
67 Barreirense 2 60 72 12 24 36 57 117 -60 1990–91 2005–06 15
68 Vitória de Guimarães 1 55 30 16 7 7 44 20 24 1 1 2006–07 2006–07 2
69 O Elvas 1 52 38 14 10 14 45 45 0 1990–91 1990–91 14
70 Fafe 1 45 42 11 12 19 52 65 -13 2016–17 2016–17 20
71 Desportivo de Beja 1 37 34 9 10 15 44 55 -11 1996–97 1996–97 17 [N]
72 B-SAD 1 35 34 9 8 17 41 59 -18 2022–23 2022–23 16
73 Águeda 1 35 38 10 5 23 41 73 -32 1990–91 1990–91 18
74 Boavista 1 32 30 9 5 16 28 44 -16 2008–09 2008–09 15
75 Real 1 32 38 8 8 22 47 61 -14 2017–18 2017–18 20
76 Olivais e Moscavide 1 27 30 7 6 17 26 42 -16 2006–07 2006–07 15
77 Vilaverdense 1 27* 34 8 4 22 30 59 -29 2023–24 2023–24 17 [O]
78 Lusitano VRSA 1 25 38 4 13 21 16 45 -29 1990–91 1990–91 19
79 Carregado 1 24 30 6 6 18 26 47 -21 2009–10 2009–10 16
80 Felgueiras (2006) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024–25 2024–25 TBD
A. ^ Club ended football team in 2020. Successor club AVS was founded in 2023.
B. ^ Was deducted 3 points in the 2011–12 season and 1 point in the 2022–23 season for financial irregularities.
C. ^ Club folded in 2021.
D. ^ Club folded in 2005. Successor club Felgueiras (2006) was founded in 2006.
E. ^ Was deducted 9 points in the 2006–07 season for fielding ineligible players.
F. ^ Club folded in 2011.
G. ^ Club folded in 2017. Successor club Naval 1893 was founded in 2017. Was deducted 17 points for financial irregularities in the 2012–13 season.
H. ^ Club ended football team in 2023. Successor club Olhanense 1912 was founded in 2023.
I. ^ Was deducted 2 points in the 2015–16 season for fielding ineligible players.
J. ^ Was deducted 2 points in the 2012–13 season and 5 points in the 2014–15 season for fielding ineligible players.
K. ^ Club ended football team in 2013.
L. ^ Club folded in 2007. Successor club Marco 09 was founded in 2009.
M. ^ Was deducted 3 points in the 2012–13 season for fielding ineligible players.
N. ^ Club ended football team in 2018.
O. ^ Was deducted 1 point in the 2023–24 season for financial irregularities.
Last updated: 2 June 2024
Primeira Liga
Liga Portugal 2
Liga 3
Campeonato de Portugal
Portuguese District Championships
Clubs no longer in competition

References

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  1. ^ "Liga Portugal Meu Super confirmada em assinatura de protocolo". ligaportugal.pt (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Conhecido o formato da Liga 3". FPF (in European Portuguese). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Aí está a Liga Pro!" [Here is LigaPro!] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Segunda Liga will have less teams in 2016/2017 season". Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). Sapo Desporto. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ "FPF avança com 3.ª Liga em 2021/22 e cria megaplano para o Campeonato de Portugal" [FPF advances with 3rd League in 2021–22 and creates megaplan for the Championship of Portugal]. Record.pt (in Portuguese). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Aprovadas todas as propostas da Direção" [Board's proposals all approved] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Veja os jogos da LEDMAN LigaPro em live streaming". Liga Portugal. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ^ Flood, George (6 May 2020). "Primeira Liga promotion confirmed for C.D. Nacional and Farense after second-tier season ended in Portugal". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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