The Liga Intercalar or Reserves Championship is an alloy that serves mainly to rotate players less used or junior players and players returning from injury.

• The first edition (2007/08) the competition was under the auspices of the Football Association of Porto, monitored by the LPFP
  Portuguese League for Professional Football
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   and Portuguese Football Federation
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  , and was played between clubs in AF Porto and AF Braga.
• From the 2nd edition (2008/09 season) competition is being played on a national level, participating clubs in the North Zone and South Zone, which includes the Big 3 football Portuguese: Porto, Benfica and Sporting.

Regulations and Structure

The competition games are played every Wednesday, with afternoon games, much like the older Reserve Leagues. It is organized into two leagues with two groups, the North Zone and South Zone with a Winter and Spring phase. Both winner and runners-up from both phases of both groups compete in a regional play-off after which each regional champion clears up for the national final.

This tournament also brings innovations. With regard to the score of the draws:

• Won = 3 points
• Drawn with goals = 2 points
• Goalless draw = 1 point
• Lost = 0 points

In the replacement rules, three substitution sare allowed to be made during the game, plus two at half-time.

Current participants

The participants for the 2010–11 season in the Liga Intercalar are:

Liga do Futuro (League of the Future)

Liga Centenária (Centenarian League)

Paços de Ferreira Leixões Ribeirão G.D. Ribeirão Grupo Desportivo de Ribeirão, known as Ribeirão, is a Portuguese football club based in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District. Founded in 1968, it currently plays in the Portuguese Third Division, holding home matches at Estádio do Passal, which has a capacity of 3,000.-Current... Trofense Varzim Vitória de Guimarães

Belenenses Benfica Estoril-Praia Real de Massamá Real Sport Clube Real Sport Clube is a Portuguese football club situated in Queluz that competes in the Portuguese Second Division. They were founded in 1951.-Current squad:... Mafra C.D. Mafra Clube Desportivo Mafra is a football club currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division. They are based in the town of Mafra and play in the Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium... Sporting CP

Champions

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2007–08	Varzim	2 – 1 (aet)	Braga
2008–09	Porto	0 – 0 (aet, p. 6 – 5)	Mafra C.D. Mafra Clube Desportivo Mafra is a football club currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division. They are based in the town of Mafra and play in the Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium...
2009–10	Estoril-Praia	2 – 1	Paços de Ferreira

External links

• Official website:
  • AF Porto
  • AF Lisboa