Portuguese Basketball League (Liga Betclic Masculina) History

League status

The Liga Betclic Masculina is the first-tier professional basketball league in Portugal. Liga Betclic was established in 1932.
The Liga Betclic sits above the Proliga which effectively forms the second-tier of Portuguese basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Portuguese players per team: 4 import players (non-Europeans), 4 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 4.

League name history

1932-1995[+]: Campeonato Nacional 1 Divisao Masculina  1932-1933 1933-1934 1934-1935 1935-1936 1936-1937 1937-1938 1938-1939 1939-1940 1940-1941 1941-1942 1942-1943 1943-1944 1944-1945 1945-1946 1946-1947 1947-1948 1948-1949 1949-1950 1950-1951 1951-1952 1952-1953 1953-1954 1954-1955 1955-1956 1956-1957 1957-1958 1958-1959 1959-1960 1960-1961 1961-1962 1962-1963 1963-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1967 1967-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995
1995[+]-1998: Liga de Clubes de Basquetebol  1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998
1998-2006[+]: Liga TMN  1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
2006-2009: Liga UZO  2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
2009[+]-2020: Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol  2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
2020-2021: Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol Placard  2020-2021
2021 until now: Liga Betclic Masculina  2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Until 2009
1995-1998
1998-2020
2006-2009
2009-2020
2020-2021
Since 2021

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
31Benfica 1939-40, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1969-70, 1974-75, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
13FC Porto 1951-52, 1952-53, 1971-72, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2003-04, 2010-11, 2015-16, 2025-26
9Sporting 1953-54, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1968-69, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1981-82, 2020-21
7Carnide 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1943-44
5Ovarense 1987-88, 1999-00, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
3Vasco da Gama 1941-42, 1947-48, 1950-51
4Academica 1948-49, 1949-50, 1954-55, 1958-59
2Barreirense 1956-57, 1957-58
2Queluz 1983-84, 2004-05
3Portugal Telekom 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03
3Maxaquene 1967-68, 1970-71, 1972-73
1Casino 1976-77
2Oliveirense 2017-18, 2018-19
2Belenenses 1938-39, 1944-45
1Estrelas 1997-98
1Conimbricense 1932-33
1Benfica Luanda 1966-67
1Malhangalene 1973-74
1Uniao 1933-34

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2021-22Sport Lisboa Benfica3-1FC PortoSport Lisboa Benfica
2022-23Sport Lisboa Benfica3-1Sporting Clube de Portugal LisboaSport Lisboa Benfica
2023-24Sport Lisboa Benfica83-76FC PortoS.C. Lusitania EXPERT
2024-25Sport Lisboa Benfica3-1FC PortoSport Lisboa Benfica
2025-26FC Porto3-1Sport Lisboa BenficaSport Lisboa Benfica

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Benfica415
FC Porto134
Sporting011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Benfica3100
FC Porto1300
Oliveirense0022
Sporting0012
Ovarense0010

Players with the most appearances in the Portuguese Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Carlos Lisboa151976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Artur Cruz91989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003
Elvis Evora91999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Jean-Jacques Conceicao81991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003
Diogo Carreira72001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Tomas Barroso72012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023
Ricardo Monteiro72013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025
Diogo Gameiro72014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Rodrigo Mascarenhas62001, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Ben Reed62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012

Players with the most Portuguese titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Carlos Lisboa151976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Artur Cruz91989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003
Elvis Evora91999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Jean-Jacques Conceicao81991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003
Diogo Carreira72001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Tomas Barroso72012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023
Rodrigo Mascarenhas62001, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Ben Reed62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Diogo Gameiro62014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Jose Barbosa62018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025