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| Countries | Portugal |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Promotion to | Liga Sagres |
| Relegation to | Segunda Divisão |
| Levels on pyramid | Level 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Taça de Portugal Millenium Carlsberg Cup |
| Current champions | Olhanense (2008–09) |
| Most championships | Paços de Ferreira (3 titles) |
| TV partners | SportTV |
| Website | http://www.lpfp.pt |
 2009–10 Liga de Honra |
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The Liga Vitalis (in English: Vitalis League), is the Portuguese 2nd level football competition. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão (Second Division) and Segunda Divisão de Honra (Second Division of Honour). When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga. After some seasons, it was replaced by Liga de Honra, but due to sponsorship it is known, 2007 onwards, as Liga Vitalis.
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Liga Vitalis clubs
- Sport Clube Beira-Mar
- Grupo Desportivo Estoril-Praia
- Associação Desportiva do Carregado
- Grupo Desportivo de Chaves
- Clube Desportivo das Aves
- Centro Desportivo de Fátima
- Clube Desportivo Feirense
- Sport Clube Freamunde
- Gil Vicente Futebol Clube
- União Desportiva Oliveirense
- Futebol Clube de Penafiel
- Portimonense Sporting Clube
- Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
- Sporting Clube da Covilhã
- Clube Desportivo Trofense
- Varzim Sport Clube
List of winners
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
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| 1990–91 | Paços de Ferreira | Estoril-Praia | Torreense |
| 1991–92 | Espinho | Belenenses | Tirsense |
| 1992–93 | Estrela da Amadora | União da Madeira | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 1993–94 | Tirsense | União de Leiria | Desportivo de Chaves |
| 1994–95 | Leça | Campomaiorense | Felgueiras |
| 1995–96 | Rio Ave | Vitória de Setúbal | Espinho |
| 1996–97 | Campomaiorense | Varzim | Académica |
| 1997–98 | União de Leiria | Beira-Mar | Alverca |
| 1998–99 | Gil Vicente | Belenenses | Santa Clara |
| 1999–00 | Paços de Ferreira (2) | Beira-Mar | Desportivo das Aves |
| 2000–01 | Santa Clara | Varzim | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 2001–02 | Moreirense | Académica | Nacional |
| 2002–03 | Rio Ave (2) | Alverca | Estrela da Amadora |
| 2003–04 | Estoril-Praia | Vitória de Setúbal | Penafiel |
| 2004–05 | Paços de Ferreira (3) | Naval | Estrela da Amadora |
| 2005–06 | Beira-Mar | Desportivo das Aves | Leixões |
| 2006–07 | Leixões | Vitória de Guimarães | Rio Ave |
| 2007–08 | Trofense | Rio Ave | Vizela |
| 2008–09 | Olhanense | União de Leiria | Santa Clara |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years and Runner-Up Years |
| Paços de Ferreira | 3 | - | 1991, 2000, 2005 |
| Rio Ave | 2 | 1 | 1996, 2003, 2008 |
| Beira-Mar | 1 | 2 | 1998, 2000, 2006 |
| União de Leiria | 1 | 2 | 1994, 1998, 2009 |
| Campomaiorense | 1 | 1 | 1995, 1997 |
| Estoril-Praia | 1 | 1 | 1991, 2004 |
| Espinho | 1 | - | 1992 |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 | - | 1993 |
| Tirsense | 1 | - | 1994 |
| Leça | 1 | - | 1995 |
| Gil Vicente | 1 | - | 1999 |
| Santa Clara | 1 | - | 2001 |
| Moreirense | 1 | - | 2002 |
| Leixões | 1 | - | 2007 |
| Trofense | 1 | - | 2008 |
| Olhanense | 1 | - | 2009 |
| Belenenses | - | 2 | 1992, 1999 |
| Varzim | - | 2 | 1997, 2001 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | - | 2 | 1996, 2004 |
| União da Madeira | - | 1 | 1993 |
| Académica | - | 1 | 2002 |
| Alverca | - | 1 | 2003 |
| Naval 1º de Maio | - | 1 | 2005 |
| Desportivo das Aves | - | 1 | 2006 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | - | 1 | 2007 |
Television
Until the season 2004–05, SportTV and NTV (now RTPN, the news channel by Portuguese public broadcaster RTP) televised two games per week, one game broadcasted by SportTV and another game transmitted by NTV. Now only SportTV has the rights to broadcast Liga Vitalis matches, showing one game per week.
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