Liga Meo Azores

The Liga Meo Açores is a Portuguese non-professional league for association football clubs from Azores. It belongs to the 4th tier of the Portuguese football league system, with promotion to the 3rd Tier (Campeonato de Portugal) and relegation to the 5th Tier (Regional championships from Ponta Delgada FA, Angra do Heroísmo FA and Horta FA).

Liga Meo Azores
Founded2013
Country Portugal
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toCampeonato de Portugal)
Relegation toPonta Delgada FA, Angra do Heroísmo FA and Horta FA
Current championsSp. Guadalupe (1st title)
(2016-17)
Websitezerozero.pt
2016-17 Liga Meo Azores

Current format

The league consists in ten teams playing a round robin as a regular season. After that teams 1 to 5 play a championship group, teams 6 to 10 play a relegation group. The points obtained in the regular season are added to those in the playoffs. The winner of the championship group is crowned the champion and qualifies for Campeonato de Portugal. The teams in the last three places of the relegation group get relegated to the Ponta Delgada FA, Angra do Heroísmo FA and Horta FA championships.[1]

Teams

For the 2016-2017 season:

RegionTeam/s
São Miguel IslandRabo Peixe
São Roque
União Micaelense
Terceira IslandBarreiro
SC Vilanovense
Os Maritimos
Graciosa IslandSp. Guadalupe
Marítimo Graciosa
Pico IslandPrainha FC
Faial IslandCedrense

List of champions

The following teams won the league:

References
  1. Ponta Delgada FA, Angra do Heroísmo FA and Horta FA
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