Portugal ranked 15th in Europe and nothing new that was. Correspondingly, familiar season. Second Division Norte had only two teams competing for the top place. Leixoes finished second with 40 points.
Standing from left: Américo, Licinio, Azevedo, Proença, Gomes, Nelinho.
Crouching: Lúcio, Nelito, Eliseu, Indio, Filipe.
Strong season, but lost promotion at the end.
Rio Ave won the championship with 42 points, a small, but very important difference, for they won what mattered: promotion to the top league.
Group Centro did not even have two-teams race.
Standing from left: Vigia, Lapa, Pascoal, Perez, Juvenal, Paulino
First row: Viola, Teles, Delfim, Gato, Flora.
Nazarenos finished 2nd, a good season for them, but they were very distant second – 6 points behind and with appalling goal-difference: +3.
Standing from left: Nascimento,Álvaro,N’habola,Pereirinha,Germano,Tomé.
Crouching: Carlos Alberto,Varela,Freitas,Cremildo,Vitor Manuel.
Uniao Leiria had no rival and dominated easily the league.
Group Sul was similar to Centro:
Standing: Carvalho,Coentro Faria,Canena,José Carlos,Fernando,Ricardo,Peres,Machado (masseur)
First row: Quim,Lelo,Modas,Simplício,Baía,Bolota,Edvaldo,Zé Fernandes,Gomes.
Juventude Evora put some fight and was clearly above the rest, except for the champions – at the end they were 4 points behind.
Estoril Praia won rather easily with 43 points.
Second row from left: Abrantes, Leo, José Abrantes, Fernando Santos, Diamantino, Paris.
Crouching: Manaca, Teixeirinha, Salvado, Ernesto, Jerónimo.
Happy winners going up for the next season.