Liga Portugal SABSEG is the second ranked professional competition with 34 matchdays and counts with 18 teams, in which two of them are B-Teams. At the end of the season, the top two teams go up to the Liga Portugal Betclic and the bottom two are relegated from the competition.
That meant the most away goals scored in the group stage proved decisive after group leaders Paris St-Germain and Benfica won their final games to finish even on points, head-to-head results, goal differential and goals scored.