ALGARVE FOOTBALL - FIXTURES AND RESULTS

Hi, Coming on Sunday for 5 days and wondering if there are any games during this time at the Albufeira Stadium?  Been a few years since we were there but the last game we saw was Benfica B 5 Leyton Orient 4 - quite a match that.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEK'S GAMES

Liga Betclic

Estrela Amadora 0 - 1 Farense att 4103. After 13 games without a win, a welcome three points but probably too late to avoid a relegation playoff. The bottom of the table looks like this, with five games remaining.

14th Gil Vicente 26pts GD -16
15th Estrela Amadora 26pts GD -20
16th AFS 23pts GD -26
17th Farense 21pts  GD -20
18th Boavista 18pts GD -28

Remember that the bottom two are automatically relegated and that the team finishing 16th has a playoff against the team finishing third in the Liga Meu Super (2nd Division).

Next game for Farense is on Friday afternoon (Good Friday) when they host bottom side Boavista, ko 1530hrs. Estrela Amadora And AFS will both be away to teams much higher up the table. Gil Vicente go to mid-table Nacional. So, if ever three more points would be useful, it will be on Friday!

Liga Meu Super

Chaves 2 - 0 Portimonense att. 1362. That's now five successive defeats for Portimonense, who are now only one point above relegation danger. The bottom of that table reads :

14th Portimonense 30pts GD -13
15th Paços de Ferreira 30pts GD -12
16th FC Porto B 29pts GD -10
17th Oliveirense 25pts GD -26
18th Mafra 22pts GD -20

As with the top division, the bottom two are automatically relegated, to Liga 3, with the team finishing 16th going to a playoff with the team finishing third in that league.

Next game for Portimonense will be at home to Paços de Ferreira also on Good Friday, ko 1400hrs. Three points would be very useful. I wonder if more will go than the paltry few hundred at recent games. FC Porto B face Chaves (4th) on the Saturday.

Campeonato de Portugal Group D first phase final matches
Results for Algarve teams

Barreirense 1 - 2 Moncarpachense
Serpa 4 - 2 Lagoa
GD Fabril 2 - 1 Louletano.

Moncarpachense finished 4th, Louletano 5th and Lagoa 8th. That's season over for them, with only the top two going into the second phase and the bottom five being relegated. None of those five will be coming down into the Algarve League.

Moncarapachense do have the Algarve Cup Final on Thursday night to look forward to.

Algarve League Division One Second Phase
Championship Group fourth round of matches

Imortal Albufeira 1 - 2 Portimonense B
Silves 1 - 2 Ferreiras
Quarteirense 1 - 1 FC Os 11 Esperanças

Portimonense B are top, with 56 points. Then come Ferreiras on 56 and Imortal on 54.

There will be no games over the Easter weekend. The league resumes on Saturday 26th April. Ferreiras v Imortal will be the big match, while Portimonense B will be at home to Quarteirense. Both games will be at 1600hrs.

Relegation Group Fourth Round of Matches

Moncarapachense B 3 - 2 Lagos
Culatrense 1 - 1 Odiáxere
Lusitano VRSA 2 - 2 Olhanense

Lusitano are well adrift at the bottom, with 14 points. Above them are Culatrense with 19 and Olhanense with 25. The bottom two won't automatically be relegated. All depends on a balancing act between the two divisions in terms of numbers.

No games over Easter. Next round on 26th April.

Sixth round of matches

Louletano B 1 - 2 FC Os Armacancenses
Quarteira SC 1 - 1 Guia
Messinense 2 - 0 Lagoa B

Os Armacanenses go top, they have 12 points with Louletano B second with 10 points.

Again, no games over Easter. next matches will be on Saturday evening, 26th April.

Silver Group
Sixth round of matches

Campinense 2 - 0 Bensafrim
Mentes Desporto 2 - 1 Paderne
Carvoeiro United 2 - 5 Sambrasense

Sambrasense are top on 15 points, a long way ahead of the others who all seem to be beating each other.  Next matches also on April 26th.

Bronze Group

Sport Faro Benfica 3 - 3 Alvor
Silves B 1 - 4 Marítimo Olhanense

Alvor are  top with 1 points from five games, second are Sport Faro Benfica with 10 points from four games.


WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

National League Division Two Second Phase
Relegation Group

Pasteis Bola 2 - 2 Guia

With two games remaining, Guia are safely in second place. Their next game will be on Saturday 26th April at home to FC Romariz, ko 1500hrs.

Taça Feminina Promoção Second Phase

These are now knockout games.

Estrela Amadora 0 - 6 Ferreiras

There won't be any games over Easter. I will update with the second round draw for Ferreiras as soon as known.

Moncarapachense 4-3 Silves.