Women: FC Porto make Liga BPI debut at Valadares | OneFootball

Benfica, the current six-time national women’s football champion, will begin its title defense campaign at home against Racing Power. On the opening matchday, Sporting will host Vitória de Guimarães, while newcomers FC Porto will travel to face Valadares Gaia, according to the draw held this Tuesday at the City of Football in Oeiras.

The Reds will face the Setúbal side, which finished last season’s competition in fourth place. Sporting, winners in 2016/17 and 2017/18 and runners-up in 2025/26, will also play in front of their fans in their opener, against the team from Guimarães. Meanwhile, FC Porto, which secured two consecutive promotions in the first two years of its senior women’s project, will visit Valadares Gaia.

On the opening matchday of the 2026/27 women’s championship season, scheduled to begin on 12 September, the other fixtures are Torreense vs Rio Ave and Sporting de Braga vs Marítimo.

The first derby will take place on matchday five, when Benfica host Sporting. In round seven, FC Porto vs Sporting will be played, while matchday nine, which closes the first half of the season, includes the clash between FC Porto and Benfica.

Benfica is the third most successful club in the champions’ ranking, although it remains well behind the top two: 1.º de Dezembro leads with 12 trophies, followed by Boavista with 11.

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