Women's: FC Porto make their Liga BPI debut with a trip to Valadares | OneFootball

Benfica, the current six-time national women’s football champion, will begin its title defence 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 Eagles will take on 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, who secured two consecutive promotions in the first two years of their 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 matches Torreense-Rio Ave and Sporting de Braga-Marítimo will also take place.

The first derby will come in the fifth round, when Benfica host Sporting. In the seventh round, FC Porto-Sporting will be played, while the ninth matchday, which closes the first half of the season, includes the clash between FC Porto and Benfica.

Benfica are the third most successful club in the champions’ rankings, although they remain well behind the top two: 1.º de Dezembro lead with 12 trophies, followed by Boavista with 11.

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