 In 1982, a new top-division league ("Divisão de Honra") was created and the Segunda Divisão became the 3rd tier of Portuguese handball.Nevertheless, with the creation of the new single round-robin league in 1985, the Second Division returned to be the 2nd tier competition.In 2001, another rebranding of the top-division led to the Segunda Divisão becoming once again the 3rd tier of Portuguese handball.