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Porto Football Association

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Country
  
Portugal

Founded
  
1912

Confederation
  
UEFA

Level on pyramid
  
4,5, 6, 7

Number of teams
  
98 20 (Division of Elite) 16 (Division of Honour) 32 (First Division) 30 (Second Division)

Promotion to
  
Campeonato Nacional de Seniores

The Porto Football Association (Associação de Futebol do Porto, abrv. AF Porto) is the district governing body for the all football competitions in the Portuguese district of Porto. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district.

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Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese third level) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. AF Porto runs a league competition with four divisions, at the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh levels of the Portuguese football league system and a cup competition known as Taça AF Porto (since 2013–14).

Primeira Liga

  • Boavista F.C.
  • F.C. Paços de Ferreira
  • F.C. Porto
  • Rio Ave F.C.
  • F.C. Penafiel
  • Segunda Liga

  • C.D. Aves
  • S.C. Freamunde
  • Leixões S.C.
  • C.D. Trofense
  • Varzim S.C.
  • Campeonato Nacional de Seniores

  • Coimbrões
  • Felgueiras 1932
  • Gondomar S.C.
  • FC Pedras Rubras
  • Salgueiros 08
  • Sobrado
  • UD Sousense
  • F.C. Tirsense
  • Varzim S.C.
  • Paços de Ferreira, Porto, Rio Ave, Aves, Leixões, Penafiel, Trofense, Boavista, Tirsense, Varzim, Leça, the forerunners to Felgueiras and Salgueiros, and the defunct Académico do Porto have competed in Primeira Liga, which at 14 clubs is the highest total for a District Association.

    Current Championships - 2013–14 Season

    The AF Porto runs the following divisions:

  • Division of Elite (created in 2013-14) (tier 4)
  • Division of Honour (tier 5)
  • First Division (tier 6)
  • Second Division (tier 7)
  • Porto Championship

    Titles
  • Porto - 30
  • Boavista - 1
  • Salgueiros - 1
  • Leixões - 1
  • Académico do Porto - 1
  • References

    Porto Football Association Wikipedia


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