Porto Football Association
| Founded | 10 August 1912 |
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| Country | Portugal |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 134 36 (Division of Elite) 32 (Division of Honour) 32 (First Division) 34 (Second Division) |
| Level on pyramid | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Promotion to | Campeonato de Portugal |
| Domestic cup(s) | Taça de Portugal Taça AF Porto |
| Website | www |
The Porto Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol do Porto; abbreviated as AF Porto) is the district governing body for the all football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese district of Porto. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district.
It was officially founded on 10 August 1912 by the initiative of F.C. Porto and Leixões S.C., who were immediately joined by many other clubs, including some from outside districts. Today it is the largest football district association in the country with 340 clubs and 19.796 athletes in all age categories, 750 referees and organises around games 12.800 per season.[1]
Below the Campeonato de Portugal (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). Taça AF Porto winners and Elite Division runner-ups earn a spot in the following season's Taça de Portugal.
Porto FA clubs in national leagues (2020–21)
[edit]Currently there are 17 Porto FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second and third levels of the Portuguese football league system. Aves, Boavista, Leça, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel, Porto, Rio Ave, Salgueiros, Tirsense, Trofense, Varzim, the forerunners to Felgueiras 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 (2020–21)
[edit]The AF Porto runs the following divisions:
- Elite Division (tier 4)
- Honour Division (tier 5)
- First Division (tier 6)
- Second Division (tier 7)
List of champions
[edit]| Club won the Porto Championship |
Source: www.afporto.pt[5]
All-time Primeira Liga table
[edit]These are the most successful Porto FA clubs in the history of Primeira Liga (as of the 2022–23 season):
| Pos | Team | S | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | T | Debut | Since/ Last App |
Best | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 89 | 5570 | 2534 | 1705 | 455 | 380 | 5627 | 2222 | 3405 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 1934–35 | 1934–35 | 1 | [A] |
| 2 | Boavista | 60 | 2550 | 1840 | 693 | 471 | 676 | 2385 | 2536 | -151 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 1935–36 | 2014–15 | 1 | |
| 3 | Rio Ave | 28 | 1091 | 908 | 278 | 257 | 373 | 951 | 1191 | -240 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1979–80 | 2022–23 | 5 | |
| 4 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 923 | 784 | 234 | 221 | 329 | 839 | 1106 | -267 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1990–91 | 2022–23 | 3 | |
| 5 | Salgueiros | 24 | 774 | 740 | 197 | 183 | 360 | 804 | 1377 | -573 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1943–44 | 2001–02 | 5 | |
| 6 | Leixões | 25 | 713 | 670 | 183 | 164 | 323 | 750 | 1186 | -436 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1936–37 | 2009–10 | 5 | |
| 7 | Varzim | 21 | 683 | 618 | 169 | 176 | 273 | 638 | 913 | -275 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1963–64 | 2002–03 | 5 | |
| 8 | Penafiel | 14 | 435 | 434 | 106 | 117 | 211 | 351 | 625 | -274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1980–81 | 2014–15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Tirsense | 8 | 268 | 256 | 65 | 73 | 118 | 219 | 370 | -151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1967–68 | 1995–96 | 8 | |
| 10 | Desportivo das Aves | 6 | 160 | 196 | 40 | 40 | 116 | 173 | 320 | -147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1985–86 | 2019–20 | 13 | |
| 11 | Leça | 4 | 124 | 124 | 33 | 25 | 66 | 120 | 231 | -111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1941–42 | 1997–98 | 12 | |
| 12 | Académico do Porto | 5 | 60 | 82 | 18 | 6 | 58 | 137 | 300 | -163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1934–35 | 1941–42 | 7 | [B] |
| 13 | Felgueiras | 1 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 47 | -18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | 16 | [C] |
| 14 | Trofense | 1 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | 16 |
- A. ^ Never relegated.
- B. ^ Club ended football team in 1964.
- C. ^ Club folded in 2005. Successor club Felgueiras 1932 was founded in 2006.
| Primeira Liga | |
| Liga Portugal 2 | |
| Liga 3 | |
| Campeonato de Portugal | |
| Portuguese District Championships | |
| Clubs no longer in competition |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AFP - Sobre a Instituição" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Espinho is a club from the Aveiro District but its football association was only created in 1924.
- ^ The Second Division championship final between F.C. Cerco do Porto and Aliança F.C. de Gandra was nullified due fans invading the pitch in the first leg.
- ^ "AFP - Galeria de Campeões (until 2015)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
See also
[edit]- Portuguese District Football Associations
- Portuguese football competitions
- List of football clubs in Portugal
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