Porto Football Association

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Porto Football Association
Founded10 August 1912
CountryPortugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams134
36 (Division of Elite)
32 (Division of Honour)
32 (First Division)
34 (Second Division)
Level on pyramid4, 5, 6, 7
Promotion toCampeonato de Portugal
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Portugal
Taça AF Porto
Websitehttp://www.afporto.com/

The Porto Football Association (Associação de Futebol do Porto, abrv. 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's the largest football district association in the country with 340 clubs and 19.796 athletes in all age categories, 750 referees and organises around 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)[]

Currently there are 17 Porto FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second an 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)[]

The AF Porto runs the following divisions:

  • (tier 4)
  • (tier 5)
  • (tier 6)
  • (tier 7)

List of champions[]

Club won the Porto Championship
Season Elite Division Honour Division First Division Second Division Third Division Porto FA Cup Porto FA Supercup
Porto Championship (1913–1947)[2]
1913–14 Boavista
1914–15 Porto
1915–16 Porto (2) Porto
1916–17 Porto (3) Porto (2)
1917–18 Salgueiros Espinho[3]
1918–19 Porto (4)
1919–20 Porto (5)
1920–21 Porto (6)
1921–22 Porto (7) Salgueiros
1922–23 Porto (8) Espinho
1923–24 Porto (9)
1924–25 Porto (10)
1925–26 Porto (11)
1926–27 Porto (12)
1927–28 Porto (13)
1928–29 Porto (14)
1929–30 Porto (15) Candal
1930–31 Porto (16) Boavista
1931–32 Porto (17)
1932–33 Porto (18)
1933–34 Porto (19)
1934–35 Porto (20)
1935–36 Porto (21)
1936–37 Porto (22)
1937–38 Porto (23) Candal (2)
1938–39 Porto (24) (2)
1939–40 Leixões (3) Infesta
1940–41 Porto (25) Candal (3) Paredes
1941–42 Académico do Porto (4) Freamunde
1942–43 Porto (26) Vilanovense Rio Ave
1943–44 Porto (27) (5)
1944–45 Porto (28)
1945–46 Porto (29) Académico do Porto Pedrouços
1946–47 Porto (30) Ermesinde Tirsense
Regional championships (1947–Present)
1947–48 Tirsense
1948��49 Tirsense Infesta
1949–50 Salgueiros (2) Varzim
1950–51 No competitions held.
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54 Académico do Porto (2) Vilanovense (2) Marco
1954–55 Rio Ave Pedrouços Penafiel
1955–56 Varzim (2) Lixa
1956–57 Académico do Porto (3) Penafiel Infesta (2)
1957–58 Académico do Porto (4) Paredes Candal Porto (3)
1958–59 No competitions held.
1959–60 Varzim Porto (4)
1960–61 Varzim (2) Pedrouços (2) Porto (5)
1961–62 Varzim (3) (2) (2) Porto (6)
1962–63 Tirsense (2) Aves (2) Porto (7)
1963–64 Penafiel Amarante Candal (2) Porto (8)
1964–65 Vilanovense Candal (4) Gondomar Porto (9)
1965–66 Tirsense (3) Felgueiras Trofense Porto (10)
1966–67 (2) Grijó Rio Ave
1967–68 Boavista (2) Paços de Ferreira Vilanovense
1968–69 (3) Aliados Lordelo
1969–70 Freamunde (3)
1970–71 Vilanovense (2)
1971–72 (4) Pedras Rubras
1972–73 Paços de Ferreira Pedrouços (3)
1973–74 Paredes Infesta (3)
1974–75 Aliados Lordelo Lixa
1975–76
1976–77 Amarante (4) Salgueiros
1977–78 Leça Trofense
1978–79
1979–80 Lixa Salgueiros (2)
1980–81 Marco (2) Padroense Porto (11)
1981–82 Felgueiras Penafiel
1982–83 Freamunde (2) Leixões
1983–84 Infesta Pedras Rubras (2) Porto (12)
1984–85 Lousada Aliados Lordelo (2) (2) Felgueiras
1985–86 Pedrouços Dragões Sandinenses
1986–87 Dragões Sandinenses
1987–88 Vilanovense (3) (6)
1988–89
1989–90 Gondomar
1990–91 (5)
1991–92
1992–93 Vilanovense
1993–94
1994–95 (2)
1995–96 (2)
1996–97 Ermesinde
1997–98 (3) (2)
1998–99 Pedras Rubras (2)
1999–2000 Tirsense / (2)
2000–01 (2)
2001–02 Lixa
2002–03
2003–04 (3) (2)
2004–05 Vila Meã Candal
2005–06 Amarante (2)
2006–07 Padroense
2007–08 Grijó
2008–09 Pedrouços (2) Salgueiros (2)
2009–10 Sousense (2)
2010–11 Infesta Dragões Sandinenses (2) Not attributed.[4]
2011–12 Felgueiras 1932
2012–13 Lixa (2) Canelas 2010
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16 Canelas 2010 Lousada
2016–17 Canelas 2010 Canelas 2010
2017–18 Leça / Gondomar B / (2)
2018–19 Canelas 2010 (2) (2) Lousada B

Source: www.afporto.pt[5]

All-time Primeira Liga table[]

These are the most successful Porto FA clubs in the history of Primeira Liga (as of 02/2021):

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 86 5296 2432 1625 439 374 5394 2149 3245 29 27 13 11 3 1 84 1934–35 1934–35 1
2 Boavista 57 2432 1738 666 434 638 2264 2381 -117 1 3 2 10 4 5 25 1935–36 2014–15 1
3 Rio Ave 26 1017 840 261 234 345 891 1108 -217 – – – – 3 2 5 1979–80 2008–09 5
4 Paços de Ferreira 21 809 682 204 197 281 744 959 -215 – – 1 – – 2 3 1990–91 2019–20 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
13 Felgueiras 1 33 34 8 9 17 29 47 -18 – – – – – – – 1995–96 1995–96 16
14 Trofense 1 23 30 5 8 17 25 42 -17 – – – – – – – 2008–09 2008–09 16

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "AFP - Sobre a Instituição" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ^ Espinho is a club from the Aveiro District but its football association was only created in 1924.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "AFP - Galeria de Campeões (until 2015)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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