2013 In Portugal
Events in the year 2013 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva *Prime Minister: Pedro Passos Coelho Events * 29 September - Local election Arts and entertainment For Portuguese films first released in 2013, see List of Portuguese films of 2013. For music albums that reached number-one, see List of number-one albums of 2013 (Portugal). * 25 February - Prémio Autores * 6 October - Sophia Awards Sports In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 2012–13 Primeira Liga and 2013–14 Primeira Liga; for the cup seasons, see 2012–13 Taça de Portugal and 2013–14 Taça de Portugal; for the league cup seasons, see 2012–13 Taça da Liga and 2013–14 Taça da Liga; for the second-tier league seasons, see 2012–13 Segunda Liga and 2013–14 Segunda Liga; for the third-tier league season, see 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional. See also 2012–13 Terceira Divisão. For transfers, see List of Portuguese football transfers summer 2013. * 14–17 Febr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border, constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira. One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric tim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013–14 Taça Da Liga
The 2013–14 Taça da Liga was the seventh edition of the Taça da Liga, a Portuguese football knockout competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP). It was contested by the 33 clubs competing in the 2013–14 Primeira Liga and 2013–14 Segunda Liga, the top two tiers and only professional leagues in Portuguese football. The competition began in July 2013 with first-round matches and concluded on 7 May 2014, with the final at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria, where Benfica defeated Rio Ave 2–0 to win a fifth Taça da Liga title. Format The competition format for the 2013–14 edition consists of three rounds plus a knockout phase. In the first round, only teams competing in the 2013–14 Segunda Liga (excluding reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs) take part. The seventeen teams are drawn into four groups (three with four teams and one with five), where each team plays against the others in a single round-robin format. The g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Volta A Portugal ...
The 2013 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 7 to 18 August 2013. It was the 75th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. The Spanish cyclist Alejandro Marque from OFM-Quinta da Lixa won the race. Schedule Participating teams In total, 17 teams are set to compete. *National teams: ** ** ** LA-Antarte **Louletano-Dunas Douradas ** OFM-Quinta da Lixa ** Rádio Popular-Onda *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Astana Continental Team ** Classification leadership References External links {{Volta a Portugal 2013 Volta a Portugal Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portugal At The 2013 World Aquatics Championships
Portugal is competing at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013. Open water swimming Portugal qualified three quota places for the following events in open water swimming. Swimming Portuguese swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard): ;Men ;Women See also * Portugal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics References External linksBarcelona 2013 Official Site FPN web site {{Nations at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships Nations at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 FIA WTCC Race Of Portugal
The 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal was the seventh round of the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season, the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Portugal and the final European round of the season. It was held on 30 June 2013 at the Circuito da Boavista street circuit in Porto, Portugal. Race one was won from pole position by Yvan Muller for RML. The second race was won by James Nash driving for bamboo-engineering. Background At the halfway point of the season, Yvan Muller was leading the drivers' championship and Michel Nykjær was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. The Honda Civic WTCCs dropped 30 kg when the compensation weights were revised after the previous round. The BMW 320 TCs received an extra 20 kg of ballast, making them the second heaviest cars on the grid behind the Chevrolets. Pepe Oriola switched from his SEAT León WTCC to a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T leased from RML and run by Tuenti Racing Team. Hugo Valente was originally scheduled to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Taça De Portugal Final
The 2013 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 2012–13 Taça de Portugal, the 73rd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 26 May 2013 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães. Vitória defeated Benfica 2–1 and secured their first title in the competition after five previous failed appearances in the final. In Portugal, the final was televised live in HD on RTP1 and Sport TV. As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Vitória claimed €300,000 in prize money. As the winners, Vitória de Guimarães qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, and played against Porto, the winners of the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, in the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Background Benfica were appearing in their 34th Taça de Portugal final. Benfica went into the match as 24-time winners ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Portugal Open
The 2013 Portugal Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the Portugal Open for the men and the 17th for the women, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, from April 29 through May 5, 2013. Formerly named Estoril Open, the organization of the tournament changed its name to "Portugal Open" in order to recognize Portugal's success in organizing international events. ATP singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of April 22, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Gastão Elias * David Ferrer * Pedro Sousa The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Pablo Carreño * Niels Desein * Robin Haase * Rui Machado Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Kev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Rally De Portugal
The 2013 Rally de Portugal was the fourth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Faro, Portugal, and started on 11 April and was concluded on 14 April after fifteen special stages, totaling 387 competitive kilometres, including a street stage in Lisbon on 12 April. Report Before the rally The rally was preceded by the "Fafe Rally Sprint", a single-stage exhibition event run over the famous Fafe stages in the country's north which was won by Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT driver Dani Sordo. Dani Sordo won the rally's qualifying stage (5 km) and elected to run thirteenth (last WRC) on the road as a result. His strategy was followed by all competitors, resulting in an inverted starting order for the rally's first day. Entry list Thirteen World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were twenty entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations and nine WRC-3 entries. There was also t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Algarve Cup
The 2013 Algarve Cup was the twentieth edition of the Algarve Cup, an annual invitational women's football tournament hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Teams The following teams were taking part. There were no debutantes, as all teams played in previous editions. Format The twelve invited teams were divided into three groups, and played in a round-robin tournament format within each group. Groups A and B contained the strongest ranked teams, and were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contested the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up played for third place, and those that finish the group third played for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The third ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Volta Ao Algarve
The 2013 Volta ao Algarve was the 39th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and was held from 14 to 17 February 2013, in Portugal. The race was won by Germany's Tony Martin, of courtesy of his dominant victory in the final ITT stage winning the time trial by over a minute. Martin's winning margin over his teammate and runner-up Michal Kwiatkowski was 58 seconds, and Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra () completed the podium, a further second behind Kwiatkowski and 59 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Italian Giacomo Nizzolo () won the points classification, Portugal's Hugo Sabido () won the sprints classification, Italy's Manuele Boaro of won the green jersey for the mountains classification, and finished at the head of the teams classification. Race overview Stages Stage 1 ;14 February 2013 – Faro to Albufeira, Stage 2 ;15 February 2013 – Lagoa to Lagoa, Stage 3 ;16 F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Portuguese Football Transfers Summer 2013
This is a list of Portuguese football transfers for the summer of 2013. The summer transfer window opened on 1 July and closed at midnight on 2 September. Players may be bought before the transfer windows opens, but may only join their new club on 1 July. Only moves involving Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ... clubs are listed. Additionally, players without a club may join a club at any time. Transfers * A player who signed with a club before the opening of the summer transfer window, will officially join his new club on 1 July. While a player who joined a club after 1 July will join his new club following his signature of the contract. References External links Primeira Liga Transfers {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese Football Transfers Summer 2013 2013 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012–13 Terceira Divisão
The 2012–13 Terceira Divisão season was the 63rd season of the competition and the 23rd season of recognised fourth-tier football in Portugal. It was the last edition of the competition as Campeonato Nacional de Seniores was created in 2013 to replace the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão (third and fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system respectively) for the 2013–14 season. Overview The league was contested by 82 teams in 6 divisions of 12 teams, and 1 division of 10 teams. Série Madeira was cut from this year. Since it was the last year of the competition a large number of clubs needed to be relegated to achieve the 80 clubs that Campeonato Nacional de Seniores has. So the best 2 of each of the Promotion Group and five of the best third's were promoted. In Série Açores, only the top two of the Promotion Group were promoted. All other were relegated, including all of the teams in the Relegation Group and the worst 3 in the Promotion Group, and includin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |