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
Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...
and
Leixões S.C.
Leixões Sport Club (), commonly known as Leixões, is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, wat ...
, 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.
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
The Portuguese football league system consists of several leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. Reserve teams are allowed to compete in the main league system, as is the case with most of Europe. However, they are not ...
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
The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...
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Porto FA clubs in national leagues (2020–21)
Currently there are 17 Porto FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second and third levels of the
Portuguese football league system
The Portuguese football league system consists of several leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. Reserve teams are allowed to compete in the main league system, as is the case with most of Europe. However, they are not ...
. 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
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...
, which at 14 clubs is the highest total for a District Association.
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...
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Boavista F.C.
Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football, at the Estádio do B ...
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F.C. Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...
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Rio Ave F.C.
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F.C. Paços de Ferreira
LigaPro
The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier ...
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C.D. Aves
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F.C. Penafiel
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F.C. Porto B
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Leixões S.C.
Leixões Sport Club (), commonly known as Leixões, is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, wat ...
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Varzim S.C.
Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...
Campeonato de Portugal
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A.R. São Martinho
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Amarante F.C.
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C.D. Trofense
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F.C. Felgueiras 1932
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F.C. Pedras Rubras
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Gondomar S.C.
Gondomar Sport Club is a Portuguese football club based in Gondomar, Porto District. Founded on 1 May 1921, it currently plays in the fourth-tier Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at '' Estádio de São Miguel'', with a capacity of 2. ...
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Leça F.C.
Leça Futebol Clube, better known as Leça FC or simply Leça, is a Portuguese football club located in the town of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos. Founded in 1912, it had a spell in the top-flight Primeira Liga in 1941–42 and between 1995 and 19 ...
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S.C. Coimbrões
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U.S.C. Paredes
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C.F. Canelas 2010
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Valadares Gaia F.C. Valadares may refer to:
Places in Portugal
* Valadares, a civil parish in Baião Municipality
* Valadares, a civil parish in Monção Municipality
* Valadares, a civil parish in São Pedro do Sul Municipality
* Valadares (Vila Nova de Gaia), a c ...
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F.C. Tirsense
Futebol Clube Tirsense, commonly known as just Tirsense, is a Portuguese association football, football club from Santo Tirso, founded on 5 January 1938. They currently play in the Divisão de Elite of AF Porto. They currently play their home ga ...
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S.C. Salgueiros
Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Its most well-known department is its football department but the multi-sport ...
Current Championships (2020–21)
The AF Porto runs the following divisions:
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Elite Division (tier 4)
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Honour Division (tier 5)
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First Division 1st Division or First Division may refer to:
Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
(tier 6)
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Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
(tier 7)
List of champions
All-time Primeira Liga table
These are the most successful Porto FA clubs in the history of Primeira Liga (as of the 2022–23 season):
Notes
References
See also
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Portuguese District Football Associations
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Portuguese football competitions
Portuguese football is divided into divisions (''divisões'', singular — ''divisão''). The major teams play in the Primeira Liga. The other professional teams play against each other in the LigaPro. The other major competitions are the Portugue ...
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List of football clubs in Portugal
The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (''divisões'', singular – ''divisão''). The top teams play in the Primeira Liga, named Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons. In each division, with rare exceptions, a team plays all other ...
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Porto
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Sports organizations established in 1912
1912 establishments in Portugal