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.
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
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, which at 14 clubs is the highest total for a District Association.
Primeira 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
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Rio Ave F.C.
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F.C. Paços de Ferreira
LigaPro
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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.
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.
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Leça F.C.
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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.
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F.C. Tirsense
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S.C. Salgueiros
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 (tier 6)
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Second Division (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
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List of football clubs in Portugal
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Porto
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Sports organizations established in 1912
1912 establishments in Portugal