The Associação de Futebol de Viseu (''Viseu Football Association'', abrv. ''AF Viseu'') is the district governing body for all the football competitions in the Portuguese

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. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district.

Background

Initially called the Federação Desportiva de Viseu, it was officially founded on October 15, 1926. The founding clubs were: *Grupo União Futebol *Sport Lisboa e Viseu *

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*Sporting Clube de Viseu *Futebol Clube do Porto e Viseu *Sport Ribeira Viriato * Clube Académico de Futebol Several Viseu clubs compete in the national levels of the

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in competitions run by the

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( Segunda Liga) and

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(

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). Below the

(Portuguese fourth 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 Viseu runs a league competition with two divisions, at the fourth and fifth levels of the Portuguese football league system, two cup competition known as Taça AF Viseu and Taça da Primeira Divisão, and a Supercup between the Taça AF Viseu and the Liga de Honra winners. AF Viseu currently organises District Championships for football and futsal for or all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.

Viseu FA clubs in national leagues (2024–25)

Currently there are 4 Viseu FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second and third levels of the

). ;

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* C.D. Tondela * Académico de Viseu ; Campeonato de Portugal *

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Main Competitions

Leagues

The Divisão de Honra is the first tier of the Viseu Football Association. Between 1927 and 1947, it was a Regional Championship called 1ª Divisão. At the end of each season, the top-finishing team is promoted to the Campeonato de Portugal, and the lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the AF Viseu second tier. Twenty different teams have won the division title; the most successful is Académico de Viseu, with seventeen wins. The inaugural champion was

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. The 1ª Divisão is the second tier in the Viseu district division and started in the 1951–52 season. In the past it was divided into two zones that divide the district: Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sul (South). The two winners from each zone played against each other in one play-off to crown the champion. Nowadays it is divided in three zones, the previous two and the new Zona Centro (Center). The final round is contested in a group stage format with the two best teams of each zone plus the two best third-placed teams. The Segunda Divisão was the third tier of the Viseu Football Association. The first season was 1978–79 but it was abolished after the restructure of the

, with the 2010–11 season being the competition's last. The first champion was Sernancelhe and final champion was

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List of Champions

Taça AF Viseu

Taça 1ª Divisão

The Taça 1ª Divisão, created in 2020, is a cup contested by the teams in the 1ª Divisão.

Supertaça AF Viseu

The Supertaça AF Viseu, created in 2011, is a match contested by the champions of the previous Divisão de Honra season and the holders of Taça AF Viseu.

Performances

Clubs

Below is listed every team to have won any domestic competitions organized by AF Viseu. Bold denotes club with the most number of trophies in specified category.

Total titles won by council

Former clubs

The former member clubs of the AF Viseu are football clubs who lost their status in the by resigning, by becoming defunct, merging with another club, or expulsion.

Notes

References

External links

AFV (Viseu Football Association)
{{Football in Portugal

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Viseu District