Vila Real FA
The Vila Real Football Association (''Associação de Futebol de Vila Real'', abrv. ''AF Vila Real'') is the district governing body for all football competitions in the Portuguese district of Vila Real. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district. Notable clubs in the Vila Real FA * G.D. Chaves * Vila Real Current Divisions - 2011–12 Season The AF Vila Real runs the following divisions covering the fifth and sixth tiers of the Portuguese football league system. Honra – série A *Centro Desportivo e Cultural de Montalegre *Grupo Desportivo de Boticas *Grupo Desportivo de Cerva *Grupo Desportivo de Ribeira de Pena *Grupo Desportivo de Valpaços *Grupo Desportivo de Vilar de Perdizes *Grupo Desportivo e Cultural de Salto *Mondinense Futebol Clube *Vidago Futebol Clube *Vilarinho Futebol Clube Honra – série B *Abambres Sport Clube * Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Santa Marta de Penaguião *Associação Desportiva e Cultural Fernão Magalhães ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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District Of Vila Real
The District of Vila Real ( pt, Distrito de Vila Real ) is a district of northern Portugal. With an area of , the district is located east of the port city of Porto and north of the Douro, Douro River. Vila Real has always belonged to the historical province of Trás-os-Montes Province, Trás-os-Montes. Approximate population in the 2001 census was 230,000. The population has shown negative rates in recent years due to emigration and aging. Many of the villages have lost population and have become deserted while the district capital has gained in population. It is bordered by Spain (Galicia (Spain), Galicia) in the north and east, Braga District and Porto District in the west, Viseu District in the south and Bragança District in the east. Geographic and socioeconomic characteristics Vila Real is a rugged area of low mountains and narrow valleys. Historically it had always been cut off from the coast by the Marão, Gerês, and Cabreira mountains until a highway was cut thr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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SC Vila Real
Sport Clube Vila Real ''(abbreviated as SC Vila Real )'' is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Real in the district of Vila Real. Background SC Vila Real currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série B which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1920 and they play their home matches at the Complexo Desportivo Monte Da Forca in Vila Real. The stadium is able to accommodate 5,500 spectators. The closest they ever came to play in Primeira Divisão/Liga was in 1944, when they won the Segunda Divisão Norte regional division but lost the Segunda Divisão Grand Final 2–3 to Estoril. Vila Real never again would compete for a top flight place, yo-yoing between Segunda and Terceira Divisão until 1978 when they were relegated from Segunda for the last time. The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Vila Real and has competed in the AF Vila Real Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 allowed to compete in the same tier as their senior team, thus no reserve team has ever competed in Portugal's top flight, the Primeira Liga. Men's league system The Portuguese men's football league system consists of four national divisions and up to four district leagues (depending on the district). National leagues All four national divisions provide access to the Portuguese Cup. The first two leagues are operated by the Portuguese Professional Football League, and they also guarantee participation in the Portuguese League Cup. Lastly, the third and fourth divisions are divided into two and four leagues respectively and are the only divisions operated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The federation announced the creation of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Juventude De Pedras Salgadas
Juventude de Pedras Salgadas is a Portuguese sports club from Pedras Salgadas. Since 2021, the men's football team has acted, once again, as a farm team for G.D. Chaves, and plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. This was the third tier of Portuguese football in 2020–21, when Pedras Salgadas also played there. In the Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of 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 Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ..., Pedras Salgadas among others knocked Académica out of the 2018–19 edition. References Football clubs in Portugal Association football clubs established in 1977 1977 establishments in Portugal {{Portugal-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portuguese District Football Associations
There are 22 district Football Associations in Portugal. These organizations are the governing bodies (alongside the Portuguese Football Federation) of football in each Portuguese district. Overview Until the reform of Portuguese football in 1948, all clubs in a given district had to participate in the District Championship, even those in Primeira Liga and Segunda Divisão; after 1948, a Terceira Divisão was established for transition between the District Championship and national leagues and the top level clubs no longer had to play in their District Championship (the arrangement did not include clubs from the Azores and Madeira, which did not reach the top division until the 1970s). With the reform of Portuguese Football League system in 2013, the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores became the Portuguese third-level football league, making the principal District Championship the fourth-level leagues. While the three districts in which the Azores were divided pre-autonomy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Portuguese Cup, Portuguese League Cup and Portuguese Super Cup. Early years Before 1922, the Portuguese teams played only local games with neighbouring clubs and later in the local championships as the Lisbon District Championship (''Campeonato Distrital de Lisboa'') or the Porto District Championship (''Campeonato Distrital do Porto''). Championship of Portugal The nation was urging for a nationwide competition and the clubs organized the Championship of Portugal for the most important District Associations (Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Madeira, Algarve, and Braga). Setúbal Football Association teams also participated instead of Lisbon clubs if they won the Campeonato de Lisboa. In the first championship, only Lisbon, Porto, Madeira, and Algarve w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 teams twice, once at home and once away. One can divide the competitions in professional and non-professional. The Portuguese league and federation teams compete in Europe under UEFA, most notably in the UEFA Champions League, but also in the UEFA Cup, in the extinct Cup Winners' Cup and sometimes in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, European Super Cup and the extinct UEFA/Conmebol Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup). They can also compete in the FIFA Club World Cup, although until today no Portuguese team reached this recent competition. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called Cup of Portugal (''Taça de Portugal'') and the winners play against the champions in the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira. Current hierarch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |