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The Associação de Futebol de Aveiro ''(Aveiro Football Association)'' is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the
Portuguese Football Federation The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) ( pt, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol; ) is the governing body of football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (UPF) by the three existing regional associations ...
. The AF Aveiro administers lower tier football in the district of Aveiro.


Background

Associação de Futebol de Aveiro, commonly referred to as AF Aveiro, is the governing body for football in the district of Aveiro which covers the 19 municipalities of Anadia, Albergaria a Velha, Agueda, Aveiro, Arouca, Castelo Paiva, Espinho, Estarreja, Oliveira Azemeis, Oliveira Bairro, Ovar, Mealhada, Murtosa, Ilhavo, Sever do Vouga, São João Madeira, Santa Maria da Feira, Vagos and Vale de Cambra. The Football Association is based in Aveiro. The Association's President for the 2015-2019 quadrennium, is Arménio Pinho elected in May/2015. The organisation was established on 22 September 1924 at the initiative of a distinguished group of leaders led by Mario Duarte. The early clubs included: * Associação Desportiva Ovarense * Associação Desportiva Sanjoanense *Clube dos Galitos (Aveiro) *Fogueirese Foot Ball Clube *Paços Brandão Foot Ball Clube *Sociedade Recreio Artístico (Aveiro) *Sport Clube Anadia * Sport Clube Beira-Mar *Sporting Clube Bustelo * Sporting Clube Espinho *Sporting Clube Oliveirense *
União Desportiva Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...
The first formal meeting of the Board was held on 14 November 1924.


Competitions

Several Aveiro clubs compete in the three national 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 ...
in competitions run by the
Portuguese League for Professional Football The Liga Portugal (Portugal League), also known by its acronym LPFP, is a governing body that manages professional football club competitions in Portugal. It was founded in 1978 as Liga Portuguesa dos Clubes de Futebol Profissional and works as an ...
( Primeira Liga/Liga NOS and Segunda Liga) and
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( Campeonato Nacional de Seniores). In the 2015/16 season, FC Arouca play in the Primeira Liga/Liga NOS, while CD Feirense and
UD Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...
compete in the Segunda Liga. Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as
Distritais 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 194 ...
) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. The AF Aveiro runs several league competitions with the Division One (1ª Divisão) being at the fourth level of the league system. In more general terms the AF Aveiro currently organises District Championships for football and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.


AF Aveiro clubs competing in national level - 2015/16 Season

; Primeira Liga/Liga NOS (tier 1) * FC Arouca ; Segunda Liga (tier 2) *
UD Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...
* CD Feirense ; CN Seniores (tier 3) *
AD Sanjoanense Associação Desportiva Sanjoanense is a Portuguese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of footbal ...
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Anadia FC Anadia Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Anadia FC)'' is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football club based in Anadia Municipality, Portugal, Anadia in the district of Aveiro. Anadia is also a club for field hockey and basketball. ...
* FC Cesarense * CD Estarreja * GD Gafanha *
Lusitânia Lourosa Viriato may refer to: * Lusitânia, Portuguese name of Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the ...
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SC Bustelo Sporting Clube de Bustelo ''(abbreviated as SC Bustelo)'' is a Portuguese football club based in São Roque, Oliveira de Azeméis in the district of Aveiro. Background SC Bustelo currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série C which is the ...
* FC Pampilhosa * SC Beira-Mar


AF Aveiro Divisions - 2015/16 Season

AF Aveiro organizes the following divisions covering the fourth and fifth tiers 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 ...
.


Division One (1ª divisão)

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Sporting Clube de Espinho Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho in the Aveiro district. Besides football, the club has volleyball and handball departments that usually compete in the major Port ...
- Relegated from CN Seniores * Sporting Clube de São João de Ver - Relegated from CN Seniores * Recreio Desportivo de Águeda * Clube de Futebol União de Lamas * Sport Clube Alba * Sporting Clube de Esmoriz * Fiães Sport Clube * Juventude Desportiva Carregosense * Associação Atlética de Avanca * Grupo Desportivo Milheiroense * Sporting Clube Paivense * Oliveira do Bairro Sport Clube * Grupo Desportivo de Calvão * Atlético Clube de Cucujães * Clube Desportivo de Paços de Brandão – Promoted from AF Aveiro Division 2 * Associação Desportiva Valonguense – Promoted from AF Aveiro Division 2 * Atlético Clube de Famalicão – Promoted from AF Aveiro Division 2 * Grupo Desportivo São Roque – Promoted from AF Aveiro Division 2


Division Two (2ª divisão)


Série A

* Canedo FC – Relegated from AF Aveiro Div.1 * CD Soutense – Relegated from AF Aveiro Div.1 * ACRD Mosteirô * AD Argoncilhe * ADC Lobão * ADC Sanguêdo * Caldas de São Jorge SC * CCR S.Martinho * CD Arrifanense * FC Cesarense B * FC Macieirense * GD Sta Cruz de Alvarenga * JA Rio Meão * Mosteirô FC * Romariz FC * RC Nogueirense * UD Mansores


Série B

* SC Beira Mar – Demoted from Segunda Liga * AD Ovarense– Relegated from AF Aveiro Div.1 * UD Mourisquense – Releg.from AF Aveiro Div.1 * AA Macinhatense * ADCR Oiã * AD Requeixo * AD Santiais * AD Valecambrense * ARC São Vicente Pereira * CCR Válega * CRC Rocas do Vouga * CDC Macieira Cambra * CD Furadouro * FC Pinheirense * GD Beira-Vouga * SC Vista Alegre * SC Fermentelos


Série C

* GD Mealhada – Relegated from AF Aveiro Div.1 * AD Paredes do Bairro * ADC Freguesia Sto André * ADRC Ribeira Azenha * ADC Sosense * ADC Vila Nova de Monsarros * Anadia FC B * AR Aguinense * CCD Couvelha * CD Luso * CRAC * CR Antes * GD Águas Boas * Juve Force Ponte Vagos * LAAC * Mamarrosa FC * SC Carqueijo


Former participants

Other clubs that have competed in the
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since the 1992/93 season include: *Ajax Desportivo e Cultural da Silvã *Arada Atlético Clube *Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro *Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Avelãs de Caminho *Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Mansores *Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Sardoura *Associação Cultural e Recreativa Oliveirense Futebol Clube *Associação Cultural, Desportiva, Recreativa, Beneficiente e Solidariedade Social do Troviscal *Associação Desportiva Águias de Carrazedo *Associação Desportiva Amoreirense *Associação Desportiva e Cultural São Jacinto *Associação Desportiva Severense *Associação Recreativa e Cultural da Borralha - BARC *Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Barroca *Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Vilarinho do Bairro *Casal Comba Real Clube *Centro Cultural Desportivo Recreativo Covão Lobo *Centro Cultural e Recreativo Vila Viçosa *Centro Desportivo e Cultural de São Martinho Gândara *CIDEP - Centro Iniciação Desportiva Escolar e Popular *Clube Académico do Canedo *Clube Cultural e Desportivo Torreira-Praia *Clube Estrela Azul *Clube Futebol Azuis do Fial *Desportivo Clube Fornos *Frente Impulsionadora Desporto e Cultura - FIDEC *Futebol Clube de Barcouço *Futebol Clube de Pigeiros *Futebol Clube de Samel *Futebol Clube de Serém *Futebol Clube Santa Joana *Futebol Clube Vaguense *Grupo Cultural e Desportivo de Sanfins *Grupo Desportivo Azurva *Grupo Desportivo Cultural de Recardães *Grupo Desportivo da Fogueira *Grupo Desportivo Mogofores *Grupo Desportivo Eixense *Grupo Desportivo Fajões *Grupo Desportivo Folclórico de Palmaz *Grupo Desportivo Moitense *Grupo Desportivo Pedorido *Juventude Académica Pessegueirense *Juventude Atlética Os Amigos do Cavaco *Mocidade Desportiva Eirolense *Novo Estrela da Gafanha da Encarnação - NEGE *Sport Benfica e Gafanha *Sport Clube de Paradela *Sport Marítimo Murtoense *Sporting Clube de Santa Maria da Feira *Sporting Clube Poutena *Sporting Clube Rio Meão


District Championships


Historic champions

;Titles * SC Espinho - 10 * AD Ovarense - 5 *
AD Sanjoanense Associação Desportiva Sanjoanense is a Portuguese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of footbal ...
- 3 * SC Beira-Mar - 2 * CF União de Lamas - 2 *
UD Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...
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Divisional champions


List of member clubs

;Footnote: * 1-10 games in
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See also

* Portuguese District Football Associations *
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 Portugues ...
* List of football clubs in Portugal


References


External links

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Associação de Futebol de Aveiro Official website
{{Authority control Aveiro Sports organizations established in 1924