The Portuguese Volleyball Federation (FPV) (in
Portuguese: ''Federação Portuguesa de Voleibol'') is the governing body of
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
. It is based in
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
.
Male Competitions
It organizes the volleyball leagues:
*
Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol - 1ª Divisão
* ''
Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol - A2'' (defunct)
*
2ª Divisão de Voleibol
*
3ª Divisão de Voleibol
*
Taça de Portugal de Voleibol
*
Supertaça de Voleibol
Female Competitions
*
Campeonato Nacional Feminino de Voleibol - A1
*
Campeonato Nacional Feminino de Voleibol - A2
*
2a Divisão Feminina de Voleibol
*
Taça de Portugal Feminina de Voleibol
More information
It also organizes the
Portugal men's national volleyball team
The Portugal men's national volleyball team is the team representing Portugal in volleyball competitions. Their best results to date are winning the 2010 Men's European Volleyball League in Spain, the second place in the 2007 Men's European V ...
and the
Portuguese national women's volleyball team. It is a member of the
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
The European Volleyball Confederation (french: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or ''CEV'') is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is loc ...
.
References
External links
Portuguese Volleyball Federation
National members of the European Volleyball Confederation
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
Volleyball in Portugal
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