The Associação de Futebol de Bragança ''(Bragança Football Association)'' is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the

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. The AF Bragança administers lower tier football in the

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Background

Associação de Futebol de Bragança, commonly referred to as AF Bragança, is the governing body for football in the

. The Football Association is based in Bragança. The Association's President is Eduardo Humberto Pires Ane. The organisation was founded on 30 September 1930 and was affiliated to the

on 24 January 1931. Sport Clube de Mirandela represented the district of Bragança in the national championships in those early years. From 1945 until 1953 there is no evidence that AF Bragança was operating and leading clubs affiliated to AF Vila Real.

Competitions

In 2013-14 3 Bragança clubs compete in the national levels of the

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in Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (the third level of the

), a competition run by the

. Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese third level) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as

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) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. The AF Bragança runs one league competition known as the Division of Honour (Honra) at the fourth level of the league system and a cup competition known as Taça AF Bragança. At one time there were two divisions in the league, known as Honra and 1ª divisão but this format was dropped in 2005/06. In more general terms the AF Bragança currently organises District Championships for football and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.

Notable clubs affiliated to AF Bragança

GD Bragança Grupo Desportivo de Bragança ''(abbreviated as GD Bragança)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Bragança in the district of Bragança. Background GD Bragança currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth tier o ...

SC Mirandela Sport Clube de Mirandela ''(Mirandela)'' is a Portuguese football club based in the city of Mirandela, in northeast Portugal (Trás-os-Montes region). Background Mirandela currently plays in the Segunda Divisão Zona Norte, which is the third ...

CA Macedo de Cavaleiros Clube Atlético de Macedo de Cavaleiros ''(abbreviated as CA Macedo de Cavaleiros)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Macedo de Cavaleiros in the district of Bragança. Background CA Macedo de Cavaleiros currently plays in the Segunda Di ...

Current Divisions - 2013–14 season

The AF Bragança runs the following division covering the fourth tier of the

Honra

*Águia Futebol Clube de Vimioso *Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Rebordelo *Associação Estudantes Africanos de Bragança *Associação Recreativa Alfandeguense * Centro Cultural e Desportivo Minas de Argozelo *Futebol Clube de Vinhais *Grupo Desportivo de Bragança B *Grupo Desportivo de Poiares *Grupo Desportivo de Sendim *Grupo Desportivo de Torre de Moncorvo *Grupo Desportivo e Cultural de Santa Comba da Vilariça *Grupo Desportivo Mirandês *Sport Clube Mirandela B *Vila Flor Sport Clube

Former participants

Other clubs that have competed in the

since the 1992/93 season include: *Associação Cultural Desportiva e Recreativa Bela Vista *Associação Desportiva de Coelhoso *Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Freixo de Espada à Cinta *Associação Desportiva e Recreativa de Morais *Associação Recreativa Social União de São Pedro dos Serracenos *Centro Cultural e Recreativo de Lamas *Clube Atlético de Macedo de Cavaleiros *Clube Desportivo e Cultural de Carção *Clube Desportivo Izeda *Futebol Clube de Carrazeda de Ansiães *Futebol Clube Mãe de Água *Futebol Clube Mogadourense *Grupo Desportivo de Milhão *Grupo Desportivo e Cultural de Santa Comba da Vilariça *Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Talhas *Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Vilas Boas *Grupo Desportivo Parada *Grupo Desportivo Torre de Moncorvo *Grupo Desportivo Torre Dona Chama *Grupo Recreativo Santulhão *Morais Futebol Clube *Sport Clube Mirandela

District championships

Champions

List of member clubs

;Footnote: * 1-10 games in

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. * * 11-100 games in

. * * * 101+ games in

. * * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braganca Football Association Portuguese District Football Associations Sports organizations established in 1925