The Angra do Heroísmo Football Association () is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated with the

Portuguese Football Federation The Portuguese Football Federation ( , FPF) is the governing body of Association football, football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (, UPF) by the three existing regional associations of Lisbon Footbal ...

. The AF Angra do Heroísmo administers lower-tier

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in the

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on the islands of

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, São Jorge, and Graciosa, within the Portuguese archipelago of the

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Background

The association, commonly abbreviated as the AF Angra do Heroísmo, is the governing body for football in the former Portuguese district of Angra do Heroísmo. Established in 1921, the Association, which is seated in the municipality of

Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...

, on the island of

, regulates football in the three Azorean islands of

, São Jorge, and Graciosa.

Competitions

Clubs within the Association compete in two of the three levels of the national Portuguese football league in competitions run by the

(

Campeonato Nacional de Seniores The Campeonato de Portugal (Portuguese for "Championship of Portugal") is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. Together with the third-tier Liga 3, it is organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The Campeona ...

). In 2013-14, the highest ranked club was Sport Clube Praiense which competed in the

(the third-tier of the league system). Below the

the competitions are organised by districts (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geography and other factors. Consequently, the AF Angra do Heroísmo runs three island championships for the islands of

, São Jorge, and Graciosa. In addition, the AF Angra do Heroísmo organizes 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 Angra do Heroísmo

;

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(tier 1) * None ;

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(tier 2) * None ;

(tier 3) * Sport Clube Praiense ; Distritais (tier 4) * Sporting Clube de Guadalupe * Sport Clube Lusitânia *

Sport Clube Angrense Sport Clube Angrense (also abbreviated as ''S.C. Angrense'') is a multi-disciplinary sports club, located in the concelho, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The S. ...

Current Divisions - 2023–24 Season

The AF Angra do Heroísmo run the following three island championships covering the sixth tier 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 ...

Ilha Graciosa

*Graciosa Futebol Clube *Sport Clube Marítimo (Graciosa)

Ilha São Jorge

*Futebol Clube da Calheta *Grupo Desportivo Beira *Grupo Desportivo Velense

Ilha Terceira

*Sport Clube Barreiro *Sport Clube Vilanovense

Former participants

Other clubs that have competed in the Distritais since the 1992/93 season include:

Ilha Graciosa

*Grupo Desportivo Mocidade Praiense

Ilha São Jorge

*Grupo Desportivo Beira *Grupo Desportivo Topo

Ilha Terceira

*Carioca Futebol Club *Clube Desportivo de Belém *Clube Desportivo Praia *Grupo Desportivo Casa Povo 4 Ribeiras *Grupo Desportivo Recreativo Agualva *Sport Clube Barbarense *Sporting Clube Os Leões *União Desportiva Praiense *União Sebastianense Futebol Clube

List of member clubs

;Footnote: * 1-10 games in Portuguese Cup. * * 11-100 games in Portuguese Cup. * * * 101+ games in Portuguese Cup. * * *

Background

Competitions

Notable clubs affiliated to AF Angra do Heroísmo

Current Divisions - 2023–24 Season

Ilha Graciosa

Ilha São Jorge

Ilha Terceira

Former participants

Ilha Graciosa

Ilha São Jorge

Ilha Terceira

List of member clubs

References

See also