Castelo Branco Football Association

Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco
Abbreviation AF Castelo Branco
Formation 1936
Purpose District Football Association
Headquarters Quinta do Amieiro de Baixo, Lt. 4
Location
President
 Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes
Website afcastelobranco.pt

The Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco Football Association) is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Castelo Branco administers lower tier football in the district of Castelo Branco.[1]

Background

Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as AF Castelo Branco, is the governing body for football in the district of Castelo Branco which covers the 11 municipalities of Belmonte, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Fundão, Idanha-a-Nova, Oleiros, Penamacor, Proença-a-Nova, Sertã, Vila de Rei and Vila Velha de Ródão. The Football Association is based in Castelo Branco. The Association's President is Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes.[2]

The organisation was established on 22 March 1936 and the early clubs included:

Out of the 10 founding clubs, six no longer exist. Sporting Clube da Covilhã has been the most successful and has competed in the national division.[3]

Notable clubs in the Castelo Branco FA

Current Division - 2013–14 Season

The AF Castelo Branco runs the following division covering the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system.

1ª Divisão

[4]

Former participants

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

  • Associação Cultural e Desportiva de Ferro
  • Associação Cultural e Desportiva dos Amigos da Meimoa
  • Associação Cultural e Recreativa Juncalense
  • Associação Cultural Recreativa Desportiva do Cabeçudo
  • Associação Desportiva Cultural Recreativa Amigos Soalheira
  • Associação Desportiva do Fundão
  • Associação Desportiva Penamacorense
  • Associação Recreativa e Cultural Aldeia Nova Cabo
  • Carvalhense Futebol Clube
  • Centro Cultural Desportivo Recreativo Colmeal da Torre
  • Centro Cultural e Desportivo Estrela do Zézere (Boidobra)
  • Centro Cultural Recreativo Salgueiro do Campo
  • Centro Desportivo Universitário da Beira Interior
  • Centro Popular de Cultura e Desporto de Lardosa
  • Clube Desportivo de Póvoa de Rio de Moínhos
  • Clube Desportivo e Recreativo de Escalos de Cima
  • Clube Recreativo de Aldeia do Souto
  • Clube União Idanhense
  • Desportivo de Castelo Branco
  • Futebol Clube Estrela de Unhais da Serra
  • Grupo Desportivo Águias de Moradal
  • Grupo Desportivo Águias do Canhoso
  • Grupo Desportivo Cultural Silvares
  • Grupo Desportivo e Cultural dos Três Povos
  • Grupo Desportivo Recreativo e Cultural Escalos de Baixo
  • Grupo Desportivo Recreativo e Cultural Orvalho
  • Grupo Desportivo Vales Rio
  • Grupo Desportivo Valverde
  • Industria Futebol Clube Cebolense
  • Paúl Cultural Desportivo
  • Sport Clube do Barco
  • Sport Clube São Vicente da Beira
  • União Desportiva Cariense
  • União Lousense
  • Vilarregense Futebol Clube

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District Championships

Historic champions

Titles

[6]

Recent divisional winners

Seasons 1ª Divisão
2005/06Penamacorense
2006/07Unhais da Serra
2007/08Atalaia do Campo
2008/09Alcains
2009/10Águias do Moradal
2010/11Penamacorense
2011/12Vitória de Sernache
2012/13Águias do Moradal
2013/14Vitória de Sernache
2014/15Águias do Moradal

[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco" (in Portuguese). AF Castelo Branco. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Associações Distritais - Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol - apaf.pt" (in Portuguese). APAF. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco - Historia" (in Portuguese). AF Castelo Branco. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  4. ↑ "zerozero - Castelo Branco". Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  5. ↑ "Futebol Total - Castelo Branco". Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  7. ↑ "AF Castelo Branco 1ª Divisão - footballzz.co.uk". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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