Castelo Branco Football Association Explained

Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco
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Abbreviation:AF Castelo Branco
Formation:1936
Purpose:District Football Association
Headquarters:Quinta do Amieiro de Baixo, Lt. 4
Location:Apartado 75
6001-129 Castelo Branco
Portugal
Leader Title:President
Leader Name: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

2013–14 season

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

1ª Divisão

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Former participants

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

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District Championships

Historic champions

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1936/37Sporting da Covilhã
1937/38Sporting da Covilhã
1938/39Sporting da Covilhã
1939/40Sporting da Covilhã
1940/41Sporting da Covilhã
1941/42Sporting da Covilhã
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1942/43Sporting da Covilhã
1943/44Sporting da Covilhã
1944/45Sporting da Covilhã
1945/46Sporting da Covilhã
1946/47Sporting da Covilhã
Titles

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Recent divisional winners

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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
2015/16Covilhã B
2016/17Águias do Moradal
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco . AF Castelo Branco . pt . 2012-04-11.
  2. Web site: Associações Distritais - Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol - apaf.pt . APAF . pt . 2012-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622173352/http://www.apaf.pt/apaf/entidades/?p=2 . 2012-06-22 .
  3. Web site: Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco - Historia . AF Castelo Branco . pt . 2012-04-11.
  4. Web site: zerozero - Castelo Branco . 2013-09-26 .
  5. Web site: Futebol Total - Castelo Branco . 2012-04-04 .
  6. Web site: Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF . Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 2012-04-11 .
  7. Web site: AF Castelo Branco 1ª Divisão - footballzz.co.uk . footballzz.co.uk . 2012-04-12 .