Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship Explained

Sport:Athletics
Founded:1994
Teams:8
Champion:Benfica (11th title)
Most Successful Club:Sporting (18 titles)

The Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship (Campeonato Nacional Masculino de Atletismo em Pista Coberta) is the top division of men's teams in athletics in Portugal. It is a competition organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. It started with few disciplines, 60 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay and 60 metres hurdles, plus other like High Jump, Long Jump and Shot put. A year later it had all of the indoor disciplines practiced. The league consists of 8 teams that are selected after a playoff. The current champions are Benfica, who have won 11 titles in total.

Portuguese Indoor Men's Champions

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Performance by club

ClubTitlesYears won
Sporting181996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2021
Benfica111994, 1995, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Championships records

EventRecordAthleteDatePlaceRef
200 m21.01 João Coelho27 February 2022Pombal[4]
Heptathlon5980 ptsSamuel Remédios10–11 February 2018Pombal[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campeonatos de Portugal - Pista Coberta . pt . Championships of Portugal - Indoor . fpatletismo.pt . . PDF . 1 . 25 January 2015.
  2. https://www.fpatletismo.pt/sites/default/files/Res_2017_PC_CNac%20Clubes%20I%20Divis%C3%A3o.pdf 2017 Final
  3. https://www.fpatletismo.pt/sites/default/files/Res_2018_PC_CNac%20Clubes%20I%20Divis%C3%A3o.pdf 2018 Final
  4. News: João Coelho breaks Portugal record in the 200 meters. europe-cities.com/. 27 February 2022. 13 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Warholm closes his indoor season with a world best in Tampere. EAA. 12 February 2018. 22 February 2018.