Castelo Branco Football Association

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]

Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco
AbbreviationAF Castelo Branco
Formation1936
PurposeDistrict Football Association
HeadquartersQuinta do Amieiro de Baixo, Lt. 4
Location
President
Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes
Websiteafcastelobranco.pt

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:

  • Associação Académica Albicastrense
  • Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Castelo Branco
  • Clube de Futebol "Os Albicastrenses"
  • Clube de Futebol "Os Covilhanenses"
  • Desportivo Operário Covilhanense
  • Onze Vermelho Albicastrense
  • Sport Tortosendo e Benfica
  • Sporting Clube de Castelo Branco
  • Sporting Clube da Covilhã
  • Sporting Clube do Fundão

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

[4]

Former participants

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

[5]

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
2015/16Covilhã B
2016/17Águias 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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