Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Praia

Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Praia
Country Portugal
Confederation BSWW
Founded 2010
Number of teams 8 (Elite)
Level on pyramid Divisão de Elite
Divisão Nacional
Relegation to Segunda Liga
International cup(s) Euro Winners Cup
Current champions Braga (3rd title)
(2015)
Most championships Braga (3 titles)
TV partners TVI 24, A Bola TV
Website http://www.fpf.pt/

The Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Praia ( English: National Beach Soccer Championship) is the main beach soccer tournament in Portugal. It is held is the summer months of July and August and is run by the Portuguese Football Federation. The competition started in 2010 after the unofficial Portuguese Beach Soccer League. Since 2015 it consists of two divisions: Divisão de Elite – the main championship, disputed by 8 teams (first a round-robin tournament, one leg) and then a play-off (one leg). The winner is the Portuguese Beach Soccer Champion and the two bottom teams are relegated to Divisão Nacional – the secondary division, open to the remain teams. The two best ranked teams are promoted to Elite.[1] Most of the top beach soccer players world-wide play in this championship.

Winners

Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Praia
Season Winners Goals Runners-up Goals
2010 Sporting CP 21 pts Benfica 15 pts
2011 Vitória de Guimarães 9 Sporting CP 6
2012 Belenenses 3 Associação C.D. “O Sótão” 2
2013 Braga 5 Estoril Atlético 2
2014 Braga 4 Sporting CP 2
2015 Braga 4 (a.e.t.) Sporting CP 3

Performance by club

Team Won Years won
Braga 3 2013, 2014, 2015
Sporting CP 1 2010
Vitória de Guimarães 1 2011
Belenenses 1 2012

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. "National Championship new format". FPF.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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