Coimbra Football Association

Associação de Futebol de Coimbra

Abbreviation	AF Coimbra
Formation	1922
Purpose	District Football Association
Headquarters	Rua Ferreira Borges, 155 - 2º
Location	3000 - 180 Coimbra ou Apartado 6077 - 301 Coimbra Portugal
President	Apolino Manuel dos Santos Pereira
Website	afCoimbra.com

Estádio Efapel Cidade de Coimbra

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

Background

Associação de Futebol de Coimbra, commonly referred to as AF Coimbra, is the governing body for football in the district of Coimbra. The Football Association is based in Coimbra. The Association's President is Apolino Manuel dos Santos Pereira.^[2]

The organisation was founded on 22 October 1922 following meetings held at Sport Clube Conimbricense. The provisional constitution was prepared by Dr. Mário Machado, Manuel Camões, João Barata and Lt. Ribeiro da Costa.^[3]

Competitions

Coimbra clubs compete in two of the three national levels of the Portuguese football league system in competitions run by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (Primeira Liga and Segunda Liga) and Portuguese Football Federation (Campeonato Nacional de Seniores). Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. play in the Primeira Liga^[4] while Associação Naval 1º de Maio competes in Campeonato Nacional de Seniores.^[5]

Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. The AF Coimbra runs two league competitions known as the Division of Honour (Honra) at the fourth level of the league system and two series below, 1ª divisão (série A) and 1ª divisão (série B), at the fifth level.^[6]

In more general terms the AF Coimbra currently organises District Championships for football and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.^[7]

Notable clubs affiliated to AF Coimbra

• Académica O.A.F.
• União de Coimbra
• Associação Naval 1º Maio

Current Divisions - 2013–14 Season

The AF Coimbra runs the following divisions covering the fourth and fifth tiers of the Portuguese football league system.

Honra

Ançã Futebol Clube Associação Académica de Coimbra Associação Atlética de Arganil Associação Desportiva de Lagares da Beira Associação Desportiva de Poiares Associação Educativa e Recreativa de Góis Clube Desportivo e Recreativo Penelense F.C. Oliveira do Hospital

Febres Sport Clube Grupo Desportivo Pampilhosense Grupo Recreativo O Vigor da Mocidade Real Clube Brasfemes Touring Clube da Praia de Mira União Clube Eirense União Desportiva da Tocha União Futebol Clube

1ª divisão – série A Associação Desportiva de São Mamede Associação Desportiva e Cultural da Adémia Associação Desportiva e Cultural de S. Pedro de Alva Clube Académico das Gândaras - Recreativo Cultural Social Clube Condeixa Associação Cultural e Desportiva Clube Desportivo Lousanense Clube Recreativo Agrário Desportivo de Lamas Grupo Desportivo dos Moínhos Mocidade Futebol Clube

1ª divisão – série B Académica O.A.F. B Associação Cultural Desportiva e Solidariedade de Vinha da Raínha Clube de Futebol Marialvas Esperança Atlético Clube Futebol Clube de S. Silvestre Grupo Desportivo Cova-Gala Grupo Desportivo de Sepins Grupo Desportivo Os Águias Sporting Clube Ribeirense

Historic champions

Year Champions 1922/23 Académica 1923/24 Académica 1924/25 Académica 1925/26 União de Coimbra 1926/27 União de Coimbra 1927/28 Académica 1928/29 União de Coimbra 1929/30 União de Coimbra 1930/31 União de Coimbra 1931/32 União de Coimbra 1932/33 Académica 1933/34 Académica 1934/35 Académica

Year Champions 1935/36 Académica 1936/37 Académica 1937/38 Académica 1938/39 Académica 1939/40 Académica 1940/41 Académica 1941/42 Académica 1942/43 Académica 1943/44 Académica 1944/45 Académica 1945/46 Académica 1946/47 União de Coimbra

Titles

• Académica - 18
• União de Coimbra - 7

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See also

• Portuguese District Football Associations
• Portuguese football competitions
• List of football clubs in Portugal

References

1. "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra" (in Portuguese). AF Coimbra. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
2. "Associações Distritais - Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol - apaf.pt" (in Portuguese). APAF. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
3. "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra - História" (in Portuguese). AF Coimbra. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
4. "Associação Académica de Coimbrar - futebol365.pt" (in Portuguese). futebol365.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
5. "Liga de Honra 2011-12 - futebol365.pt" (in Portuguese). futebol365.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
6. "Futebol Total - Coimbra". Retrieved 2012-04-17.
7. "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra - zerozero.pt". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
8. "Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2014-06-09.