Porto Football Association
The Porto Football Association is the district governing body for all football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese district of Porto. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district.
It was officially founded on 10 August 1912 by the initiative of F.C. Porto and Leixões S.C., who were immediately joined by many other clubs, including some from outside districts. Today it is the largest football district association in the country with 340 clubs and 19.796 athletes in all age categories, 750 referees and organises around games 12.800 per season.
Below the Campeonato de Portugal the competitions are organised at a district level with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. AF Porto runs a league competition with four divisions, at the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh levels of the Portuguese football league system and a cup competition known as Taça AF Porto. Taça AF Porto winners and Elite Division runner-ups earn a spot in the following season's Taça de Portugal.
Porto FA clubs in national leagues (2020–21)
Currently there are 17 Porto FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second and third levels of the Portuguese football league system. Aves, Boavista, Leça, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel, Porto, Rio Ave, Salgueiros, Tirsense, Trofense, Varzim, the forerunners to Felgueiras and the defunct Académico do Porto have competed in Primeira Liga, which at 14 clubs is the highest total for a District Association.[Primeira Liga]
- Boavista F.C.
- F.C. Porto
- Rio Ave F.C.
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- F.C. Paços de Ferreira
- C.D. Aves
- F.C. Penafiel
- F.C. Porto B
- Leixões S.C.
- Varzim S.C.
Campeonato de Portugal">Campeonato de Portugal (league)">Campeonato de Portugal
- A.R. São Martinho
- Amarante F.C.
- C.D. Trofense
- F.C. Felgueiras 1932
- F.C. Pedras Rubras
- Gondomar S.C.
- Leça F.C.
- S.C. Coimbrões
- U.S.C. Paredes
- C.F. Canelas 2010
- Valadares Gaia F.C.
- F.C. Tirsense
- S.C. Salgueiros
Current Championships (2020–21)
- Elite Division
- Honour Division
- First Division
- Second Division
List of champions
All-time Primeira Liga table
These are the most successful Porto FA clubs in the history of Primeira Liga :| - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Porto | 89 | 5570 | 2534 | 1705 | 455 | 380 | 5627 | 2222 | 3405 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 1934–35 | 1934–35 | 1 | |
| 2 | Boavista | 60 | 2550 | 1840 | 693 | 471 | 676 | 2385 | 2536 | -151 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 1935–36 | 2014–15 | 1 | |
| 3 | Rio Ave | 28 | 1091 | 908 | 278 | 257 | 373 | 951 | 1191 | -240 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1979–80 | 2022–23 | 5 | |
| 4 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 923 | 784 | 234 | 221 | 329 | 839 | 1106 | -267 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1990–91 | 2022–23 | 3 | |
| 5 | Salgueiros | 24 | 774 | 740 | 197 | 183 | 360 | 804 | 1377 | -573 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1943–44 | 2001–02 | 5 | |
| 6 | Leixões | 25 | 713 | 670 | 183 | 164 | 323 | 750 | 1186 | -436 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1936–37 | 2009–10 | 5 | |
| 7 | Varzim | 21 | 683 | 618 | 169 | 176 | 273 | 638 | 913 | -275 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1963–64 | 2002–03 | 5 | |
| 8 | Penafiel | 14 | 435 | 434 | 106 | 117 | 211 | 351 | 625 | -274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1980–81 | 2014–15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Tirsense | 8 | 268 | 256 | 65 | 73 | 118 | 219 | 370 | -151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1967–68 | 1995–96 | 8 | |
| 10 | Desportivo das Aves | 6 | 160 | 196 | 40 | 40 | 116 | 173 | 320 | -147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1985–86 | 2019–20 | 13 | |
| 11 | Leça | 4 | 124 | 124 | 33 | 25 | 66 | 120 | 231 | -111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1941–42 | 1997–98 | 12 | |
| 12 | Académico do Porto | 5 | 60 | 82 | 18 | 6 | 58 | 137 | 300 | -163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1934–35 | 1941–42 | 7 | |
| 13 | Felgueiras | 1 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 47 | -18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | 16 | |
| 14 | Trofense | 1 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | 16 |
| Primeira Liga | |
| Liga Portugal 2 | |
| Liga 3 | |
| Campeonato de Portugal | |
| Portuguese District Championships | |
| Clubs no longer in competition |