Viseu Football Association


The Associação de Futebol de Viseu is the district governing body for all the football competitions in the Portuguese district of Viseu. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district.

Background

Initially called the Federação Desportiva de Viseu, it was officially founded on October 15, 1926.
The founding clubs were:
Several Viseu clubs compete in the national levels of the Portuguese football league system in competitions run by the Portuguese League for Professional Football and Portuguese Football Federation.
Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores the competitions are organised at a district level, with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. AF Viseu runs a league competition with two divisions, at the fourth and fifth levels of the Portuguese football league system, two cup competition known as Taça AF Viseu and Taça da Primeira Divisão, and a Supercup between the Taça AF Viseu and the Liga de Honra winners.
AF Viseu currently organises District Championships for football and futsal for or all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.

Viseu FA clubs in national leagues (2025–26)

Currently there are 5 Viseu FA clubs playing in the national leagues.
;Liga Portugal
;Liga Portugal 2
;Campeonato de Portugal

Main Competitions

Leagues

The Divisão de Honra is the first tier of the Viseu Football Association. Between 1927 and 1947, it was a Regional Championship called 1ª Divisão. At the end of each season, the top-finishing team is promoted to the Campeonato de Portugal, and the lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the AF Viseu second tier.
Twenty different teams have won the division title; the most successful is Académico de Viseu, with seventeen wins. The inaugural champion was Lusitano.
The 1ª Divisão is the second tier in the Viseu district division and started in the 1951–52 season. In the past it was divided into two zones that divide the district: Zona Norte and Zona Sul. The two winners from each zone played against each other in one play-off to crown the champion. Nowadays it is divided in three zones, the previous two and the new Zona Centro. The final round is contested in a group stage format with the two best teams of each zone plus the two best third-placed teams.
The Segunda Divisão was the third tier of the Viseu Football Association. The first season was 1978–79 but it was abolished after the restructure of the Portuguese football league system, with the 2010–11 season being the competition's last. The first champion was Sernancelhe and final champion was Mangualde.

Taça AF Viseu

YearChampions
1976–77Sampedrense
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80Canas de Senhorim
1980–81Silgueiros
1981–82Silgueiros
1982–83Briosa Pextrafil
1983–84Penalva Castelo
1984–85Oliveira de Frades
1985–86Lusitano
1986–87Sernancelhe
1987–88Mortágua
1988–89Moimenta da Beira
1989–90Ferreira de Aves
1990–91Lamego
1991–92Lamego
1992–93Nelas

YearChampions
1993–94Sernancelhe
1994–95Mangualde
1995–96Lusitano
1996–97Sernancelhe
1997–98Ferreira de Aves
1998–99Souselo
1999–00Cambres
2000–01Santacombadense
2001–02Santacombadense
2002–03Paivense
2003–04Tondela
2004–05Tondela
2005–06Santacombadense
2006–07Cinfães
2007–08Mangualde
2008–09Mangualde

YearChampions
2009–10Sampedrense
2010–11Sátão
2011–12Mangualde
2012–13Castro Daire
2013–14Paivense
2014–15Carregal do Sal
2015–16Penalva Castelo
2016–17Lamego
2017–18Silgueiros
2018–19Ferreira de Aves
2019–20Not played
2020–21Not played
2021–22Mortágua
2022–23Cinfães
2023–24Cinfães
2024–25Carregal do Sal

Taça 1ª Divisão

The Taça 1ª Divisão, created in 2020, is a cup contested by the teams in the 1ª Divisão.
YearChampionsScoreRunners–up
2021Sezurense3–1 Boassas
2022Besteiros1–0 Oliveira do Douro
2023Tarouquense4–1Alvite
2024Vila Chã de Sá2–1Santar
2025Travanca1–0Paivense

Supertaça AF Viseu

The Supertaça AF Viseu, created in 2011, is a match contested by the champions of the previous Divisão de Honra season and the holders of Taça AF Viseu.

Performances

Clubs

Below is listed every team to have won any domestic competitions organized by AF Viseu.
Bold denotes club with the most number of trophies in specified category.

Former clubs

The former member clubs of the AF Viseu are football clubs who lost their status in the by resigning, by becoming defunct, merging with another club, or expulsion.
ClubFoundedLast seasonCouncilCurrent statusRef
18 December 19622010–11ViseuDefunct
1 January 1927ViseuDefunct
1 November 19691989–90MangualdeDefunct
1 December 19382011–12TondelaDefunct
1 January 20002008–09TondelaDefunct
25 March 19831999–2000TondelaDefunct
1 June 20052010–11ViseuDefunct
27 July 19302005–06TondelaDefunct
23 April 19772006–07Carregal do SalDefunct
2 June 19732015–16TondelaDefunct
1 January 19832008–09ViseuDefunct
1 January 19362008–09TondelaDefunct
19862009–10TondelaDefunct
1 January 19792010–11Oliveira de FradesDefunct
1 January 19822008–09São João da PesqueiraDefunct.
2007–08TondelaDefunct. A new club, formed as Novo Capítulo Clube in 2008, was defunct in 2010.
2001–02TondelaDefunct
19462004–05TondelaDefunct
13 January 19932001–02TondelaDefunct
24 January 1976Santa Comba DãoDefunct
25 January 19782011–12TondelaDefunct