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

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,^{[citation needed]} 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] and União de Coimbra competes in honor division, of Coimbra Football Association.

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.^[5]

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.^[6]^{[clarification needed]}

Notable clubs affiliated to AF Coimbra

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
União de Coimbra

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

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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References

^ "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra" (in Portuguese). AF Coimbra. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^ "Associações Distritais – Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol – apaf.pt" (in Portuguese). APAF. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^ "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra – História" (in Portuguese). AF Coimbra. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^ "Associação Académica de Coimbrar – futebol365.pt" (in Portuguese). futebol365.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-17.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Futebol Total – Coimbra". Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^ "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra – zerozero.pt". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^ "Portugal – Regional Championships – RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2014-06-09.

[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. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Futebol_Total-5] "Futebol Total – Coimbra". Retrieved 2012-04-17.

[zerozero.pt-6] "Associação de Futebol de Coimbra – zerozero.pt". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

[7] "Portugal – Regional Championships – RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2014-06-09.

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