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The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (divisões, singular – divisão).The top teams play in the Primeira Liga, named Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons.
The Cup is organised by the Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol) and is played by all teams in the Primeira Liga, Segunda Liga, Liga 3 and Campeonato de Portugal, by the 20 District Championship runners-up and by the 20 District Cup winners. Some extra teams from the District Championships might be invited in order ...
Association football (Portuguese: futebol), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese students arriving back home from studying in England.
João Luís de Moura, the fourth President of the Portuguese Football Federation. Founded on 31 March 1914 by the three then existing regional associations - Lisbon, Portalegre and Porto - the Portuguese Football Union was the predecessor of the Portuguese Football Federation, which won its name at the Extraordinary Congress of 28 May 1926.
In 1991, it changed its name to Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Professional and in the year 2020, changed the name into the current one. The LP is responsible for the organisation and supervision of the top two leagues , Liga Portugal , Liga Portugal 2 and of the Taça da Liga , a knockout cup competition limited to the clubs competing in these ...
Santa Maria FC currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Série A which is the third tier of Portuguese football.The club was founded in 1943 and they play their home matches at the Estádio da Devesas in Galegos (Santa Maria), Barcelos.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player. This is a list of players who earned 25 or more caps for the Portugal national football team. For all players who have played for Portugal, see Category:Portugal men's international footballers. As of November 2024, 125 players have reached this milestone for Portugal.
The Campeonato de Portugal was introduced in 2013 as the new third-level championship, under the name Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Seniors National Championship), replacing both the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão (former third and fourth divisions, respectively). On 22 October 2015, it adopted its current naming.