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The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal .
Football started to gain popularity in Portugal in the late 19th century, brought by Portuguese students who returned from England. [ 1 ] The first organized game in the country took place in 1875 in Camacha , Madeira , organized by Madeira-born Harry Hinton , who brought a football from England where he was studying.
Before the creation of the Primeira Liga, there was a competition called Championship of Portugal (Campeonato de Portugal), created in 1922 as the first competition of Portuguese football. However, despite its name, it corresponds to today's Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal) and was held in a knock-out basis. Therefore, its winners are not ...
Portugal was drawn in Group I for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying with Albania, Armenia, Denmark, and Serbia. Portugal started off with a 1–0 loss to Albania, which resulted in Paulo Bento being dismissed, and veteran of all three of the major clubs in Primeira Liga, Fernando Santos, being brought in as his replacement. Under Santos, Portugal would ...
From 2021 to 2023, it was known Liga Portugal Bwin. Since 2023, it is called Liga Portugal Betclic. Sponsorship names for seasons. 2002–2005: SuperLiga GalpEnergia; 2005–2006: Liga betandwin.com; 2006–2008: bwin LIGA; 2008–2010: Liga Sagres; 2010–2014: Liga ZON Sagres; 2014–2021: Liga NOS; 2021–2023: Liga Portugal Bwin; 2023 ...
The first two leagues are operated by the Portuguese Professional Football League, and they also guarantee participation in the Portuguese League Cup. Lastly, the third and fourth divisions are divided into two and four leagues respectively and are the only divisions operated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The federation announced the ...
For lists of Portugal national football team results every twenty years see: Portugal national football team results (1921–39) Portugal national football team results (1940–59) Portugal national football team results (1960–79) Portugal national football team results (1980–99) Portugal national football team results (2000–19)
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.