| Founded | 10 August 1912 |
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| Country | Portugal |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 134 36(Division of Elite) 32(Division of Honour) 32(First Division) 34(Second Division) |
| Level on pyramid | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Promotion to | Campeonato de Portugal |
| Domestic cup(s) | Taça de Portugal Taça AF Porto |
| Website | www |
ThePorto Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol do Porto; abbreviated asAF Porto) is the district governing body for all football and futsal competitions in the Portuguesedistrict 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 ofF.C. Porto andLeixões 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.[1]
Below theCampeonato de Portugal (Portuguese third level) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese asDistritais) with eachDistrict 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 thePortuguese football league system and a cup competition known as Taça AF Porto (since 2013–14). Taça AF Porto winners and Elite Division runner-ups earn a spot in the following season'sTaça de Portugal.
Currently there are 17 Porto FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second and third levels of thePortuguese football league system. Aves, Boavista, Leça, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel, Porto, Rio Ave, Salgueiros, Tirsense, Trofense, Varzim, the forerunners to Felgueiras and the defunctAcadémico do Porto have competed inPrimeira Liga, which at 14 clubs is the highest total for a District Association.
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The AF Porto runs the following divisions:
| Club won the Porto Championship |
Source: www.afporto.pt[5]
These are the most successful Porto FA clubs in the history of Primeira Liga (as of the 2022–23 season):
| Pos | Team | S | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | T | Debut | Since/ Last App | Best | |
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| 1 | Porto | 89 | 5570 | 2534 | 1705 | 455 | 380 | 5627 | 2222 | 3405 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 1934–35 | 1934–35 | 1 | [A] |
| 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 | [B] |
| 13 | Felgueiras | 1 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 47 | -18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | 16 | [C] |
| 14 | Trofense | 1 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | 16 |
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| Liga Portugal 2 | |
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| Campeonato de Portugal | |
| Portuguese District Championships | |
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