Beja Football Association

The Associação de Futebol de Beja (Beja Football Association) is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Beja administers lower tier football in the district of Beja.[1]

Associação de Futebol de Beja
AbbreviationAF Beja
Formation1925
PurposeDistrict Football Association
HeadquartersRua Pablo Neruda Nº 1 A/B
Location
President
José Mâncio Rosa Soeiro
Websiteafbeja.com

Background

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Associação de Futebol de Beja, commonly referred to as AF Beja, is the governing body for football in the district of Beja. The Football Association is based in Beja. The Association's President is José Mâncio Rosa Soeiro. The organisation was established on 30 March 1925.[2]

The leading club up until 1945/46 was Luso Sporting Clube (known as Luso Beja) who won the District Championship on 19 occasions.[3] The club was founded in 1916 and first won the championship in 1924/25 when it was run on an unofficial basis.[4]

Competitions

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Beja clubs compete in the third national level of the Portuguese football league system in Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, competition run by the Portuguese Football Federation.

Below 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 Beja runs two league competitions with the Division One (1ª divisão) being at the fourth level of the league system and Division Two (2ª divisão) at the fifth level. At one time this second tier was divided into two groups (série A and série B) on a geographical basis.

In more general terms the AF Beja currently organises District Championships for football and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.[5]

Notable clubs affiliated to AF Beja

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Current Divisions - 2011–12 Season

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The AF Beja runs the following division covering the fifth and sixth tiers of the Portuguese football league system.

Former participants

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Other clubs that have competed in the Distritais since the 1992/93 season include:

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Other clubs

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Other clubs that are affiliated to AF Beja include:

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District Championships

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Historic champions

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Divisional champions

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List of member clubs

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Abbreviation Settlement Official Name Division (tier) Cup Other information
Aldenovense Vila Nova de S. Bento Clube Atlético Aldenovense Distritais (5) *
Aljustrelense Aljustrel Sport Clube Mineiro Aljustrelense Terceira Divisão (4) * *
Almodôvar Almodôvar Clube Desportivo Almodovar Distritais (5) None
Alvorada Ervidel Alvorada Futebol Clube Distritais (6) None
Amarelejense Amareleja Grupo Desportivo Amarelejense Distritais (6) None
Bairro da Conceição Beja Centro de Cultura e Desporto do Bairro Nª Sª da Conceição Distritais (6) None
Barrancos FC Barrancos Barrancos Futebol Clube Distritais (6) None
Cabeça Gorda Cabeça Gorda, Beja Clube Recreativo e Desportivo de Cabeça Gorda Distritais (6) *
Castrense Castro Verde Futebol Clube Castrense Distritais (5) * *
CF Vasco da Gama Vidigueira Clube de Futebol Vasco da Gama Distritais (5) *
Desp. Beja Beja Clube Desportivo de Beja Distritais (5) * *
Despertar SC Beja Despertar Sporting Clube Terceira Divisão (4) *
Entradense Entradas Sociedade Recreativa e Desportiva Entradense Distritais (F) None
Ferreirense Ferreira do Alentejo Sporting Clube Ferreirense Distritais (5) *
GDC Alvito Alvito Grupo Desportivo Cultural Alvito Distritais (F) None
Guadiana Mértola Clube de Futebol Guadiana Distritais (5) None
Juv. Boavista Boavista dos Pinheiros Juventude Futebol Clube Boavista Distritais (F) None
Messejanense Messejana Grupo Desportivo Messejanense Distritais (6) None
Moura Moura Moura Atlético Clube Segunda Divisão (3) * *
Negrilhos Montes Velhos Negrilhos Futebol Clube Distritais (6) None
Odemirense Odemira Sport Clube Odemirense Distritais (5) *
Ourique Ourique Ourique Desportos Clube Distritais (6) *
Panóias Panóias, Beja Clube Desportivo e Cultural de Panóias Distritais (5) None
Piense Pias Piense Sporting Clube Distritais (6) *
Praia Milfontes Vila Nova de Milfontes Clube Desportivo Praia de Milfontes Distritais (5) None
Renascente S.Teotónio São Teotónio Grupo Desportivo Renascente de São Teotónio Distritais (6) None
Rosairense Rosário, Almodôvar Associação Juventude Desportiva Rosairense Distritais (5) None
Sabóia AC Sabóia, Odemira Sabóia Atlético Clube Distritais (6) None
Sanluizense São Luís, Odemira Sociedade Recreativa e Musical Sanluizense Distritais (6) None
São Domingos Mina São Domingos, Mértola São Domingos Futebol Clube Distritais (F) None
São Marcos São Marcos da Ataboeira Futebol Clube de São Marcos Distritais (5) *
Serpa Serpa Futebol Clube de Serpa Distritais (5) * *
Sp. Cuba Cuba, Beja Sporting Clube de Cuba Distritais (5) *
Stª Clara-a-Nova Santa Clara-a-Nova Associação Cultural e Desportiva de Santa Clara-a-Nova Distritais (F) None
Vale de Vargo Vale de Vargo Futebol Clube de Vale de Vargo Distritais (6) None
Footnote

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Associação de Futebol de Beja" (in Portuguese). AF Beja. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  2. ^ "Associações Distritais - Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol - apaf.pt" (in Portuguese). APAF. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  3. ^ "Luso Sporting Clube - footballzz.co.uk". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  4. ^ "Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF". Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  5. ^ "Associação de Futebol de Beja - zerozero.pt". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  6. ^ a b "Futebol Total - Beja". Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  7. ^ "Lista numérica de clubes - Associação de Futebol de Beja - afbeja.com" (PDF) (in Portuguese). AF Beja. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  8. ^ "AF Beja 1ª Divisão - footballzz.co.uk". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-14.