Castelo Branco Football Association


The Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Castelo Branco administers lower tier football in the district of Castelo Branco.

Background

Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as AF Castelo Branco, is the governing body for football in the district of Castelo Branco which covers the 11 municipalities of Belmonte, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Fundão, Idanha-a-Nova, Oleiros, Penamacor, Proença-a-Nova, Sertã, Vila de Rei and Vila Velha de Ródão. The Football Association is based in Castelo Branco. The Association's President is Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes.
The organisation was established on 22 March 1936 and the early clubs included:
Out of the 10 founding clubs, six no longer exist. Sporting Clube da Covilhã has been the most successful and has competed in the national division.

Notable clubs in the Castelo Branco FA

The AF Castelo Branco runs the following division covering the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system.

1ª Divisão

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

Historic champions

YearChampions
1936/37Sporting da Covilhã
1937/38Sporting da Covilhã
1938/39Sporting da Covilhã
1939/40Sporting da Covilhã
1940/41Sporting da Covilhã
1941/42Sporting da Covilhã

YearChampions
1942/43Sporting da Covilhã
1943/44Sporting da Covilhã
1944/45Sporting da Covilhã
1945/46Sporting da Covilhã
1946/47Sporting da Covilhã

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