# Castelo Branco Football Association > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Castelo_Branco_Football_Association > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Castelo_Branco_Football_Association.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_Branco_Football_Association > Source revision: 1348422033 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Portuguese Football Federation association Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco Abbreviation AF Castelo Branco Formation 1936 Purpose District Football Association Headquarters Quinta do Amieiro de Baixo, Lt. 4 Location(s) Apartado 75 6001-129 Castelo Branco Portugal President Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes Website afcastelobranco.pt The **Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco** *(Castelo Branco Football Association)* is one of the 22 [District Football Associations](/source/Portuguese_District_Football_Associations) that are affiliated to the [Portuguese Football Federation](/source/Portuguese_Football_Federation). The AF Castelo Branco administers lower tier [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) in the [district of Castelo Branco](/source/District_of_Castelo_Branco).[1] ## 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](/source/District_of_Castelo_Branco) which covers the 11 municipalities of [Belmonte](/source/Belmonte_Municipality), [Castelo Branco](/source/Castelo_Branco_Municipality), [Covilhã](/source/Covilh%C3%A3_Municipality), [Fundão](/source/Fund%C3%A3o_Municipality%2C_Portugal), [Idanha-a-Nova](/source/Idanha-a-Nova_Municipality), [Oleiros](/source/Oleiros_Municipality%2C_Castelo_Branco), [Penamacor](/source/Penamacor_Municipality), [Proença-a-Nova](/source/Proen%C3%A7a-a-Nova_Municipality), [Sertã](/source/Sert%C3%A3_Municipality), [Vila de Rei](/source/Vila_de_Rei_Municipality) and [Vila Velha de Ródão](/source/Vila_Velha_de_R%C3%B3d%C3%A3o_Municipality). The Football Association is based in [Castelo Branco](/source/Castelo_Branco_Municipality). The Association's President is Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes.[2] The organisation was established on 22 March 1936 and the early clubs included: - Associação Académica Albicastrense - Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Castelo Branco - Clube de Futebol "Os Albicastrenses" - Clube de Futebol "Os Covilhanenses" - Desportivo Operário Covilhanense - Onze Vermelho Albicastrense - Sport Tortosendo e Benfica - Sporting Clube de Castelo Branco - [Sporting Clube da Covilhã](/source/Sporting_Clube_da_Covilh%C3%A3) - Sporting Clube do Fundão Out of the 10 founding clubs, six no longer exist. [Sporting Clube da Covilhã](/source/Sporting_Clube_da_Covilh%C3%A3) has been the most successful and has competed in the national division.[3] ## Notable clubs in the Castelo Branco FA - [Sporting Covilhã](/source/Sporting_Covilh%C3%A3) — only Castelo Branco club to compete in [Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) - [Benfica de Castelo Branco](/source/Benfica_Castelo_Branco) - [Sertanense](/source/Sertanense) - [G.D. Vitória de Sernache](/source/G.D._Vit%C3%B3ria_de_Sernache) ## 2013–14 season The AF Castelo Branco runs the following division covering the fourth tier of the [Portuguese football league system](/source/Portuguese_football_league_system). ### 1ª Divisão - Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Atalaia do Campo - Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Pedrogão de S. Pedro - Associação Desportiva e Cultural de Proença-A-Nova - Associação Desportiva Estação - [Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Oleiros](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Recreativa_e_Cultural_de_Oleiros) - Centro Desportivo Recreativo e Cultural de Vila Velha de Rodão - Clube Académico do Fundão - [Clube Desportivo de Alcains](/source/Clube_Desportivo_de_Alcains) - Grupo Desportivo Teixosense - [Grupo Desportivo Vitória de Sernache](/source/Grupo_Desportivo_Vit%C3%B3ria_de_Sernache) - União Desportiva de Belmonte[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Former participants Other clubs that have competed in the [Distritais](/source/Distritais) since the 1992/93 season include: Associação Cultural e Desportiva de Ferro Associação Cultural e Desportiva dos Amigos da Meimoa Associação Cultural e Recreativa Juncalense Associação Cultural Recreativa Desportiva do Cabeçudo Associação Desportiva Cultural Recreativa Amigos Soalheira Associação Desportiva do Fundão Associação Desportiva Penamacorense Associação Recreativa e Cultural Aldeia Nova Cabo Carvalhense Futebol Clube Centro Cultural Desportivo Recreativo Colmeal da Torre Centro Cultural e Desportivo Estrela do Zézere (Boidobra) Centro Cultural Recreativo Salgueiro do Campo Centro Desportivo Universitário da Beira Interior Centro Popular de Cultura e Desporto de Lardosa Clube Desportivo de Póvoa de Rio de Moínhos Clube Desportivo e Recreativo de Escalos de Cima Clube Recreativo de Aldeia do Souto Clube União Idanhense Desportivo de Castelo Branco Futebol Clube Estrela de Unhais da Serra Grupo Desportivo Águias de Moradal Grupo Desportivo Águias do Canhoso Grupo Desportivo Cultural Silvares Grupo Desportivo e Cultural dos Três Povos Grupo Desportivo Recreativo e Cultural Escalos de Baixo Grupo Desportivo Recreativo e Cultural Orvalho Grupo Desportivo Vales Rio Grupo Desportivo Valverde Industria Futebol Clube Cebolense Paúl Cultural Desportivo Sport Clube do Barco Sport Clube São Vicente da Beira União Desportiva Cariense União Lousense Vilarregense Futebol Clube [4] ## District Championships ### Historic champions Year Champions 1936/37 Sporting da Covilhã 1937/38 Sporting da Covilhã 1938/39 Sporting da Covilhã 1939/40 Sporting da Covilhã 1940/41 Sporting da Covilhã 1941/42 Sporting da Covilhã Year Champions 1942/43 Sporting da Covilhã 1943/44 Sporting da Covilhã 1944/45 Sporting da Covilhã 1945/46 Sporting da Covilhã 1946/47 Sporting da Covilhã **Titles** - [Sporting da Covilhã](/source/Sporting_da_Covilh%C3%A3) - 11 [5] ### Recent divisional winners Seasons 1ª Divisão 2005/06 Penamacorense 2006/07 Unhais da Serra 2007/08 Atalaia do Campo 2008/09 Alcains 2009/10 Águias do Moradal 2010/11 Penamacorense 2011/12 Vitória de Sernache 2012/13 Águias do Moradal 2013/14 Vitória de Sernache 2014/15 Águias do Moradal 2015/16 Covilhã B 2016/17 Águias do Moradal [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [Portuguese District Football Associations](/source/Portuguese_District_Football_Associations) - [Portuguese football competitions](/source/Portuguese_football_competitions) - [List of football clubs in Portugal](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Portugal) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco"](http://www.afcastelobranco.pt/) (in Portuguese). AF Castelo Branco. Retrieved 2012-04-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Associações Distritais – Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol – apaf.pt"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120622173352/http://www.apaf.pt/apaf/entidades/?p=2) (in Portuguese). APAF. Archived from [the original](http://www.apaf.pt/apaf/entidades/?p=2) on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-04-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco - Historia"](http://www.afcastelobranco.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/CASTELO_BRANCO/CBRANCO_ASSOCIACAO/HISTORIA/FUNDACAO) (in Portuguese). AF Castelo Branco. Retrieved 2012-04-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Futebol_Total_4-0)** ["Futebol Total - Castelo Branco"](http://futeboltotal-victor.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/AF%20Castelo%20Branco). Retrieved 2012-04-04. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Portugal - Regional Championships - RSSSF"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portregchamp.html). *Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation*. Retrieved 2012-04-11. v t e Football in Portugal FPF • LPFP • League system Men's National teams Portugal B U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15 Futsal Beach League system Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional Primeira Liga Liga Portugal 2 Liga 3 Campeonato de Portugal Domestic cups Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Women's National teams Portugal U-19 U-17 Futsal Beach League system Campeonato Nacional Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Campeonato Nacional III Divisão Domestic cups Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça de Portugal District Associations Algarve Angra do Heroísmo Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Guarda Horta Leiria Lisbon Madeira Ponta Delgada Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu Defunct competitions Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão Taça Ribeiro dos Reis Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol Liga Intercalar Clubs • Clubs in international competitions • Club honours • Silver ball • Venues • Derbies • Ultras • Foreign players • Footballers • Managers Authority control databases VIAF --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Castelo Branco Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_Branco_Football_Association) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_Branco_Football_Association?action=history)). 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