{{Short description|Football association in Portugal}} {{Infobox Organization |name = Associação de Futebol de Coimbra |image = Associação_de_Futebol_de_Coimbra.png |image_border = |image_size = 200 |caption = |abbreviation = AF Coimbra |formation = 1922 |purpose = District Football Association |headquarters = Rua Ferreira Borges, 155 – 2º |location = 3000–180 Coimbra ou Apartado<br />6077–301 [[Coimbra Municipality|Coimbra]]<br /> [[Portugal]] |coordinates = |leader_title = President |leader_name = Apolino Manuel dos Santos Pereira |website = [http://www.afcoimbra.com/ afCoimbra.com] }} [[File:Coimbra City Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|240px|''Estádio Efapel Cidade de Coimbra'']]
The '''Associação de Futebol de Coimbra''' ''(Coimbra Football Association)'' is one of the 22 [[Portuguese District Football Associations|District Football Associations]] that are affiliated to the [[Portuguese Football Federation]]. The AF Coimbra administers lower tier [[football (soccer)|football]] in the [[district of Coimbra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afcoimbra.com/ |title=Associação de Futebol de Coimbra |publisher=AF Coimbra |language=pt |access-date=2012-04-17}}</ref>
== Background == Associação de Futebol de Coimbra, commonly referred to as AF Coimbra,{{cn|date=January 2023}} is the governing body for football in the [[district of Coimbra]]. The football association is based in [[Coimbra Municipality|Coimbra]]. The association's president is Apolino Manuel dos Santos Pereira.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apaf.pt/apaf/entidades/?p=2 |title=Associações Distritais – Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol – apaf.pt |publisher=APAF |language=pt |access-date=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622173352/http://www.apaf.pt/apaf/entidades/?p=2 |archive-date=2012-06-22 }}</ref>
The organisation was founded on 22 October 1922 following meetings held at Sport Clube Conimbricense. The provisional constitution was prepared by Dr. Mário Machado, Manuel Camões, João Barata and Lt. Ribeiro da Costa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afcoimbra.com/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/COIMBRA/COIMBRA_ASSOCIACAO/HISTORIA |title=Associação de Futebol de Coimbra – História |publisher=AF Coimbra |language=pt |access-date=2012-04-17}}</ref>
==Competitions== Coimbra clubs compete in two of the three national levels of the [[Portuguese football league system]] in competitions run by the [[Portuguese League for Professional Football]] ([[Primeira Liga]] and [[Segunda Liga]]) and [[Portuguese Football Federation]] ([[Campeonato Nacional de Seniores]]). [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.]] play in the Primeira Liga<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futebol365.pt/equipas/info_equipa.asp?equipa=Acad%E9mica&comp=SuperLiga&edicao=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426121553/http://www.futebol365.pt/equipas/info_equipa.asp?equipa=Acad%E9mica&comp=SuperLiga&edicao=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |title=Associação Académica de Coimbrar – futebol365.pt |publisher=futebol365.pt |language=pt |access-date=2012-04-17 }}</ref> and [[União de Coimbra]] competes in honor division, of Coimbra Football Association.
The [[Campeonato Nacional de Seniores]] the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as [[distritais]]) with each [[Portuguese District Football Associations|district association]] organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. The AF Coimbra runs two league competitions known as the Division of Honour (honra) at the fourth level of the league system and two series below, 1ª divisão (série A) and 1ª divisão (série B), at the fifth level.<ref name="Futebol Total">{{cite web |url= http://futeboltotal-victor.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/AF%20Coimbra |title= Futebol Total – Coimbra |access-date=2012-04-17 }}</ref>
In more general terms the AF Coimbra currently organises district championships for football and futsal for men and women for all age groups including senior, junior, youth, beginners, infants, and schools.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}{{clarify|reason=a school is not an age group|date=January 2023}}
==Notable clubs affiliated to AF Coimbra== {{unreferenced section|date=January 2023}} * [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica de Coimbra]] * [[União de Coimbra]]
==Divisions – 2013–14 season== {{unreferenced section|date=January 2023}} The AF Coimbra runs the following divisions covering the fourth and fifth tiers of the [[Portuguese football league system]].
===Honra=== {{Col-start}} {{Col-1-of-2}} *Ançã Futebol Clube *[[Associação Académica de Coimbra]] *Associação Atlética de Arganil *Associação Desportiva de Lagares da Beira *Associação Desportiva de Poiares *Associação Educativa e Recreativa de Góis *[[Clube Desportivo e Recreativo Penelense]] *[[F.C. Oliveira do Hospital]] *[[União de Coimbra]]
{{Col-2-of-2}} *Febres Sport Clube *Grupo Desportivo Pampilhosense *Grupo Recreativo O Vigor da Mocidade *Real Clube Brasfemes *Touring Clube da Praia de Mira *União Clube Eirense *[[União Desportiva da Tocha]] {{Col-end}}
{{Col-start}} {{Col-1-of-2}}
===1ª divisão – série A===
*Associação Desportiva de São Mamede *Associação Desportiva e Cultural da Adémia *Associação Desportiva e Cultural de S. Pedro de Alva *Clube Académico das Gândaras - Recreativo Cultural Social *[[Clube Condeixa Associação Cultural e Desportiva]] *[[Clube Desportivo Lousanense]] *Clube Recreativo Agrário Desportivo de Lamas *Grupo Desportivo dos Moínhos *Mocidade Futebol Clube
{{Col-2-of-2}}
===1ª divisão – série B===
*[[Académica O.A.F.]] B *Associação Cultural Desportiva e Solidariedade de Vinha da Raínha *[[C.F. Os Marialvas|Clube de Futebol Marialvas]] *Esperança Atlético Clube *Futebol Clube de S. Silvestre *Grupo Desportivo Cova-Gala *Grupo Desportivo de Sepins *Grupo Desportivo Os Águias *Sporting Clube Ribeirense {{Col-end}}
===Historic champions=== {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" ! style= width="100px" |Year ! style= width="400px" |Champions |- |1922/23||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1923/24||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1924/25||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1925/26||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |1926/27||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |1927/28||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1928/29||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |1929/30||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |1930/31||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |1931/32||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |1932/33||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1933/34||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1934/35||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" ! style= width="100px" |Year ! style= width="400px" |Champions |- |1935/36||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1936/37||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1937/38||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1938/39||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1939/40||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1940/41||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1941/42||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1942/43||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1943/44||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1944/45||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1945/46||[[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] |- |1946/47||[[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] |- |} {{col-end}}
;Titles * [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] – 18 * [[C.F. União de Coimbra|União de Coimbra]] – 7 <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portregchamp.html |title= Portugal – Regional Championships – RSSSF |work= Paulo Martins and João Nunes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=2014-06-09 }}</ref>
==See also== * [[Portuguese football competitions]] * [[List of football clubs in Portugal]]
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Football in Portugal}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Portuguese District Football Associations|Coimbra]] [[Category:Sports organizations established in 1922]] [[Category:Sport in Coimbra District]]