# Leiria Football Association

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District football association

Associação de Futebol de Leiria Abbreviation AF Leiria Formation 9 September 1925 Purpose District Football Association Headquarters Rua Manuel Ribeiro de Oliveira Location(s) 2400-178 Leiria Portugal President Júlio João Carreira Vieira Website Official Website

The **Leiria Football Association** ([Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language): *Associação de Futebol de Leiria*) is one of the 22 [District Football Associations](/source/Portuguese_District_Football_Associations) that are affiliated with the [Portuguese Football Federation](/source/Portuguese_Football_Federation). The AF Leiria administers lower-tier [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) in the [district of Leiria](/source/District_of_Leiria).[1]

On 5 January 2014 Leiria FA won the Portuguese Regions Cup and will represent [Portugal](/source/Portugal) in the [2015 UEFA Regions' Cup](/source/2015_UEFA_Regions'_Cup), starting in September 2014.

## Background

The association, commonly abbreviated as the **AF Leiria**, is the governing body for football in the Portuguese district of Leiria. The Football Association is based in Cruz de Areia in Leiria, close to Escola Secundária Francisco Rodrigues Lobo (Francisco Rodrigues Lobo Secondary School) and LeiriaShopping. The Association's President is Júlio Vieira.[2]

Established on 9 September 1925, known then as **Federação Desportiva do Distrito de Leiria** (Leiria District Sports Federation), this Federation however ceased to exist in May 1926, due to the trouble times of the politically unstable and financially chaotic years of the [Portuguese First Republic](/source/Portuguese_First_Republic). On 20 May 1929, Leiria Football Association was restarted, in his current name. New statutes and regulations was discussed and approved, and elected his first President, Acácio de Almeida Henriques. The founding clubs were: Sport Club Bombarralense, [Caldas Sport Clube](/source/Caldas_Sport_Clube), Sporting Club das Caldas, Grupo Desportivo "Os Nazarenos", Sporting Club da Nazaré, [Atlético Clube Marinhense](/source/A.C._Marinhense), Sport Operário Marinhense, Leiria Gimnasio Club, Gimnasio Sportivo Lis e Associação Académica.[3]

## Competitions

Leiria clubs compete in the three national levels of the [Portuguese football league system](/source/Portuguese_football_league_system) in competitions run by the [Portuguese League for Professional Football](/source/Portuguese_League_for_Professional_Football) ([Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) and [Liga de Honra](/source/Liga_de_Honra)) and [Portuguese Football Federation](/source/Portuguese_Football_Federation) ([Campeonato Nacional de Seniores](/source/Campeonato_Nacional_de_Seniores)).

[Caldas Sport Clube](/source/Caldas_Sport_Clube) join the First National Division, where remained four seasons from [1955–56](/source/1955%E2%80%9356_Primeira_Divis%C3%A3o) to [1958–59](/source/1958%E2%80%9359_Primeira_Divis%C3%A3o). In 2012 [União de Leiria](/source/Uni%C3%A3o_de_Leiria) were demoted to the [Segunda Divisão](/source/Segunda_Divis%C3%A3o) after failing to meet the deadline to sign the team in [Liga de Honra](/source/Liga_de_Honra), Leiria was automatically relegated to the [third level](/source/Segunda_Divis%C3%A3o).[4] [Ginásio Clube Alcobaça](/source/Gin%C3%A1sio_Clube_Alcoba%C3%A7a) join the First National Division in [1982-83](/source/1982-83_Primeira_Liga) for one season.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Below the [Campeonato Nacional de Seniores](/source/Campeonato_Nacional_de_Seniores) (Portuguese Third Division) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as **[Distritais](/source/Distritais)**) with each [District Association](/source/Portuguese_District_Football_Associations) organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. The AF Leiria runs to league competitions with the Liga de Honra (1ª division) being at the fourth level of the league system and 1ª Divisão (2ª division) at the fifth level. This second tier is divided into two groups on a geographical basis

In more general terms the AF Leiria currently organises District Championships for Soccer and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Notable clubs affiliated to AF Leiria 2023–24 season

Primeira Liga (tier 1) none Segunda Liga (tier 2) União de Leiria Liga 3 (tier 3) Caldas Sport Clube Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (tier 4) Atlético Clube Marinhense Grupo Desportivo de Peniche Distritais (tiers 5 & 6) Beneditense Ginásio Clube Alcobaça Sporting Clube de Pombal Associação Desportiva Portomosense

## District championships

### Historic champions

Year Champions 1929/30 Atlético Clube Marinhense 1930/31 Caldas Sport Clube 1932/33 Caldas Sport Clube 1933/34 Caldas Sport Clube 1934/35 Atlético Clube Marinhense 1935/36 Sporting Clube das Caldas 1936/37 Atlético Clube Marinhense 1937/38 Atlético Clube Marinhense 1938/39 S.C.U. Torreense Year Champions 1939/40 S.C.U. Torreense 1940/41 S.C.U. Torreense 1941/42 S.C.U. Torreense 1942/43 Atlético Clube Marinhense 1943/44 S.C.U. Torreense 1944/45 S.C.U. Torreense 1945/46 S.C.U. Torreense 1946/47 Ginásio Clube Alcobaça

### Recent Division Honra winners

Season 1ª Divisão 2000/01 Ginásio Clube Alcobaça 2003/04 Grupo Desportivo Os Nazarenos 2004/05 Ginásio Clube Alcobaça 2005/06 Sport Clube Escolar Bombarralense 2006/07 União Desportiva da Serra 2007/08 Grupo Desportivo de Peniche 2008/09 Associação Desportiva Portomosense 2009/10 Sport Clube Escolar Bombarralense 2010/11 Ginásio Clube Alcobaça 2011/12 Centro Cultural e Recreativo Alqueidão da Serra 2012/13 Associação Desportiva Portomosense 2013/14 Sporting Clube Pombal 2014/15 Grupo Desportivo de Peniche 2015/16 Ginásio Clube Alcobaça 2016/17 Marinhense 2017/18 Grupo Desportivo de Peniche 2018/19 Marinhense

[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## List of member clubs

Abbreviation Settlement Official Name Division (tier) Cup Other information Alegre e Unido Bajouca, Leiria Grupo Alegre e Unido Distritais (5) None Alfeizerense Alfeizerão Sport União Alfeizerense Distritais (5) * Alqueidão da Serra Alqueidão da Serra, Porto de Mós Centro Cultural e Recreativo Alqueidão da Serra Distritais (5) * Alvaiázere Alvaiázere Grupo Desportivo de Alvaiázere Distritais (5) None Ansião Ansião Clube dos Caçadores de Ansião Distritais (5) * ARCUDA Albergaria dos Doze, Pombal Associação Recreativa e Cultural Desportiva de Albergaria dos Doze Distritais (5) None Atouguiense Atouguia da Baleia, Peniche Grupo Desportivo Atouguiense Distritais (5) * Avelarense Avelar, Ansião Atlético Clube Avelarense Distritais (5) None Beneditense Benedita, Alcobaça Associação Beneditense de Cultura e Desporto Distritais (4) * * Boavista Boavista, Leiria Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo da Boavista Distritais (5) None Bombarralense Bombarral Sport Clube Escolar Bombarralense Distritais (5) * * Caldas Caldas da Rainha Caldas Sport Clube Campeonato Nacional (3) * * * Caseirinhos Pombal Associação Cultural e Desportiva dos Caseirinhos Distritais (5) None Figueiró dos Vinhos Figueiró dos Vinhos Associação Desportiva de Figueiró dos Vinhos Distritais (4) * Ginásio Alcobaça Alcobaça Ginásio Clube Alcobaça Distritais (4) * * Guiense Guia, Pombal Grupo Desportivo Guiense Distritais (4) * * GRAP Pousos, Leiria Grupo Recreativo Amigos da Paz Distritais (4) None Ilha Ilha, Pombal Grupo Desportivo da Ilha Distritais (5) None Leiria e Marrazes Marrazes, Leiria Sport Clube Leiria e Marrazes Distritais (4) * * Lisboa e Marinha Marinha Grande Sport Lisboa e Marinha Distritais (5) None Maceirinha Maceira, Leiria Associação Cultural e Recreativa Maceirinha Distritais (5) * Marinhense Marinha Grande Atlético Clube Marinhense Distritais (4) * * Mata Mourisquense Mata Mourisca, Pombal Uniao Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Mata Mourisquense Distritais (5) None Meirinhas Meirinhas, Pombal Associação Recreativa de Meirinhas Distritais (4) None Moita do Boi Louriçal, Pombal Associação de Promoção Social, Desportiva, Recreativa e Cultural da Moita do Boi Distritais (5) None Motor Clube Monte Redondo, Leiria Motor Clube Distritais (5) None Nadadouro Nadadouro, Caldas da Rainha Associação Cultural Recreativa Nadadouro Distritais (5) None Nazarenos Nazaré Grupo Desportivo Nazarenos Distritais (4) * * Os Vidreiros Marinha Grande Grupo Desportivo «Os Vidreiros» Distritais (5) * Outeirense Carvide, Leiria Clube Os Democratas Recreativo Outeirense Distritais (5) None Pataiense Pataias, Alcobaça Clube Desportivo Pataiense Distritais (4) * Pedroguense Pedrógão Grande Recreio Pedroguense Distritais (5) None Pelariga Pelariga, Pombal Grupo Desportivo Pelariga Distritais (4) None Peniche Peniche Grupo Desportivo de Peniche Distritais (4) * * * Portomosense Porto de Mós Associação Desportiva Portomosense Campeonato Nacional (3) * * Pousaflores Ansião Grupo Desportivo Recreativo Pousaflores Distritais (5) None Ranha Vermoil, Pombal Associação Desportiva da Ranha Distritais (5) None Santo Amaro Ortigosa, Leiria Grupo Desportivo Santo Amaro Distritais (5) None Sp. Pombal Pombal Sporting Clube de Pombal Distritais (4) * * U.Leiria SAD Leiria União de Leiria Campeonato Nacional (3) * * * U.Leiria Leiria União de Leiria Distritais (4) None Unidos Leiria Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Unidos Distritais (5) None Vieirense Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande Industrial Desportivo Vieirense Distritais (5) * *

**Footnote**

- 1-10 games in [Portuguese Cup](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal). *

- 11-100 games in [Portuguese Cup](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal). * *

- 101+ games in [Portuguese Cup](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal). * * *

## 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 Futebol Leiria"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130210155230/http://www.afleiria.com/Home.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.afleiria.com/Home.aspx) on 2013-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Associação Futebol Leiria - Dirigentes"](http://afleiria.fpf.pt/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o/Org%C3%A3osSociais/Dirigentes.aspx).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Associação Futebol Leiria - História"](http://afleiria.fpf.pt/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o/Hist%C3%B3ria.aspx).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [U.Leiria fora dos Campeonatos profissionais (U. Leiria out of professional competitions)](http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/interior.aspx?content_id=758695) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120903042029/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/interior.aspx?content_id=758695) 2012-09-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine); Record, 25 May 2012 (in Portuguese)

## External links

- [A.F. Leiria](https://web.archive.org/web/20130210155230/http://www.afleiria.com/Home.aspx) (in Portuguese)

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