Angra do Heroísmo Football Association

Region served
Terceira, São Jorge, Graciosa
Official language
Portuguese
President
Nuno Duarte Pamplona Maciel
Vice-President
José Vieira Félix
Vice-President
Roldão Jacinto Coelho Duarte
Assembly President
Roldão Jacinto Coelho Duarte
Parent organization
Portuguese Football FederationWebsitewww.afah.pt
Formerly called
Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo

The Angra do Heroísmo Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo) is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated with the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Angra do Heroísmo administers lower-tier football in the municipalities on the islands of Terceira, São Jorge, and Graciosa, within the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.[1]

Background

The association, commonly abbreviated as the AF Angra do Heroísmo, is the governing body for football in the former Portuguese district of Angra do Heroísmo. Established in 1921, the Association, which is seated in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, regulates football in the three Azorean islands of Terceira, São Jorge, and Graciosa.

Competitions

Clubs within the Association compete in two of the three levels of the national Portuguese football league in competitions run by the Portuguese Football Federation (Campeonato Nacional de Seniores). In 2013-14, the highest ranked club was Sport Clube Praiense which competed in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (the third-tier of the league system).

Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores the competitions are organised by districts (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geography and other factors. Consequently, the AF Angra do Heroísmo runs three island championships for the islands of Terceira, São Jorge, and Graciosa.

In addition, the AF Angra do Heroísmo organizes District Championships for football and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.[2]

Notable clubs affiliated to AF Angra do Heroísmo

Current Divisions - 2011–12 Season

The AF Angra do Heroísmo run the following three island championships covering the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system.[2]

Ilha Graciosa

  • Graciosa Futebol Clube
  • Grupo Desportivo Luzense
  • Sport Clube Marítimo (Graciosa)

Ilha São Jorge

  • Futebol Clube da Calheta
  • Futebol Clube Marítimo Velense
  • Futebol Clube Urzelinense
  • Grupo Desportivo Velense

Ilha Terceira

  • Boavista Clube da Ribeirinha
  • Grupo Desportivo das Fontinhas
  • Juventude Desportiva Lajense
  • Os Marítimos de São Mateus Sport Clube
  • Sport Clube Barreiro
  • Sport Clube Vilanovense

[2][3]

Former participants

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

Ilha Graciosa

  • Grupo Desportivo Mocidade Praiense

Ilha São Jorge

  • Grupo Desportivo Beira
  • Grupo Desportivo Topo

Ilha Terceira

  • Carioca Futebol Club
  • Clube Desportivo de Belém
  • Clube Desportivo Praia
  • Grupo Desportivo Casa Povo 4 Ribeiras
  • Grupo Desportivo Recreativo Agualva
  • Sport Clube Barbarense
  • Sporting Clube Os Leões
  • União Desportiva Praiense
  • União Sebastianense Futebol Clube

[3]

List of member clubs

Abbreviation Settlement (Island) Official Name Division (tier) Cup Other information
Angrense Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) Sport Clube Angrense Segunda Divisão (3) * *
Barreiro Porto Judeu, Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) Sport Clube Barreiro Distritais (5) *
Belém Terra Chã, Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) Clube Desportivo de Belém Distritais (F) None
Boavista Ribeirinha Ribeirinha, Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) Boavista Clube da Ribeirinha Distritais (5) *
FC Calheta Calheta (São Jorge) Futebol Clube da Calheta Distritais (5) None
FC Urzelinense Urzelina (São Jorge) Futebol Clube Urzelinense Distritais (5) None
Fontinhas Fontinhas, Praia da Vitória (Terceira) Grupo Desportivo das Fontinhas Distritais (5) None
GD Beira Velas (São Jorge) Grupo Desportivo Beira Distritais (F) *
Graciosa FC Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Graciosa) Graciosa Futebol Clube Distritais (5) *
Guadalupe Guadalupe (Graciosa) Sporting Clube de Guadalupe Terceira Divisão (4) *
Lajense Praia da Vitória (Terceira) Juventude Desportiva Lajense Distritais (5) *
Lusitânia Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) Sport Clube Lusitânia Terceira Divisão (4) * *
Luzense Luz, Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Graciosa) Grupo Desportivo Luzense Distritais (5) None
Marítimo Graciosa Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Graciosa) Sport Clube Marítimo (Graciosa) Distritais (5) * *
Maritimo Velense Velas (São Jorge) Futebol Clube Marítimo Velense Distritais (5) *
Os Marítimos São Mateus da Calheta, Angra do Heroismo (Terceira) Os Marítimos de São Mateus Sport Clube Distritais (5) None
SC Os Leões Porto Judeu, Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) Sporting Clube Os Leões Distritais (F) *
Praiense Praia da Vitória (Terceira) Sport Clube Praiense Terceira Divisão (4) * *
SC Vilanovense Vila Nova, Praia da Vitória (Terceira) Sport Clube Vilanovense Distritais (5) *
Velense Velas (São Jorge) Grupo Desportivo Velense Distritais (5) *

Footnote

References

  1. ^ "Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo" (in Portuguese). AF Angra do Heroísmo. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo - zerozero.pt". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "Futebol Local - Angra do Heroísmo". Retrieved 2012-03-27.

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