Portuguese football league system

The Portuguese association football league system is the following:

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Primeira Liga 18 clubs
2	LigaPro 24 clubs
3	Campeonato de Portugal
	Serie A (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie B (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie C (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie D (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie E (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie F (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie G (Regional league) 10 clubs	Serie H (Regional league) 10 clubs

4	Portuguese District First Levels
	Viana do Castelo FA First Division (District league) 16 clubs	Braga FA Pro-National Division (District league) 18 clubs	Bragança FA Division of Honour (District league) 14 clubs	Vila Real FA Division of Honour (District league) 14 clubs	Porto FA Elite Division (District league) 20 clubs
	Aveiro FA First Division (District league) 18 clubs	Viseu FA Division of Honour (District league) 16 clubs	Guarda FA First Division (District league) 14 clubs	Coimbra FA Division of Honour (District league) 16 clubs	Leiria FA Division of Honour (District league) 16 clubs
	Castelo Branco FA First Division (District league) 10 clubs	Portalegre FA First Division (District league) 10 clubs	Santarém FA First Division (District league) 14 clubs	Lisbon FA Pró-National Division (District league) 16 clubs	Setúbal FA First Division (District league) 16 clubs
	Évora FA Elite Division (District league) 12 clubs	Beja FA First Division (District league) 14 clubs	Algarve FA First Division (District league) 18 clubs	Madeira FA First Division (District league) 12 clubs	Liga Meo Azores (Regional league) 10 clubs

5	Portuguese District Second Levels
	Viana do Castelo FA Second Division (District league) 16 clubs	Braga FA Honour Division (Series A and B) (District league) 32 clubs	Porto FA Honour Division (District league) 18 clubs	Aveiro FA Second Division (Series A, B and C) (District league) 45 clubs	Viseu FA First Division (North and South Zones) (District league) 23 clubs		Guarda FA Second Division (District league) 7 clubs
	Coimbra FA First Division (District league) 16 clubs	Leiria FA First Division (A, B and C Zones)(District league) 26 clubs	Santarém FA Second Division (Series 1 and 2) (District league) 20 clubs	Lisbon FA Honour Division (District league) 16 clubs	Setúbal FA Second Division (A and B Zones) (District league) 8 clubs		Évora FA Honour Division (District league) 10 clubs
	Beja FA Second Division (Series A and B) (District league) 17 clubs	Madeira FA Second Division (District league) 8 clubs	Ponta Delgada FA São Miguel First Division (District league) 9 clubs	Horta FA Pico/Faial League (District league) 5 clubs(2013-14)	Angra do Heroísmo FA Regional League
					Angra do Heroísmo FA São Jorge League (District league) 4 clubs(2013-14)	Angra do Heroísmo FA Terceira League (District league) 6 clubs(2013-14)

6	Portuguese District Third Levels
	Braga FA First Division (Series A, B and C) (District league) 44 clubs						Porto FA First Division (District league) 32 clubs					Lisbon FA First Division (Series 1 and 2) (District league) 24 clubs					Évora FA First Division (District league) 9 clubs					Ponta Delgada FA São Miguel Second Division (District league) 7 clubs (2013-14)

7	Portuguese District Fourth Levels
	Porto FA Second Division (Series 1 and 2) (District league) 36 clubs																				Lisbon FA Second Division (District league) 14 clubs

External links

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National teams	Portugal captains hat-tricks Women's B U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15

League system	Primeira Liga (hat-tricks) LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino

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

Domestic cups	Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Taça de Portugal de Futebol Feminino Supertaça de Futebol Feminino

Defunct competitions	Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão Taça Ribeiro dos Reis Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol Liga Intercalar

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