Campeonato Nacional de Seniores

Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
Country Portugal
Confederation UEFA
Founded 2013
Number of teams 80
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to Segunda Liga
Relegation to Portuguese District Championships
Domestic cup(s) Taça de Portugal
Current champions Freamunde (1st title)
Most championships Freamunde (1 title)
Website fpf.pt
2014–15 Campeonato Nacional

The Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese for Seniors National Championship) is the Portuguese third level football league. It is the only non-professional national league in the country that is organized by the Portuguese Football Federation. The competition was created in 2013 to replace the Portuguese Second and Third Divisions (third and fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system respectively) for the 2013–14 season.

Current format

The first season consisted of 19 clubs from the Districts Championships, 39 from the Portuguese Second Division, 19 from the Portuguese Third Division and the three teams relegated from the Segunda Liga during the 2012–13 season, making 80 clubs. The league is divided in eight series of 10 clubs placed geographically, with the exception of teams from Madeira Islands (divided through the first series) and from the Azores Islands (divided through the last series).[1][2]

Seasons - League Tables

Decade
2010s: 2013–14 2014–15

List of champions

Season Champion Final Score Runner-up Third-place Final Score Fourth place
2013–14 Freamunde 3 – 2 Oriental Vitória de Guimarães B 0 – 0, 2 – 0 Benfica e Castelo Branco

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years and Runner-Up Years
Freamunde 1 0 2014
Oriental 0 1 2014

References

  1. ↑ "FPF reformulates competitive board". Zerozero. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "FPF - Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Rules" (PDF). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

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