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The FPF Campeonato de Futebol de Praia (English: FPF Beach Soccer Championship) is a league competition for beach soccer clubs in Portugal. Organised by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) who also established the championship in 2012,[1][2] it is the country's primary beach soccer club competition. The national league replaced a previous championship run by district associations as Portugal's paramount club tournament.[1]
Founded | 2012 |
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Country | Portugal |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | Campeonato Elite Campeonato Nacional |
Number of teams | 8 (Elite) 26 (National) |
Level on pyramid | 1–2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Taça de Portugal Futebol Praia |
International cup(s) | Euro Winners Cup Euro Winners Challenge |
Current champions | Braga |
Most championships | Braga (9 titles) |
Website | Official website |
Held between May and September, the season is divided into two parts: the regular season followed by the post-season, with matches taking place across Portugal.[1] Many of the world's best players compete in the championship.
Currently, the competition consists of two divisions: the Elite Championship, the top tier, disputed by the eight best teams who compete for the title – the winners are crowned league champions – and the National Championship, the second tier, open to all other clubs who compete for two promotion spots to the top division.[1]
The top three teams qualify for the upcoming edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC); as of 2020, the league is ranked as the strongest in Europe by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[3]
Braga are the most successful club with eight titles and are the current champions.
The first incarnation of a national championship for Portuguese beach soccer clubs with recognition was originally known as the Liga de Clubes de Futebol de Praia[4] and later the Campeonato Elite de Futebol de Praia,[5] which ran from 2005–2011.[1][6][7] However, it was not arranged by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF); the league was established as a result of cooperation between a number of District Football Associations (that of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Leiria, Santarém, Lisbon, Setúbal and Algarve).[1][8]
In 2010, a second national league competition was also established which ran for two seasons, known as the Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia; unlike the former, this championship received the "institutional support" of the FPF however was still not organised by them – it was run by an independent event organiser.[9][10]
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Ref. | Year | Winners | Runners-up | Ref. | |
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Campeonato Elite de Futebol de Praia | Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia | |||||||
2005 | Porto | Sporting CP | — | |||||
2006 | Benfica | Sporting CP | ||||||
2007 | Benfica | União de Leiria | ||||||
2008 | Vitória de Setúbal | União de Leiria | ||||||
2009 | União de Leiria | Rio Ave | ||||||
2010 | Vitória de Setúbal | Porto | 2010 | Sporting CP | Benfica | |||
2011 | Sporting CP | Vitória de Guimarães | 2011 | Vitória de Guimarães | Sporting CP | |||
Note: The 2010 Elite tournament was still considered the primary national event at the time[6] as it took place before the inaugural Circutio season later in 2010; so both are considered national championship results.[11] In 2011, with the Circutio now established, it was viewed as the main national championship, with the 2011 Elite tournament losing its prestige and being seen as simply a warm up event for the upcoming Circutio league season.[12] |
During this time, there were calls for the FPF to establish their own, official championship.[13] The FPF ultimately started the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Praia as the first official national league (that is to say, run by the country's national association) in 2012, superseding the above two de facto national championships which ceased.[1]
As of 2019; current format introduced in 2015 (with minor revisions since).[1][14][15][16]
The championship consists of two championships/divisions; clubs can move between the divisions through a system of promotion and relegation:
Both championships are played in two phases; a regular season (May through August) and a post-season (August/September).
As of 2019[17]
Elite Championship
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National Championship
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Scheduled for use during the 2019 season for the Elite Division:[18]
The following lists the winners and runners-up of the top tier; the former are crowned Portuguese league champions.
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Ref. |
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2012 | Belenenses | ACD O Sótão | |
2013 | Braga | Estoril Praia | |
2014 | Braga | Sporting CP | |
2015 | Braga | Sporting CP | |
2016 | Sporting CP | Braga | |
2017 | Braga | Sporting CP | |
2018 | Braga | Sporting CP | |
2019 | Braga | Sporting CP | |
2020 | Sporting CP | Braga | |
2021 | Braga | Casa Benfica de Loures | |
2022 | Braga | Casa Benfica de Loures | |
2023 | Braga | ACD O Sótão |
Note: From 2010–2014 there was only one division comprising the league. Those results have been included as de facto Elite Division results.
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Braga | 9 | 2 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 2016, 2020 |
Sporting CP | 2 | 5 | 2016, 2020 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Belenenses | 1 | 0 | 2012 | – |
Casa Benfica de Loures | 0 | 2 | – | 2021, 2022 |
ACD O Sótão | 0 | 2 | – | 2012, 2023 |
Estoril Praia | 0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
The second tier was introduced in 2015;[1] the following lists the winners and runners-up. Both are promoted to the top tier.
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Varzim | 2 | 1 | 2015, 2020 | 2017 |
Leixões | 2 | 0 | 2017, 2021 | – |
GD Chaves | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2019 |
Nacional | 1 | 0 | 2016 | – |
Alfarim | 1 | 0 | 2018 | – |
ACD O Sótão | 1 | 0 | 2019 | – |
AD Nazaré 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | – |
Casa Benfica de Loures | 0 | 1 | – | 2015 |
Vila Franca Rosario | 0 | 1 | – | 2016 |
Sesimbra | 0 | 1 | – | 2018 |
Buarcos 2017 | 0 | 1 | – | 2020 |
São Domingos de Setúbal | 0 | 1 | – | 2021 |
Belenenses | 0 | 1 | – | 2022 |
Vilar Flor SC | 0 | 1 | – | 2023 |
The Euro Winners Cup (EWC), held every May/June since 2013, is a competition contested by the best teams from Europe's domestic beach soccer leagues to determine a European club champion.
A club's final league position determines their qualification route to the EWC.[19] The following table shows the history of qualification opportunities for Portuguese clubs:
Year | Final league position | Total clubs qualified | |||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th & below | ||
2013–16 | A | n/a | 1 | ||
2017–18 | A | PR | 1+ | ||
2019– | A | PR | 3+ | ||
Key: Qualification is... A Automatic.
n/a Not possible.
(Host club also qualifies automatically; From 2013–18, |
The following documents the performances of Portuguese clubs that have qualified for the EWC:
C | Champions | Round of 16 | ||
2nd | Runners-up | R32 | Round of 32 | |
3rd | Third place | GS | Group stage | |
4th | Fourth Place | • | Did not participate | |
Quarter-finals | Host club / country |
Team \ Years | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
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ACD O Sótão | • | • | • | • | 15th | GS | GS | 7th | 7th | GS | 3rd | 7 |
ACD O Sótão Norte | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R32 | • | • | 2 |
Alfarim | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Belenenses | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
Braga | • | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | C | C | C | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 10 |
Buarcos 2017 | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | R32 | GS | R32 | 4 |
Caxinas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
CB Loures | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R32 | • | 15th | C | • | 4 |
CB Caldas da Rainha | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 1 |
Chaves | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
Costa Caparica | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
GR Amigos Paz | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 12th | GS | GS | 5 |
Nacional | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | • | R32 | 4 |
Os Nazarenos | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | GS | • | • | 2 |
Porto Mendo | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
São Domingos | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
Sesimbra | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | 3 |
Sporting CP | • | • | • | • | 7th | 5th | 11th | 9th | R32 | 11th | • | 6 |
Varzim | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R32 | GS | • | 2 |
Vila Flor | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
Portuguese teams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
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