FEDERACAO PORTUGUESA DE FUTEBOL

Portuguese Football Federation is a legal person operating on a non-profit-making basis, with public benefit status, established as a private law association and comprising 22 district and regional associations, one club league, associations of sports agents, clubs or sports societies, players, coaches and referees, registered or affiliated in compliance with its Statutes. It has as main purposes the representation of Portuguese football at national and international level; the management of the competitions of the National Teams; the organisation of local, district and national competitions and the guarantee of the development of football in Portugal in accordance with the sporting spirit and educational, cultural and humanitarian values, through training programmes for the various sports agents. The Portuguese FA ensures the management of 26 men’s and women’s National Teams, in football, futsal and beach soccer, and organises 51 annual competitions. Portugal has 197.000 registered football players.