Current Hierarchical Divisional Breakdowns
- Professional
- Primeira Liga - Premier League (16 teams)
- Segunda Liga - Second League (22 teams)
- Non-professional
- Segunda Divisão - Second Division (3 geographical zones of 16 teams: North, Center and South)
- Terceira Divisão - Third Division (7 geographical series of: A and B (for northern clubs), C and D (for central clubs), E and F (for southern and Madeira Islands clubs) and Serie Azores (for Azorean clubs))
- District Divisions (22 divisions and respective minor divisions organized by the District Football Associations)
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