Competitions
Algarve clubs compete in the four national levels of the Portuguese football league system in competitions run by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (Primeira Liga and Liga de Honra) and Portuguese Football Federation (Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão). In 2009 SC Olhanense were promoted to the Primeira Liga after winning the Liga de Honra. No club from the Algarve had played in the Primeira Liga since 2002.
Below the Terceira Divisão (Portuguese Third Division) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. The AF Algarve runs to league competitions with the Division One (1ª divisão) being at the fifth level of the league system and Division Two (2ª divisão) at the sixth level. At one time this second tier was divided into two groups on a geographical basis
In more general terms the AF Algarve currently organises District Championships for Soccer and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.
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