Background
Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as AF Castelo Branco, is the governing body for football in the district of Castelo Branco which covers the 11 municipalities of Belmonte, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Fundão, Idanha-a-Nova, Oleiros, Penamacor, Proença-a-Nova, Sertã, Vila de Rei and Vila Velha de Ródão. The Football Association is based in Castelo Branco. The Association's President is Jorge Manuel Farinha Nunes.
The organisation was established on 22 March 1936 and the early clubs included:
- Associação Académica Albicastrense
- Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Castelo Branco
- Clube de Futebol "Os Albicastrenses"
- Clube de Futebol "Os Covilhanenses"
- Desportivo Operário Covilhanense
- Onze Vermelho Albicastrense
- Sport Lisboa e Tortosendo
- Sporting Clube de Castelo Branco
- Sporting Clube da Covilhã
- Sporting Clube do Fundão
Out of the 10 founding clubs, six no longer exist. Sporting Clube da Covilhã has been the most successful and has competed in the national division.
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