National Championship
The nation was urging for a nationwide competition and the clubs organized a National Championship (Campeonato Nacional) for the most important District Associations clubs (Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Madeira, Algarve, and Braga). This championship was played on a knock-out basis and was very similar to today's Cup of Portugal.
But after the formation of the first Portuguese Football Union (União Portuguesa de Futebol), and later (1926) Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol), the organization dissolved the former competitions and reformed the Portuguese football.
Read more about this topic: Portuguese Football Competitions
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