Campeonato Nacional de Iniciados

Campeonato Nacional de Iniciados
Founded	1974
Country	Portugal
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	50
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Benfica (12th title)
Most championships	Sporting (15 titles)
Website	fpf.pt
	Current: 2023–24

Last updated June 27, 2024

Campeonato Nacional de Juniores C/Iniciados is the top level of the Portuguese football league system for youth players 15-year-old and under. It is administrated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The league started in 1974 and has been historically dominated by the Big Three clubs.

Winners

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Season	Champions
1974–75	Porto
1975–76	Belenenses
1976–77	Porto (2)
1977–78	Porto (3)
1978–79	Benfica
1979–80	Porto (4)
1980–81	Porto (5)
1981–82	Benfica (2)
1982–83	Sporting CP
1983–84	Sporting CP (2)
1984–85	Benfica (3)
1985–86	Porto (6)
1986–87	Sporting CP (3)
1987–88	Boavista
1988–89	Benfica (4)
1989–90	Porto (7)
1990–91	Boavista (2)
1991–92	Sporting CP (4)
1992–93	Sporting CP (5)
1993–94	Sporting CP (6)
1994–95	Boavista (3)
1995–96	Vitória Guimarães
1996–97	Porto (8)
1997–98	Porto (9)
1998–99	Not awarded
1999–2000	Porto (10)
2000–01	Not awarded
2001–02	Porto (11)
2002–03	Sporting CP (7)
2003–04	Sporting CP (8)
2004–05	Porto (12)
2005–06	Sporting CP (9)
2006–07	Porto (13)
2007–08	Sporting CP (10)
2008–09	Benfica (5)
2009–10	Benfica (6)
2010–11	Porto (14)
2011–12	Benfica (7)
2012–13	Sporting CP (11)
2013–14	Benfica (8)
2014–15	Sporting CP (12)
2015–16	Benfica (9)
2016–17	Benfica (10)
2017–18	Sporting CP (13)
2018–19	Sporting CP (14)
2019–20	Not awarded^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2020–21	Not played^{[lower-alpha 2]}
2021–22	Sporting CP (15)
2022–23	Benfica (11)
2023–24	Benfica (12)

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Seasons
Sporting CP	15	1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
Porto	14	1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11
Benfica	12	1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
Boavista	3	1987–88, 1990–91, 1994–95
Belenenses	1	1975–76
Vitória Guimarães	1	1995–96

Notes

↑ Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
↑ Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic

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References

↑ "Vencedores - Campeonato Nacional de Sub 15" [Winners - U15 National Championship]. FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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[2] Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic

[3] Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic

[1] "Vencedores - Campeonato Nacional de Sub 15" [Winners - U15 National Championship]. FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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v t e Reserve and youth football in Portugal
National teams	Portugal B U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15 U-14 U-13 U-12
Nationwide competitions	Juniores Juvenis Iniciados Infantis
Regional competitions	Juniores Juvenis Iniciados Infantis Sub-13 Infantis Sub-12 Benjamins Escolinhas Traquinas Petizes
Defunct competitions	Liga Intercalar