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- 1 2 "FPF avança com 3.ª Liga em 2021/22 e cria megaplano para o Campeonato de Portugal" [FPF advances with 3rd League in 2021–22 and creates megaplan for the Championship of Portugal]. Record.pt (in Portuguese). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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- ↑ "Regulamento – Campeonato Nacional de Seniores" [Regulations – Campeonato Nacional de Seniores](PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
