Portuguese Beach Soccer League

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The Portuguese Beach Soccer League was a summer team sport event in Portugal. This was the result of an effort by the Portuguese District Football Associations of Algarve, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Lisboa, Porto and Setúbal, in cooperation with several local and national entities.

There are 22 district Football Associations in Portugal. These organizations are the governing bodies of football in each Portuguese district.

Algarve Region in Portugal

The Algarve is the southernmost region of continental Portugal. It has an area of 4,997 km2 (1,929 sq mi) with 451,006 permanent inhabitants, and incorporates 16 municipalities. The region has as its administrative centre in the city of Faro, where both the region's international airport (FAO) and public university, the University of Algarve, are located. Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Production of food, which includes fish and other seafood, different types of fruit such as oranges, figs, plums, carob beans, and almonds, is also economically important in the region. Although Lisbon surpasses the Algarve in terms of tourism revenue, the Algarve is still, overall, considered to be the biggest and most important Portuguese tourist region, having received an estimated total of 7.1 million tourists in 2017. Its population triples in the peak holiday season due to seasonal residents. The Algarve is also increasingly sought after, mostly by central and northern Europeans, as a permanent place to settle. A 2016 American-based study concluded that the Algarve was the world's best place to retire.

Castelo Branco District District of Portugal

Castelo Branco District is located in Central Portugal, the district capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, although the city of Covilhã was once the largest city.

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The competition occurred between the months of May and July in four stages around the country. The biggest clubs that participated in this event were: Porto, Boavista, Benfica, Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal.

Boavista F.C. association football team from Porto, Portugal

Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country and plays in the Primeira Liga, Portuguese football's top flight.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, was a professional beach soccer team. Benfica played in the National Beach Soccer Circuit and Portuguese Beach Soccer League.

Vitória F.C. association football club in Setúbal, Portugal

Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal, the club was born under the original name Sport Victoria from the ashes of the small Bonfim Foot-Ball Club.

After 2010 this competition was exctint and replaced by Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia.

Winner

Portuguese Beach Soccer League
Season Winners Score Runners-up
2005 Porto 4–3 Sporting CP
2006 Benfica 6–5 Sporting CP
2007 Benfica 6–3 União de Leiria
2008 Vitória de Setúbal 5–4 União de Leiria
2009 União de Leiria 5–2 Rio Ave
2010 Vitória de Setúbal 3–2 Porto

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning years and Runners-up years
Benfica 22006, 2007
Vitória de Setúbal 22008, 2010
União de Leiria 122009, 2007, 2008
Porto 112005, 2010
Sporting CP 2 2005, 2006
Rio Ave 1 2009

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