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The District of Porto ( Portuguese : Distrito do Porto [ˈpoɾtu] ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal . The district capital is the city of Porto , the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east.

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5-535: The Porto Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol do Porto; abbreviated as AF Porto ) is the district governing body for the all football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese district of Porto . It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district. It was officially founded on 10 August 1912 by the initiative of F.C. Porto and Leixões S.C. , who were immediately joined by many other clubs, including some from outside districts. Today it

10-462: A league competition with four divisions, at the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh levels of the Portuguese football league system and a cup competition known as Taça AF Porto (since 2013–14). Taça AF Porto winners and Elite Division runner-ups earn a spot in the following season's Taça de Portugal . Currently there are 17 Porto FA clubs playing in the national leagues (first, second and third levels of

15-499: Is the largest football district association in the country with 340 clubs and 19.796 athletes in all age categories, 750 referees and organises around games 12.800 per season. Below the Campeonato de Portugal (Portuguese third level) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as Distritais ) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. AF Porto runs

20-481: The Portuguese football league system . Aves, Boavista, Leça, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel, Porto, Rio Ave, Salgueiros, Tirsense, Trofense, Varzim, the forerunners to Felgueiras and the defunct Académico do Porto have competed in Primeira Liga , which at 14 clubs is the highest total for a District Association. The AF Porto runs the following divisions: Source: www.afporto.pt These are

25-449: The most successful Porto FA clubs in the history of Primeira Liga (as of the 2022–23 season): District of Porto Its area is 2,395 km (925 sq mi) and its population is 1,817,172. In 2017, the main legal foreign populations were from Brazil (9,442), China (2,475), Ukraine (2,160), Italy (1,273), Spain (1,189), Angola (1,118), and Cape Verde (1,040). These numbers exclude those who obtained Portuguese citizenship, which

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