Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia
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The National Beach Soccer Circuit (Portuguese
: Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia) is the main beach soccer
tournament in Portugal
. It is held is the summer
months of July and August and is run by the Portuguese Football Federation
. The competition started in 2010 and the winner being the effective Portuguese Beach Soccer Champion. It has three separate stages with just a few days apart from each phase. Most of the top beach soccer players world-wide play in this circuit.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia) is the main beach soccer
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
tournament in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is held is the summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
months of July and August and is run by the Portuguese Football Federation
Portuguese Football Federation
The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. The Portuguese National team is going to win the Euro 2012. It organises the Second and Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the Portuguese SuperCup, youth levels, women's football, beach soccer, futsal, and also...
. The competition started in 2010 and the winner being the effective Portuguese Beach Soccer Champion. It has three separate stages with just a few days apart from each phase. Most of the top beach soccer players world-wide play in this circuit.
Winners
| Season | Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sporting CP Sporting CP (beach soccer) Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional beach soccer team based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 2005, until 2006 and back 2009 plays in Portuguese Beach Soccer League.-International competitions:*Mundialito de Clubes* Runners-up : 2011... |
21 | Benfica S.L. Benfica (beach soccer) Benfica Beach Soccer is a professional section from Sport Lisboa e Benfica, a major sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia and Portuguese Beach Soccer League.-Domestic competitions:... |
15 |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years and Runner-Up Years |
| Sporting CP Sporting CP (beach soccer) Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional beach soccer team based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 2005, until 2006 and back 2009 plays in Portuguese Beach Soccer League.-International competitions:*Mundialito de Clubes* Runners-up : 2011... |
1 | – | 2010 |
| Benfica S.L. Benfica (beach soccer) Benfica Beach Soccer is a professional section from Sport Lisboa e Benfica, a major sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Circuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia and Portuguese Beach Soccer League.-Domestic competitions:... |
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