Portuguese Beach Soccer League
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The Portuguese Beach Soccer League is a summer team sport event in Portugal. This is 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.
The competition occurs between the months of May and July in four stages around the country. The biggest clubs that participate in this event are: FC Porto, Boavista FC
, SL Benfica
, Sporting CP e Vitória Setúbal.
Portuguese District Football Associations
There are 22 district Football Associations in Portugal. These organizations are the governing bodies of football in each Portuguese district....
of Algarve, Castelo Branco, Leiria
Leiria
Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...
, Lisboa, Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
and Setúbal
Setúbal
Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants....
, in cooperation with several local and national entities.
The competition occurs between the months of May and July in four stages around the country. The biggest clubs that participate in this event are: FC Porto, Boavista FC
Boavista FC
Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista , is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country, and currently plays in the third division...
, SL Benfica
SL Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...
, Sporting CP e Vitória Setúbal.
Winner
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Porto | – | Sporting CP |
| 2006 | Benfica | 6 – 5 | Sporting CP |
| 2007 | Benfica | 6 – 3 | União de Leiria |
| 2008 | Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72... |
5 – 4 | União de Leiria |
| 2009 | União de Leiria | 5 – 2 | Rio Ave |
| 2010 | Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72... |
3 – 2 | Porto |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years and Runner-Up Years |
| Benfica | 2 | – | 2006, 2007 |
| Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72... |
2 | – | 2008, 2010 |
| União de Leiria | 1 | 2 | 009, 2007, 2008 |
| Porto | 1 | 1 | 005, 2010 |
| Sporting CP | – | 2 | font style="color:#f00;"> 2005, 2006 |
| Rio Ave | – | 1 | font style="color:#f00;"> 2009 |