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Imortal DC currently plays in Campeonato de Portugal which is now the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system since a new league was created in 2021.They finished 1st of the Algarve FA regional league in the 2020–2021 season as the league came to an end due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the team with most points (Imortal DC at the time) was promoted to the Campeonato de Portugal.
Futebol Club Ferreiras is football team located in the town of Ferreiras, within the municipality of Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. [2] They participate in Serie 'H' of the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Seniors National Championship) which is the third league of football in Portugal.
The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (divisões, singular – divisão). The top teams play in the Primeira Liga, named Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons. In each division, with rare exceptions, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. One can divide the competitions in professional and non-professional.
Associação de Futebol do Algarve, commonly referred to as AF Algarve, is the governing body for football in the district of Faro.The Football Association is based in Penha in Faro, close to Piscinas Municipais de Faro (Faro Municipal Swimming Pool) and Complexo Desportivo da Penha (Sports Complex of Penha).
Albufeira (pronounced [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] ⓘ, locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.The population in 2021 was 44,158, [1] in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles). [2]
Padernense Clube is a Portuguese sports club from Paderne, Albufeira. The men's football team plays in the Algarve Football Association Division Two. The team had a short stint on the third tier when contesting the 2001–02 Segunda Divisão B, but was relegated. This year the team also reached the second round of the Taça de Portugal.
The Algarve Stadium also hosts the final match of the Algarve Cup, a major annual international tournament for women's football national teams, and the Algarve Football Cup, a pre-season friendly tournament for men's football clubs. Sébastien Loeb driving his Citroën C4 WRC at the 2007 Rally de Portugal won by him.
On November 15, 2015, the region of the Algarve was hit by bad weather, especially in the Albufeira area. Heavy rainfall caused the stadium field to flood, with the water level reaching 1 meter. The damage was valued at around 100,000 euros, and affected the change rooms, laundry equipment, snack bar, medical station and multiple club cars. [2]