Campeonato Nacional de Juvenis

Campeonato Nacional de Juniores B/Juvenis is the top level of the Portuguese football league system for youth players 17-year-old and under. It is administrated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The league started in 1962 and has been historically dominated by the Big Three clubs.

Campeonato Nacional de Juvenis
Founded1962
CountryPortugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams50
Level on pyramid1
Current championsBenfica (18th title)
Most championshipsPorto (20 titles)
Websitefpf.pt
2018–19

Format

The Campeonato Nacional de Juvenis begins in mid-August and ends in June. The Nacional de Juvenis season is played in three phases. In the first phase there are four regional groups of twelve teams. The top four teams of each group qualify to one of two the second phase Apuramento de Campeão groups. There are two groups composed of eight teams, North and South. The top two teams and best third placed team qualify directly to the third phase while the second best third placed team and best fourth placed team play a third phase Apuramento league with the Azores and Madeira regional champions, with the top team qualifying to the third phase. The bottom 8 teams of each first phase group move into four different Apuramento de Manutenção/Descida leagues with the bottom four being relegated to the regional leagues. The third phase is a single group of six teams that face each other to determine the champion.

Winners

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Season Champions
1962–63 Sporting CP
1963–64 Benfica
1964–65 Sporting CP (2)
1965–66 Porto
1966–67 Académica
1967–68 Benfica (2)
1968–69 Benfica (3)
1969–70 Porto (2)
1970–71 Porto (3)
1971–72 Porto (4)
1972–73 Porto (5)
1973–74 Benfica (4)
1974–75 Benfica (5)
1975–76 Sporting CP (3)
1976–77 Porto (6)
1977–78 CC Lamego
1978–79 Porto (7)
1979–80 Porto (8)
1980–81 Braga
1981–82 Porto (9)
1982–83 Benfica (6)
1983–84 Sporting CP (4)
1984–85 Porto (10)
1985–86 Porto (11)
1986–87 Sporting CP (5)
1987–88 Porto (12)
1988–89 Porto (13)
1989–90 Benfica (7)
1990–91 Benfica (8)
1991–92 Benfica (9)
1992–93 Benfica (10)
1993–94 Sporting CP (6)
1994–95 Porto (14)
1995–96 Benfica (11)
1996–97 Benfica (12)
1997–98 Porto (15)
1998–99 Sporting CP (7)
1999–2000 Boavista
2000–01 Benfica (13)
2001–02 Porto (16)
2002–03 Porto (17)
2003–04 Sporting CP (8)
2004–05 Sporting CP (9)
2005–06 Sporting CP (10)
2006–07 Sporting CP (11)
2007–08 Benfica (14)
2008–09 Porto (18)
2009–10 Porto (19)
2010–11 Benfica (15)
2011–12 Porto (20)
2012–13 Benfica (16)
2013–14 Vitória de Guimarães
2014–15 Benfica (17)
2015–16 Sporting CP (12)
2016–17 Sporting CP (13)
2017–18 Benfica (18)
2018–19 Benfica (19)

Performance by club
Club Winners
Porto 20 (1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Benfica 19 (1964, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019)
Sporting CP 13 (1963, 1965, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017)
Académica 1 (1967)
CC Lamego 1 (1978)
Braga 1 (1981)
Boavista 1 (2000)
Vitória de Guimarães 1 (2014)
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References
  1. "Vencedores - Campeonato Nacional de Juniores B/Juvenis" [Winners - Juniors B National championship] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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