The Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol) is the competent body for soccer in Portugal, founded in 1914 and headquartered in Lisbon; in 1923, it joined FIFA; in 1954, it joined UEFA. The association is mainly responsible for organizing and managing the various leagues, the Portuguese Cup, the Portuguese Supercup and the Portuguese national team, with famous players such as Eusebio, Figo, Ricardo Penlina, Paulo Ferrara, João Pinto, Carvalho, Deco, C. Naldo, Nuno Gomez, Pauleta, Beya, Maniche.

Guimarães Football Club (Vitória de Guimarães, Victoria Sports Club) is a Portuguese sports club founded in 1922 in the city of Guimarães.

Sporting Clube de Portugal (commonly referred to as Sporting Lisbon) is a Portuguese general sports club, mainly soccer, founded in 1906, located in the capital city of Lisbon, with its home stadium being the Alvarado Stadium. Together with Atletico de Lisboa, it is known as the triumvirate of Portuguese football. In addition, Lisbon Athletics also develops handball, swimming, boxing and other sports.

The Portuguese Premier League (Primeira Liga) is the highest level of soccer in Portugal, with 18 teams, and the Portuguese Premier League championship (and even the runner-up) has long been almost monopolized by, and three clubs. The official website of the Portuguese Superliga provides data on the Portuguese Superliga standings and scorers' list.

Sporting Clube de Braga (Braga Athletic Club) is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1921, with a home stadium of Braga Municipal Stadium, which can accommodate about 30,000 spectators.

Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1950, with its home ground at the Real da Madi stadium, which has won the Portuguese Football League A championship three times in its history.

Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses is a Portuguese sports club, founded in 1919, located in the Belém district of Lisbon, with basketball and athletics in addition to soccer.

Club Sport Marítimo is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1910, located in Funchal, with its home stadium in Barreiros, and is a member of the Portuguese Premier League.

Moreirense Futebol Clube (or Moreirense, Moreirense) is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1938 and now a member of the Portuguese Football Premier League.

Rio Ave F.C. is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1939, with its home stadium being the Rio Ave F.C. Stadium, and is now a member of the Portuguese Premier League.

FC Porto (Futebol Clube do Porto, FC Porto) is a famous sports club in Portugal, founded in 1893, with its home ground at the Dragon Stadium in Porto. In its history, FC Porto has won 26 Portuguese Premier League titles and 2 European Championships (as of 2013). Porto has developed a large number of outstanding players in recent years, and then sold them at a high price, known as the "European black store" by netizens, these players include Carvalho, Falcao, J Luo, Hulk and so on.

Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1939, with its home ground in the Lisbon suburb of Edu, and is now a participating team in the Portuguese Premier League.

Académica de Coimbra is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1876 by the Students' Union of the University of Coimbra.

Clube Desportivo Nacional is a Portuguese professional soccer club founded in 1910, located in Funchal, and a member of the Portuguese Football Premier League.

Boavista F.C. is a Portuguese sports club founded in 1903, with its home stadium in Porto Besa.