FPB — Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol

What is the FPB?

The Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol (FPB) is the national federation for basketball in Portugal. Article 1 of its statutes defines it as a “pessoa coletiva constituída sob a forma de associação sem fins lucrativos” — a legal person constituted as a non-profit association — and Article 2 states that it “propõe-se manter o estatuto de utilidade pública desportiva”, the Portuguese status of sporting public utility.^[5] FIBA lists it as Portugal’s national federation.^[2]

What does the FPB govern or do?

Article 2 of the statutes sets out its main purposes, among them to “Promover, regulamentar e dirigir a nível nacional a prática do Basquetebol”, to represent the interests of its affiliates before the public administration, and to “Representar o Basquetebol de Portugal junto da FIBA (Federação Internacional de Basquetebol) e FIBA EUROPE”.^[5]

Its site presents information on competitions, games, calendars, standings, events and national teams (“seleções”) under the line “Somos Basquetebol!”.^[3]

When was the FPB founded and where is it based?

The federation’s history page opens with the entry for 1927: “É fundada a Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol, na cidade do Porto, por Artur de Oliveira Valença.”^[4] The same page records that in 1954 the first women’s national championship was contested.^[4]

Article 5 of the statutes places its seat at “Rua Padre Américo, n.º 4 B – 1º andar, na cidade e concelho de Lisboa, 1600-548 Lisboa”, the address FIBA also lists.^[5][2]

How is the FPB recognised?

FIBA. FIBA’s list of national federations includes Portugal (POR); its entry names the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol, with Joao Carvalho as president and Gil Cruz as secretary general, in the Europe region.^[1][2]

Statutes. Article 6 states: “A FPB é filiada, a nível mundial, na FIBA, Federação Internacional de Basquetebol e, a nível europeu, na FIBA EUROPE”.^[5]

What does the FPB organise?

The federation’s competitions pages carry the Liga Betclic Masculina and Liga Betclic Feminina and the 1ª Divisão Masculina and 1ª Divisão Feminina, alongside its other national competitions.^[3] It also runs Portugal’s national teams (“seleções”).^[3] Its history page dates the first women’s national championship to 1954.^[4]

Who are its members?

Article 7 of the statutes lists its ordinary members (sócios ordinários): associations of clubs and sports societies taking part in national competitions, associations of clubs taking part in regional or district competitions, and the representative associations of players, referees and coaches.^[5]

Its list of “Associações” names the basketball associations of Alentejo, Algarve, Aveiro, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Ilha Terceira, the Ilhas do Faial e Pico, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira, Porto, Santa Maria, Santarém, Setúbal, São Miguel, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Viseu.^[6]