[2] The organisation was founded on 30 September 1930 and was affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation on 24 January 1931.

Sport Clube de Mirandela represented the district of Bragança in the national championships in those early years.

Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese third level) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors.

[4] In more general terms the AF Bragança currently organises District Championships for football and Futsal for men and women for all age groups including Senior, Junior, Youth, Beginners, Infants and Schools.

[5] The AF Bragança runs the following division covering the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system.