Dand in accordance with the ruling, to which the Lusa agency had access, the court judged the precautionary measure filed by 1st December, administratively relegated to the district levels by the FPF, to be valid, and ordered that, within a period of 24 hours, “all acts necessary for the club’s “immediate admission and integration” into the CP be carried out, even if on a provisional basis.
The 1st December filed an appeal with precautionary measures at the Sports Arbitration Court (TAD) on Friday, the day on which the Emergency Committee of the FPF management announced the exclusion of the Sintra emblem from the fourth national division, with the place being occupied by Sacavenense.
The FPF justified the sentence with irregularities in the sixth point of the 13th article of the CP regulations, which requires participating clubs to have a “minimum three-star certification” in the season prior to participating in the competition.
In July, the sports press reported that Sacavenense sent a letter to the FPF, in which he claimed that the 1st December did not meet the conditions to compete in the next edition of the CP and was in default of salary, accusations refuted by Sintrenses and TCAS.
In the ruling, the court recalled that the FPF granted 1st December the license to participate in CP on May 27th, almost two weeks before, on June 8th, a declaration was issued stating that the club had no debts to players and coaches.
“The non-registration of the applicant entails material and non-material damage, as it is clear that her reputation is affected and, necessarily, she suffers a loss of income from various sources as a result”, maintained the TCAS, admitting that the provisional entry of the 1st December into the CP would not cause greater damage than that which her exclusion would entail.
The decision was taken two days before the start of Series 4 of the fourth division, whose opening day includes Sacavenense’s visit to Imortal, in Albufeira, although the 1st December is ready to play that match.
“The club therefore awaits compliance with the decision by the FPF and is prepared to play the game. 1.º December will continue to defend, with serenity and determination, its rights and legitimate interests”, highlighted the Sintrenses, in a statement published on social media.
The 1st. December came down to CP in 2025/26, finishing Series 2 of League 3 maintenance in fifth and penultimate place, with 16 points, two behind the permanence zone, following Amora, Sporting de Braga B and Sanjoanense in the quartet of teams relegated to the fourth tier.
The Sintrenses were supposed to occupy one of the 14 places in Series 4 of the CP in 2026/27, but were surrendered by decision of the FPF by Sacavenense, second placed in the main division of the Lisbon Football Association (AF), behind Real Massamá, who returned to the national championships as district champion.
In addition to joining the CP, the Sacavém team would participate in the first round of the Portuguese Cup, with the visit to Real Massamá scheduled for August 30, in a round that also included Lourel, designated as representative of AF Lisboa and eventual host of Angrense, from the Azorean districts.
The FPF’s decision would also have administrative implications in the main echelon of AF Lisboa, by taking the B team of the 1st December from the first to the second district division, as it could not coincide with the senior team in the same championship, in which it remained in 2025/26.
