Confederação do Desporto de Portugal

Confederação do Desporto de Portugal

Algés, Portugal

Sport for developmentEducationChildren & YouthEmployment & SkillsTax-deductible donations
Network or umbrellaNational reach
Profile last updated: March 27, 2026

About

Confederação do Desporto de Portugal is a non-profit network based in Algés, Portugal working on sport for development, education, children & youth +1 more.

The Confederação do Desporto de Portugal (CDP) is the national confederation of Portuguese sports federations, based in Algés, Oeiras. It represents the associative sports movement, from university and school sport to professional and recreational sport and sport for people with disabilities, and acts as a social partner and institutional interlocutor of the State on sports policy. Its activities include policy proposals and studies, summits of federation presidents, the annual Gala do Desporto and the Prémios Voz do Desporto, a training centre for sports staff, and European projects on youth participation and sport for all. It also holds public utility status (Estatuto de Utilidade Pública) and runs a sports insurance offering for federations.

Location

Algés, Portugal

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Focus areas

sportsports federationssports policyyouth in sportsport for alltrainingPortugal

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Sport for developmentEducationChildren & YouthEmployment & Skills

Works for

YouthStudentsPeople with disabilities

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

EUYOUSPORT

Children & Youth

European project, funded through the Erasmus programme and run with ENGSO Youth, that promotes meaningful youth participation in sports governance and strengthens sports organisations' youth engagement strategies. Runs from January 2025 to December 2026.

KESCAB Online Hub

Sport for development

European project developing an online platform offering capacity building, knowledge sharing, courses, accommodation and webinars in education, sport and technology for the Sport for All movement. Started January 2024, due to conclude December 2026.

Formação em Movimento: Rumo ao Pódio da Qualificação

Employment & Skills · Portugal

Adult training operation co-financed by PESSOAS 2030 that aims to raise competences and qualification levels of adults in the Norte, Centro and Alentejo regions, in partnership with the Centros Qualifica.

Centro de Formação

Employment & Skills

Training centre, created in 2002, that runs training programmes for human resources working in the sports system to improve their qualifications.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Comité Olímpico de Portugal, Federação Académica de Desporto Universitário, Verlingue Corretor de Seguros

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