Federação Portuguesa de Ténis de Mesa (FPTM)

The table tennis federation in Portugal · Portuguese Table Tennis Federation

The Federação Portuguesa de Ténis de Mesa (FPTM) was created on 27 October 1944 by the district table tennis associations of Coimbra, Leiria, Lisboa, Porto and Setúbal (table tennis itself having reached Portugal around 1913 via the Associação Cristã da Mocidade). It is Portugal's national governing body for the sport, a member of the ITTF and the European Table Tennis Union, and is structured around district associations (Associações Distritais/Regionais de Ténis de Mesa) that affiliate the country's clubs. It runs national championships and rankings by age category, and administers licences/registrations for players and clubs online through a dedicated affiliations portal.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official table tennis competitions in Portugal.

Clubs and players are affiliated/registered ('Filiações e Inscrições') through the FPTM's online portal (portal.fptm.pt), normally via a district association or club; no fee schedule was found on the pages read.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

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Federação Portuguesa de Ténis de Mesa (FPTM)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

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