Club Football Estrela da Amadora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃˈtɾelɐ ðamɐˈðoɾɐ]), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon.
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| Full name | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tricolores (The Tricolours) Estrela (Star) | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Ground | Estádio José Gomes | ||
| Capacity | 9,288 | ||
| Head coach | Sérgio Vieira | ||
| League | Liga Portugal 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 14th | ||
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It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in 2011 due to financial problems and bankruptcy.[1]
The club was newly founded in 2020, when Clube Desportivo Estrela merged with Club Sintra Football and taking the place of that team in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal.[2] C.F. Estrela da Amadora plays at Estádio José Gomes.
HistoryEdit
The current club was founded in the summer of 2020, after a merger between Clube Desportivo Estrela and Club Sintra Football. Instead of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, the club is officially named Club Football Estrela da Amadora and André Geraldes was designated as the President.[2][3]
The club didn't take the honours of any of its predecessors (Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, Clube Desportivo Estrela and Club Sintra Football), being effectively a new club.
After Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora closed its doors in 2011,[1] a group of supporters founded Clube Desportivo Estrela, keeping the legacy, youth teams and other sports of the original club.[4]
In 2018, CD Estrela created a senior football team, playing in the Lisbon Football Association regional championships.[5] But in 2020, the club's members voted 92% in favour in July 2020 of a merger with Club Sintra Football, taking that team's place in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal. A Sociedade Anónima Desportiva was formed, branded as Club Football Estrela da Amadora and with André Geraldes being the President. The original Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora emblem was taken.[2][3] The club's first season ended with promotion, despite losing the play-off final 1–0 to C.D. Trofense.[6]
PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
- As of 31 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanEdit
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League and Cup historyEdit
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Portuguese Cup | Portuguese League Cup | Notes | |
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| 2020–21 | CP | 2 | 58 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 86 | 34 | 53 (regular phase) | Round of 16 | N/A | Promoted |
| 2021–22 | 2D | 2nd round |
KitEdit
Estrela's kit is white with the shirt split with three colours (hence the nickname 'the tricolours'). Left side was red, the middle white and the right green, with the shorts and socks white.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Estrela da Amadora fecha portas" [Estrela da Amadora closes its doors]. RTP (in Portuguese). 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Almeida, Isaura (11 July 2020). "O Estrela da Amadora está de volta" [Estrela da Amadora is back]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Estrela da Amadora ganha uma nova vida: fusão com Sintra Football aprovada, subida ao terceiro escalão e recompra do José Gomes" [Estrela da Amadora gains a new life: merger with Sintra Football approved, promotion to the third tier and repurchase of José Gomes]. Observador (in Portuguese). 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Nasceu o Clube Desportivo Estrela, em memória do E. Amadora" [Clube Desportivo Estrela was born, in memory of E. Amadora]. MaisFutebol (in Portuguese). 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Pereira, David (19 October 2018). "O futebol está de volta à Amadora. A segunda vida do Estrela" [Football is back in Amadora. The second life of Estrela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Trofense derrota Estrela da Amadora e conquista Campeonato de Portugal" [Trofense defeat Estrela da Amadora and win the Campeonato de Portugal]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.