C.F. Estrela da Amadora

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.

Estrela da Amadora
Full nameClub Football Estrela da Amadora
Nickname(s)Tricolores (The Tricolours)
Estrela (Star)
Founded2011
GroundEstádio José Gomes
Capacity9,288
Head coachSérgio Vieira
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2021–2214th

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.

History

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]

Players

Current squad
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR António Filipe
3 DF Kenya KEN Johnstone Omurwa
4 DF Angola ANG Gaspar
6 DF Brazil BRA Aloísio
7 FW Portugal POR Paulinho
8 MF Angola ANG Mário Balbúrdia
9 FW Portugal POR João Silva
10 MF Angola ANG Capita
11 FW Portugal POR Diogo Salomão
12 DF Brazil BRA Jean Felipe
13 DF Portugal POR Miguel Lopes
17 MF Portugal POR João Reis
18 MF Portugal POR Víto
20 FW Portugal POR Ronaldo Tavares
24 MF Senegal SEN Latyr Fall
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Brazil BRA Hevertton Santos
29 FW Portugal POR Kikas (on loan from B-SAD)
30 GK Brazil BRA Bruno Brigido
32 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Guzmán
33 DF Portugal POR Rui Correia
70 DF Brazil BRA Mansur
77 FW Mali MLI Regis Ndo
79 MF Portugal POR Miguel Pinto
80 DF Brazil BRA Erivaldo Almeida (on loan from Novorizontino)
85 MF Cameroon CMR Samuel Njoh
88 MF Portugal POR Manuel Figueiredo
89 FW Brazil BRA Ronald (on loan from Grêmio Anápolis)
90 GK Portugal POR Guilherme Fernandes
98 GK Brazil BRA Dida
99 FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Henrique (on loan from Grêmio Anápolis)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Slovenia SVN Amir Feratovič (at Benfica B until 30 June 2023)
— DF Brazil BRA Lucão (at Sporting da Covilhã until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Cape Verde CPV Papalélé (at Anadia until 30 June 2023)

League and Cup history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Portuguese Cup Portuguese League Cup Notes
2020–21 CP 2 5838146 863453 (regular phase) Round of 16 N/A Promoted
2021–22 2D 2nd round

Kit

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.

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
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