C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Estrela da Amadora

Full name	Club Football Estrela da Amadora SAD
Nickname(s)	Tricolores (The Tricolours) Estrela (Star)
Founded	2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Ground	Estádio José Gomes
Capacity	9,288
Owner	Paulo Lopo Family
Head coach	José Faria
League	Primeira Liga
2023–24	Primeira Liga, 14th of 18
Website	https://www.cdestrela.pt/Clube.html
Current season

Club Football Estrela Amadora SAD (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃˈtɾelɐ ðamɐˈðoɾɐ]), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese professional sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. The team is currently competing in the Primeira Liga, after winning promotion from Liga Portugal 2 in 2022–23.

It is 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.

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]

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] 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]

Estrela won promotion to the Primeira Liga via the playoffs in the 2022–23 season, defeating C.S. Marítimo on penalties.

As of 2 October 2024

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  POR Francisco Meixedo 2 DF  POR Diogo Travassos (on loan from Sporting CP) 3 DF  FRA Till Cissokho 4 DF  POR Ferro 5 DF  MLI Issiar Dramé 6 MF  BRA Igor Jesus 7 FW  BRA André Luiz 8 MF  BRA Daniel Cabral 9 FW  BRA Rodrigo Pinho 10 MF  ARG Alan Ruiz 11 FW  BRA Gustavo Henrique 13 DF  POR Miguel Lopes (captain) 17 FW  POR Nani 19 MF  POR Paulo Moreira 20 DF  COL Juan Mina (on loan from NY Red Bulls) 22 MF  BRA Léo Cordeiro 23 DF  RUS Georgiy Tunguliyadi 25 MF  POR Nilton Varela

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  ARG Leonel Bucca 28 DF  POR Rúben Lima 30 GK  BRA Bruno Brígido 31 DF  ANG Eurichano 33 FW  BRA Vítor Oliveira 37 FW  BRA Petterson (on loan from Flamengo) 38 FW  BRA Caio Santana 42 MF  ANG Manuel Keliano 44 DF  POR Tiago Gabriel 77 DF  POR Danilo Veiga 88 MF  POR Mamede 89 MF  SGP Nur Asis (on loan from Lion City Sailors) 93 GK  SRB Marko Gudžulić 97 FW  CPV Jovane Cabral 98 FW  POR Kikas 99 FW  EGY Bilal Mazhar — MF  POR Daniel Carvalho

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  POR Ronaldo Tavares (at FC Seoul until 31 December 2024)

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.