C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Estrela da Amadora
Full nameClub Football Estrela da Amadora SAD
Nickname(s)Tricolores (The Tricolours)
Estrela (Star)
Founded2020 (2020)
GroundEstádio José Gomes
Capacity9,288
OwnerPaulo Lopo Family
Head coachJosé Faria
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2023–24Primeira Liga, 14th of 18
Websitehttps://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.

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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