C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Estrela da Amadora

Full name	Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora
Nickname(s)	Os Tricolor (The Tricolours) Estrela (Star)
Founded	1932
Dissolved	2011
Ground	Estádio José Gomes
Capacity	9,288
2009–10	Portuguese Second Division, 10th
Home colours Away colours

Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ʃˈtɾelɐ ðɐ ɐmɐˈðoɾɐ]), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (prominently football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon.

Founded in 1932, its football team last played in the third division, holding home games at Estádio José Gomes.

History

While never a contender to the place of the third-most important club in the Lisbon Football Association, Estrela da Amadora won a Cup of Portugal in 1990 and one second division championship in 1992–93. In 16 seasons in top flight football – eight consecutive – its best season was in 1997–98, when the team finished in seventh position, under the guidance of Fernando Santos, later of F.C. Porto, Sporting Clube de Portugal, S.L. Benfica and Greek national team fame.

After winning the cup in 1990, Estrela reached the second round in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In the following decades, the team maintained its first division status in most seasons. In 2008–09, however, amidst serious financial difficulties,^[1] it was (twice) relegated even though it finished the campaign in mid-table.^[2]

Coach António Veloso only managed to lead Amadora to the tenth position in the third level in the 2009–10 season. Subsequently, as the club's dreadful economic situation persisted – which led to a two-year suspension from all activity by the Portuguese Football Federation – it folded,^[3] remaining active in youth competitions.

Supporters

Ultras Magia Tricolor since 2005

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Last squad

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

No. Position Player 36 GK André Marques 3 DF Wallacy 4 DF Mário Palmeira 5 DF Filipe Martins 11 FW João Moreira 77 FW Paulão 16 MF Zezinando 18 MF Pedro Carvalho 37 DF Fábio Mendes 64 DF Edilmar 23 DF Fernando Morales

No. Position Player 17 MF Edson Ferreira 32 DF Zé Carlos 1 GK Cadu 20 MF Marcelo 22 FW Francismar 99 MF Zádson 28 DF Oumar 29 DF Paulo Renato 30 FW Abel Camará 12 MF Panda

League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1988–89	1D	8	38	13	13	12	33	41	39
1989–90	1D	13	34	10	8	16	35	34	28	Winner
1990–91	1D	18	38	9	14	15	37	46	32
1991–92	2H	11	34	10	13	11	30	35	33
1992–93	2H	1	34	17	14	3	59	28	48		Promoted
1993–94	1D	9	34	9	15	10	39	36	33
1994–95	1D	15	34	6	14	14	27	40	26
1995–96	1D	11	34	7	4	3	35	50	35
1996–97	1D	9	34	12	11	11	39	38	47
1997–98	1D	7	34	14	8	12	42	41	50		Best classification ever
1998–99	1D	8	34	11	12	11	33	40	45
1999–00	1D	8	34	10	15	9	40	35	45
2000–01	1D	18	34	4	7	23	30	57	19		Relegated
2001–02	2H	4	34	16	9	9	44	38	57
2002–03	2H	3	34	15	12	7	42	32	57		Promoted
2003–04	1D	18	34	4	5	25	22	74	17		Relegated
2004–05	2H	3	34	17	9	8	47	30	60	Semi-final	Promoted
2005–06	1D	9	34	12	9	13	31	33	45	6th round
2006–07	1D	10	30	9	8	13	23	36	35	4th round
2007–08	1D	13	30	6	13	11	29	41	31	Quarter-final
2008–09	1D	11	30	8	10	12	26	38	34	Semi-final	Relegated

Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1990–91	Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–1	1–1 (4–3 p)	2–2
		R2	RFC Liège	1–0	0–2	1–2
1998–99	Intertoto Cup	R3	Ruch Chorzów	1–1	1–1 (2–4 p)	2–2

Honours

• Portuguese Cup: 1989–90
• Second Division: 1992–93

Kit

Estrela's kit was 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. The club was longtime sponsored by national brands Tepa and Cofidis.

In 2005, Estrela decided to change the club's kit to traditional white, copying the badge and taking away the old red, green and white striped kit.

References

1. The harsh reality of empty stadiums; Goal.com, 27 January 2010
2. Bebe who? How Portugal reacted to the news of Manchester United's new signing; Goal.com, 12 August 2010
3. Quem quer comprar o Estrela da Amadora? (Who wants to buy Estrela da Amadora?); Relvado, 17 May 2011 (Portuguese)