G.D. Estoril Praia
Full name | Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia | |||
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Nickname(s) | Canarinhos (Canaries) Equipa da Linha Estorilistas Mágico Estoril | |||
Founded | May 17, 1939 | |||
Ground | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | |||
Capacity | 8,015 | |||
Owner | David Blitzer | |||
President | Rui Costa | |||
Head coach | Vasco Seabra | |||
League | Primeira Liga | |||
2022–23 | Primeira Liga, 14th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃtuˈɾil ˈpɾajɐ]), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese professional sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon.[1] Founded on 17 May 1939,[2] its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, with a seating capacity of 8,015.[3] As a sports club, Estoril has departments for football, futsal and basketball.[2]
Since the club's establishment, the senior football team has won nine secondary trophies, with the most recent being the
History
Early beginnings
The club was founded on 17 May 1939 as Grupo Desportivo Estoril Plage by, among others, Joaquim Cardim, José Ereia, João Rebelo, Armando Vilar, Ernesto Tomás, and Joaquim Nunes.[2] The club's principal promoter was Fausto Cardoso de Figueiredo, the wealthy owner of the Lisbon-Cascais railway, the English hotels of the city, Paris and the Palace, the bath building, and the Estoril Casino.[2] The team's badge and kit colours were inspired by Estoril's many beaches, considered the best in all of Portugal. The yellow symbolizes the colour of the sun, while the blue symbolizes the colour of the neighbouring Atlantic Ocean.[2]
When the club was initially established it began to play in the Campeonato de Lisboa which was a league competition contested by teams from Lisbon. It also began to compete in the Taça de Portugal. Four years after its establishment, the club has reached the Taça de Portugal final in the 1943–44 season in which they lost to Benfica 8–0 at the Campo das Salésias in Lisbon.[7]
Following that season the club reached for the
Decline and revival
The next season saw them begin their football life in the Segunda Divisão. Estoril played in the division for 22 years before gaining promotion to the top flight again. Following the appointment of experienced English manager Jimmy Hagan in 1973 who prior to being appointed as manager of Estoril had managed Benfica to three consecutive league titles in 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73 as well as a Taça de Portugal in the 1971–72 season he helped the club achieve promotion to Primeira Liga. The club's return saw them finish an impressive eighth place in the league as well as a quarter-finalist in the cup competition. The next ten years saw the club remain in a stable position finishing in mid-table positions up until the mid-1980s.
In the late 1980s, the club appointed
After the departure of
21st century
At the beginning of the new millennium, the club was playing in the Portuguese Second Division.
In the
American investor David Blitzer, through his company Global Football Holdings, purchased a majority stake in the club in May 2019.[16]
Stadium
Estoril currently play at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota which holds a seating capacity of 8,015.[17] The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.[18]
The
The stadium has also played host to games involving the
European cup history
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Hapoel Ramat Gan
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0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Play-off | Pasching | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
Group H | Sevilla | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4th place | ||
Slovan Liberec | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||
Freiburg | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||
2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | Group E | PSV Eindhoven | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3rd place |
Panathinaikos | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||
Dynamo Moscow | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 8 February 2024[22]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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 loan
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Former players
Honours
Domestic honours
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Personnel honours
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Coaching staff
- As of 17 September 2023
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Álvaro Pacheco |
Assistant head coach | Paulo Mateus |
First-team coach | Marco Pimenta |
Goalkeeping coach | Pedro Miranda |
Video Analyst | Marco Pedroso |
Coaching history
- Augusto Silva (1942–45)
- Lippo Hertzka (1946–47)
- János Biri (1947–49)
- Jimmy Hagan (1973–75)
- António Medeiros (1975–77)
- José Torres(1979–81)
- Jimmy Hagan (1981–82)
- Mário Wilson (1983–84)
- António Medeiros (1984)
- Mário Wilson (1984–86)
- António Fidalgo (1986–87)
- Fernando Santos(1987–94)
- Carlos Manuel (1994–96)
- Isidro Beato (1996–98)
- Rui Águas (1998–99)
- Minervino Pietra (1999–00)
- José Rachão (2000–01)
- José Morais (2001–02)
- Ulisses Morais (1 Nov 2002 – 23 August 2004)
- Litos(24 Aug 2004 – 30 June 2005)
- Daúto Faquirá (1 July 2005 – 5 January 2006)
- Marco Paulo(6 Jan 2006 – 27 January 2006)
- Litos(28 Jan 2006 – 24 May 2007)
- Tulipa (28 May 2007 – 24 September 2008)
- Manuel Pinho (interim) (25 September 2008 – 29 September 2008)
- João Carlos Pereira (30 September 2008 – 25 May 2009)
- Hélder Cristóvão(1 July 2009 – 28 September 2009)
- Professor Neca(29 September 2009 – 10 May 2010)
- Vinícius Eutrópio (14 May 2010 – 27 September 2011)
- Marco Silva (28 September 2011 – 12 May 2014)
- José Couceiro (24 May 2014 – 3 March 2015)
- Fabiano Soares (5 March 2015 – 10 December 2016)
- Pedro Gómez Carmona (13 December 2016 – 8 March 2017)
- Pedro Emanuel (8 March 2017 – 21 October 2017)
- Filipe Pedro (interim) (22 October 2017 – 12 November 2017)
- Ivo Vieira (13 November 2017 – 30 June 2018)
- Luís Freire (1 July 2018 – 21 January 2019)
- Bruno Baltazar (22 January 2019 – 30 June 2019)
- Tiago Fernandes (1 July 2019 – 6 January 2020)
- Pedro Duarte (8 January 2020 – 30 June 2020)
- Bruno Pinheiro (1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022)
- Nélson Veríssimo (1 July 2022 – 24 February 2023)
- Ricardo Soares (28 February 2023 – 8 June 2023)
- Álvaro Pacheco (1 July 2023 – 24 September 2023)
- Vasco Seabra (25 September 2023 – present)
League and cup history
Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | League Cup | Notes |
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1944–45 | 1D | 7 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 16 | Round 1 | ||
1945–46 | 2D | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Round 1 | ||
1946–47 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 96 | 55 | 33 | not held | ||
1947–48 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 91 | 49 | 36 | Quarter-final | ||
1948–49 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 54 | 29 | Round 1 | ||
1949–50 | 1D | 12 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 59 | 21 | not held | ||
1950–51 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 58 | 21 | Quarter-final | ||
1951–52 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 61 | 21 | Round 1 | ||
1952–53 | 1D | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 64 | 14 | Round 1 | Relegated | |
1975–76 | 1D | 8 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 28 | Quarter-final | ||
1976–77 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 25 | Round 4 | ||
1977–78 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 25 | Round 4 | ||
1978–79 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 26 | Round 5 | ||
1979–80 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 21 | Round 4 | Relegated | |
1980–81 | 2D.S | 1 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 43 | Round 4 | Promoted | |
1981–82 | 1D | 12 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 24 | Round 5 | ||
1982–83 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 26 | Round 6 | ||
1983–84 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 21 | Quarter-final | ||
1990–91
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2H | 2 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 28 | 46 | Round 4 | Promoted | |
1991–92 | 1D | 10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 30 | Round 4 | ||
1992–93 | 1D | 13 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 30 | Round 4 | ||
1993–94 | 1D | 18 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 57 | 18 | Round 4 | Relegated | |
1994–95
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2H | 5 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 20 | 41 | Round 4 | ||
1995–96
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2H | 12 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 42 | 44 | Round 5 | ||
1996–97
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2H | 7 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 47 | Quarter-final | ||
1997–98
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2H | 7 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 46 | Round 6 | ||
1998–99
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2H | 18 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 50 | 28 | Round 3 | Relegated | |
1999–00
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2DS | 4 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 40 | 67 | Round 4 | ||
2000–01
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2DS | 12 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 53 | Round 6 | ||
2001–02
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2DS | 5 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 59 | Round 2 | ||
2002–03
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2DS | 1 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 29 | 83 | Round 3 | Promoted | |
2003–04
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2H | 1 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 40 | 67 | Quarter-final | Promoted | |
2004–05 | 1D | 17 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 55 | 30 | Round 5 | Relegated | |
2005–06 | 2H | 9 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 45 | Round 5 | ||
2006–07 | 2H | 10 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 37 | Round 4 | ||
2007–08 | 2H | 7 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 41 | Round 3 | Round 2 | |
2008–09 | 2H | 4 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 44 | Round 3 | Round 2 | |
2009–10 | 2H | 11 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 35 | Round 2 | Second Group Stage | |
2010–11 | 2H | 10 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 38 | Round 3 | Second Group Stage | |
2011–12 | 2H | 1 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 57 | Round 5 | Second Group Stage | Promoted |
2012–13 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 45 | Round 3 | Second Group Stage | Qualified to Europa League |
2013–14 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 54 | Quarter-final | Second Group Stage | Qualified to Europa League |
2014–15 | 1D | 12 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 56 | 40 | Round 3 | Second Group Stage | |
2015–16 | 1D | 8 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 47 | Quarter-final | Round 2 | |
2016–17 | 1D | 10 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 42 | 38 | Semi-final | Round 2 | |
2017–18 | 1D | 18 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 61 | 30 | Round 3 | Round 2 | Relegated |
2018–19 | 2H | 3 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 42 | 54 | Round 3 | Second Group Stage | |
2019–20 | 2H | 4 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 39 | Round 3 | Round 2 | |
2020–21 | 2H | 1 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 70 | Semi-final | Quarter-final | Promoted |
- A. ^A Also participated in the Campeonato de Lisboa.
- C. ^C The Taça de Portugal was not held due to the end of the regional championships. As a result of this, a new format and scheduling scheme was introduced for the competition.
- D. ^D Best league classification finish in the club's history.
- E. ^E The Taça de Portugal was not held due to the Latin Cup being held at the Estádio Nacional.
- E. ^F Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, LigaPro was cancelled with 10 matches to play.
Last updated: 18 July 2014
Div. = Division; 1D =
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points
References
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External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Club profile at LPFP(in Portuguese)
- Club profile at ZeroZero (archived)