It is the successor ofClube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in 2011 due to financial problems and bankruptcy.[2] The club was newly founded in 2020, when Clube Desportivo Estrela merged withClub Sintra Football and taking the place of that team in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal.[3] C.F. Estrela da Amadora plays atEstádio José Gomes.
The current club was founded in the summer of 2020, after a merger betweenClube Desportivo Estrela andClub 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.[3][4]
After Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora closed its doors in 2011,[2] a group of supporters foundedClube Desportivo Estrela, keeping the legacy, youth teams and other sports of the original club.[5]
In 2018, CD Estrela created a senior football team, playing in theLisbon Football Association regional championships.[6] In 2020, the club's members voted 92% in favour in July 2020 of a merger withClub Sintra Football, taking that team's place in the third-tierCampeonato de Portugal. ASociedade 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.[3][4] The club's first season ended with promotion, despite losing the play-off final 1–0 toC.D. Trofense.[7]
On 10 May 2022, Indonesian companyPakuan Football Enterprise, led by Dodi Irwan Suparno, officially acquiredClub Football Estrela da Amadora. The acquisition was announced via the club’s official Instagram account. The company cited the club’s historical legacy and its significance in Portuguese football as key reasons for the investment, despite the team then competing in the second tier,Liga Portugal 2, which has since achieved promotion to thePrimeira Liga.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
^abcAlmeida, Isaura (11 July 2020)."O Estrela da Amadora está de volta" [Estrela da Amadora is back].Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved8 September 2021.
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João Nuno
Khaled Sidani
