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Full name | Club Football Estrela da Amadora SAD |
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Nickname(s) | Tricolores (The Tricolours) Estrela (Star) |
Founded | 2020 |
Ground | Estádio José Gomes |
Capacity | 9,288 |
Owner | Paulo Lopo Family |
Head coach | Filipe Martins |
League | Primeira Liga |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga, 14th of 18 |
Website | Club website |
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.