Full name | Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia | ||
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Nickname(s) | Canarinhos (Canaries) Equipa da Linha Estorilistas Mágico Estoril | ||
Founded | 17 May 1939 | ||
Ground | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | ||
Capacity | 8,015 | ||
Owner | David Blitzer | ||
President | Rui Costa | ||
Head coach | Ian Cathro | ||
League | Primeira Liga | ||
2023–24 | Primeira Liga, 13th of 18 | ||
Website | http://www.estorilpraia.pt/ | ||
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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 2011–12 Liga de Honra.[4] As a result, some personnel of the club received awards in relation to their performances in the 2011–12 season, of which include Licá, who won the LPFP Liga de Honra Player of the Year, Vagner, who won the LPFP Liga de Honra Goalkeeper of the Year, and Marco Silva, who won the LPFP Liga de Honra Coach of the Year.[5][6]