Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia ((ɨ)ʃtuˈɾiɫ ˈpɾajɐ) is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 sports club

Sports club

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 that plays in Estoril

Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...

, Cascais

Cascais

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History

The club was founded on 17 May 1939 as Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia by, among others, Joaquim Cardim, José Ereia, João Rebelo, Armando Vilar, Ernesto Tomás, and Joaquim Nunes.

The club's principal promoter was Fausto Cardoso de Figueiredo, the wealthy owner of the Lisbon

Lisbon

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-Cascais railway, the English

England

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 hotels of the city, Paris and the Palace, the bath building, and the Estoril Casino.

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

Atlantic Ocean

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Squad

As of 4 February 2011.

Honours

• Cup of Portugal
  Taça de Portugal
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• Runners-up (1): 1943–1944

• Liga de Honra
  Liga de Honra
  The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
  
  
• Winners (1): 2004–2005
• Runners-up (1): 1990–1991

• Portuguese Second Division
  Portuguese Second Division
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• Winners (5): 1941–1942, 1943–1944, 1945–1946, 1974–1975, 2002–2003
• Runners-up (1): 1980–1981

• Liga Intercalar
  Liga Intercalar
  The Liga Intercalar or Reserves Championship is an alloy that serves mainly to rotate players less used or junior players and players returning from injury....
  
  
• Winners (1): 2009–2010

• "FPF" Cup
  Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
  The "FPF" Cup was a competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation. It was only played in the 1976–77 season. There was an exclusive edition for each of the three top Portuguese divisions, resulting in three champions from different divisions.- Format :...
  
   
• Runners-up (1): 1976–1977

Notable Former Players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.
José António

José António Bargiela

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 Hélder Cristóvão

Hélder Cristóvão

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 Hans Eskilsson

Hans Eskilsson

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 Paulo Ferreira

Paulo Ferreira

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 Tomislav Ivković

Tomislav Ivkovic

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 Carlos Manuel

Carlos Manuel

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 Stoycho Mladenov

Stoycho Mladenov

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 Dejan Ognjanović

Dejan Ognjanovic

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 Pauleta

Pauleta

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 Erwin Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez

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League and Cup History

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1944–45	1D	7	18	6	4	8	44	34	16
1946–47	1D	5	26	16	1	9	96	55	33	not held
1947–48	1D	4	26	16	4	6	91	49	36		Best classification ever
1948–49	1D	5	26	12	5	9	76	54	29
1949–50	1D	12	26	7	7	12	50	59	21	not held
1950–51	1D	11	26	10	1	15	53	58	21
1951–52	1D	9	26	8	5	13	49	61	21
1952–53	1D	14	26	5	4	17	28	64	14		Relegated
1975–76	1D	8	30	10	8	12	31	45	28
1976–77	1D	11	30	6	13	11	26	36	25
1977–78	1D	11	30	8	9	13	25	36	25
1978–79	1D	11	30	8	10	12	24	42	26
1979–80	1D	14	30	5	11	14	18	37	21		Relegated
1980–81	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		Promoted
1981–82	1D	12	30	7	10	13	30	41	24
1982–83	1D	11	30	9	8	13	26	39	26
1983–84	1D	14	30	6	9	15	22	51	21
1990–91	2H	2	38	17	12	9	48	28	46		Promoted
1991–92	1D	10	34	10	10	14	34	54	30
1992–93	1D	13	34	9	12	13	29	41	30
1993–94	1D	18	34	5	8	21	22	57	18		Relegated
1994–95	2H	5	34	16	9	9	39	20	41
1995–96	2H	12	34	12	8	14	52	42	44
1996–97	2H	7	34	13	8	13	34	35	47
1997–98	2H	7	34	11	13	10	40	39	46
1998–99	2H	18	34	6	10	18	23	50	28		Relegated
1999–00	2DS	4	38	18	3	7	67	40	67	Round 4
2000–01	2DS	12	38	14	11	13	45	46	53	Round 6
2001–02	2DS	5	38	17	8	13	46	44	59	Round 2
2002–03	2DS	1	38	25	8	5	74	29	83	Round 3	Promoted
2003–04	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

External links

• Official Site