G.D. Estoril Praia

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. The 2012–13 season marked the return of the club to the Primeira Liga and saw them finish in an impressive fifth place in the league, from the position of newly promoted, and also qualify for the third qualifying round of Europa League, marking its first presence in the European competitions. Estoril reached Europa League group stages after defeating Hapoel Ramat Gan and Pasching. They finished fourth place in a group against Sevilla, Freiburg and Slovan Liberec, with only three points in three draws against Sevilla and Freiburg (twice). In the 2013–14 season, Estoril finished in fourth place, marking its best performance ever in the Portuguese first division, qualifying directly to Europa League's Group Stage. American investor David Blitzer, through his company Global Football Holdings, purchased a majority stake in the club in May 2019. ==Stadium==

Estoril currently play at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota which holds a seating capacity of 8,000. The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games. The Sweden national team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004. The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portuguese national under-21 football team. The stadium has also played host to games involving the Portuguese national rugby union team, most recently being against Ukraine in a 2006 European Nations Cup First Division match and against Uruguay in a 2007 Rugby World Cup repechage qualification match. == European cup history ==

Current squad Out on loan Former players ==Honours==

Domestic honours • Taça de Portugal • Runners-up (1): 1943–44 • Taça da Liga • Runners-up (1): 2023–24 • Liga Portugal 2 • Winners (3): 2003–04, 2011–12, 2020–21 • Portuguese Second Division • Winners (5): 1941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1974–75, 2002–03 • Liga Intercalar • Winners (1): 2009–10 • "FPF" Cup • Runners-up (1): 1976–77 • AF Lisbon First Division • Winners (1): 1968–69 Personnel honours • LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Year • 2011–12 : Licá • 2020–21 : Miguel Crespo • LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Breakthrough Player of the Year • 2020–21 : André Vidigal • LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Goalkeeper of the Year • 2011–12 : Vagner • 2020–21 : Dani Figueira • LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Coach of the Year • 2011–12 : Marco Silva ==Coaching staff==

• 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 – 30 June 2024) • Ian Cathro (1 July 2024 – present) • ==League and cup history==

}}} :A.  Also participated in the Campeonato de Lisboa. :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.  Best league classification finish in the club's history. :E.  The Taça de Portugal was not held due to the Latin Cup being held at the Estádio Nacional. :E.  Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, LigaPro was cancelled with 10 matches to play. Last updated: 18 July 2014Div. = Division; 1D = Portuguese League; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS/2D = Portuguese Second DivisionPos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points ==References==