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{{Short description|Portuguese professional sports club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Estoril
| image = GD Estoril Praia logo.svg
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| fullname = Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia
| nickname = ''Canarinhos'' (Canaries)<br>''Equipa da Linha''<br>''Estorilistas'' <br>''Mágico Estoril''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1939|5|17|df=yes}}
| ground = [[Estádio António Coimbra da Mota]]
| capacity = 8,000
| owner = [[David Blitzer]]
| chairman = Rui Costa
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Ian Cathro]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = [[Primeira Liga]]
| season = [[2024–25 Primeira Liga|2024–25]]
| position = Primeira Liga, 8th of 18
| current = 2024–25 G.D. Estoril Praia season
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'''Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia''' ({{IPA|pt|ɨʃtuˈɾil ˈpɾajɐ}}), commonly known as '''Estoril''', is a Portuguese professional [[sports club]] from [[Estoril]], [[Cascais]], [[Lisbon]]. Founded on 17 May 1939,<ref name="founded">{{cite news|url=http://gdestorilpraia.net/principal_ind.html|title=Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia|publisher=gdestorilpraia.net|language=pt|date=12 July 2012|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020022314/http://www.gdestorilpraia.net/principal_ind.html|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> its [[Association football|football]] team currently plays in [[Primeira Liga]] and hold home games at the [[Estádio António Coimbra da Mota]], with a seating capacity of 8,000.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} As a sports club, Estoril has departments for football, [[futsal]] and [[basketball]].<ref name="founded"/>

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]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} 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 Awards#Liga de Honra Awards|LPFP Liga de Honra Player of the Year]], [[Vagner da Silva|Vagner]], who won the [[LPFP Awards#Liga de Honra Awards|LPFP Liga de Honra Goalkeeper of the Year]], and [[Marco Silva]], who won the [[LPFP Awards#Liga de Honra Awards|LPFP Liga de Honra Coach of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lpfp.pt/noticias/Pages/Pr%C3%A9miosOficiaisosvencedores.aspx | title= Vencedores dos Prémios Oficiais  |trans-title= Winners of the official awards  |publisher= [[Portuguese League for Professional Football|LPFP]] | language= pt | date= 6 July 2012 | access-date= 7 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=340397 | title= Licá eleito o melhor jogador da Liga de Honra 2011/2012 | trans-title= Licá named the player of the Liga de Honra 2011/2012 | publisher= [[A Bola]] | language= pt | date= 5 July 2012 | access-date= 6 July 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140506115102/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=340397 | archive-date= 6 May 2014 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

==History==

===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.<ref name="founded"/> The club's principal promoter was Fausto Cardoso de Figueiredo, the wealthy owner of the [[Lisbon]]-Cascais railway, the [[England|English]] hotels of the city, Paris and the Palace, the bath building, and the [[Casino Estoril|Estoril Casino]].<ref name="founded"/> 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]].<ref name="founded"/>

When the club was initially established it began to play in the ''Campeonato de Lisboa'' which was a league competition contested by teams from [[Lisbon]]. It also began to compete in the [[Taça de Portugal]]. Four years after its establishment, the club has reached the [[Taça de Portugal]] final in the 1943–44 season in which they lost to [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] 8–0 at the [[Campo das Salésias]] in [[Lisbon]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Following that season the club reached for the [[Primeira Liga]] in the [[1944–45 Primeira Divisão|1944–45]] season where they finished seventh in their very first season in Portugal's top flight division.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} The next season saw the club play in the 1945–46 Segunda Divisão and the 1945–46 Campeonato de Lisboa.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} The club remained in the top flight until the [[1952–53 Primeira Divisão]] season where they finished last and were relegated to the [[Portuguese Second Division]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Decline and revival===
The next season saw them begin their football life in the Segunda Divisão. Estoril played in the division for 22 years before gaining promotion to the top flight again. Following the appointment of experienced English manager [[Jimmy Hagan]] in 1973 who prior to being appointed as manager of Estoril had managed [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] to three consecutive league titles in [[1970–71 Primeira Divisão|1970–71]], [[1971–72 Primeira Divisão|1971–72]] and [[1972–73 Primeira Divisão|1972–73]] as well as a [[Taça de Portugal]] in the 1971–72 season he helped the club achieve promotion to [[Primeira Liga]]. The club's return saw them finish an impressive eighth place in the league as well as a quarter-finalist in the cup competition. The next ten years saw the club remain in a stable position finishing in mid-table positions up until the mid-1980s.

In the late 1980s, the club appointed [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]] as manager. A young coach who had played for the club during his professional career in the 1970s who had retired due to several injuries. He helped the club rebuild itself and improve its players and after three years in charge he helped them gain promotion once again to the top flight at the age of 36. During his time he helped the club establish themselves as a Primeira Liga club up until the [[1993–94 Primeira Divisão|1993–94]] season, when he left the club for [[C.F. Estrela da Amadora|Estrela da Amadora]], and Estoril in that very season were relegated to the second tier.

After the departure of [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]] as manager in 1994, the club was stuck around the [[Liga de Honra]] (D2). Since after the Liga de Honra's establishment the club participated in fourteen seasons in that division. In the [[1998–99 Liga de Honra]] season, the club suffered relegation to the third tier of Portuguese football for the first time in their history.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Then the club suffered several promotions and relegations.

===21st century===
At the beginning of the new millennium, the club was playing in the Portuguese Second Division. [[Ulisses Morais]] took over in 2002 and led the club to back to back promotions leading the club to the top flight. [[Luís Filipe Vieira Carvalho|Litos]] took over for the [[2004–05 Primeira Liga]] season where the club finished seventeenth and were relegated after one season.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In the [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]] season, the club was promoted to first division by winning the Liga de Honra five points ahead of second place [[Moreirense F.C.|Moreirense]]. With new owners and under the management of [[Marco Silva]] who halfway through the season took over from [[Vinícius Eutrópio]], the team claimed the second Liga de Honra title in the club's history. The main players on the title roster were [[João Coimbra]], [[Licá]], [[Steven Vitória]] and [[Vagner da Silva|Vagner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=329916|title=Estoril está de regresso à Liga!|trans-title=Estoril returns to the League!|work=[[A Bola]]|language=pt|date=6 May 2012|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511194147/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=329916|archive-date=11 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=329983|title=Estoril festejou subida à Liga (com fotos)|trans-title=Estoril celebrated the promotion to the League (with photos)|work=[[A Bola]]|language=pt|date=7 May 2012|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508073839/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=329983|archive-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[2012–13 Primeira Liga|2012–13 season]] marked the return of the club to the [[Primeira Liga]] and saw them finish in an impressive [[2012–13 Primeira Liga#League table|fifth]] place in the league, from the position of newly promoted, and also qualify for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|third qualifying round]] of [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], marking its first presence in the [[List of UEFA club competition winners|European competitions]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_zon_sagres/pages/classificacao_resultados.aspx |title=Classificação detalhada|trans-title=League table|work=LPF|language=pt| date=19 May 2013 |access-date=19 May 2013 }}</ref> Estoril reached [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] group stages after defeating [[Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]] and [[FC Pasching|Pasching]]. They finished fourth place in a group against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]] and [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]], with only three points in three draws against Sevilla and Freiburg (twice). In the [[2013–14 Primeira Liga|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.<ref name="RSL">{{cite web |title=Real Salt Lake Players Set for Short-Term Training Stints in Europe |url=https://www.rsl.com/news/real-salt-lake-players-set-for-short-term-training-stints-in-europe |website=rsl.com |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{Main|Estádio António Coimbra da Mota}}

Estoril currently play at the [[Estádio António Coimbra da Mota]] which holds a seating capacity of 8,000.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

The [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]] used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for [[UEFA Euro 2004]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://gloriasdopassado.blogspot.co.uk/2007/05/estdio-antnio-coimbra-da-mota.html|title=Estádio António Coimbra da Mota|work=gloriasdopassado.blogspot.co.uk|language=pt | date=14 May 2007 |access-date=10 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=183794|title=Selecções definem locais de estágio|trans-title=Teams define location stages|work=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt | date=6 January 2004 |access-date=10 July 2012 }}</ref> The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the [[Portugal national under-21 football team|Portuguese national under-21 football team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/SELECCOES/SELECCAO_ESPERANCAS/SUB21/HISTORIA/DECADA_2010|title=Selecção Nacional&nbsp;– Sub-21&nbsp;– Época 2011/2012|trans-title=National Selection&nbsp;– under-21&nbsp;– Season 2011/12|work=[[Portuguese Football Federation|FPF]]|language=pt|date=10 July 2012|access-date=10 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The stadium has also played host to games involving the [[Portugal national rugby union team|Portuguese national rugby union team]], most recently being against [[Ukraine national rugby union team|Ukraine]] in a [[2004–06 European Nations Cup First Division|2006 European Nations Cup First Division]] match and against [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]] in a [[2007 Rugby World Cup&nbsp;– repechage qualification|2007 Rugby World Cup repechage qualification]] match.

== European cup history ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]]
| rowspan="5"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| '''1–0'''
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off]]
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[FC Juniors OÖ|Pasching]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| '''4–1'''
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group H|Group H]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center"| 1–1
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''4th place'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center"| 1–2
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]]
| align="center"| 0–0
| align="center"| 1–1
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2014–15]]
| rowspan="3"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Group E|Group E]]
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[PSV Eindhoven]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''3rd place'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
|}

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|21 June 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://estorilpraia.pt/plantel/|title = Equipa Principal}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=CRC|name=[[Kevin Chamorro]]|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=FRA|name=[[Eliaquim Mangala]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ESP|name=[[Jandro Orellana]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=BRA|name=[[Vinicius Zanocelo]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Santos FC|Santos]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=VEN|name=[[Alejandro Marqués]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SCO|name=[[Jordan Holsgrove]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=POR|name=[[João Carvalho]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MAR|name=[[Yanis Begraoui]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=CPV|name=[[Fabrício Garcia]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=POR|name=[[Gonçalo Costa]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=POR|name=[[André Lacximicant]]|pos=FW}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=POR|name=[[Pedro Carvalho (footballer)|Pedro Carvalho]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=POR|name=[[Pedro Álvaro]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=POR|name=[[Pedro Amaral]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=AUT|name=[[Felix Bacher]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=FRA|name=Manga Foe-Ondoa|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ESP|name=[[Joel Robles]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=TOG|name=[[Kévin Boma]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=88|nat=POR|name=[[Xeka]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=92|nat=ESP|name=[[Israel Salazar (footballer)|Israel Salazar]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=ALG|name=[[Rafik Guitane]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ESP|name=[[Raúl Parra]]|pos=DF|other=at [[CD Eldense|Eldense]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ESP|name=Ismael Sierra|pos=DF|other=at [[C.A. Osasuna|Osasuna]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=NED|name=[[Finn Dicke]]|pos=MF|other=at [[S.K. Beveren|Beveren]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=BRA|name=[[Michel (footballer, born 2001)|Michel]]|pos=MF|other=at [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=POR|name=[[Fran Pereira]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Académica de Coimbra (football)|Académica]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[Dani Figueira]]|pos=GK|other=at [[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

===Former players===
{{main cat|G.D. Estoril Praia players}}

==Honours==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Domestic honours===
*'''[[Taça de Portugal]]'''
** ''Runners-up (1):'' [[1943–44 Taça de Portugal|1943–44]]

*'''[[Taça da Liga]]'''
** ''Runners-up (1):'' [[2023–24 Taça da Liga|2023–24]]

* '''[[Liga Portugal 2]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' [[2003–04 Segunda Liga|2003–04]], [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]], [[2020–21 Liga Portugal 2|2020–21]]

* '''[[Portuguese Second Division]]'''
** '''Winners (5):''' 1941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1974–75, [[2002–03 Segunda Divisão B|2002–03]]

* '''[[Liga Intercalar]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2009–10

* '''[[Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol|"FPF" Cup]] {{small|(First Division)}}'''
** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1976–77

* '''[[Lisbon Football Association|AF Lisbon First Division]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 1968–69
{{col-2}}

===Personnel honours===
* '''[[LPFP Awards#Segunda Liga Awards|LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Year]]'''
** [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]] : [[Licá]]
** [[2020–21 Liga Portugal 2|2020–21]] : [[Miguel Crespo]]

* '''[[LPFP Awards#Segunda Liga Awards|LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Breakthrough Player of the Year]]'''
** [[2020–21 Liga Portugal 2|2020–21]] : [[André Vidigal]]

* '''[[LPFP Awards#Segunda Liga Awards|LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Goalkeeper of the Year]]'''
** [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]] : [[Vagner da Silva|Vagner]] 
** [[2020–21 Liga Portugal 2|2020–21]] : [[Dani Figueira]]

* '''[[LPFP Awards#Segunda Liga Awards|LPFP Liga Portugal 2 Coach of the Year]]'''
** [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]] : [[Marco Silva]]

{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}

==Coaching staff==
{{updated|17 September 2023}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
| Head coach ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian Cathro]]
|-
| Assistant head coach ||{{flagicon|POR}} Paulo Mateus
|-
| First-team coach ||{{flagicon|POR}} Marco Pimenta
|-
|Goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Miranda
|-
| Video Analyst ||{{flagicon|POR}} Marco Pedroso
|}

==Coaching history==
{{div col|colwidth=35em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Augusto Silva (footballer, born 1902)|Augusto Silva]] (1942–45)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Lippo Hertzka]] (1946–47)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[János Biri]] (1947–49)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Hagan]] (1973–75)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} António Medeiros (1975–77)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Augusto Torres|José Torres]] (1979–81)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Hagan]] (1981–82)
*{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Mário Wilson]] (1983–84)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} António Medeiros (1984)
*{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Mário Wilson]] (1984–86)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} António Fidalgo (1986–87)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]] (1987–94)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Carlos Manuel]] (1994–96)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} Isidro Beato (1996–98)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Rui Águas (footballer)|Rui Águas]] (1998–99)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Minervino Pietra]] (1999–00)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[:pt:José Rachão|José Rachão]] (2000–01)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Morais]] (2001–02)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Ulisses Morais]] (1 Nov 2002&nbsp;– 23 August 2004)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luís Filipe Vieira Carvalho|Litos]] (24 Aug 2004&nbsp;– 30 June 2005)
*{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Daúto Faquirá]] (1 July 2005&nbsp;– 5 January 2006)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Marco Paulo Faria Lemos|Marco Paulo]] (6 Jan 2006&nbsp;– 27 January 2006)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luís Filipe Vieira Carvalho|Litos]] (28 Jan 2006&nbsp;– 24 May 2007)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Tulipa (Portuguese footballer)|Tulipa]] (28 May 2007&nbsp;– 24 September 2008)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} Manuel Pinho ''(interim)'' (25 September 2008&nbsp;– 29 September 2008)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[João Carlos Pereira]] (30 September 2008&nbsp;– 25 May 2009)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Hélder Cristóvão]] (1 July 2009&nbsp;– 28 September 2009)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Manuel Gomes (football coach)|Professor Neca]] (29 September 2009&nbsp;– 10 May 2010)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vinícius Eutrópio]] (14 May 2010&nbsp;– 27 September 2011)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Marco Silva]] (28 September 2011&nbsp;– 12 May 2014)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Couceiro]] (24 May 2014&nbsp;– 3 March 2015)
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fabiano Soares]] (5 March 2015&nbsp;– 10 December 2016)
*{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro Gómez Carmona]] (13 December 2016&nbsp;– 8 March 2017)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Pedro Emanuel]] (8 March 2017&nbsp;– 21 October 2017)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Filipe Pedro ''(interim)'' (22 October 2017&nbsp;– 12 November 2017)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Ivo Vieira]] (13 November 2017&nbsp;– 30 June 2018)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luís Freire]] (1 July 2018&nbsp;– 21 January 2019)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Bruno Baltazar]] (22 January 2019&nbsp;– 30 June 2019)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Tiago Fernandes (Portuguese footballer)|Tiago Fernandes]] (1 July 2019&nbsp;– 6 January 2020)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Pedro Duarte (8 January 2020&nbsp;– 30 June 2020)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Bruno Pinheiro (football manager)|Bruno Pinheiro]] (1 July 2020&nbsp;– 30 June 2022)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Nélson Veríssimo]] (1 July 2022&nbsp;– 24 February 2023)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Ricardo Soares]] (28 February 2023&nbsp;– 8 June 2023)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Álvaro Pacheco]] (1 July 2023&nbsp;– 24 September 2023)
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Vasco Seabra]] (25 September 2023&nbsp;– 30 June 2024)
*{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ian Cathro]] (1 July 2024&nbsp;– ''present'')
*{{div col end}}

==League and cup history==
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Season
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
![[Taça de Portugal|Cup]]
![[Taça da Liga|League Cup]]
!Notes
|-
|[[1944–45 Primeira Divisão|1944–45]]
|1D
|align=right |'''7'''
|align=right|18||align=right|6||align=right|4||align=right|8
|align=right|44||align=right|34||align=right|'''16'''
||Round 1
|
|{{center|{{ref label|Campeonato_de_Lisboa|A|}}}}
|-
|1945–46
|2D
|align=right |'''–'''
|align=right|–||align=right|–||align=right|–||align=right|–
|align=right|–||align=right|–||align=right|'''–'''
||Round 1
|
|{{center|{{ref label|Campeonato_de_Lisboa|A|}}}}
|-
|[[1946–47 Primeira Divisão|1946–47]]
|1D
|align=right |'''5'''
|align=right|26||align=right|16||align=right|1||align=right|9
|align=right|96||align=right|55||align=right|'''33'''
||''not held''
|
|{{center|{{ref label|Not_Held|C|}}}}
|-
|[[1947–48 Primeira Divisão|1947–48]]
|1D
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|26||align=right|16||align=right|4||align=right|6
|align=right|91||align=right|49||align=right|'''36'''
||Quarter-final
|
|{{center|{{ref label|Best_finish|D|}}}}
|-
|[[1948–49 Primeira Divisão|1948–49]]
|1D
|align=right |'''5'''
|align=right|26||align=right|12||align=right|5||align=right|9
|align=right|76||align=right|54||align=right|'''29'''
||Round 1
|
|
|-
|[[1949–50 Primeira Divisão|1949–50]]
|1D
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|26||align=right|7||align=right|7||align=right|12
|align=right|50||align=right|59||align=right|'''21'''
||''not held''
|
|{{center|{{ref label|Latin_Cup|E|}}}}
|-
|[[1950–51 Primeira Divisão|1950–51]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|26||align=right|10||align=right|1||align=right|15
|align=right|53||align=right|58||align=right|'''21'''
||Quarter-final
|
|
|-
|[[1951–52 Primeira Divisão|1951–52]]
|1D
|align=right |'''9'''
|align=right|26||align=right|8||align=right|5||align=right|13
|align=right|49||align=right|61||align=right|'''21'''
||Round 1
|
|
|-
|[[1952–53 Primeira Divisão|1952–53]]
|1D
|align=right |'''14'''
|align=right|26||align=right|5||align=right|4||align=right|17
|align=right|28||align=right|64||align=right|'''14'''
||Round 1
|
|Relegated
|-
|[[1975–76 Primeira Divisão|1975–76]]
|1D
|align=right |'''8'''
|align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|8||align=right|12
|align=right|31||align=right|45||align=right|'''28'''
||Quarter-final
|
|
|-
|[[1976–77 Primeira Divisão|1976–77]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|13||align=right|11
|align=right|26||align=right|36||align=right|'''25'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[1977–78 Primeira Divisão|1977–78]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|9||align=right|13
|align=right|25||align=right|36||align=right|'''25'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[1978–79 Primeira Divisão|1978–79]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|10||align=right|12
|align=right|24||align=right|42||align=right|'''26'''
||Round 5
|
|
|-
|[[1979–80 Primeira Divisão|1979–80]]
|1D
|align=right |'''14'''
|align=right|30||align=right|5||align=right|11||align=right|14
|align=right|18||align=right|37||align=right|'''21'''
||Round 4
|
|Relegated
|-
|1980–81
|2D.S
|align=right |'''1'''
|align=right|30||align=right|17||align=right|9||align=right|4
|align=right|48||align=right|20||align=right|'''43'''
||Round 4
|
|Promoted
|-
|[[1981–82 Primeira Divisão|1981–82]]
|1D
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|30||align=right|7||align=right|10||align=right|13
|align=right|30||align=right|41||align=right|'''24'''
||Round 5
|
|
|-
|[[1982–83 Primeira Divisão|1982–83]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|8||align=right|13
|align=right|26||align=right|39||align=right|'''26'''
||Round 6
|
|
|-
|[[1983–84 Primeira Divisão|1983–84]]
|1D
|align=right |'''14'''
|align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|9||align=right|15
|align=right|22||align=right|51||align=right|'''21'''
||Quarter-final
|
|
|-
|[[1990–91 Liga de Honra|1990–91]]
|2H
|align=right |'''2'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|12||align=right|9
|align=right|48||align=right|28||align=right|'''46'''
||Round 4
|
|Promoted
|-
|[[1991–92 Primeira Divisão|1991–92]]
|1D
|align=right |'''10'''
|align=right|34||align=right|10||align=right|10||align=right|14
|align=right|34||align=right|54||align=right|'''30'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[1992–93 Primeira Divisão|1992–93]]
|1D
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|34||align=right|9||align=right|12||align=right|13
|align=right|29||align=right|41||align=right|'''30'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[1993–94 Primeira Divisão|1993–94]]
|1D
|align=right |'''18'''
|align=right|34||align=right|5||align=right|8||align=right|21
|align=right|22||align=right|57||align=right|'''18'''
||Round 4
|
|Relegated
|-
|[[1994–95 Liga de Honra|1994–95]]
|2H
|align=right |'''5'''
|align=right|34||align=right|16||align=right|9||align=right|9
|align=right|39||align=right|20||align=right|'''41'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[1995–96 Liga de Honra|1995–96]]
|2H
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|34||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|14
|align=right|52||align=right|42||align=right|'''44'''
||Round 5
|
|
|-
|[[1996–97 Liga de Honra|1996–97]]
|2H
|align=right |'''7'''
|align=right|34||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|13
|align=right|34||align=right|35||align=right|'''47'''
||Quarter-final
|
|
|-
|[[1997–98 Liga de Honra|1997–98]]
|2H
|align=right |'''7'''
|align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|13||align=right|10
|align=right|40||align=right|39||align=right|'''46'''
||Round 6
|
|
|-
|[[1998–99 Liga de Honra|1998–99]]
|2H
|align=right |'''18'''
|align=right|34||align=right|6||align=right|10||align=right|18
|align=right|23||align=right|50||align=right|'''28'''
||Round 3
|
|Relegated
|-
|[[1999–2000 Segunda Divisão|1999–00]]
|2DS
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|38||align=right|18||align=right|3||align=right|7
|align=right|67||align=right|40||align=right|'''67'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[2000–01 Segunda Divisão|2000–01]]
|2DS
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|38||align=right|14||align=right|11||align=right|13
|align=right|45||align=right|46||align=right|'''53'''
||Round 6
|
|
|-
|[[2001–02 Segunda Divisão|2001–02]]
|2DS
|align=right |'''5'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|8||align=right|13
|align=right|46||align=right|44||align=right|'''59'''
||Round 2
|
|
|-
|[[2002–03 Segunda Divisão|2002–03]]
|2DS
|align=right |'''1'''
|align=right|38||align=right|25||align=right|8||align=right|5
|align=right|74||align=right|29||align=right|'''83'''
||Round 3
|
|Promoted
|-
|[[2003–04 Liga de Honra|2003–04]]
|2H
|align=right |'''1'''
|align=right|34||align=right|20||align=right|7||align=right|7
|align=right|63||align=right|40||align=right|'''67'''
||Quarter-final
|
|Promoted
|-
|[[2004–05 Primeira Liga|2004–05]]
|1D
|align=right |'''17'''
|align=right|34||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|20
|align=right|38||align=right|55||align=right|'''30'''
||Round 5
|
|Relegated
|-
|[[2005–06 Liga de Honra|2005–06]]
|2H
|align=right |'''9'''
|align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|12||align=right|11
|align=right|44||align=right|43||align=right|'''45'''
||Round 5
|
|
|-
|[[2006–07 Liga de Honra|2006–07]]
|2H
|align=right |'''10'''
|align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|7||align=right|13
|align=right|30||align=right|35||align=right|'''37'''
||Round 4
|
|
|-
|[[2007–08 Liga de Honra|2007–08]]
|2H
|align=right |'''7'''
|align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|11
|align=right|41||align=right|38||align=right|'''41'''
||Round 3
|Round 2
|
|-
|[[2008–09 Liga de Honra|2008–09]]
|2H
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|10
|align=right|41||align=right|37||align=right|'''44'''
||Round 3
|Round 2
|
|-
|[[2009–10 Liga de Honra|2009–10]]
|2H
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|30||align=right|7||align=right|14||align=right|9
|align=right|26||align=right|29||align=right|'''35'''
||Round 2
|Second Group Stage
|
|-
|[[2010–11 Liga de Honra|2010–11]]
|2H
|align=right |'''10'''
|align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|11||align=right|10
|align=right|36||align=right|31||align=right|'''38'''
||Round 3
|Second Group Stage
|
|-
|[[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]]
|2H
|align=right |'''1'''
|align=right|30||align=right|16||align=right|9||align=right|5
|align=right|40||align=right|20||align=right|'''57'''
||Round 5
|Second Group Stage
|Promoted
|-
|[[2012–13 Primeira Liga|2012–13]]
|1D
|align=right |'''5'''
|align=right|30||align=right|13||align=right|6||align=right|11
|align=right|47||align=right|37||align=right|'''45'''
||Round 3
|Second Group Stage
|Qualified to [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Primeira Liga|2013–14]]
|1D
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|30||align=right|15||align=right|9||align=right|6
|align=right|42||align=right|26||align=right|'''54'''
||Quarter-final
|Second Group Stage
|Qualified to [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Primeira Liga|2014–15]]
|1D
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|34||align=right|9||align=right|13||align=right|12
|align=right|38||align=right|56||align=right|'''40'''
||Round 3
|Second Group Stage
|
|-
|[[2015–16 Primeira Liga|2015–16]]
|1D
|align=right |'''8'''
|align=right|34||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|13
|align=right|40||align=right|41||align=right|'''47'''
|Quarter-final
|Round 2
|
|-
|[[2016–17 Primeira Liga|2016–17]]
|1D
|align=right |'''10'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|10
|align=right|8
|align=right|16
|align=right|34
|align=right|42
|align=right|'''38'''
|Semi-final
|Round 2
|
|-
|[[2017–18 Primeira Liga|2017–18]]
|1D
|align=right |'''18'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|8
|align=right|6
|align=right|20
|align=right|29
|align=right|61
|align=right|'''30'''
|Round 3
|Round 2
|Relegated
|-
|[[2018–19 LigaPro|2018–19]]
|2H
|align=right |'''3'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|16
|align=right|6
|align=right|12
|align=right|49
|align=right|42
|align=right|'''54'''
|Round 3
|Second Group Stage
|
|-
|[[2019–20 LigaPro|2019–20]]
|2H
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|24
|align=right|11
|align=right|3
|align=right|9
|align=right|35
|align=right|26
|align=right|'''39'''
|Round 3
|Round 2
|{{center|{{ref label|Covid|F|}}}}
|-
|[[2020–21 Liga Portugal 2|2020–21]]
|2H
|align=right |'''9'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|20
|align=right|10
|align=right|4
|align=right|55
|align=right|26
|align=right|'''70'''
|Semi-final
|Quarter-final
|Promoted
|-
|[[2021–22 Primeira Liga|2021–22]]
|1D
|align=right |'''9'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|9
|align=right|12
|align=right|13
|align=right|36
|align=right|43
|align=right|'''39'''
|[[2021–22 Taça de Portugal|Round 5]]
|[[2021–22 Taça da Liga|Round 2]]
|
|-
|[[2022–23 Primeira Liga|2022–23]]
|1D
|align=right |'''14'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|10
|align=right|5
|align=right|19
|align=right|33
|align=right|49
|align=right|'''35'''
|[[2022–23 Taça de Portugal|Round 4]]
|[[2022–23 Taça da Liga|Group stage]]
|
|-
|[[2023–24 Primeira Liga|2023–24]]
|1D
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|34
|align=right|9
|align=right|6
|align=right|19
|align=right|49
|align=right|58
|align=right|'''33'''
|[[2023–24 Taça de Portugal|Round 5]]
|[[2023–24 Taça da Liga|Final]]
|
|-
|[[2024–25 Primeira Liga|2024–25]]
|1D
|align=right |
|align=right|
|align=right|
|align=right|
|align=right|
|align=right|
|align=right|
|align=right|
|[[2024–25 Taça de Portugal|Round 3]]
|[[2024–25 Taça da Liga|-]]
|
|}

:<small>A.&nbsp;{{note|Campeonato_de_Lisboa|A|}} Also participated in the Campeonato de Lisboa.</small>
:<small>C.&nbsp;{{note|Not_Held|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.</small>
:<small>D.&nbsp;{{note|Best_finish|D|}} Best league classification finish in the club's history.</small>
:<small>E.&nbsp;{{note|Latin_Cup|E|}} The [[Taça de Portugal]] was not held due to the [[Latin Cup]] being held at the [[Estádio Nacional]].</small>
:<small>E.&nbsp;{{note|Covid|F|}} Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, LigaPro was cancelled with 10 matches to play.</small>
<small>Last updated: 18 July 2014<br />'''Div.''' = Division; '''1D''' = [[Primeira Liga|Portuguese League]]; '''2H''' = [[Liga de Honra]]; '''2DS'''/'''2D''' = [[Portuguese Second Division]]<br />'''Pos.''' = Position; '''Pl''' = Match played; '''W''' = Win; '''D''' = Draw; '''L''' = Lost; '''GS''' = Goal scored; '''GA''' = Goal against; '''P''' = Points</small>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Estoril Praia}}
*{{Official website}} {{in lang|pt}}
* [http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_zon_sagres/pages/clube.aspx?epoca=20122013&clube=estoril Club profile] at [[Portuguese League for Professional Football|LPFP]] {{in lang|pt}}

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