GD Estoril Praia
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| Full name | Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia |
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| Nickname(s) |
Canarinhos (Canaries) Equipa da Linha Estorilistas |
| Founded | 17 May 1939 |
| Ground | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
| Capacity | 8,015 |
| Owner | Traffic Sports Europe |
| Chairman | Miguel Pisco |
| Manager | Pedro Emanuel |
| League | Primeira Liga |
| 2015–16 | 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ʃtuˈɾiɫ ˈpɾajɐ]), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. The club was founded on 17 May 1939. They play at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota which holds a seating capacity of 8015. As a sports club, Estoril Praia has departments for football, futsal and basketball.
Estoril plays in the Primeira Liga. Since the club's establishment it has won nine trophies in its senior football department, the most recent being the 2011–12 Liga de Honra. As a result of this, several personnel of the club were awarded awards in relation to their performances in the 2011–12 season, of which they 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. The club is sponsored by Danish sports manufacturer Hummel.
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-Cascais railway, the English 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.
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