Henrique Poniewas

Estrela da Amadora

Full name	Club Football Estrela da Amadora SAD
Nicknames	Tricolores (The Tricolours) Estrela (Star)
Founded	11 July 2020; 6 years ago (2020-07-11)
Stadium	Estádio José Gomes
Capacity	9,288
President	Johannes Mösmang
Head coach	Pepa
League	Primeira Liga
2025–26	Primeira Liga, 15th of 18
Website	estrelamadora.pt
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Club Football Estrela Amadora SAD (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃˈtɾelɐ ðamɐˈðoɾɐ]), sometimes just Estrela Amadora, is a Portuguese professional sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. The team is currently competing in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portuguese football, after winning promotion from Liga Portugal 2 in 2022–23.

It is the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in 2011 due to financial problems and bankruptcy. The club was newly founded in 2020, when Clube Desportivo Estrela merged with Club Sintra Football and taking the place of that team in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal. C.F. Estrela da Amadora plays at Estádio José Gomes.

The current club was founded in the summer of 2020, after a merger between Clube Desportivo Estrela and Club Sintra Football. Instead of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, the club is officially named Club Football Estrela da Amadora and André Geraldes was designated as the President.

After Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora closed its doors in 2011, a group of supporters founded Clube Desportivo Estrela, keeping the legacy, youth teams and other sports of the original club.

In 2018, CD Estrela created a senior football team, playing in the Lisbon Football Association regional championships. In 2020, the club's members voted 92% in favour in July 2020 of a merger with Club Sintra Football, taking that team's place in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal. A Sociedade Anónima Desportiva was formed, branded as Club Football Estrela da Amadora and with André Geraldes being the President. The original Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora emblem was taken. The club's first season ended with promotion, despite losing the play-off final 1–0 to C.D. Trofense.

Estrela won promotion to the Primeira Liga via the playoffs in the 2022–23 season, defeating C.S. Marítimo on penalties.

On 10 May 2022, Indonesian company Pakuan Football Enterprise, led by Dodi Irwan Suparno, officially acquired Club Football Estrela da Amadora. The acquisition was announced via the club’s official Instagram account. The company cited the club’s historical legacy and its significance in Portuguese football as key reasons for the investment, despite the team then competing in the second tier, Liga Portugal 2, which has since achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga.

In August 2026, 90% of CFEA – Club Football Estrela, SAD, the company responsible for Estrela da Amadora's professional football operations, was sold for an estimated €40 million to an international investment consortium led by ADvantage and LEAD, with the support of the KI Group. The consortium also included strategic investors from international football, including Thomas Müller, Mats Hummels, Yann Sommer and Lucas Hernandez. Former Bayern Munich executive Johannes Mösmang became president of the SAD, succeeding Paulo Lopo.

As of 5 September 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  FRA Lucas Mincarelli 4 DF  BRA Bernardo Schappo 5 DF  SRB Stefan Leković 6 MF  SWE Kevin Höög Jansson 8 MF  BRA Robinho 10 FW  ROU Ianis Stoica 11 FW  URU Rodrigo Dudok (on loan from Racing de Montevideo) 14 MF  CRO Lovro Zvonarek 17 DF  GBS Jefferson Encada 18 MF  MNE Vuk Pavićević 19 MF  ESP Joan Jordán 21 DF  GER Max Scholze 22 GK  POR David Grilo 24 GK  BRA Léo Linck (on loan from Botafogo) 28 MF  FRA Tom Moustier

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 FW  ECU Jeremy Arévalo (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) 30 DF  BRA Luan Patrick 37 FW  PUR Leandro Antonetti 39 MF  CIV Eddy Doué 41 FW  KOR Yang Si-Woo 49 FW  BEL René Mitongo (on loan from Trabzonspor) 51 GK  POR Diogo Pinto 55 DF  POR Rafa Soares 71 MF  FRA Emerson Vanga 72 FW  BRA Henrique Poniewas 78 MF  POR Santiago Serra 79 DF  BUL Atanas Chernev 80 FW  BRA Alisson Souza 93 FW  FRA Bénito 99 FW  NGR Abraham Marcus

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  GER Dudu (at Portimonense until 30 June 2027) — MF  ANG Alex Sola (at Ironi Kiryat Shmona until 30 June 2027) — FW  ANG João Gastão (at Farense until 30 June 2027)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GER Chilohem Onuoha (at TSV Hartberg until 30 June 2027) — FW  NED Sydney van Hooijdonk (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2027)

Position	Name
Head coach	Pepa
Assistant coach	Samuel Correia Hugo Silva
Goalkeeper coach	João Ricardo Alemão
Fitness coach	Sérgio Querido Gustavo Barão
Analyst	Pedro Azevedo
Doctor	Frederico Moeda
Squad planner	João Marau João Pedro Sousa
Manager	Mauro de Almeida
President	Johannes Mösmang

Estrela's kit is white with the shirt split with three colours (hence the nickname 'the tricolours'). Left side was red, the middle white and the right green, with the shorts and socks white.

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