Imortal Desportivo Clube ''(abbreviated as Imortal DC and colloquially known as Imortal de Albufeira)'' is a

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centered around a football club based in the city of

Albufeira Albufeira () is a city and seat of its own municipality in the district of Faro, in the southernmost Portuguese region of Algarve. The municipality population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 202 ...

, in the Portuguese region of

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. Imortal has also a quite noteworthy

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team which has played in the

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, the top lay tier in professional basketball in Portugal.

Background

Imortal DC currently plays in Campeonato de Portugal which is now the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league system since a new league ( Liga 3) was created in 2021. They finished 1st of the Algarve FA regional league in the 2020-2021 season as the league came to an end due to the

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, and the team with most points (Imortal DC at the time) was promoted to the Campeonato de Portugal. The club was founded in 1920 and they play their home matches at the Estádio Municipal de Albufeira in

. The club's main achievement was winning the

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Série Sul in 1998–99. This was followed by their highest league placing in 1999–2000 when they finished in 15th place in the

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. Their second season in tier 2 in 2000–01 resulted in relegation and then followed a period of decline, including the withdrawal of a main sponsor, which culminated in them playing in AF Algarve 2ª Divisão, the sixth tier of Portuguese football, in 2008–09. The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol do Algarve and also competes in the AF Algarve Taça – The Algarve Cup. They reached the final in 2008–2009 while still in the 2ª Divisão. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as

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on many occasions. The club has fairly successful teams at U-19 and U-17 level, as well as teams in lower age groups and small side football for the youngest boys – there are no women's or girls teams. Fixtures and results can be found at th
Algarve FA website
Most first team matches are played on Sundays at 3pm or 5 pm. The season begins at the end of September and ends in mid-May with the Algarve Cup Final.

Players

Current squad

Season to season

Honours

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: 1998–99 (Série Sul)

Notable former players

Calita Carlos Alberto Souto Maior Silva Batista (born 20 December 1972), commonly known as Calita, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder. Football career Calita started his career with Imortal DC. He had only played in seven Pri ...

Eldon Maquemba Eldon Martins Maquemba, known as Maquemba (born 8 June 1984), is an Angolan professional footballer who played as a striker and as a winger. He also holds Portuguese citizenship. Career Maquemba was born in Benguela, Angola. He started his sen ...

Vali Gasimov Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov ( az, Vəli Aydın oğlu Qasımov, also spelled Veli Aydin oglu Kasumov; russian: Вели Айдынович Касумов; born 4 October 1968) is an Azerbaijani football coach and a former player who played as a str ...

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* Detinho * Jean Paulista *

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* Zé Guilherme * Lito *

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Dossa Júnior Dossa Momad Omar Hassamo Júnior ( el, Ντόσσα Τζούνιορ; born 28 July 1986), known as Dossa Júnior, is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He spent the better part of his 15-year senior career in the C ...

Israel Castro Franco Israel Castro Franco (born April 11, 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented the El Salvador national team. Club career Castro spent the majority of his career in his adopted homeland E ...

Abdoul Salam Sow Abdoul Salam Sow (born 13 August 1970) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ankaragücü, FC Martigues, Belenenses, Imortal, Qatar SC and Jeonnam Dragons. He represented the Guinea national team int ...

* Chiquinho Conde *

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Tiago Ilori Tiago Abiola Delfim Almeida Ilori (born 26 February 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for F.C. Paços de Ferreira on loan from Sporting CP. He started his career with Sporting, making his debut with the first team ...

Hélder Lourenço Hélder Fernandes Lourenço (born 4 August 1954) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Alvor (Portimão), Algarve, Lourenço started playing for local G.D. Torralta, going on to spend five seasons wit ...

* João Paulo da Silva Gouveia Morais *

Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues (born 14 November 1979 in Oeiras, Lisbon) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is t ...

Vítor Valente Vítor Sérgio dos Santos Valente (born 13 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career After beginning in the lower leagues, Lisbon-born Valente made his Primeira Liga debut in 1986–87 while at the se ...

Notable former coaches

* Iosif Fabian *

Ricardo Formosinho Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho (born 9 September 1956) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Egyptian Premier League club Modern Future. Playing career Born in Setúbal, Formosinho spent most of hi ...

* Paco Fortes * Nikola Spasov

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Footnotes

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