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

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centered around a

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club based in the city of

Albufeira Albufeira (, ), officially the City of Albufeira (), is a List of cities in Portugal, city and Concelho, municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of . The city proper ...

, 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 play 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

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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

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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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**Champions (1): 1998–99 (Série Sul)

Notable former players

* Calita * Eldon Maquemba *

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* Jean Paulista * René Rivas * Lito *

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* Abdoul Salam Sow * Chiquinho Conde * Chiquinho Delgado *

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* Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues *

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* Luis Miguel Modesto * Clark Froud *

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Notable former coaches

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