2023–24 G.D. Estoril Praia season

G.D. Estoril Praia 2023–24 football season

G.D. Estoril Praia
2023–24 season
President	Ignacio Beristain
Head coach	Álvaro Pacheco
Stadium	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Primeira Liga	15th
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
Taça da Liga	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Cassiano Alejandro Marqués João Marques (5 each) All: Cassiano (8 goals)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is G.D. Estoril Praia's 85th season in existence and third consecutive in the Primeira Liga, the top division of association football in Portugal. They are also competing in the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 August 2023^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ESP	Raúl Parra
3	DF	POR	Bernardo Vital
5	DF	BRA	Volnei Feltes
6	MF	POR	Alex Soares
7	FW	POR	Rodrigo Martins
8	MF	SCO	Jordan Holsgrove (on loan from Olympiacos)
9	FW	VEN	Alejandro Marqués
10	MF	FRA	Rafik Guitane
11	FW	BRA	Cassiano
18	DF	URU	Erick Cabaco
20	FW	BRA	João Carlos
21	FW	POR	Rodrigo Gomes (on loan from Braga)
22	DF	FRA	Eliaquim Mangala
23	DF	POR	Pedro Álvaro
24	MF	NED	Finn Dicke


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	FW	NGA	Bamidele Yusuf
28	MF	NED	Ivan Pavlić
30	FW	POR	Rodrigo Ramos
31	GK	BRA	Marcelo Carné
33	MF	POR	João Marques
64	MF	SEN	Mor Ndiaye
67	DF	STP	Ricardo Fernandes
78	FW	POR	Tiago Araújo
79	DF	POR	Wagner Pina
81	GK	POR	Diogo Dias
83	MF	FRA	Koba Koindredi (on loan from Valencia)
87	MF	POR	Fran Pereira
91	FW	POR	Heriberto Tavares
95	MF	CMR	James Léa Siliki
99	GK	POR	Dani Figueira (Captain)
—	MF	FRA	Mabrouk Rouaï

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	COL	Juan Esteban Mina (at Metalac until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	CPV	Benchimol (at Benfica B until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Eliaquim Mangala	Free agent	Free	7 August 2023	^[2]
MF	Rodrigo Gomes	Braga	Loan	8 August 2023	^[3]
MF	Koba Koindredi	Valencia	Loan	8 August 2023	^[4]
DF	Erick Cabaco	Getafe	Free	9 August 2023	^[5]
GK	Marcelo Carné	Marítimo	Free	10 August 2023	^[6]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Titouan Thomas	Laval	Undisclosed	16 August 2023	^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Estoril started the pre-season on 30 June.^[8]

Estoril

Braga B

8 July 2023 Friendly	Estoril	1–1	Braga B	Alcochete
10:00 UTC+1	Tavares 60'	Report	Mendonça 78'	Stadium: Academia Cristiano Ronaldo

Mafra

Estoril

12 July 2023 Friendly	Mafra	1–3	Estoril	Mafra
10:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Mafra

Estoril

Belenenses

15 July 2023 Friendly	Estoril	2–1	Belenenses	Estoril
10:00 UTC+1	Cassiano 45' João Carlos 85'		Sambú 55'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Estoril

Sheffield United

19 July 2023 Friendly	Estoril	0–0	Sheffield United	Estoril
19:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Portugal)

Boavista

Estoril

5 August 2023 Friendly	Boavista	0–0	Estoril	Porto
10:30 UTC+1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	13 August 2023	May 2024	Matchday 1	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Taça de Portugal	TBD			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Taça da Liga	22 July 2023		First round	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Total				4	3	0	1	12	5	+7	075.00

Last updated: 20 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Rio Ave	34	6	19	9	38	43	−5	37
12	Gil Vicente	34	9	9	16	42	52	−10	36
13	Estoril	34	9	6	19	49	58	−9	33
14	Estrela da Amadora	34	7	12	15	33	53	−20	33
15	Boavista	34	7	11	16	39	62	−23	32

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0	0	1	3	4	−1

Last updated: 20 August 2023.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2023. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.^[9]

Arouca v Estoril

13 August 2023 1	Arouca	4–3	Estoril	Arouca
20:30 UTC+1	Esgaio 4' Sylla 10' Mújica 20' Kouassi 21' Cristo 57' Feltes 73' (o.g.) Santos 90+6', 90+7'	Report	Holsgrove 10', 41' J. Marques 49' A. Marqués 70' Gomes 90+10'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Hélder Carvalho

Estoril v Rio Ave

20 August 2023 2	Estoril	2–0	Rio Ave	Estoril
15:30 UTC+1	Vital 5' Mangala 55' Araújo 75' Holsgrove 77' Marqués 86', 90+8'	Report	Pantalon 21' Boateng 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Iancu Vasilica

Estrela da Amadora v Estoril

25 August 2023 3	Estrela da Amadora	v	Estoril	Amadora
20:15 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Referee: José Bessa

Estoril v Benfica

7 October 2023 8	Estoril	0–1	Benfica	Estoril
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Cassiano 41' Tavares 62' Fernandes 70'	Report	Chiquinho 49' A. Silva 61' 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 4,966 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Porto v Estoril

3 November 2023 10	Porto	0–1	Estoril	Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report	Holsgrove 75'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 30,306 Referee: Tiago Martins

Braga v Estoril

3 December 2023 12	Braga	3–1	Estoril	Braga
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	R. Horta 31' Banza 51' Carné 90' (o.g.)	Report	Guitane 24'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,902 Referee: Bruno Vieira

Sporting CP v Estoril

5 January 2024 16	Sporting CP	5–1	Estoril	Lisbon
18:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Edwards 21', 45+2' Álvaro 51' (o.g.) Gonçalves 60' Trincão 78'	Report	Cassiano 82'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 37,483 Referee: Cláudio Pereira

Benfica v Estoril

10 March 2024 25	Benfica	v	Estoril	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC+0)				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Estoril v Porto

30 March 2024 27	Estoril	v	Porto	Estoril
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Estoril v Sporting CP

12 May 2024 33	Estoril	v	Sporting CP	Estoril
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Taça de Portugal

Sintrense v Estoril

22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) Third round	Sintrense	0–5	Estoril	Sintra
			Rodrigo Gomes 34', 42' Alejandro Marqués 54' Bernardo Vital 73' João Carlos 78'	Stadium: Estadio do Sport União Sintrense

Estoril v Mafra

26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) Fourth round	Estoril	2–1	Mafra	Estoril
	Heriberto Tavares 51' Cassiano 82'		Diogo Almeida 28'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Estoril v Porto

9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) Fifth round	Estoril	0–4	Porto	Estoril
20:45			Evanilson 24', 32' (pen.), 56' Galeno 76'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EST	POR	LEI
1	Estoril	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	—
2	Porto	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3		—	—	2–1
3	Leixões	2	0	2	2	4	−2	0		1–2	—	—

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Leixões v Estoril

27 September 2023 1	Leixões	1–2	Estoril	Matosinhos
20:45	Bolgado 8'	Report	Cassiano 3' Tavares 62'	Stadium: Estádio do Mar Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Hélder Carvalho

Estoril v Porto

6 December 2023 2	Estoril	3–1	Porto	Estoril
18:00	Cassiano 22' Guitane 90+1' João Carlos 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Pepê 34'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Sem-final

Benfica v Estoril

24 January 2024	Benfica	1–1 (4–5 p)	Estoril	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Otamendi 58'	Report	Guitane 16'	Attendance: 20,155 Referee: Cláudio Pereira
	Penalties
	João Mário Marcos Leonardo Otamendi Cabral Di María Tomás Araújo		Guitane Marqués Ndiaye Marques Tiago Araújo Vital

Final

Braga v Estoril

27 January 2024	Braga	v	Estoril	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report

References

^ "Equipa Principal".
^ [1]
^ "Agora é oficial: Rodrigo Gomes no Estoril emprestado pelo Braga". 8 August 2023.
^ "Koba Koindredi reforça Estoril". www.record.pt.
^ "Estoril reforça eixo defensivo com Erick Cabaco".
^ "Marcelo Carné troca o Marítimo pelo Estoril".
^ "Les premiers mots de Titouan Thomas".
^ "Estoril inicia pré-época com grupo de 25 jogadores em exames médicos". www.record.pt.
^ "Liga: o calendário completo da Liga 2023/24". Maisfutebol.

External links

Official website

2023–24 in Portuguese football

Men's

League competitions	Primeira Liga (level 1) Liga Portugal 2 (level 2) Liga 3 (level 3) Campeonato de Portugal (level 4)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
National teams	Senior UEFA Euro 2024 - qualifying (Group J) U21 UEFA Euro 2023 finals U19 UEFA Euro 2023 - qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2023 - qualifying

Women's

League competitions	Campeonato Nacional (level 1) Campeonato Nacional II Divisão (level 2) Campeonato Nacional III Divisão (level 3)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça de Portugal
European competitions	Champions League
National teams	Senior 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup - qualifying Group H U19 UEFA Euro 2022 – qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying

Club seasons
Primeira Liga	Arouca Benfica Boavista Braga Casa Pia Chaves Estoril Estrela da Amadora Famalicão Farense Gil Vicente Moreirense Portimonense Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
Liga Portugal 2	Académico de Viseu AVS Belenenses Benfica B Feirense Länk Vilaverdense Leixões Mafra Marítimo Nacional Oliveirense Paços de Ferreira Penafiel Porto B Santa Clara Tondela Torreense União de Leiria