Imortal D.C.

Imortal DC
Full nameImortal Desportivo Clube
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)
GroundMunicipal de Albufeira
Albufeira
Portugal
Capacity3,500
LeagueCampeonato de Portugal
2021–22Campeonato de Portugal Série F, 7th place (did not get relegated in the next phase of the competition)

Imortal Desportivo Clube (abbreviated as Imortal DC and colloquially known as Imortal de Albufeira) is a Portuguese sports club centered around a football club based in the city of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve.[1] Imortal has also a quite noteworthy basketball team which has played in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, 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 Algarve FA regional league in the 2020–2021 season as the league came to an end due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 Albufeira. The club's main achievement was winning the Segunda Divisão Série Sul in 1998–99. This was followed by their highest league placing in 1999–2000 when they finished in 15th place in the Liga de Honra. 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.[1]

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 Taça de Portugal on many occasions.[1][2]

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.[citation needed]

Fixtures and results can be found at the 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.[citation needed]

Players

Current squad

As of 12 November 2021[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Portugal POR Marocas
No. Pos. Nation Player
90 MF Portugal POR Leandro Pimenta

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Place Movements
1990–91 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 2nd Promoted
1991–92 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Sul 16th Relegated
1992–93 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 13th
1993–94 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 8th
1994–95 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 4th
1995–96 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 2nd Promoted
1996–97 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Sul 10th
1997–98 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Sul 9th
1998–99 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Sul 1st Promoted
1999–2000 Tier 2 Liga de Honra 15th
2000–01 Tier 2 Liga de Honra 17th Relegated
2001–02 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Sul 10th
2002–03 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Sul 16th Relegated
2003–04 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 3rd
2004–05 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F 2nd Promoted
2005–06 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série D 9th
2006–07 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série D 12th Relegated
2007–08 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F – 1ª Fase 13th Relegation Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série F – Sub-Série F1 4th Relegated
2008–09 Tier 6 Distritais AF Algarve – 2ª Divisão 4th Promoted
2009–10 Tier 5 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 13th
2010–11 Tier 5 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 13th
2011–12 Tier 5 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 7th
2012–13 Tier 5 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 2nd
2013–14 Tier 4 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 3rd
2014–15 Tier 4 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 11th
2015-16 Tier 4 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 8th
2016-17 Tier 4 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão 8th Format changed to 12 teams in two phases
2017-18 Tier 4 Distritais AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão in progress

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Honours

Notable former players

Notable former coaches

  • Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, the home stadium of the team.
    Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, the home stadium of the team.
  • Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
    Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
  • The main stand in the Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
    The main stand in the Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c "Imortal Desportivo Clube - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Imortal Desportivo Clube – Portugal;– footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Plantel" [Squad]. Imortal D.C. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Competitions – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Competitions - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Luís Modesto :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: Histórico :: Jogos :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Zerozero.pt".
  8. ^ "Clark Froud :: Clark David Agambar Froud :: Statistics :: Titles :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com.