CS Marítimo - last updated on 12 May 2008
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Club name: Club Sport Marítimo
Foundation: September 20th 1910
City: Funchal
Colours: Red and green
Website: www.csmaritimo.pt
Honours:
2ª Divisão - 3 (1976-77, 1981-82, 1984-85)
A bit of history:
Club Sport Marítimo, or just Marítimo, is a Portuguese sports club best-known for its football team that plays at the Estádio dos Barreiros in Funchal, Madeira Islands. They are the biggest club on the island of Madeira, overshadowing their neighbours from the Choupana Hills district, C.D. Nacional.
Their most recent foray into European competition came in 2004-05, when Gustavo Manduca's calm finish gave them a 1-0 lead after the first leg of the UEFA Cup first-round tie against Rangers F.C.. They went out on penalties after a tense second leg, but still maintain a formidable home record against European opposition, drawing with Juventus and beating the heavyweights Leeds United, whilst both clubs were in their heyday. Marítimo have also qualified for the UEFA Cup next season following a guaranteed 5th or 6th placed finish in the BWINLIGA in 2007-08.
Marítimo are now regarded as an important club in Portugal, and are widely known throughout the Portuguese speaking world, in countries such as Brazil, Angola and Mozambique. The club's reserve team, C.S. Marítimo B, compete in the Portuguese Second Division.
Founded on September 20, 1910 as Club Português de Sport Marítimo, by Cândido Fernandes de Gouveia, the club adopted the red and green colours of the new Republican flag of Portugal, so as to distinguish themselves from rivals Club Sports da Madeira, who used the blue and white colours of the old monarchy flag, which had been replaced 15 days earlier. The name Marítimo, meaning Maritime in English, was used to reflect the fact that many of the team's players were workers of the nearby Funchal docks, a prominent employer at the time.
The first ever match for Marítimo was a 2-1 win against C.D. Santa Clara, a select team comprised of workers of Western Telegraph Company, and soon after began playing teams of sailors from visiting British ships. José Rodrigues Barrinhas, an old-fashioned attacking centre-half, made a name for himself in these games and in matches against the rivals CS Madeira.
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CS Marítimo - Founded on September 20th 1910
