Sport Clube Castêlo da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia that was founded in 1938. It currently plays in the district leagues of the district of Porto.[1] The highest tier in the Portuguese football league system that it has ever participated in is the 3rd national tier, having participated in it for the last time in the 1999/2000 season.[2] The team plays its matches at Dr. Costa Lima Municipal Stadium. It also competes in women's football.[1]

History

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The idea of forming a club surged due to young people from Castêlo da Maia, Maia meeting up to play football matches. These matches occurred at the Santo Ovídeo park. Armando Nogueira was the organiser of these matches. Sometimes these young people would play against neighbouring teams or woud travel to different places to play against other teams. Gardener Manuel Pereira launched the idea of forming an association, and the club was soon founded afterwards in 1938. A new football pitch began being built in the 1950s called Dr. Costa Lima Municipal Stadium, later being remodeled in the 1970s. In the 1960s the club began having volleyball, however years later a split happened creating the Castêlo da Maia Ginásio Clube.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Castêlo da Maia :: Portugal :: Perfil da Equipa :: zerozero.pt". zerozero (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Castêlo da Maia :: Histórico por Época :: zerozero.pt". zerozero (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Sport Clube Castêlo da Maia | Câmara Municipal da Maia". Câmara Municipal da Maia (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2024.