Associação Desportiva Pontassolense is a

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club based in

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. Founded in 1979, it currently plays in the

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, holding home matches at ''Campo Municipal Ponta do Sol'', with a 3,000-seat capacity.

History

Pontassolense saw the light of day on 27 January 1979, but only began participating in official competitions two years later. In the early years the club was based in was used to stage

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, where one single midweek practice took place. The remaining sessions occurred at

Ponta do Sol Ponta do Sol (; en, "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of . History The settlement of Ponta do Sol began shortly af ...

, which would later become a hotel.History of the Associação Desportiva Pontassolense

Honours

* Terceira Divisão – Serie Madeira: 1 ** 2011–12 * AF Madeira Championship: 3 **1998–99 **2013–14 **2017–18 * AF Madeira Cup: 1 **2011–12

References

External links

Official site
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