Caldas Sport Clube is a
Portuguese
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professional
football team based in
Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha () is a medium-sized Portuguese city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the district of Leiria. The city serves as the seat of the larger municipality of the same name and of the Comunidad ...
. Founded on 15 May 1916, the club competes in the
Campeonato de Portugal.
History
Between 1956 and 1959, Caldas participated in the
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
, the top level of Portuguese football, but they currently play in the
Campeonato de Portugal. In 2018, Caldas reached the semi-finals of
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 sea ...
, along with
Desportivo das Aves,
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
and
FC Porto.
External links
Caldas Sport Clubeofficial website
Sport in Caldas da Rainha
Football clubs in Portugal
Association football clubs established in 1916
Sport in Leiria
1916 establishments in Portugal
Primeira Liga clubs
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