CD Santa Clara

CD Santa Clara

CD Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club founded in 1921 in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel in the Azores archipelago. The club plays at the Estádio de São Miguel, with a capacity of 13,277, offering a unique island atmosphere. Santa Clara earned promotion to the Primeira Liga in 2017 and have since established themselves as a competitive top-flight club, regularly reaching European competition including the UEFA Europa Conference League. Representing the Azores in Portugal's top division, the club holds great regional pride and cultural significance for the islands. Santa Clara's sustained presence in the Primeira Liga is a remarkable achievement for a club from a remote Atlantic archipelago.