Clubname: | Étoile Lusitana Club |
Founded: | 20 April 2008 |
Ground: | Dakar |
Owntitle: | Owner |
Owner: | Luís Norton de Matos |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Chairman: | Ousmane Dieng |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
Manager: | Oumar Diatta |
League: | Senegal – Ligue 2 Poule A |
Season: | 2010-11 |
Position: | 6th |
Étoile Lusitana Club (English: [[Lusitania]]n Star) is a Senegalese youth football academy based in Dakar.
Lusitania was founded on 20 April 2008 by Luís Norton de Matos, who holds 80% on the rights of the club, the other 20% holds a Senegalese company.[1]
The team's academy made international headlines when it won the premier section of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup competition in 2010. The club's name is taken from the ancient name of the Roman Province in Portugal.
In the 2009 season, the team finished in sixth position in the Senegalese Second Division[2] and te 2010 season on place six.[3]