CD Nacional
Tier 1Primeira LigaFunchal, Madeira, PortugalOn the globe
- Founded
- 1910
- Ground
- Estádio da Madeira5,200 seats · opened 1999
- Full name
- Clube Desportivo Nacional
- Website
- cdnacional.pt
- Reserve side
- CD Nacional A
Who owns CD Nacional
CD Nacional is owned by its members: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD fields the team.
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
- 60%controlsClube Desportivo Nacional SGPS, SAFigure as of 16 October 2025Chain as disclosed: 99,96% detida pelo clube fundador, 0,03% por pessoas singulares e 0,01% pelo Clube Desportivo Nacional Merchandising, Lda (98% do clube fundador, 2% de pessoa singular).High confidenceSource: Liga Portugal
- 100%controls
- 39%significantClube Desportivo NacionalFigure as of 16 October 2025The club also holds 99.96% of Clube Desportivo Nacional SGPS, SA, the SAD's 60% shareholder.High confidenceSource: Liga Portugal
The club’s members’ association is Clube Desportivo Nacional (NIPC 511000227).
Changes of control
- 7 September 2011
Converted the club into a company.
Clube Desportivo Nacional Futebol, SAD (NIPC 509931200), the company that fields CD Nacional's first team in 2026-27, was incorporated on this date according to the registry data republished by racius; its founding club is Clube Desportivo Nacional. Its legal form may have changed since (several clubs' companies were created as SDUQs in 2013 and later became SADs).
Medium confidenceSource: Racius
Nacional’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Nacional's revenue of €6.07m is the 12th highest of the 17 Primeira Liga clubs with published accounts
In 2024-25 it spent €0.94 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Primeira Liga club spent €0.94.
- Nacional
- Other Primeira Liga clubs
- Equity
- −€1.57m
- accounts, 2024-25
- Public money
- €3.08m
- paid, 2025, 30 records
The accounts
Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD, the entity that fields the team · 2020-21 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 1 | 2023-24Tier 2 | 2022-23Tier 2 | 2021-22Tier 2 | 2020-21Tier 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Revenue | €6.07m | €843k | €711k | €782k | €4.83m |
| TV money | €5.57m1 | €500k1 | €500k1 | €600k2 | €4.60m |
| UEFA money | €222k3 | €219k4 | — | — | — |
| Matchday | €164k5 | €48.2k5 | €10.3k6 | €8,2015 | — |
| Sponsorship | €334k7 | €294k7 | €177k8 | €167k7 | — |
| Subsidies | €2.24m | €880k | €879k | €1.08m | €1.76m |
| Other revenue | €1.06m | €1.41m | €1.47m | €1.45m | €2.15m |
| Staff costs | €5.71m | €2.45m | €2.22m | €3.45m | €4.95m |
| Other operating costs | €1.76m | €1.23m | €1.02m | €1.04m | €1.78m |
| Player amortisation | — | €81.3k9 | €81.3k10 | €119k10 | — |
| Other depreciation | €3,75011 | — | €1,51112 | €1,09513 | €177k14 |
| Operating result | €913k | −€1.13m | −€468k | −€764k | €134k |
| Financial result | −€159k15 | −€3,88216 | −€1,91116 | €0 | −€3,857 |
| Result before tax | €754k | −€1.13m | −€470k | −€764k | €131k |
| Income tax | €184k | −€162k17 | −€51.1k17 | −€325k17 | €9,490 |
| Net result | €570k | −€973k | −€419k | −€439k | €121k |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | €2.17m | €1.33m | €1.11m | €1.58m | €3.79m |
| Non-current assets | €974k | €539k18 | €458k | €490k | €428k |
| Player registrations (book value) | €570k19 | — | €81.3k19 | €163k20 | €427k |
| Property and equipment | €11.3k | — | — | €1,511 | €1,679 |
| Current assets | €1.20m | €793k | €657k | €1.09m | €3.37m |
| Cash | €226k | €15.7k | €21.9k | €10.8k | €1.65m |
| Equity | −€1.57m | −€2.14m | −€1.17m | −€738k | −€298k |
| Share capital | €1.00m | €1.00m | €1.00m | €1.00m | €1.00m |
| Liabilities | €3.75m | €3.48m | €2.29m | €2.32m | €4.09m |
| Non-current liabilities | €902k | €914k | €0 | €64.5k | €263k |
| Current liabilities | €2.84m | €2.56m | €2.29m | €2.26m | €3.83m |
| Provisions | — | €422k21 | — | — | €1.33m |
| Financial debt | €450k22 | €739k23 | €566k24 | €556k25 | €263k26 |
| Tax and social security debt | €574k | €601k | €360k | €12.7k | €186k |
| Shareholder loans | €450k27 | €647k28 | — | — | — |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | €743k | −€167k | −€169k | −€1.78m | €2.15m |
| Cash from investing | −€15k | €0 | €0 | −€152k | −€138k |
| Cash from financing | −€518k | €161k | €180k | €293k | −€407k |
| Net change in cash | €211k | −€6,271 | €11.1k | −€1.64m | €1.61m |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Employees | 6429 | 5830 | 5731 | 5731 | — |
Notes on 31 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- TV money: Direitos televisivos
- TV money: Direitos televisivos (€4,600,000 in 2020/2021, a Liga 1 season)
- UEFA money: Prémio UEFA; UEFA solidarity mechanism €225,100 apart
- UEFA money: UEFA 2023/2024
- Matchday: Bilhetes, camarotes
- Matchday: 2023/2024 report's comparative
- Sponsorship: Publicidade
- Sponsorship: 2023/2024 report's comparative
- Player amortisation: Amortizações de jogadores (note 7); no tangible depreciation
- Player amortisation: Amortizações de jogadores (note 7)
- Other depreciation: Tangible assets; the players' registrations bought in the season (€570,000) were not yet amortised
- Other depreciation: Tangible assets
- Other depreciation: Tangible assets (note 6)
- Other depreciation: Gastos de depreciação e de amortização, total; mostly amortisation of players' registrations (intangible assets €426,667), not split
- Financial result: Juros de financiamentos obtidos
- Financial result: Juros e gastos similares suportados
- Income tax: A tax credit (deferred tax)
- Non-current assets: Deferred tax assets only
- Player registrations (book value): Ativos intangíveis: players (note 7)
- Player registrations (book value): Ativos intangíveis: players
- Provisions: For court cases
- Financial debt: Financiamentos obtidos, all non-current loans from the club, Clube Desportivo Nacional (note 14)
- Financial debt: Financiamentos obtidos: bank loan €41,072, loans from shareholders €647,238 and overdrafts €50,365 (2024/2025 report's note 14)
- Financial debt: Financiamentos obtidos, all current: bank €65,715, the club €213,464 and others
- Financial debt: Financiamentos obtidos: €64,541 non-current and €491,400 current
- Financial debt: Financiamentos obtidos, non-current
- Shareholder loans: Participantes de capital: the club, Clube Desportivo Nacional (note 14)
- Shareholder loans: Participantes de capital: the club €447,338 and another shareholder €199,900 (2024/2025 report's note 14)
- Employees: Average staff: 30 players, 6 coaches, 25 employees and 3 board members
- Employees: Average staff: 28 players, 5 coaches, 22 employees and 3 board members
- Employees: Average staff: 28 players, 4 coaches, 22 employees and 3 board members
2024-25: Source: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD2023-24: Sources: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD, Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD2022-23: Sources: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD, Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD2021-22: Source: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD2020-21: Source: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 100 records
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €3.08mpaid | 30 |
| 2024 | €2.21mpaid | 22 |
| 2023 | €1.42mpaid | 22 |
| 2022 | €1.43mpaid | 18 |
| 2021 | €289kpaid | 8 |
- 2025€1.19mpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Apoio à Atividade - PRAD - Época 2025/2026 - 1.ª à 6.ª Prestação. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€1.10mpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Apoio à Atividade - PRAD - Época 2024/2025 - 7.ª à 12.ª Prestação. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€187kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DO FUNCHAL: RAMPA DO MONTE/RALI MUNICIPIO FUNCHAL/SUBST SINTÉTICOS CR CAMPUS/PROGRAMA JOVEM ATLETA. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€123kpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Infraestruturas Desportivas - Campo de Futebol de Relva Natural, Relva Sintética e Estádio de Futebol - PRAD - Época Desportiva 2024/25 - Prestação Única. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€121kpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Competição Desportiva Regional - PRAD - Época 2024/2025 - 1.ª à 6.ª Prestação. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€65.5kpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Deslocações - PRAD - Época 2025/2026 - 1.ª à 6.ª Prestação. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€32.7kpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Apoio à Atividade - PRAD - Época 2024/2025 - 7.ª à 12.ª Prestação. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€31.5kpaid from SECRETARIA REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA: Viagens - PRAD - Época 2025/2026 - 1.ª à 6.ª Prestação. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
Where Nacional has played
Season by season
- 2026-271Primeira Liga
- 2025-261Primeira Liga
- 2024-251Primeira Liga
- 2023-242Liga Portugal 2, promoted
- 2022-232Liga Portugal 2
- 2021-222Liga Portugal 2
- 2020-211Primeira Liga, relegated
- 2019-202Liga Portugal 2, champions
- 2018-191Primeira Liga, relegated
- 2017-182Liga Portugal 2, champions
- 2016-171Primeira Liga, relegated
Not yet established
What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.
- The club's accountsClube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD (CD Nacional's company) posted no annual report that could be found for 2025-26 (tier 1). Lei 39/2023 requires the last three years on the company's site; the filed accounts can be bought from the registry (BDCA certificate), which this batch does not do.
Sources11
- Clube Desportivo Nacional – Racius Racius, Database. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Clube Desportivo Nacional Futebol, SAD – Racius Racius, Database. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Centro de Resultados – Liga Portugal Betclic 2026-2027 Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Federation. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Transparência – Informação comunicada 2025-26 (participações qualificadas no capital social das sociedades desportivas), data 16/10/2025 Liga Portugal, League, 16 October 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Liga Portugal team record: Clube Desportivo Nacional - Futebol, SAD Liga Portugal, League. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Primeira Liga Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- C.D. Nacional Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Lista de clubes de futebol de Portugal Wikipedia (pt), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q216459).
