The Nacional da Madeira crest combines black and white with elements linked to Funchal and the alvinegro tradition. The badge distinguishes the club from its green-and-red Madeiran rivals and summarises more than a century of island football, without generic “city identity” lines.
Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910 in Funchal, is one of Madeira’s main clubs and the historic rival of Club Sport Marítimo. It has spent many seasons in the Primeira Liga, contested Portuguese Cups and played in Europe, developing players who later shone on the mainland. Known as the Alvinegros or Nacional da Madeira, it kept a strong island identity and Funchal pride. Home is Estádio da Madeira. Black and white define the club, whose story intertwines with twentieth-century Madeiran football and the unique logistics of playing top-flight football from an Atlantic island.
Fans — Clube Desportivo Nacional
Clube Desportivo Nacional is part of the THECLUB INDEX catalogue. This page celebrates the club identity, crest and home ground.
Founded in 1910, they play at Estádio da Madeira.
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The Nacional da Madeira crest combines black and white with elements linked to Funchal and the alvinegro tradition. The badge distinguishes the club from its green-and-red Madeiran rivals and summarises more than a century of island football, without generic “city identity” lines.
Club history — Clube Desportivo Nacional
Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910 in Funchal, is one of Madeira’s main clubs and the historic rival of Club Sport Marítimo. It has spent many seasons in the Primeira Liga, contested Portuguese Cups and played in Europe, developing players who later shone on the mainland. Known as the Alvinegros or Nacional da Madeira, it kept a strong island identity and Funchal pride. Home is Estádio da Madeira. Black and white define the club, whose story intertwines with twentieth-century Madeiran football and the unique logistics of playing top-flight football from an Atlantic island.
Estádio da Madeira in Funchal holds around 5,200 and hosts Nacional. It shares a sporting complex on the island and stages the Madeira derby and Primeira Liga fixtures when the club is in the top flight, with a characteristic black-and-white atmosphere.
