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Club Sport Marítimo, commonly known as Marítimo(Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾitimu] locally [mɐˈɾitmu]), is a Portuguese sports club, founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team that currently plays in the top-flight competition, the Primeira Liga. The club's reserve team, Marítimo B, compete in the third division. Aside from football, Marítimo also have teams in other sports competing in the national leagues, such as volleyball, handball, roller hockey and athletics. Marítimo supporters are nicknamed Maritimistas. The club hold one national title, the Campeonato de Portugal, won in 1926. After a long period without being able to participate in national championships, they finally made their appearance in 1973. Since then Marítimo was present for thirty-seven times in Primeira Liga, was two times runners-up of the Taça de Portugal, two times runners-up of the Taça da Liga, and participated eight times in the UEFA Cup/Europa League. The club also won the II Divisão twice.

Marítimo's most recent foray into European competition came in 2012, when they achieve the group stage of the Europa League. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) ranking lists Marítimo as the fifth best Portuguese club of this century, the highest ranking of any club from Madeira.

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Portugal Primeira Liga Teams
Academica ~ CF Belenenses ~ Benfica ~ Boavista FC ~ CD Nacional ~ CS Marítimo ~ GD Estoril Praia ~ FC Arouca ~ F.C. Porto ~ Moreirense FC ~ Pacos de Ferreira ~ Rio Ave ~ SC Braga ~ Sporting CP ~ Tondela ~ Uniao da Madeira ~ Vitoria de Guimaraes ~ Vitória FC
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