Sport Uniao (SU) Sintrense have never played top-tier football in their 115-year history. They sit eighth in Group D, one of four divisions of 14 teams in the fourth-tier Campeonato de Portugal, climbing away from relegation while being just seven points from promotion in a remarkably congested league table.
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"When we came to Sintrense, it was quickly clear to us that we could do something here," [majority owner Felix] Kruger says. "We have our own stadium, our own training pitches, and the club is debt-free--which is very rare in the third and fourth divisions in Portugal."
