Associação Desportiva Ovarense commonly known as simply as Ovarense is a

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sports club from the city of

Ovar Ovar ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398, in an area of 147.70 km2. It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16 ...

, Aveiro. The club was founded on 19 December 1921. It currently plays at the

Estádio Marques da Silva Parque Marques da Silva is a multi-use stadium in Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of A.D. Ovarense. It is also the home to Ovarense's U19s, U17s, U15s and B teams. The stadium was ...

which they have played in since 1954. The stadium also plays host to the club's reserve and youth teams. As a club it is well known for its

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team who have won nineteen major trophies since their establishment in 1970. The club currently competes in the AF Aveiro Second Division following a seventh-place finish in the 2011–12 AF Aveiro Second Division season. Ovarense was one of the founding members of the

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along with Anadia, Beira-Mar, Bustelo, Clube dos Galitos, Espinho, Fogueirese, Paços Brandão, Sanjoanense, SC Oliveirense, Sociedade Recreio Artístico and

UD Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...

. The association was founded on 22 September 1924. The club has played on various occasions in the

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and the

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. Their most recent

appearance came in the 2005–06 Liga de Honra season. Shortly after, serious financial problems led to the team's demotion to the fifth level of national football.

Honours

* Segunda Divisão B: 2 ** 1990–91, 1999–2000 *

: 1 **1949–50 * AF Aveiro Championship: 5 **1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39 * AF Aveiro First Division: 4 **1949–50, 1954–55, 1970–71, 1980–81

Notable former players

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* Carlos Marques * Dito *

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* Gil *

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* Hugo Coelho * Ivo Damas * Jaime Mercês * Jorge Humberto * Jorge Silva * José Chevela * José Luís * José Nunes * José Pedro * Luís Miguel * Miguel Areias * Paulo Teixeira *

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* Pedro Mingote *

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* Rui Correia * Rui Pataca * Sérgio Leite * Valdir * Zé Gomes *

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* Jaime Linares *

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* Wilson *

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* Edu * Edu Sousa * Leandro * Leandro Netto * Nei * Caló * Dário Furtado *

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* Adilson * Inzaghi Donígio * Jojó *

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Managers

*2001–02:

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*until 2012: António Tavares

League and cup history

References

External links

Official website

Club Profile
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Club Profile
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