União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese

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from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in

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. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main

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team currently plays at the Estádio Carlos Osório which holds a

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of 4,000 and plays in Liga Portugal 2. As a multisports club it fields very successful teams in rink hockey and

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as well. Its rink hockey team has won the

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on three occasions whilst its

team has won the Portuguese Basketball SuperCup and the Portuguese Basketball Cup. The

Kelly–Simoldes–UDO Kelly–Simoldes–UDO () is a Portugal, Portuguese cycling team based in Oliveira de Azeméis, that holds a UCI Continental team licence. The cycling team is affiliated with União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), the largest multisports club of Oli ...

cycling team, which holds a UCI Continental team licence, is affiliated with União Desportiva Oliveirense. Oliveirense is part of the Aveiro Football Association which is the football association in charge of the district's football matters. In its entire history the club has won seven major trophies, of which their first was the AF Aveiro Championship in the 1945–46 season. Oliveirense are currently sponsored by Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron. The club is owned by Japanese restaurant operator Onodera Group, which is also the owner of Yokohama FC.

History

The club was founded on 25 October 1922 as União Desportiva Oliveirense. Prior to its inception it was called Sport Clube Oliveirense who had begun playing in the district league of Aveiro. Following its establishment, shortly after Oliveirense was one of the founding clubs of the Aveiro Football Association along with Anadia, Beira-Mar, Bustelo, Clube dos Galitos, Espinho, Fogueirese, Ovarense, Paços Brandão, Sanjoanense, SC Oliveirense and Sociedade Recreio Artístico. The association was founded on the 22 September 1924. This association would go on to establish the AF Aveiro Championship which Oliveirense would go on to win once in the 1945–46 season. During the 1945–46 season, the club also played in the

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where after one season they were relegated. This is their only presence in the

. Following the club's relegation they would go on to play in the AF Aveiro First Division which the club won in the 1951–52, 1956–57 and 1957–58 seasons. Over the next couple of decades the club would play in the district leagues,

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and

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. From 1989–90 to 2000–01 they played in the second division before gaining promotion to the Segunda Liga before being relegated once again to the second division in which they would six seasons before being promoted to the Segunda Liga in the 2007–08 season. Ever since the 2008–09 they have played in the Segunda Liga and achieved the club's best ever

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run in their history in the 2011–12 season where they reached the semi-final stage before being knocked out by eventually winners Académica de Coimbra. On 4 November 2022, the Japanese football club Yokohama FC announced that the Onodera Group, a Japanese restaurant operator and owner of the club, had acquired a majority stake in UD Oliveirense which was playing in Liga Portugal 2. Along with Yokohama FC, UD Oliveirense became a subsidiary of the group. Onodera Group became the first company in history to manage J.League clubs and European clubs.

Players

Current squad

Honours

(Third-tier): 2 ** 2000–01, 2007–08 *

(Third-tier): 1 **1957–58 * AF Aveiro Championship: 1 **1945–46 * AF Aveiro First Division: 3 **1951–52, 1956–57, 1957–58

Managerial history

* Rui Maia (1963–1964) * Edmundo Duarte (1989–1990) * Vieira Nunes (July 1991 – April 1992) * António Jesus (April 1992 – June 1992) * Nicolau Vaqueiro (October 1992 – November 1992) * Manuel Barbosa (December 1992 – April 1993) * Tião (April 1993 – June 2000) * Flávio das Neves (July 2000 – March 2003) * Carlos Miragaia (March 2003 – November 2003) * Adelino Teixeira (November 2003 – October 2004) * Pedro Miguel (November 2004 – June 2012) * João de Deus (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013) * Henrique Nunes (1 July 2013 – 2 December 2013) * Artur Marques (2 December 2013 – 29 September 2015) * Bruno Sousa (30 September 2015 – 18 January 2016) * João Bastos (19 January 2016 – 22 March 2016) * Bruno Sousa (23 March 2016 – 30 June 2016) * Pedro Miguel (19 July 2016 – 10 November 2020) * Raúl Oliveira (11 November 2020 – 30 June 2021) * Fábio Pereira (3 July 2021 – 7 December 2023) * Ricardo Chéu (11 December 2023 – ''Present'')

History

Players

Current squad

Honours

Managerial history

League and cup history

See also

References

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