CD Operário Main Stand

Clube Operário Desportivo (known as CD Operário, Operário dos Açores or just Operário), is a Portuguese football club based in Lagoa in the island of São Miguel in the Azores.

Background

CD Operário currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1948 and they play their home matches at the seaside stadium of João Gualberto Borges Arruda in Lagoa. The stadium is able to accommodate 2,500 spectators. The club colours are red, white and blue.

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Ponta Delgada and has competed in the AF Ponta Delgada Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on many occasions.[citation needed]

History

CD Operário can trace their roots to the adjacent Factory complex.

Clube Operário Desportivo was founded on 2 January 1948 by João do Rego Lopes, the Factory Foreman at Álcool da Lagoa. The Board of the Factory agreed to authorise a Works senior football team. It was at first known as “Fábrica do Álcool” before later becoming “Operário” and for many years was known as “Pica-Ferrugem”.

The closure of two existing clubs in Lagoa, “Os Leões” and “Os Vermelhos”, resulted in an influx of new players to Operário including Fernando Reis (goalkeeper) Jacinto Machado, Nazaré, Raul Brum and António Amaral. The club began to grow and moved out of the Factory to a small house in Rua da Fábrica which was later acquired by the club and is still deployed by the club as their headquarters.

In 1994 the club's executive committee, under chairman José Eduardo Martins Mota, undertook a major project to provide new stadium facilities. The project was initiated in 1995 and was completed in 2005. It was undertaken in two phases and has endowed the club with a lasting legacy of excellent facilities.

In terms of success on the pitch the club won their first official competition in the 1968/69 season by winning the AF Ponta Delgada 1ª Divisão championship and the AF Ponta Delgada Taça (District Cup). The following season Operário were the champions of the Azores. The club made significant progress in 1990/91 by again winning the AF Ponta Delgada 1ª Divisão championship and the Azores championship. This time they gained promotion to the Terceira Divisão, national Third Division and in their first season in 1991/92 they competed against mainland teams in Série E, finishing in tenth place. They remained at this level until 1997/98 when they won Série Açores and gained promotion to Segunda Divisão, the national Second Division (third tier). Over the last 14 seasons they have spent all but one in the Segunda Divisão. Their best season was in 2007/08 when they finished second in Série D.

The club recognises the hard work of their coaches in the early years including Gualberto and Prof. Jorge Amaral. In later years Operário's coaches have included Armando Fontes, Vítor Simas, Mariano Raposo, António Barata, Jaime Graça, José Luís, António Jesus Pereira, Filipe Moreira, Jorge Portela and Agathon Francisco. Finally the club acknowledges the contribution that key players have made to the history and advancement of the club, including the efforts of Jacinto Machado, Nazaré, Raul de Brum, João Moleiro, Guilherme Fragoso, Eduíno (goalkeeper), Adriano Russo, António Amaral, José Machado, Eleutério, Isaías Medeiros Ponte (goalkeeper), Diogo, Luís Tavares, Adriano Teodoro, João Correia, Viola, Norberto Machado, Eugénio, Capacheira, Laranja, Brinco, Ganeira, Mariano, Tavares, Jorge and Pauleta.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPlaceMovementsTaça de Portugal
1990–91Tier 5DistritaisAF Ponta Delgada - 1ª DivisãoPromoted
1991–92Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie E10thSecond Round
1992–93Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie E3rdSecond Round
1993–94Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie E7thFifth Round
1994–95Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie E10thThird Round
1995–96Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie Açores3rdSecond Round
1996–97Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie Açores6thSecond Round
1997–98Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie Açores1stPromotedThird Round
1998–99Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul12thSecond Round
1999–2000Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul11thSecond Round
2000–01Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul8thThird Round
2001–02Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul14thFourth Round
2002–03Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul17thRelegatedSecond Round
2003–04Tier 4Terceira DivisãoSérie Açores1stPromotedSecond Round
2004–05Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul6thSecond Round
2005–06Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie D4thThird Round
2006–07Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSerie D2ndThird Round
2007–08Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie D - 1ª Fase2ndPromotion GroupFourth Round
Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie D Fase Final2nd
2008–09Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie C - 1ª Fase5thPromotion GroupThird Round
Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie C Fase Final5th
2009–10Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Centro11thThird Round
2010–11Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Sul9thThird Round
2011–12Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Centro3rdSecond Round
2012–13Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Centro3rdSecond Round
2013–14Tier 3Campeonato Nacional de SenioresSérie G3rdRelegation GroupThird Round
2014–15Tier 3Campeonato Nacional de SenioresSérie H1stPromotion GroupFourth Round
2015–16Tier 3Campeonato de PortugalSérie E3rdRelegation GroupFourth Round
2016–17Tier 3Campeonato de PortugalSérie E2ndPromotion GroupFirst Round
2017–18Tier 3Campeonato de PortugalSérie E12thRelegatedThird Round
2018–19Tier 4District ChampionshipsLiga Meo Azores5thDNQ
2019–20Tier 4District ChampionshipsLiga Meo Azores3rdDNQ
2020–21Tier 4District ChampionshipsLiga Meo Azores1stPromotedDNQ
2021–22Tier 4Campeonato de PortugalSérie E6thRelegatedDNE
2022–23Tier 5District ChampionshipsLiga Meo Azores2ndDNQ
2023–24Tier 5District ChampionshipsLiga Meo Azores1stPromotedFirst Round
2024–25Tier 4Campeonato de PortugalSérie DSecond Round

[citation needed]

Honours

Current squad

As of 24 December 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK POR Flávio Brandão 2 DF POR Ricardo Carvalho 4 DF POR Pedro Tavares 5 MF POR Gonçalo Pereira 6 DF BRA Igor Cartaxo 7 MF POR Raúl Cardoso 8 DF POR Gonçalo Reyes 9 FW BRA Neto 10 MF POR Dani SousaNo. Pos. Nation Player 11 DF BRA Jullyan Duarte 14 FW BRA Paulo Bessa 15 DF POR Chileno 18 MF BRA Marcão 19 FW CPV Joazimar Stehb 20 FW POR Diogo Medeiros 22 DF POR Edgar Teixeira 25 DF POR Samuel Velho 29 GK POR João Cunha
1GKPORFlávio Brandão
2DFPORRicardo Carvalho
4DFPORPedro Tavares
5MFPORGonçalo Pereira
6DFBRAIgor Cartaxo
7MFPORRaúl Cardoso
8DFPORGonçalo Reyes
9FWBRANeto
10MFPORDani Sousa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11DFBRAJullyan Duarte
14FWBRAPaulo Bessa
15DFPORChileno
18MFBRAMarcão
19FWCPVJoazimar Stehb
20FWPORDiogo Medeiros
22DFPOREdgar Teixeira
25DFPORSamuel Velho
29GKPORJoão Cunha

Gallery

  • Main stand and setting
  • Sea view from the main stand
  • Seafront location of the club
  • Administration complex
  • Administration complex and setting
  • Ground setting
  • Ground setting
  • Club minibus
  • Club badge

Notable players

Notable managers

Notes

External links

  • (in Portuguese) (archived 25 December 2015)