U.D. 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 Estádio Carlos Osório which holds a seating capacity of 1,750 and plays in Liga Portugal 2. As a multisports club it fields very successful teams in rink hockey and basketball as well. Its rink hockey team has won the Taça de Portugal on three occasions whilst its basketball team has won the Portuguese Basketball SuperCup and the Portuguese Basketball Cup. The Kelly–Simoldes–UDO 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 Primeira Liga where after one season they were relegated. This is their only presence in the Primeira Liga.[citation needed] 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, Terceira Divisão and Segunda Divisão. 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.[citation needed] Ever since the 2008–09 they have played in the Segunda Liga and achieved the club's best ever cup 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.[citation needed]

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

As of 31 January 2026

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

Honours

Managerial history

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

League and cup history

A. ^A Reached the playoffs.

Last updated: 14 July 2012 Div. = Division; 1D = Portuguese League; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS = Portuguese Second Division

See also

• U.D. Oliveirense (basketball)
• U.D. Oliveirense (roller hockey)

External links

• (in Portuguese)
• at ForaDeJogo (in Portuguese)
• 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• [permanent dead link] at NationalFootballTeams