U.D. Oliveirense

Portuguese association football club

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 4,000 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.

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. The association was founded on the 22 September 1924. 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. 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. 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.

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Notes1945–461D1222321722738Round 1Relegated1989–902DS153411617374528Round 31990–912DS63819712523245Round 41991–922DS934121111484635Round 41992–932DS53414128604340Round 41993–942DS934131011434336Round 21994–952DS934111112573833Round 31995–962DS3341996492166Round 41996–972DS33415109463255Round 21997–982DS63414119463653Round 31998–992DS934121210484148Round 31999–002DS83818317544857Round 22000–012DS1362745812785Round 5Promoted2001–022H183461018314928Round 4Relegated2002–032DS43617109554061Round 22003–042DS738141311574455Round 32004–052DS1336121212594548Round 42005–062DS1261754522656Round 62006–072DS22612104372346Round 42007–082DS1342482652280Round 5Promoted2008–092H143071112253332Round 2Round 12009–102H5301479382749Round 4Round 12010–112H4301299363545Round 2Round 22011–122H73010911393839Semi FinalFirst Group Stage2012–132L842161214524960Round 5First Group Stage2013–142L184213821567647Round 3Round 12014–152L1746141319506755Round 4Round 12017–182L1238131015454749Round 2