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U.D. Oliveirense

Oliveirense
Full nameUnião Desportiva Oliveirense
Nickname(s)Unionistas (Unionists)
Founded25 October 1922 (25 October 1922)
GroundEstádio Carlos Osório,
Oliveira de Azeméis
Capacity4,000
ChairmanHorácio Bastos
Nobuyuki Yamagata (President)
ManagerRicardo Chéu
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2023–2415th of 18
Websitewww.udoliveirense.pt
Current season
Estádio Carlos Osório

União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District.[1] The club was founded on 25 October 1922.[2] The main football team currently plays at the Estádio Carlos Osório which holds a seating capacity of 4,000[3][4] and plays in Liga Portugal 2. As a multisports club it fields very successful teams in rink hockey and basketball as well.[5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Oliveirense are currently sponsored by Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron.[10]

The club is owned by Japanese restaurant operator Onodera Group, which is also the owner of Yokohama FC.[11]

  1. ^ "Oliveira de Azeméis". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Clube" [Club]. udoliveirense.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Carlos Osório". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Carlos Osório". ForaDeJogo (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Hoquei" [Hockey]. udoliveirense.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Basquetebol" [Basketball]. udoliveirense.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Palmarés" [Honours]. udoliveirense.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  8. ^ "SÓCIOS HONORÁRIOS" [Members]. afaveiro.pt (in Portuguese). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Aveiro". RSSSF (in Portuguese). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Football—Teams". Portugal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Dono do Yokohama FC, do Japão, adquire 52,5% da SAD da Oliveirense". www.ojogo.pt (in European Portuguese). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

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