Sporting Clube Olhanense (ˈspɔɾtĩɡ ˈklub(ɨ) oʎɐˈnẽs(ɨ)) is a Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 sports club from Olhão

Olhão

Olhão , or Olhão da Restauração, is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region, in Southern Portugal. It is located near Faro, which is the district's capital and the capital of the Algarve. It is mostly a fishing port city...

, Algarve.

Its football team was founded on April 27, 1912, and currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home matches at Estádio José Arcanjo

Estádio José Arcanjo

Estadio José Arcanjo is a multi-purpose stadium in Olhão, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Olhanense. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people and was built in 1984...

, with a 10,000-seat capacity.

Brief history

Olhanense became the first team from the Algarve region to reach the top level of Portuguese football, after winning the Algarve Football Association

Algarve Football Association

The Algarve Football Association is the corresponding district governing body for the all football competitions in the Portuguese district of Faro...

 in 1941. Among its achievements was a fourth place finish in the 1945–46 season, and the title of Portuguese Champion in the 1923–24 Campeonato de Portugal, at that time the most important national competition; in 1951, after ten consecutive seasons, the club returned to the second division

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

.

Having been out of the top division since 1975, and after the relegation of neighbouring S.C. Farense to the lower leagues (including regional levels), Olhanense became the region's most important team, competing for the honour with Portimonense SC

Portimonense S.C.

Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....

. In May 2009, after beating Gondomar SC

Gondomar S.C.

Gondomar Sport Clube is a Portuguese football club based in Gondomar, Porto District. Founded on 1 May 1921, it currently plays in the Portuguese third division, holding home games at Estádio de São Miguel, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.-History:...

 1–0, it returned to the top flight

2008–09 Liga de Honra

The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...

 after a 34-year absence, led by former F.C. Porto central defender Jorge Costa

Jorge Costa

Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida , known as Costa, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager....

.

Current squad

League and cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...	Notes
1941–42	1D	8	22	6	2	14	42	83	14	Quarterfinals
1942–43	1D	5	18	8	2	8	44	48	18	Last 16
1943–44	1D	5	18	10	2	6	65	34	22	Last 16
1944–45	1D	6	18	6	4	8	41	41	16	Final
1945–46	1D	4	22	13	1	8	65	39	27	Last 16	Best classification ever
1946–47	1D	6	26	11	4	11	69	73	26	Not held
1947–48	1D	11	26	5	7	14	48	66	17	Last 32
1948–49	1D	7	26	10	4	12	51	55	24	Last 32
1949–50	1D	9	26	8	8	10	48	57	24	Not held
1950–51	1D	14	26	7	3	16	31	77	17	Last 16	Relegated
...
1961–62	1D	8	26	8	6	12	33	41	22
1962–63	1D	8	26	7	7	12	29	38	21
1963–64	1D	13	26	2	8	16	20	57	12		Relegated
...
1973–74	1D	11	30	8	6	16	35	69	22
1974–75	1D	15	30	6	5	19	41	70	17		Relegated
...+
1996–97	2DS	7	34	14	8	12	34	36	50
1997–98	2DS	13	34	10	14	10	47	42	44	5th round
1998–99	2DS	4	34	15	13	6	51	34	58
1999–00	2DS	5	38	17	13	8	55	34	64
2000–01	2DS	11	38	13	14	11	45	44	53
2001–02	2DS	11	38	13	9	16	40	44	48	2nd round
2002–03	2DS	10	38	14	13	11	60	50	55	2nd round
2003–04	2DS	1	38	26	8	4	77	29	86	3rd round	Promoted
2004–05	2H	9	34	11	11	12	32	31	44	Last 128
2005–06	2H	5	34	13	13	8	41	28	52	Last 64
2006–07	2H	9	30	10	10	10	29	31	40	4th round
2007–08	2H	5	30	12	9	9	33	33	45	5th round
2008–09 2008–09 Liga de Honra The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...	2H	1	30	18	4	8	52	32	58	3rd round	Promoted

1D: First Division

2H: Second Division

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

2DS: Third Division

Portuguese Second Division

The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

, Southern Zone (pre–1991: 2nd level; post–1991: 3rd level)

Honours

• Portuguese Championship (*extinct): 1923–24
• Portuguese Cup: Runners-up 1944–45
• Liga de Honra
  Liga de Honra
  The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
  
  : 2008–09
• Portuguese Second Division
  Portuguese Second Division
  The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
  
  : 1935–36, 1940–41 , 2003–04
• Portuguese Third Division
  Portuguese Third Division
  The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portuguese pyramid but with the creation of the Liga de Honra in 1990–91, it became the fourth level...
  
  : 1969–70

Notable players

Vinicius

Paulo Vinícius de Souza Nascimento

Paulo Vinícius de Souza Nascimento is an association footballer. He plays in Portugal for S.C. Braga.-External links: ]...

 Loukima

Loukima Tamoukini

Loukima Tamoukini is a Congolese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.He played professionally in Portugal for nearly 15 years, competing in eleven second division seasons, mainly with Penafiel.-External links:...

 Moses Sakyi

Moses Sakyi

Moses Sakyi is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for FC Akzhayik in Kazakhstan Premier League. He is a central Striker.-Professional career:...

 Fumo

Carlos Fumo Gonçalves

Carlos Fumo Gonçalves , known as Fumo, is a Mozambican footballer who plays for Akritas Chlorakas in Cyprus, as a forward.-External links:**...

 André Carvalhas

André Carvalhas

André Filipe Silva Carvalhas is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a left winger.-Football career:A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Carvalhas was promoted to the first team for 2008–09...

 Fernando Cabrita

Fernando Cabrita

Fernando da Silva Cabrita was a Portuguese footballer and football manager.He played as a forward for teams like Olhanense and Sporting da Covilhã, but he still had 7 caps for Portugal National Team, 4 for Olhanense and 3 for Sporting da Covilhã...

 Paulo Renato Paulo Ribeiro Pedro Correia Ricardo Silva

Ricardo Jorge Fernandes da Silva

Ricardo Jorge Fernandes da Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Cacém as a striker.During his career, spent most in the second and third levels of Portuguese football, Silva represented Real Sport Clube, Vitória de Setúbal , S.C...

 Steven Vitória

Steven de Sousa Vitória

Steven de Sousa Vitória is a Canadian-born Portuguese footballer who plays for G.D. Estoril Praia as a central defender.-Club career:...

Racine Diouf

External links

• Official website
• Unnoficial website