CD Operário

Portuguese association football club

Football club

Operário dos Açores

Full name| Clube Operário Desportivo
Founded| 1948
Ground| Estádio João Gualberto Borges Arruda
Lagoa, Azores
Portugal
Capacity| 2,500
Chairman| Gilberto Branquinho
Head Coach| Emanuel Simão
League| Campeonato de Portugal
2023–24| Liga Meo Azores, 1st (Promoted)

Home colours

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.[1]

## Background

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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.[1] 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.[1][2]

## History

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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”.[3]

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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[1][3]

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.[3]

## Season to season

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Season | Level | Division | Section | Place | Movements | Taça de Portugal

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1990–91  | Tier 5  | Distritais | AF Ponta Delgada \- 1ª Divisão  |  | Promoted  |
1991–92 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série E  | 10th |  | Second Round
1992–93 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série E  | 3rd |  | Second Round
1993–94 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série E  | 7th |  | Fifth Round
1994–95 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série E  | 10th |  | Third Round
1995–96 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série Açores  | 3rd |  | Second Round
1996–97 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série Açores  | 6th |  | Second Round
1997–98 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série Açores  | 1st | Promoted  | Third Round
1998–99 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 12th |  | Second Round
1999–2000 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 11th |  | Second Round
2000–01 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 8th |  | Third Round
2001–02 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 14th |  | Fourth Round
2002–03 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 17th | Relegated  | Second Round
2003–04 | Tier 4  | Terceira Divisão | Série Açores  | 1st | Promoted  | Second Round
2004–05 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 6th |  | Second Round
2005–06 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série D  | 4th |  | Third Round
2006–07 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Serie D  | 2nd |  | Third Round
2007–08 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série D - 1ª Fase  | 2nd | Promotion Group  | Fourth Round
Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série D Fase Final  | 2nd |
2008–09 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série C - 1ª Fase  | 5th | Promotion Group  | Third Round
Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série C Fase Final  | 5th |
2009–10 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Centro  | 11th |  | Third Round
2010–11 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul  | 9th |  | Third Round
2011–12 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Centro  | 3rd |  | Second Round
2012–13 | Tier 3  | Segunda Divisão | Série Centro  | 3rd |  | Second Round[n 1]
2013–14 | Tier 3  |  Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | Série G  | 3rd | Relegation Group  | Third Round
2014–15 | Tier 3  |  Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | Série H  | 1st | Promotion Group  | Fourth Round
2015–16 | Tier 3  |  Campeonato de Portugal | Série E  | 3rd | Relegation Group  | Fourth Round
2016–17 | Tier 3  |  Campeonato de Portugal | Série E  | 2nd | Promotion Group  | First Round
2017–18 | Tier 3  | Campeonato de Portugal | Série E  | 12th | Relegated  | Third Round
2018–19  | Tier 4  | District Championships | Liga Meo Azores | 5th |  | DNQ
2019–20  | Tier 4  | District Championships | Liga Meo Azores | 3rd |  | DNQ
2020–21  | Tier 4  | District Championships | Liga Meo Azores | 1st | Promoted  | DNQ
2021–22 | Tier 4  |  Campeonato de Portugal | Série E  | 6th | Relegated  | DNE
2022–23  | Tier 5  | District Championships | Liga Meo Azores | 2nd |  | DNQ
2023–24  | Tier 5  | District Championships | Liga Meo Azores | 1st | Promoted  | First Round
2024–25 | Tier 4  |  Campeonato de Portugal | Série D  |  |  | Second Round

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## Honours

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* Terceira Divisão
* Champions (2): 1997–98, 2003–04 (Série Açores)

## Current squad

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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. | Nation  | Player

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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 Sousa
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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

## Gallery

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* 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

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* Rui Paulo Silva Júnior
* Rodrigo De Lazzari
* Júlio César do Nascimento
* Cílio André Souza
* Clément Beaud
* Graciano Brito
* Rui Miguel Rodrigues Pereira Andrade
* João Botelho
* Hélder Godinho
* Miguel Lopes
* Alberto Louzeiro
* Pauleta
* Pedro Pacheco
* Tiago Pires
* Rúben Filipe Costa Rodrigues
* Nuno Santos
* Hugo Simões
* Vado

## Notable managers

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* António Jesus Pereira

## Notes

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1. ^ Operário won their second round match 3–1 but were eventually excluded from the competition because they fielded irregularly their goalkeeper.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Clube Operário Desportivo - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
2. ^ "Clube Operário Desportivo - Portugal - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
3. ^ a b c d e "Clube Operário Desportivo - Historial". Clube Operário Desportivo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
4. ^ "Operário afastado da Taça de Portugal". record.pt (in Portuguese). Cofina. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
5. ^ "Portugal - Table of Honor - soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
6. ^ "Competitions - Portugal - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
7. ^ "Competitions - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
8. ^ "AF Ponta Delgada - Futebol Total". Futebol Total. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

## External links

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* Official website (in Portuguese) (archived 25 December 2015)

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward