Sporting Clube Olhanense 1912, commonly known as Olhanense1912 or simply Olhanense, was a Portuguese football club based in Olhão, Faro district. It was founded in 2017, in response to the serious financial and management difficulties of the Sporting Clube Olhanense and its SAD. In May 2025, after the Olhanense SAD declared insolvency, the Olhanense club was able to recover its original name, thus ending Olhanense 1912.
History
The difficulties of S.C. Olhanense began to be visible after their most recent stint in the Primeira Liga, reaching a breaking point between the SAD and the club. The risk of extinction was real, as when the SAD was founded, a protocol was signed stipulating that the club could not engage in senior football unless under the authority of the SAD.
However, it was only in the 2023–24 season that Olhanense 1912 played its first season in senior football, after the SAD of S.C. Olhanense decided to forgo participation in the 1st Division of the A.F. Algarve that season. Olhanense would remain without senior football until the dismantling of the SAD.
However, thanks to the signing of a contract, Olhanense 1912 was able to register a senior team and share facilities with S.C. Olhanense. Their debut was in the 2nd Division of the A.F.A., and Olhanense 1912 achieved promotion to the 1st Division of the district in their very first season, as the champions.
In the board of Olhanense 1912 is Manuel Cajuda, a renowned former player and football coach from Olhão.
12"Esclarecimento"[Clarification]. SC Olhanense. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025. O Sporting Clube Olhanense 1912, foi criado em 2017 e a sua fundação teve como finalidade o facto muito relevante de se perceber as grandes dificuldades com que a Sporting Clube Olhanense Futebol SAD, se tem debatido ao longo dos anos, com resultados catastróficos, quer do ponto de vista desportivo, quer financeiro o que poderá arrastar o Olhanense para uma situação extremamente gravosa a qual, por via de um protocolo assinado aquando da fundação da SAD, esta ter exigido que o Clube não pudesse praticar futebol sénior.[The Sporting Clube Olhanense 1912 was founded in 2017 with the primary purpose of addressing the significant difficulties faced by the Sporting Clube Olhanense Futebol SAD over the years, resulting in catastrophic outcomes both in sporting and financial terms. These challenges could lead Olhanense into an extremely precarious situation, which, due to a protocol signed when the SAD was founded, stipulated that the Club could not engage in senior football.]
↑"Eduardo Barão assume Olhanense para «reconduzir» clube aos escalões nacionais"[Eduardo Barão takes charge of Olhanense to “bring back” the club to the national leagues]. Sulinformação.pt. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025. O Com o processo de insolvência da SAD já concluído, o Olhanense vai voltar à denominação original, depois de ter utilizado «o afilhado» Olhanense 1912 para ter futebol sénior nas últimas temporadas, explicou o presidente Manuel Cajuda, em entrevista recente ao Sul Informação.[With the SAD insolvency process now complete, Olhanense will return to its original name, after using its “ adopted” Olhanense 1912 to play senior football in recent seasons, explained president Manuel Cajuda in a recent interview with Sul Informação.]
