União Atlético Povoense is a football club based in Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal.

The cultural and recreational collective named União Atlético Povoense was founded on 1 May 1942 by a small group of citizens from Póvoa de Santa Iria, in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira.

The founding ceremony took place at a small warehouse belonging to the company Pereira e Bessa, in the Rua da República in Póvoa de Santa Iria.

The club's constitution was approved on 23 May 1942 and published on the Diário do Governo no.

[1] Presently, the club also competes in futsal, athletics and swimming.