 In the 2012–13 season, Fabril reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal.Established as Grupo Desportivo da CUF (G.D. CUF, with CUF standing for the company Companhia União Fabril) in 1937, it also was known as CUF Barreiro, it was one of three football clubs created by the parent company, whose players were also workers (the other clubs were CUF Lisboa, founded in 1936 and now known as Unidos de Lisboa, and the short-lived CUF Porto, that existed between 1945 and 1950).In 1940, the Estado Novo forced the club to change its name, as it didn't allow sports teams with corporate names.