The association was founded on 25 July 1952 by Arnaldo Martins Monteiro, who brought together boys and girls from the area with the aim of making São João da Noêda. ‘Grupo de Rapazes e Raparigas’ was the first name given to this organisation, which changed its name to ‘Associação Recreativa Os Malmequeres da Noêda’ in 1961 when the statutes were approved and it became a legally constituted association.

Occupying the same premises since 1963, the Malmequeres of Noêda have a futsal team, a children's dance group and organise karate classes.