Olaria Atlético Clube, usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. Mostly know for its Brazilian football team based in the city of

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, in the neighbourhood of Olaria. The team compete in

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, the second tier of the

state football league. The club name means brick factory, and is also the name of the club's neighborhood. Olaria is one of the small clubs from Rio de Janeiro that have managed to remain active in the shade of the four big ones (

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and

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History

On July 1, 1915,Arquivo de Clubes
/ref> the club was founded as Japonês Futebol Clube (''Japanese Football Club'', in English). The club was later in that year renamed to Olaria Atlético Clube, by Calorino Martins Arantes, who was a club director, to attract more supporters. In 1974, Olaria competed in the Série A, finishing in the 28th position. In 1981, Olaria won the Série C, called Taça de Bronze (Bronze Cup). In the final, the club beat Santo Amaro of

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state. In 1983, the club won the Campeonato Carioca Second Division, being promoted to the following year's first division. In 1999, an enterprise called Sport News assumed the club's football section for a short time period. In 2000, Olaria was in the White Module (which was the equivalent of a third level) of that season's Série A, named

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. The club was eliminated in the first stage. In 2003, the club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Olaria was eliminated in the third stage by fellow Rio de Janeiro state club Cabofriense.

Achievements

* Brazilian Third Division (Taça de Bronze): ** Winners (1): 1981 *

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: ** Winners (4): 1931, 1938, 1980, 1983 *

: ** Winners (1): 2021

Stadium

Home stadium is Estádio da Rua Bariri, which has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people. This stadium is often rented to the big clubs (notably

) when they are unable to play at the Maracanã or at the Engenhão.

Anthem

The club's official anthem was composed by

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, who composed the anthems of the Rio de Janeiro big clubs.

Mascot

The club's mascot is an

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Other sports

Besides football, Olaria also has other sports sections, such as

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, football society,

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and

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.Olaria's official website
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References

External links

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