Olaria Atlético Clube (''Olaria Athletic Club'' in English), usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. Mostly known for its Brazilian football team based in the city of

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, in the neighbourhood of Olaria. The team competes in the

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, the second tier of the

state football league. 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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, Fluminense and

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). The club is the first champion of the

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, winning the 1981 edition.

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 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.

Honours

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

*Taça Moisés Mathias de Andrade (1): 2010 * Torneio Início (1): 1960 *Taça Corcovado (1): 2022

Runners-up

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(1): 1933 * Copa Rio (2): 2023, 2024 *

(7): 1929, 1965, 1988, 2009, 2022, 2023, 2024

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 Lamartine Babo, who composed the anthems of the 4 Rio de Janeiro big clubs and other clubs that participated in the 1949 Campeonato Carioca.

In Portuguese

Olaria, Teu esforço e tua glória, Estão crescendo a cada dia, Olaria, Tua punjança e tua vida envaidece a torcida, Olaria, Tua camisa azul e branco tem um "quê" de simpatia. Realizando sonhos mil, Tu serás um pioneiro dos esportes no Brasil (Chorus) Clube da faixa azul-celeste, Tu vieste da Zona Norte, Clube da faixa azul-celeste, Tu vieste da Zona Norte

In English

Olaria, Your effort and your glory, Are growing every day, Olaria, Your punjancy and your life flatters the crowd, Olaria, Your blue and white shirt has a "quê" of sympathy. Fulfilling a thousand dreams, You will be one of the pioneers of sports in Brazil (Chorus) The club of the sky blue belt, You come from the Zona Norte The club of the sky blue belt, You come from the Zona Norte

Mascot

The club's mascot is an Indian.

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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Gallery

File:Sede Olaria.jpg, Olaria Atlético Clube Headquarters File:Torcida do Olaria 01.jpg, Fans of Olaria Atlético Clube File:Olaria Atlético Clube 123.webp, Headquarters of Olaria Atlético Clube with banners commemorating the 107 years of the club File:Olaria nos anos 50.JPG, Olaria Atlético Clube in the 50's File:Estádio Mourão Filho.JPG, The Mourão Filho stadium, more known as Rua Bariri File:Torcida Olaria 2022.jpg, Fans of Olaria in 2022 File:Romário Olaria 01.jpg,

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using an Olaria shirt File:Torcida jovem olaria 2011.jpg, "Torcida Jovem" of Olaria

References

External links

Official website
(archived)

(archived)
website non-official
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olaria.netradiojovemolaria.com
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