Estádio da Rua BaririOlaria Atlético Clube headquarters.Team photo from the 2009 season
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 (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama).
On July 1, 1915,[1] 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.[2]
In 1974, Olaria competed in the Série A, finishing in the 28th position.[3]
In 1999, an enterprise called Sport News assumed the club's football section for a short time period.[1]
In 2000, Olaria was in the White Module (which was the equivalent of a third level) of that season's Série A, named Copa João Havelange. The club was eliminated in the first stage.[6] 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.[7]
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 Flamengo) 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.[8]
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
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