Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico

Olímpico
Full name	Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico
Nickname(s)	GEO
Founded	August 14, 1919
Dissolved	1970s
Ground	Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil
Capacity	3,500
Home colors	Away colors

Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico, commonly known as Olímpico, was a Brazilian football club based in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state. They won the Campeonato Catarinense twice.

History

The club was founded on August 14, 1919, as Sociedade Desportiva Blumenauense.^[1] The club was renamed to Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico in 1949. They won the Campeonato Catarinense in 1949 and in 1964.^[2] The club closed its football department in 1971.

In 1980, when Blumenau's Palmeiras, founded in 1919 as Brasil and until then four times runner-up in the state championship, in attempt to broaden its appeal in the community renamed itself to Blumenau Esporte Clube it integrated the dark red (grena) colour of Olímpico in its new insignia.

Stadium

Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico played their home games at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva,^[1] nicknamed Deba. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 3,500 people,^[1] and it was demolished in 2007.

Honours

State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Catarinense	2	1949, 1964

Runners-Up

Campeonato Catarinense (1): 1970

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 101.
^ "unknown". Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 77. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[Book-1] Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 101.

[Guia-2] "unknown". Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 77. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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