Olimpinis Bursinai

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Olimpinis Bursinai
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Full nameOlimpinis Bursinai
Nickname(s)The Olympians
FoundedMarch 14, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-14)
StadiumOlimpija Stadionas
Capacity56,000
OwnerTBD
Head coachTBD
LeaguePirmas Lyga
4th (2022)

Olimpinis Bursinai, is a multi-sport athletic club based in the Wassilian city of Bursinai on the Sunadic coast. The club was founded in 1913 with the ambition to cultivate the nations ambitions to compete regionally and globally in the Olympic Games. Once the football department was created in 1935 it quickly became the most popular of the club. The club competes annually in the Pirmas Lyga, the top level of professional football in Wassilia. The club has won the league championship a record 17 times and the Pirmas cup competition 9 times. It is unquestionably the most successful football club in Wassilia and where many of the nation's most famous players have played at one time or another.

History

Supporters

The supporters of Olimpinis Bursinai are among the most fervent in all of Wassilia. Bursinai, much like Tyonek and Sren has multiple football clubs so intra-city rivalries are the always a big affair for a club like Olimpinis. Within the city supporters feel their main rival is Linnaeus Bursinai, matches can be very intense as the two clubs share the Olimpija Stadium as their home ground. Olimpiada supporters occupy the east end of the stadium while Linnaues supporters the west end.

Most Olimpinis supporters find the more successful clubs SK Sren, Klubas Tyonek and more recently Irkais Tyonek to also be rivals.

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