Brazilian association football club based in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Soccer club
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| Full name | Operário Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galo (Rooster) | ||
| Founded | 21 August 1938; 86 years ago (1938-08-21) | ||
| Ground | Morenão | ||
| Capacity | 29,670 | ||
| President | Estevão Petrallás | ||
| Head coach | Celso Rodrigues | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense | ||
| 2024 [pt] | Sul-Mato-Grossense, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | operario | ||
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Operário Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Operário de Campo Grande, Operário-MS or simply Operário is a Brazilian professional club based in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul founded on 21 August 1938. It competes in the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso do Sul state football league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Operário is currently ranked third among Mato Grosso do Sul teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 179th place overall.
History
The club was founded on August 28, 1938, by civil construction workers of Campo Grande. The name Operário means Factory Worker in Portuguese.
In 1982 the club won the President's Cup, played in South Korea.
Since November 29, 1999, Operário is an enterprise. Because of this, the team name changed from Operário Futebol Clube to Operário Futebol Clube S/A. S/A means joint-stock company.
Currently Operário is in a very serious financial crisis and most of its debts are labor debts and tax debts.
Stadium
Main article: MorenãoHome stadium is the Morenão, capacity 45,000.
Rivalries
Operário's biggest rival is Comercial, with whom he plays the Clássico Comerário (Comerário derby), the biggest of the Mato Grosso do Sul state and one of the largest in the central-west region of Brazil.
Honours
National unofficial
- Copa União - Módulo Branco
- Winners (1): 1987
State
- Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense
- Winners (13): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2018, 2022, 2024
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense
- Winners (4): 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978
- Copa Campo Grande
- Winners (1): 2007
City
- Liga Municipal de Campo Grande
- Winners (3): 1942, 1945, 1966
Friendly tournaments
- President's Cup (Korea)
- Winners (1): 1982
Women's Football
- Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino
- Winners (2): 2021, 2023
References
- "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
- (in Portuguese) Operário at Campeões do Futebol
- "Morenão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Official Site
- (in Portuguese) Operário-MS on Globo Esporte