Operário Futebol Clube, often known as Operário FC or Operário Ltda. is a Brazilian

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team from Várzea Grande,

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, founded on 8 August 2002. The club played in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

once, in 2006.

History

The club was founded on 8 August 2002 in the place of Esporte Clube Operário, which was then founded in 1994 to replace dissolved side

CE Operário Várzea-Grandense Clube Esportivo Operário Várzea-Grandense, often known as CEOV, Operário Várzea-Grandense, Operário-VG or simply Operário, is a Brazilian football team from Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, founded on 1 May 1949. History The club was founded ...

. After inheriting ''ECO''s place, the club played in the

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and was knocked out by

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. In 2005, Operário lifted their first trophy by winning the year's

Copa FMF The Copa Federação Matogrossense de Futebol, also known as Copa FMF, is a tournament organized by Federação Matogrossense de Futebol every second half of the season. The tournament was also previously called Copa Governador de Mato Grosso ...

, after defeating

Mixto Mixto Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Mixto, is a Brazilian football club from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso state. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times and is one of the most popular clubs of Mato Grosso state. ...

in the finals. They also won the

Campeonato Mato-Grossense Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is organized by the Mato Grosso State Football Federation. Format First Division 2006 First stage: *The teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Dou ...

in the following year, after defeating

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, and played in the ensuing

. In 2009, after the latter returned to an active status, a merger proposal was lifted, but the move did not materialize. In that year, Operário FC played in the first division, while CEOV played in the second division. CEOV was again licensed in 2010, as Operário finished second in that year's Matogrossense. Both CEOV and Operário FC faced each other in 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2019; both were playing in the second division in the first encounters, while the remaining ones all took part in the first division. In 2017, after being relegated to the second level, Operário was sold through a social media. In 2018, Operário FC changed colours to differentiate from CEOV. In 2019, after being relegated from the first division, Operário chose not to play in the 2020 second division.

Women's team

The club's women's team took part in the 2020

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 (Brazilian Women's National Championship Second Level) is an annual Brazilian women's club football tournament organized by the CBF. The semi-finalists are promoted to Campeonato Brasi ...

, after winning the Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino in the previous year.

Honours

: 1 ::2006 *

Campeonato Mato-Grossense Second Division Campeonato Mato-Grossense Second Division is the second level of the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...

: 2 ::2015, 2018 *

: 1 ::2005

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Operario Futebol Clube (Varzea Grande) Association football clubs established in 2002 Football clubs in Mato Grosso 2002 establishments in Brazil