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 Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...

founded on 21 August 1938. It competes in the

Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the top-flight professional State football leagues in Brazil, state football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is run by the Federação de Futebol de Mato Grosso do S ...

, the top flight of the Mato Grosso do Sul state football league, and the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and ...

. 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

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, played in

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.Operário at Campeões do Futebol
/ref> 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

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. Currently Operário is in a very serious financial crisis and most of its debts are labor debts and tax debts.

Stadium

Club play their home games at Estádio Jacques da Luz that seats 3,500 people. Previous home stadium was the

Morenão Morenão, also known as Estádio Universitário Pedro Pedrossian, is the home ground of Operário and Esporte Clube Comercial. It is located at Cidade Universitária ("University City", in English), in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazi ...

, capacity 29,670

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

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

International

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National unofficial

* Copa União - Módulo Branco (1): 1987

State

*Copa Campo Grande (1): 2007

City

*Liga Municipal de Campo Grande (3): 1942, 1945, 1966

Runners-up

(7): 1982, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2023 *

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(1): 2015

Women's Football

Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino is the women's football state championship of Mato Grosso do Sul state, and is contested since 2008. List of champions Following is the list with all recognized titles of Campeonato Sul-Mato ...

(3): 2021, 2023, 2024

References

External links

Official Site

Operário-MS on Globo Esporte
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Operário Futebol Clube (MS) Association football clubs established in 1938 Football clubs in Mato Grosso do Sul Football clubs in Brazil Campo Grande 1938 establishments in Brazil