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| Full name | Operário Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname | Galo (Rooster) | ||
| Founded | 21 August 1938; 87 years ago (1938-08-21) | ||
| Ground | Moreninhas | ||
| Capacity | 3,500[1] | ||
| 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 | ||
Operário Futebol Clube, commonly referred to asOperário de Campo Grande,Operário-MS or simplyOperário is a Brazilian professional club based inCampo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul founded on 21 August 1938. It competes in theCampeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso do Sulstate football league, and theCampeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Operário is currently ranked third among Mato Grosso do Sul teams inCBF's national club ranking, at 179th place overall.[2]
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 thePresident's Cup, played inSouth Korea.[3]
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 meansjoint-stock company.
Currently Operário is in a very serious financial crisis and most of its debts are labor debts and tax debts.
Club play their home games atEstádio Jacques da Luz that seats 3,500 people.[1]
Previous home stadium was theMorenão, capacity 29,670[4]
Operário's biggest rival isComercial, with whom he plays theClássico Comerário (Comerário derby), the biggest of the Mato Grosso do Sul state and one of the largest in the central-west region of Brazil.
| State | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense | 14 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Campeonato Mato-Grossense | 4 | 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 |
