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. Operário at Campeões do Futebol
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 Club play their home games at Estádio Jacques da Luz that seats 3,500 people.
Previous home stadium was the Morenão, 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
StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 151979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026Campeonato Mato-Grossense41974, 1976, 1977, 1978
Others tournaments
International President's Cup (Korea) (1): 1982
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 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense (7): 1982, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2023 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B (1): 2015
Women's Football Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino (4): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
References
External links Official Site Operário-MS on Globo Esporte