Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário-PR, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.^[1]

Operário Ferroviário

Full name	Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	OFEC Alvinegro Paranaense (Paraná's Black & White) Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Town) Fantasma de Vila Oficinas (Ghost of the Oficinas' Village) Trem Fantasma (Ghost Train)
Founded	1 May 1912; 113 years ago (1912-05-01)
Ground	Germano Krüger
Capacity	10,632
President	Álvaro Goes
Head coach	Alex
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Paranaense
2024 2024 [pt]	Série B, 7th of 20 Paranaense, 4th of 12
Website	www.operarioferroviario.com.br
Home colors Away colors Third colors
Current season

They competed in Série A once.

History

The team was founded on 1 May 1912, thus being the second oldest club in the state of Paraná.^[1] The club won the Southern Zone Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969.^[2] Operário competed in the Série A in 1979 and in the Série B in 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025.^[2]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.^[3]

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C	1	2018
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D	1	2017
State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Paranaense	2	2015, 2025
Taça FPF	1	2016
Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata	3s	1916, 1969, 2018

•   record
• ^s shared record

Others tournaments

State

• Campeonato Paranaense do Interior (16): 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1957, 1958, 1990, 1991
• Torneio Início do Paraná (2): 1927, 1956

Runners-up

• Campeonato Paranaense (14): 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1958, 1961
• Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata (5): 1915, 1966, 1984, 1985, 2009

Current squad

As of 2 March 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Elias Curzel 2 DF  BRA Diogo Mateus 4 DF  COL Jaime Giraldo 5 MF  BRA Índio 6 DF  BRA Arthur Neves 7 FW  BRA Rodrigo Rodrigues 8 MF  COL Juan Zuluaga 9 FW  BRA Vinícius Mingotti 11 MF  BRA Jean Lucas (on loan from Avaí) 16 MF  BRA Gabriel Boschilia 17 MF  BRA Jhemerson Gaigher (on loan from Tombense) 20 MF  BRA Fransérgio 22 FW  BRA Rafael Oller 27 DF  BRA Gabriel Feliciano 29 FW  BRA Allano 30 DF  BRA Joseph

No. Pos. Nation Player 44 DF  BRA Nilson Júnior 51 GK  BRA Guilherme Lopes 55 MF  BRA Jacy 70 MF  BRA Pedro Lucas 72 DF  BRA Thales Oleques 75 FW  BRA Kleiton Pego (on loan from Tombense) 77 FW  BRA Filipe Claudino 88 MF  BRA Neto Paraíba 89 FW  BRA Daniel Amorim (on loan from Velo Claro) 90 DF  BRA Cristiano Silva 91 GK  BRA Lucas Wingert 93 DF  BRA Allan Godói 99 FW  BRA Álvaro Vieira — GK  BRA Talles — DF  BRA Luiz Otávio — FW  POR Marcos Paulo (on loan from Boavista)

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  BRA Ryan Santos 21 MF  BRA Kayo Fernandes 33 FW  BRA Isaque Paulista

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  BRA Léo Borges 35 MF  BRA Zé Pagliarini 39 FW  BRA Dudu Mosconi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Vinícius Diniz (on loan at Imabari until 31 December 2025) — FW  BRA Eli Júnior (on loan at Concórdia until 30 October 2025)