Operário Futebol Clube (MS)

Not to be confused with Operário Futebol Clube (Várzea Grande), Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, CE Operário Várzea-Grandense, or Operário Atlético Clube.

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

Full name	Operário Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Galo (Rooster)
Founded	21 August 1938; 86 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.com.br
Home colors Away colors

Operário is currently ranked third among Mato Grosso do Sul teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 179th place overall.^[2]

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.^[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 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.^[1]

Previous home stadium was the Morenão, capacity 29,670^[4]

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

State
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

•   record

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