Operário is a Brazilian football team team from Campo Grande

Campo Grande

-Climate:Campo Grande has a highland tropical climate, semi-humid, hot, and notably seasonal, with a dry winter season from May through September or October. Under the Koppen climate classification Campo Grande features a tropical wet and dry climate, albeit a noticeably cooler version of the...

, Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...

, founded on August 28, 1938.

Operário is one of the most successful clubs of the Center-West Region

Center-West Region, Brazil

The Central-West Region of Brazil is composed of the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul; along with Distrito Federal , where Brazil's national capital, Brasília, is situated...

 of Brazil in national competitions. The club ended 1977

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1977

-Overview:It was performed in 62 teams, and São Paulo won the championship. This championship is notable for producing what is perhaps the only unbeaten runner-up in world football. Atlético had won all but three of its matches, which were drawn, but was to play a single final match against São...

 Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in third, 1979

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1979

-Overview:94 teams took part, and Internacional won the championship undefeated.-Final standings:-References:...

 edition in fifth place and 1981

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1981

-Overview:It was performed in 44 teams, and Grêmio won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

 edition in seventh.

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

South Korea

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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.

Titles

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 4

1974, 1976, 1977, 1978

• Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense: 10

1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997

• President's Cup (Korea): 1

1982

Players

• Arturzinho
• Baianinho
• Biluca
• Cláudio
• Edison
• Escurinho
• Everaldo
• Luís Carlos
• Manga
• Marião
• Paulinho
• Peri
• Roberto César
• Silveira
• Tadeu Washington
  Washington César Santos
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Symbols and colors

They play in white shirts, black shorts and white socks. Operário's mascot is a rooster

Rooster

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External links

• Operário at Arquivo de Clubes