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]

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 and 2022.[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 1 2015
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

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 Brazil BRA Elias Curzel
2 DF Brazil BRA Diogo Mateus
4 DF Colombia COL Jaime Giraldo
5 MF Brazil BRA Índio
6 DF Brazil BRA Arthur Neves
7 FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Rodrigues
8 MF Colombia COL Juan Zuluaga
9 FW Brazil BRA Vinícius Mingotti
11 MF Brazil BRA Jean Lucas (on loan from Avaí)
12 DF Brazil BRA Cristiano Silva
16 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Boschilia
17 MF Brazil BRA Jhemerson Gaigher (on loan from Tombense)
20 MF Brazil BRA Fransérgio
22 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Oller
27 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Feliciano
29 FW Brazil BRA Allano
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Brazil BRA Joseph
44 DF Brazil BRA Nilson Júnior
51 GK Brazil BRA Guilherme Lopes
55 MF Brazil BRA Jacy
70 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Lucas
72 DF Brazil BRA Thales Oleques
75 FW Brazil BRA Kleiton Pego (on loan from Tombense)
77 FW Brazil BRA Filipe Claudino
88 MF Brazil BRA Neto Paraíba
91 GK Brazil BRA Lucas Wingert
93 DF Brazil BRA Allan Godói
99 FW Brazil BRA Álvaro Vieira
GK Brazil BRA Talles
DF Brazil BRA Luiz Otávio
FW Brazil BRA Daniel Amorim (on loan from Velo Claro)

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 Brazil BRA Ryan Santos
21 MF Brazil BRA Kayo Fernandes
33 FW Brazil BRA Isaque Paulista
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF Brazil BRA Léo Borges
35 MF Brazil BRA Zé Pagliarini
39 FW Brazil 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 Brazil BRA Vinícius Diniz (on loan at Imabari until 31 December 2025)
FW Brazil BRA Eli Júnior (on loan at Concórdia until 30 October 2025)

References

  1. ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 211. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ^ a b "Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Germano Krüger passa por reformas" (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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