Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube,árioFerroviá 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 C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.
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. The club won the Southern Zone Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969. Operário competed in the Série A in 1979 and in the Série B in 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2019.
Stadium
They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.
Notable players
William
Patrick
Schumacher
Peixoto
Simão
Chicão
Sosa
Danilo Báia
Honours
National
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Winners (1): 2018
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Winners (1): 2017
State
Campeonato Paranaense
Winners (1): 2015
Taça FPF
Winners (1): 2016
Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata
Winners (3): 1916, 1969, 2018
Current squad
References
Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
Football clubs in Paraná (state) Association football clubs established in 1912 Ponta Grossa 1912 establishments in Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série C winners Campeonato Brasileiro Série D winners