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 nameOperário 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)
Founded1 May 1912; 112 years ago (1912-05-01)
GroundGermano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentÁlvaro Goes
Head coachRafael Guanaes
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2023
2023
Série C, 3rd of 20 (promoted)
Paranaense, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

They competed in Série A once.

History

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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

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

Honours

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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 3 1916, 1969, 2018

Others

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  • 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

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Current squad

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As of 5 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BRA Rafael Santos
2 DF   PAR Santiago Ocampos
3 DF   BRA Allan Godói
4 DF   BRA Willian Machado
5 MF   BRA Índio
6 DF   BRA Pará
7 FW   BRA Rodrigo Farofa
8 MF   BRA Vinícius Diniz
9 FW   BRA Vinícius Mingotti
11 FW   BRA Felipe Augusto
12 GK   BRA Talles
13 DF   BRA Lucas Hipólito
14 DF   BRA Borech
15 MF   BRA João Denoni
16 MF   BRA Gabriel Boschilia
17 FW   BRA Erik Bessa
18 FW   BRA Gui Azevedo
19 MF   BRA Rodrigo Lindoso
20 MF   BRA Marco Antônio
21 DF   BRA Alemão
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   BRA Guilherme Pira
23 DF   BRA Sávio
24 DF   BRA Igor Ribeiro (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
27 DF   BRA Gabriel Feliciano
29 MF   BRA Dudu Scheit (on loan from Ponte Preta)
30 DF   BRA Joseph
31 FW   BRA Ronald
35 FW   BRA Rafhael Lucas
38 FW   BRA Filipe Claudino
47 FW   BRA Felipe Garcia
55 MF   BRA Jacy
70 MF   BRA Pedro Lucas
72 DF   BRA Thales Oleques
77 FW   BRA Maxwell
88 MF   BRA Neto Paraíba
90 FW   BRA Ronaldo
91 GK   BRA Gabriel Mesquita
99 FW   BRA Daniel (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
GK   BRA Guilherme Lopes
FW   BRA Nathan Fogaça

Youth team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF   BRA Ryan Carvalho
39 FW   BRA Dudu Mosconi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Rafael Oller (on loan at Água Santa until 30 November 2024)
FW   BRA Eli Júnior (on loan at Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2024)

References

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  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.