Esporte Clube Comercial (MS)
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| Full name | Esporte Clube Comercial |
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| Founded | March 15, 1943 |
| Ground | Morenão |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| President |
 Italo Milliomen |
| Head Coach |
Paulo Rezende |
Esporte Clube Comercial, usually known simply as Comercial, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state. The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
On March 15, 1943, Esporte Clube Comercial was founded by Etheócles Ferreira and other Colégio Dom Bosco (Dom Bosco School) students, who were sons of rich farmers and tradesmen. In 1948, Jamil Naglis was elected as the club's president. He changed the club's colors to the current ones. On September 12, 1967, in Campo Grande city, Comercial beat the powerful Santos of Pelé, Agustín Cejas, Clodoaldo and Carlos Alberto 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Gil.
In 1973, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. The club finished in the 26th place, ahead of Atlético Paranaense. In 1975, EC Comercial won its only Campeonato Matogrossense title. In 1979, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense state championship first edition. The club was defeated by Operário in the final.
In 1982, EC Comercial won its first Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense. In 1986, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the last time. The club finished in the 35th position. In 1994, Comercial competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time. In the first round, the club eliminated Paysandu, in the second round, the club eliminated Kaburé of state, and in the quarter-finals, Comercial was eliminated by Linhares of Espírito Santo state.
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