Full name | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube |
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Nickname(s) | Fantasma da Vila (The Ghost of the Village) |
Founded | May 1, 1912 |
Ground | Estádio Vila Oficinas |
Capacity | 13,000 |
Chairman | Lourival Pontaroll |
Manager | Gerson Gusmão |
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
2015 | Série D |
Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, commonly known as Operário, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná (state). They competed in the Série A once.
The team was founded on May 1, 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 and 1991.
They play their home games at the Germano Kruger stadium, also known as "Estádio Vila Oficinas". The stadium has a maximum capacity of 13,000 people.