Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

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 (1912-05-01)
GroundGermano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentÁlvaro Goes
Head coachRafael Guanaes
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2024
2024
Série B, 7th of 20
Paranaense, 4th of 12
Websitewww.operarioferroviario.com.br

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, 2022, 2024 and 2025.[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 2 2015, 2025
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  BRA Elias Curzel
2 DF  BRA Diogo Mateus
4 DF  COL Jaime Giraldo
5 MF  BRA Índio
6 DF  BRA Arthur Neves
7 FW  BRA Rodrigo Rodrigues
8 MF  COL Juan Zuluaga
9 FW  BRA Vinícius Mingotti
11 MF  BRA Jean Lucas (on loan from Avaí)
16 MF  BRA Gabriel Boschilia
17 MF  BRA Jhemerson Gaigher (on loan from Tombense)
20 MF  BRA Fransérgio
22 FW  BRA Rafael Oller
27 DF  BRA Gabriel Feliciano
29 FW  BRA Allano
30 DF  BRA Joseph
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 DF  BRA Nilson Júnior
51 GK  BRA Guilherme Lopes
55 MF  BRA Jacy
70 MF  BRA Pedro Lucas
72 DF  BRA Thales Oleques
75 FW  BRA Kleiton Pego (on loan from Tombense)
77 FW  BRA Filipe Claudino
88 MF  BRA Neto Paraíba
89 FW  BRA Daniel Amorim (on loan from Velo Claro)
90 DF  BRA Cristiano Silva
91 GK  BRA Lucas Wingert
93 DF  BRA Allan Godói
99 FW  BRA Álvaro Vieira
GK  BRA Talles
DF  BRA Luiz Otávio
FW  POR Marcos Paulo (on loan from Boavista)

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