# 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.
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, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

## Stadium

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

## 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 | 1 | 2015 |
| Taça FPF | 1 | 2016 |
| Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata | 3$^s$ | 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

* Campeonato Paranaense (14): 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1958, 1961
* Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata (5): 1915, 1966, 1984, 1985, 2009

## 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) |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Cristiano Silva |
| 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 |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | DF | BRA | Joseph |
| 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 |
| 91 | GK | BRA | Lucas Wingert |
| 93 | DF | BRA | Allan Godói |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Álvaro Vieira |
| — | GK | BRA | Talles |
| — | DF | BRA | Luiz Otávio |
| — | FW | BRA | Daniel Amorim (on loan from Velo Claro) |

### 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) |