CE Operário Várzea-Grandense

For another football club from the same city, see Operário Futebol Clube (Várzea Grande). For another football club from the Mato Grosso do Sul state, see Operário Futebol Clube (MS).

Clube Esportivo Operário Várzea-Grandense, often known as CEOV, Operário Várzea-Grandense, Operário-VG or simply Operário, is a Brazilian football team from Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, founded on 1 May 1949.

CEOV

Full name	Clube Esportivo Operário Várzea-Grandense
Nickname(s)	Chicote da Fronteira CEOV
Founded	1 May 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-01)
Ground	Estádio Dito Souza
Capacity	2,600
Chairman	Eder Roberto Taques
Head coach	Hugo Alcântara
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Mato-Grossense
2022	Mato-Grossense, 8th of 10
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on 1 May 1949,^[1] and won their first title in 1964 after lifting the Campeonato Mato-Grossense. The club won two consecutive Mato-Grossense titles in 1967 and 1968, before repeating the feat in 1972 and 1973.

Despite facing financial troubles in the 1980s, CEOV was the last club from Mato Grosso to play in the Série A (1986) before Cuiabá in 2021.^[2] In that decade, the club lifted three Mato-Grossense titles in a row, in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

They also played in the Série B and in the Série C during the 90s, winning two consecutive Mato-Grossense titles in 1994 and 1995 before being licensed due to high debts. In the club's place, Esporte Clube Operário was founded.^[3]

CEOV returned to an active status in 2002, as EC Operário was removed and subsequently dissolved for the club take their place. CEOV won their 12th Mato-Grossense in that year, but was still unable to cope with the debts; subsequently, the club was again licensed, and Operário Futebol Clube Ltda. was created to continue with the club's history.^[4]

In 2009, CEOV was again active to play in the year's Mato-Grossense Segunda Divisão, and a merger with Operário FC was proposed, but did not materialize. After another years licensed, the club played in the 2013 Segunda Divisão, facing their homonymous side and achieving promotion by finishing second.

Honours

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense
  • Winners (12): 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2002
  • Runners-up (7): 1961, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2015, 2019, 2021
• Copa FMF
  • Winners (1): 2024

Stadium

Operário play their home games at Verdão stadium.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.^[5]

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 53.
2. "A participação do Operário Várzea-Grandense no Brasileirão de 1986" [The participation of Operário Várzea-Grandense in the 1986 Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
3. "Você pensou que MT tinha dois Operário, mas são três. Sebastião Viana explica porque isso aconteceu" [You thought that MT had two Operário, but there are three. Sebastião Viana explains why this happened.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Matogrossense. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
4. "CEOV quer exigir que Operário Ltda não use o escudo original do time" [CEOV want to demand that Operário Ltda do not use the original brand of the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
5. "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2011.