Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube  Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, commonly known as Operário, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná. They competed in Série A once. Since 2019, Operário are competing in Série B, the second national division in Brazil. 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, 1991 and 2019. They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.