Football club
Esporte Clube Comercial, usually known simply as Comercial, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso 🧾 do Sul state.
The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Comercial is currently ranked seventh among Mato Grosso 🧾 do Sul teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 222nd place overall.[2]History [ edit ]
On March 15, 1943,[3] Esporte Clube 🧾 Comercial was founded by Etheócles Ferreira and other Colégio Dom Bosco (Dom Bosco School) students, who were sons of rich 🧾 farmers and tradesmen.
[4] In 1948, Jamil Naglis was elected as the club's president.
He changed the club's colors to the current 🧾 ones.
[4] On September 12, 1967, in Campo Grande city, Comercial beat the powerful Santos of Pelé, Agustín Cejas, Clodoaldo and 🧾 Carlos Alberto 1-0.
The winning goal was scored by Gil.[5]
In 1973, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the 🧾 first time.
The club finished in the 26th place, ahead of Atlético Paranaense.
[6] In 1975, EC Comercial won its only Campeonato 🧾 Matogrossense title.
[7] In 1979, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense state championship first edition.
The club was defeated by Operário in 🧾 the final.[8]
In 1982, EC Comercial won its first Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense.
[7] In 1986, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série 🧾 A for the last time.
The club finished in the 35th position.
[9] In 1994, Comercial competed in the Copa do Brasil 🧾 for the first time.
In the first round, the club eliminated Paysandu, in the second round, the club eliminated Kaburé of 🧾 Tocantins state, and in the quarter-finals, Comercial was eliminated by Linhares of Espírito Santo state.[10]
In 2002, Comercial reached Copa Centro-Oeste 🧾 semifinals.
The club was eliminated by Gama.[11]
Achievements [ edit ]Stadium [ edit ]
Esporte Clube Comercial's home stadium is Estádio Universitário Pedro 🧾 Pedrossian, usually known as Morenão,[3] inaugurated in 1977, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.[12]
The club also owns a training 🧾 ground, called CT Vila Olímpica.[5]Rival [ edit ]
Comercial's greatest rival is Operário.
The derby between the clubs is known as Comerário, 🧾 which is a portmanteau of the clubs names, Comercial and Operário.
The traditional derby is over 50 years old.
[13] Comercial, alongside 🧾 Operário, is one of the two Brazilian clubs which won two different state championships.
Both clubs won the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense and 🧾 the Campeonato Mato-Grossense.[3]
Club colors [ edit ]
At the time of the club's foundation, its colors were red, green and black.[4]
In 🧾 1948, the club's president, Jamil Naglis, changed the colors to its current ones, red and white.
[3][4]Nickname [ edit ]
Esporte Clube 🧾 Comercial's nickname is Colorado, which is a reference to the club's colors, and meaning The Red.
[5] The club is also 🧾 known as Saci, or Saci da Vila, after the Brazilian mythological creature.
Mascot [ edit ]
Comercial's mascot is a Maned Wolf.
[5]Club 🧾 name [ edit ]
The club's name, Comercial, is the Portuguese language word for commercial.
