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.
History On March 15, 1943,Esporte Clube Comercial at Arquivo de Clubes 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. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. In 1948, Jamil Naglis was elected as the club's president. He changed the club's colors to the current ones. 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.Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
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.1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF In 1975, EC Comercial won its only Campeonato Matogrossense title.Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul state championships at RSSSF In 1979, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense state championship first edition. The club was defeated by Operário in the final.1979 Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense at RSSSF
In 1982, EC Comercial won its first Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense. In 1986, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the last time. The club finished in the 35th position.1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF 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.1994 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF
In 2002, Comercial reached Copa Centro-Oeste semifinals. The club was eliminated by Gama.2002 Copa Centro-Oeste at RSSSF
Honours
Official tournaments
StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense91982, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2015Campeonato Mato-Grossense11975
Others tournaments State Torneio Incentivo (1): 1976 Seletiva para Campeonato Brasileiro (1): 1972 City Liga Municipal de Campo Grande (9): 1948, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971
Runners-up Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense (10): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense (3): 1970, 1972, 1977 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B (1): 2007
Women's Football Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino (5): 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Stadium Club play their home games at Estádio Jacques da Luz that seats 3,500 people.
Previously Esporte Clube Comercial's home stadium was Estádio Universitário Pedro Pedrossian, usually known as Morenão, inaugurated in 1977, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. The club also owns a training ground, called CT Vila Olímpica.
Rival 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.Comerário é duvida no Estadual 2001 (March 1, 2001) - A Crítica de Campo Grande - MS (retrieved on August 17, 2006) 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.
Club colors At the time of the club's foundation, its colors were red, green and black.
In 1948, the club's president, Jamil Naglis, changed the colors to its current ones, red and white.
Nickname Esporte Clube Comercial's nickname is Colorado, which is a reference to the club's colors, and meaning The Red. The club is also known as Saci, or Saci da Vila, after the Brazilian mythological creature.Prefeito joga preliminar de Comercial x União - Federação de Futebol do Mato Grosso do Sul
Mascot Comercial's mascot is a Maned Wolf.
Club name The club's name, Comercial, is the Portuguese language word for commercial.
References
External links at Arquivo de Clubes (archived)