Comercial

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 Serie A.

History

On March 15, 1943, Esporte Clube Comercial was founded by Etheocles Ferreira and other Colegio Dom Bosco (Dom Bosco School) students, who were sons of rich farmers and tradesmen. 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 Pele, Agustin Cejas, Clodoaldo and Carlos Alberto 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Gil.

In 1973, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A for the first time. The club finished in the 26th place, ahead of Atletico Paranaense. In 1975, EC Comercial won its only Campeonato Matogrossense title. In 1979, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense state championship first edition. The club was defeated by Operario in the final.

In 1982, EC Comercial won its first Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense. In 1986, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A for the last time. The club finished in the 35th position. 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 Kabure of Tocantins state, and in the quarter-finals, Comercial was eliminated by Linhares of Espirito Santo state.

In 2002, Comercial reached Copa Centro-Oeste semifinals. The club was eliminated by Gama.

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