:Esporte Clube Comercial (MS)

On March 15, 1943,[http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ms/comercial.htm Esporte Clube Comercial at Arquivo de Clubes] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130102172409/http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ms/comercial.htm |date=January 2, 2013 }} 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.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1973.htm 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502052457/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1973.htm |date=May 2, 2006 }} In 1975, EC Comercial won its only Campeonato Matogrossense title.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/mtmscamp.htm Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul state championships at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204040348/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/mtmscamp.htm |date=December 4, 2007 }} In 1979, Comercial competed in the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense state championship first edition. The club was defeated by Operário in the final.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ms1979.htm 1979 Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211133217/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ms1979.htm |date=February 11, 2007 }}

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.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1986.htm 1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208150242/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1986.htm |date=December 8, 2007 }} 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.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr1994.htm 1994 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828095101/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr1994.htm |date=August 28, 2007 }}

In 2002, Comercial reached Copa Centro-Oeste semifinals. The club was eliminated by Gama.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/co2002.htm 2002 Copa Centro-Oeste at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910181236/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/co2002.htm |date=September 10, 2006 }}

• Liga Municipal de Campo Grande (9): 1948, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971

• 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

• Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino (5): 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

Club play their home games at Estádio Jacques da Luz that seats 3,500 people.{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=MATO GROSSO DO SUL - ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL - 2024 |url=https://www.futebolms.com.br/v5/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Estadios-de-Futebol-de-MS-Temporada-2024-7.pdf}}

Previuosly 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.{{cite web | title = Morenão | url=http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/ms/CampoGrande1.htm | access-date = 2009-01-02 | language = pt | publisher=Templos do Futebol }} The club also owns a training ground, called CT Vila Olímpica.

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.[http://www.acritica-cg.inf.br/contents.asp?offset=10300&viewId=314 Comerário é duvida no Estadual 2001 (March 1, 2001) - A Crítica de Campo Grande - MS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312212250/http://www.acritica-cg.inf.br/contents.asp?offset=10300&viewId=314 |date=March 12, 2007 }} (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.

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.

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.[http://www.sambafoot.com/en/teams/137_Comercial_EC.html Prefeito joga preliminar de Comercial x União - Federação de Futebol do Mato Grosso do Sul]

Comercial's mascot is a Maned Wolf.

The club's name, Comercial, is the Portuguese language word for commercial.

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• [https://archive.today/20130102172409/http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ms/comercial.htm EC Comercial] at Arquivo de Clubes (archived)

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