In 1969, the club took the Tournament of Champions of the CBD, and assured its spot in the Copa Libertadores in 1970, but Brazil has decided not to take any representative for the competition, making the Guild failed to play their unique liberators in history.

In 2002, without the presence of the three top Paraná state clubs (Clube Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, and Paraná Clube), Grêmio Maringá made a good campaign and managed to be runner-up in the state championship, losing the title to Iraty.

For this reason, the team closed its doors until 2010, when the new president, Aurélio Almeida, announced that the club would become active again.

After that changed again the clubs' owner and in 2022 won the Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze, the 3rd tier of Paraná's football.

Since 2023 Grêmio Maringá is playing Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze, the 2nd tier of Paraná's football.

The Clássico do Café (Coffee Derby) is one of the major classics of Paraná and a principal of the interior of Brazil, played between Grêmio Maringá and Londrina.