New cobalt(II) complex, [Co(O 2 C 15 H 11 N 2 S) 2 (OH 2 ) 2 ]•2H 2 O (1•2H 2 O), has been synthesized upon reaction of cobalt chloride hexahydrate (Co(Cl) 2 •6H 2 O) with 3-methyl-1-Phenyl-4-(2-thienoyl)-pyrazol-5-one (referred as HL) in ethanol at room temperature. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD), spectroscopic methods, and microelemental analyses were used to characterize 1crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with a Pbca space group and with the cobalt atom being pseudo-octahedral coordinated. The broth microdilution technique was used to screen the free ligand (HL) and the complex (1•2H 2 O) for antimicrobial activities. HL has a low activity (MIC > 100 μg/mL) on all microorganisms, whereas compound 1•2H 2 O displayed moderate activity (10 < MIC ≤ 100 μg/mL) on all Salmonella and, F1, and 018 yeasts. HL and 1•2H 2 O exhibited bactericidal and fungicidal activity respectively on all the bacteria and yeasts tested. These findings reveal that the antimicrobial activity of HL was enhanced upon coordination to Co(II) ion against all microorganisms (bacteria and fungus).