Cuiabá Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Cuiabá Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dourado (Golden) | ||
| Founded | December 12, 2001 | ||
| Ground | Arena Pantanal | ||
| Capacity | 42,968 | ||
| President | Aron Dresch | ||
| Head coach | Roberto Fonseca | ||
| League |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Mato-Grossense | ||
| 2016 2016 |
Série C, 12th Mato-Grossense, 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Cuiabá Esporte Clube, or Cuiabá, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Cuiabá in Mato Grosso, founded on December 12, 2001.
History
The club was founded on December 12, 2001 by the retired footballer Gaúcho. In 2001, the club emerged to compete for the Amateur Championships of base category, bringing in its coat of arms or obelisk of the geodesic center of the city, that is located in the Square Pascoal Moreira Cabral, and was well-known like Countryside of Ourique, place formerly used for the Excursions and religious events. Being in a central location, a Legislative Assembly was built, being replaced by the City Council of Cuiabá. A marble structure of a little more than 20 meters high constructed by the artisan Júlio Caetano demarcates the exact location of the geodesic center of South America. One piece recalls a geographical delimitation by Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon in 1909.
In the following years, due to Gaúcho's dissatisfaction with the Federação Mato-Grossense de Futebol and a financial crisis after the club not renewing the contract with their sponsor, Cuiabá closed its football department in 2006.
Cuiabá reopened its football department in 2009, competing in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense Second Level. The club has six state titles and one Copa Governador do Mato Grosso.
In 2015, Cuiabá won the greatest title in its history to date. After losing the first match to the Remo by 4–1, it obtained a historic turnaround and won by 5–1, obtaining the title of Copa Verde of that year. With the title, the club secured a place in the Copa Sudamericana the following year and participated for the first time in an international competition. In the dispute, the Cuiabá was eliminated in the second round for Chapecoense.
Supporters
Since 2010 when Cuiabá began to invest more in its cast and was gaining prestige in its city earning local titles and having access to the third national division, quickly was gaining strength of the local press and of the inhabitants of the region, and with that strength increased very much their amount of fans. In 2011, it was founded its first organized fans, which has a reputation for in all home games being very festive, colorful and noisy.
Stadium
Cuiabá play their home games at Arena Pantanal. The stadium, which was built for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, has a maximum capacity of 42,968 people.
Rivalries
Cuiabá biggest rival is Mixto.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Copa Verde: 1
- 2015
- 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
- 2010
External links
- (Portuguese) Official Site