Brazilian association football club based in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, BrazilSoccer club
Cuiabá Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Cuiabá, is a☀️ Brazilian professional club based in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso founded on 12 December 2001.
It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,☀️ the top flight of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso☀️ state football league.
The club plays at Arena Pantanal, one of the stadiums of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
[2] It was☀️ founded in 2001 by former player Luís Carlos Tóffoli first as a football academy and amateur club, later it became☀️ a fully professional team in 2003, winning a Campeonato Mato-Grossense on its first year, but it soon closed in 2006.
[3][4]☀️ In 2009 it was bought and reactivated by the Grupo Dresch and in 2021 the club reached the Campeonato Brasileiro☀️ Série A.[5]
Its main achievements include a two-time Copa Verde title[6] and twelve Campeonato Mato-Grossense championships.
History [ edit ]
The club was☀️ founded on 12 December 2001 by former player Gaúcho,[4] who was the manager in the club's amateur era.
In 2003, they☀️ took part of their first professional tournament, the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, and lifted the trophy after defeating Barra do Garças in☀️ the finals.[4]
Cuiabá also played in the 2003 Série C, being knocked out by Palmas.
In 2004, the club again won the☀️ Mato-Grossense, but was knocked out in both the 2004 Copa do Brasil and 2004 Série C.
In December 2006, after a☀️ disappointing ninth position in the year's Mato-Grossense, Cuiabá closed their football department.
[3] The club only returned to an active status☀️ in 2009, after being acquired by the Grupo Dresch, owners of Drebor Borrachas Ltda, a local industry specialized in tires,[5]☀️ and competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense Segunda Divisão, where they finished second and achieved promotion back to the top tier.
In☀️ 2011, Cuiabá lifted the Mato-Grossense after seven years.
They also played in that year's Série D, and achieved promotion after finishing☀️ third.
[7][8] In the following year, they lost the Mato-Grossense on penalties to Luverdense, and managed to avoid relegation from the☀️ Série C.
The club won two consecutive Mato-Grossense titles in 2013 and 2014, and avoided relegation from the Série C.
In 2014,☀️ the club left their stadium Estádio Eurico Gaspar Dutra [pt] and moved to the Arena Pantanal, built for the 2014☀️ FIFA World Cup.
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.
Cuiabá was eliminated in the second round by Chapecoense.
In 2018 and 2019, Cuiabá won two consecutive☀️ Mato-Grossense titles without a single defeat, and was promoted to the Série B in 2019.
In 2021, the club was promoted☀️ to the Série A for the first time in their history after finishing in 4th place, and became the first☀️ team from Mato Grosso to play in the first division since CEOV's participation in the 1986 edition.
[9]Supporters [ edit ]
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 number of fans.
In 2011 was founded its first organized☀️ fans, who had a reputation at all home games for being very festive, colorful and noisy.
The highlight of this growth☀️ was during the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C finals, where Cuiabá broke the attendance record at the Arena Pantanal, previously☀️ belonging to a World Cup game, and gathered more than 41 thousand fans in the final of the competition.
[10]Stadium [☀️ edit ]
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.
Before the construction of the new stadium, the club played their home games at Estádio☀️ Eurico Gaspar Dutra, with a capacity of 4,500 people.
Rivalries [ edit ]
One of the biggest rivalries is against Luverdense from☀️ the city of Lucas do Rio Verde located 330km from Cuiabá, known as the Clássico Ouro-Verde (Golden-Green Classic).
This game is☀️ considered to be the greatest derby in Mato Grosso today because the two teams are the largest forces in state☀️ football, as well as being a team match between the capital and the interior of Mato Grosso.[11]
Mixto is the main☀️ inter-city rival, it is a much older and traditional team then Cuiabá but it has been less sucessful in a☀️ national scale.
It is known as Dérbi Cuiabano (Cuiabá Derby).
[12]Players [ edit ]
First team squad [ edit ]
As of 31 July☀️ 2023[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth team [☀️ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on☀️ loan [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA☀️ nationality.
First-team staff [ edit ]As of 4 August 2023Honours [ edit ]Regional [ edit ]
Winners (2): 2015, 2019State [ edit☀️ ]
Winners (12): 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Winners (2): 2010, 2016Youth team [ edit☀️ ]Winners: 2022
