Cuiabá Esporte Clube


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.

Cuiabá
Full nameCuiabá Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Dourado (Dourado Fish)
Auriverde da Baixada
Founded12 December 2001 (2001-12-12)
GroundArena Pantanal
Capacity42,968
PresidentAlessandro Dresch
Head coachAllan Aal
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Mato-Grossense
2020
2020
Série B, 4th (promoted)
Mato-Grossense, 5th
WebsiteClub website

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. Cuiabá was eliminated in the second round by Chapecoense.

Cuiabá was promoted to Serie B in 2019.

Cuiabá was promoted to Série A for the first time in 2021.

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 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.

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

One of the biggest rivalries is against Luverdense. 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.

Another rival is the Mixto, who contest a local derby with Cuiabá.

Current squad

As of 20 November 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  BRA Fernando (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
GK  BRA João Carlos
GK  BRA Matheus Nogueira
GK  BRA Rafael Bretas
DF  BRA Anderson Conceição
DF  BRA Ednei
DF  BRA Eduardo Kunde (on loan from Avaí)
DF  BRA Léo
DF  BRA Luiz Gustavo
DF  BRA Hayner
DF  BRA Lenon
DF  BRA Lucas Ramon (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
DF  BRA Alexandre
DF  URU Lucas Hernández (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
DF  BRA Romário (on loan from Santos)
MF  BRA Auremir
MF  BRA Gabriel Pierini
MF  BRA Jean Patrick
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA Matheus Barbosa (on loan from Avaí)
MF  BRA Nenê Bonilha
MF  BRA Rinaldo Júnior
MF  BRA Diego Jardel
MF  BRA Elvis
MF  BRA Felipe Ferreira (on loan from Ferroviária)
MF  BRA Ferrugem
MF  BRA Rafael Gava (on loan from Paços de Ferreira)
MF  BRA Willians Santana
FW  BRA Élton
FW  BRA Felipe Marques
FW  BRA Jenison
FW  BRA Marcinho (on loan from Goiás)
FW  BRA Maxwell
FW  BRA Perdigão
FW  BRA Pop
FW  BRA Yago (on loan from Athletico Paranaense)

Honours

Winners (2): 2015, 2019
Winners (9): 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Winners (2): 2010, 2016
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