União Esporte Clube
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Full name | União Esporte Clube | |||
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Nickname(s) | Colorado | |||
Founded | June 6, 1973 | |||
Ground | ||||
Capacity | 18,000 | |||
President | Edicarlos Olegini | |||
Head coach | Bolívar | |||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | |||
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União Esporte Clube, also known as União de Rondonópolis, are a Brazilian football team from Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. They competed in the Série A in 2000.
History[]
União Esporte Clube were founded on June 6, 1973.[1] They won the in 1975, 1976 and in 1979.[1] União were eliminated in the first stage in the Green module of the Copa João Havelange in 2000.[2]
The club competed in the 2009 Copa do Brasil, when they gained national fame after beating Internacional 1–0 on February 18, in the first leg of the first round of the cup.[3] However, the club were eliminated in that round, after being defeated 2–0 in the second leg.[4]
Stadium[]
União de Rondonópolis play their home games at .[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.[5]
Achievements[]
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense:
- Winners (1): 2010
- :
- Winners (3): 1975, 1976, 1979
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 256. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ "Brazil 2000 Championship – Copa João Havelange". RSSSF Brasil. June 6, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ "Zebra da rodada, União-MT tira invencibilidade do Internacional" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. February 18, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ "Brasil 2009 Cup" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
Categories:
- União Esporte Clube
- Association football clubs established in 1973
- Football clubs in Mato Grosso
- 1973 establishments in Brazil