Cuiabá Esporte Clube

[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] 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.[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 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.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).
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