União Esporte Clube

União Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as União Rondonópolis, is a Brazilian professional club based in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso founded on 6 June 1973. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso state football league.

União Rondonópolis

Full name	União Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Colorado Tourão do Cerrado (Big Bull from Cerrado)
Founded	6 March 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03-06)
Ground	Estádio Engenheiro Luthero Lopes
Capacity	19,000
President	Reydner Souza
Head coach	Odil Soares
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Mato-Grossense
2023 2023	Série D, 33rd of 64 Mato-Grossense, 2nd of 10
Home colors Away colors

History

União Esporte Clube were founded on 6 June 1973.^[1] They won the Torneio Incentivo 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 18 February, 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] Steps are ongoing to transition from a football club to a football corporation - Sociedade Anônima do Futebol (SAF).^[5] In remembrance of its former president, Arni Spiering, the club observed a 3 days mourning where all its football activities were suspended to honour him.^[6]

Stadium

União Rondonópolis play their home games at Estádio Engenheiro Lutero Lopes.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.^[7]

Honours

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense
  • Winners (1): 2010
  • Runners-up (13): 1975, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Copa FMF
  • Winners (2): 2017, 2021
• Torneio Incentivo
  • Winners (3): 1975, 1976, 1979

References

1. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 256. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
2. "Brazil 2000 Championship – Copa João Havelange". RSSSF Brasil. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
3. "Zebra da rodada, União-MT tira invencibilidade do Internacional" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
4. "Brasil 2009 Cup" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
5. "União de Rondonópolis inicia processo para se tornar SAF". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
6. "Gazeta Digital". Gazeta Digital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
7. "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.