União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores

União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores, commonly known as URT, is a Brazilian football club based in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais. They competed in the Copa do Brasil six times, in the Série C once, in 1995, and in the Série D five times, being the 2019 edition, their last one. Currently, URT plays in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, the second tier of Minas Gerais state league.

URT

Full name	União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores
Nickname(s)	Trovão Azul (Blue Thunder) Pato (Duck) Veteranos
Founded	9 July 1939; 85 years ago (1939-07-09)
Ground	Estádio Zama Maciel, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Capacity	4.858
President	Clayton Rogério Ribeiro Lima
Head Coach	Igor Guerra
League	Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
2023	Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, 4th
Website	http://urt.com.br/
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on July 9, 1939, after a meeting of a group of friends.^[1][2] The club's biggest rivalry is against Mamoré, also from Patos de Minas, known as Clássico do Milho (Corn derby).^[3]

They won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1999, beating Democrata-GV in the finals, and in 2000, when they defeated Ipatinga to secure their second title.

URT competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2000, 2001, 2006, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The club best campaigns were in 2006 and 2019, when they made to the second stage.

URT made to the semifinals of the Campeonato Mineiro two times in a row, in 2016 and in 2017. In both occasions they were defeated by Atlético Mineiro, but were given the title of Champion of the Interior.

In 2017, Trovão Azul made its best campaign in the Série D, making to the quarterfinals. URT ended up not being promoted to the Série C, as they were eliminated by Globo in penalties.

Honours

• Taça Minas Gerais
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2000
• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
  • Winners (1): 2013
  • Runners-up: 1994, 1998
• Campeonato Mineiro do Interior
  • Winners (2): 2016, 2017

Stadium

União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores play their home games at Estádio Zama Maciel, also known as Mangueirão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,858 people.^[4]

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 58.
2. "Nossa história" [Our history]. URT – Trovão Azul. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
3. "Clássico do milho de volta" [The "Corn Derby" is back]. Superesportes.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
4. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol (Rev. 3)" (PDF). CBF. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.