Full name União Esporte Clube Ground Capacity 18,000 Head coach Éverton Goiano | Nickname(s) Colorado President Lamartine da Nóbrega Founded 1973 | |
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Arena/Stadium Estádio Engenheiro Luthero Lopes | ||
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.
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History
União Esporte Clube were founded on June 6, 1973. They won the Torneio Incentivo in 1975, 1976 and in 1979. União were eliminated in the first stage in the Green module of the Copa João Havelange in 2000.
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. However, the club were eliminated in that round, after being defeated 2–0 in the second leg.
Stadium
União de Rondonópolis play their home games at Estádio Engenheiro Lutero Lopes. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.