The Federação Matogrossense de Futebol (

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: Football Association of Mato Grosso state) was founded on May 26, 1942, and it manages all the official

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

tournaments within the state of

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

, which are the

Campeonato Mato-Grossense Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is organized by the Mato Grosso State Football Federation. Format First Division 2006 First stage: *The teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Dou ...

, the Campeonato Mato-Grossense lower levels and the Copa Governador de Mato Grosso, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

References

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