União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores, commonly known as URT, is a Brazilian
football
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club based in
Patos de Minas
Patos de Minas is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Geography
According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in ...
,
Minas Gerais state. They competed in the
Copa do Brasil
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three times.
History
The club was founded on July 9, 1939.
They won the
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in 1999, when they beat
Democrata-GV in the final, and in 2000, when they defeated
Ipatinga
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in the final. URT competed in the
Copa do Brasil
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in
2000
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, when they were eliminated in the First Round by
Fluminense
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, in
2001, when they were eliminated in the First Round by
Mixto
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, and in
2006
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, when they were eliminated in the First Round by
Londrina
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.
Current squad
As of 26 April 2016.
Achievements
*
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:
** Winners (2): 1999, 2000
*
Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II:
** Winners: 2013
Stadium
União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores play their home games at Estádio Zama Maciel.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,800 people.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uniao Recreativa Dos Trabalhadores
Association football clubs established in 1939
1939 establishments in Brazil