Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco, commonly known as Dom Bosco, are a

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian football team from

Cuiabá Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America. Also, it forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city ...

. They won the

Campeonato Matogrossense 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. *Do ...

six times and competed in the Série A three times. Dom Bosco are the oldest club from Mato Grosso state.

History

They were founded on January 4, 1925, being the oldest club from Mato Grosso state. Dom Bosco won the

for the first time in 1958. The club competed in the Série A in

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, 1978 and in

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. They finished in the last place in 1977.

Stadium

They play their home games at the

Verdão Estádio Governador José Fragelli, usually known as Verdão, was a multi-purpose stadium in Cuiabá, Brazil. The stadium, used mostly for football matches, holds 40,000, and was built in 1976. It was replaced by a new stadium in the city, seat ...

stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 47,000 people.

Achievements

: ** Winners (5): 1958, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1991 *

Copa FMF The Copa Federação Matogrossense de Futebol, also known as Copa FMF, is a tournament organized by Federação Matogrossense de Futebol every second half of the season. The tournament was also previously called Copa Governador de Mato Grosso ...

: ** Winners (1): 2015 *

Campeonato Mato-Grossense Second Division Campeonato Mato-Grossense Second Division is the second level of the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...

: ** Winners (1): 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dom Bosco Association football clubs established in 1925 Football clubs in Mato Grosso 1925 establishments in Brazil