Berga Esporte Clube
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Berga Esporte Clube, commonly known as Berga, was a Brazil
ian football club based in Cuiabá
, Mato Grosso state
.
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian football club based in Cuiabá
Cuiabá
Under the Koppen climate classification, Cuiaba features a tropical wet and dry climate. Cuiabá is famous for its searing heat, although temperatures in winter can arrive sporadically at 10 degrees, indeed atypical, caused by cold fronts coming from the south, and that may only last one or two...
, Mato Grosso state
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...
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History
The club was founded on April 13, 1983, as Treze Esporte Clube, it was renamed to Berga Esporte Clube on April 1, 1999, after the club was bought by businessman Ettore Bergamaschi. The club folded in 2005, after he died.Stadium
Berga Esporte Clube played their home games at VerdãoVerdão
Estádio Governador José Fragelli, usually known as Verdão, is a multi-purpose stadium in Cuiabá, Brazil. The current stadium, used mostly for football matches, holds 40,000, and was built in 1976...
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.