Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco
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Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco, commonly known as Dom Bosco, are a Brazil
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 team from 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...

. They won the Campeonato Matogrossense
Campeonato Matogrossense
The Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First stage:*The teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

 six times and competed in the Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 three times. Dom Bosco are the oldest club from Mato Grosso
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...

 state.

History

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

 state. Dom Bosco won the Campeonato Matogrossense
Campeonato Matogrossense
The Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First stage:*The teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

 for the first time in 1958. The club competed in the Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in 1977
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1977
-Overview:It was performed in 62 teams, and São Paulo won the championship. This championship is notable for producing what is perhaps the only unbeaten runner-up in world football. Atlético had won all but three of its matches, which were drawn, but was to play a single final match against São...

, 1978
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978
-Overview:It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

 and in 1979
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1979
-Overview:94 teams took part, and Internacional won the championship undefeated.-Final standings:-References:...

. They finished in the last place in 1977.

Stadium

They play their home games at the Verdão
Verdão
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...

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

Achievements

  • Campeonato Matogrossense
    Campeonato Matogrossense
    The Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First stage:*The teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

    :
    • Winners (6): 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1991
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