Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco

Dom Bosco

Full name	Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco
Founded	January 4, 1925
Ground	Verdão (Capacity: 47,000)
League	-
Home colours Away colours

Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco, commonly known as Dom Bosco, are a Brazilian football team from Cuiabá.^[1] They won the Campeonato Matogrossense 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,^[2] being the oldest club from Mato Grosso state.^[1] Dom Bosco won the Campeonato Matogrossense for the first time in 1958.^[1] The club competed in the Série A in 1977, 1978 and in 1979.^[1] They finished in the last place in 1977.^[2]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Verdão stadium.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 47,000 people.^[3]

Achievements

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Clube Esportivo Dom Bosco" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/mt/dombosco.htm. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 161. ISBN 85-88651-01-7. 
3. ^ "Verdão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/mt/Cuiaba.htm. Retrieved July 3, 2009.