Luverdense Esporte Clube

Luverdense

Full name	Luverdense Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Luver LEC Verdão do Centro Oeste (Big Green of Central-West)
Founded	January 24, 2004
Stadium	Estádio Passo das Emas
Capacity	10,000
President	Helmute Lawisch
Head coach	Júnior Rocha
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Mato-Grossense
2015 2015	Série B, 10th Mato-Grossense, 3rd
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Luverdense Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team from Lucas do Rio Verde. They won the Campeonato Mato-Grossense twice and competed several times in the Série C. In 2013 gained access to Série B.

History

The club was founded on January 24, 2004, by entrepreneurs and farmers. The club name, Luverdense, refers to the demonym used to refer to people born in Lucas do Rio Verde city.^[1]

The club won the Copa Governador do Mato Grosso in 2004, in 2007 and in 2011.^[2] As the club won the 2007 edition, the club qualified to the 2008 Série C.^[3] Luverdense won the Campeonato Mato-Grossense for the first time on May 17, 2009, after beating Araguaia in the final.^[4]

The club was eliminated in the First Stage in the 2005 Série C, in the Third Stage in 2008, in the First Stage in 2009, in the First Stage in the 2010 and in the First Stage in 2011.

Honours

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2

2009, 2012

• Copa Governador do Mato Grosso: 3

2004, 2007, 2011

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Gabriel Leite GK Gabriel Soares GK Thomazela DF Airton DF Everton DF Luiz Otávio DF Marcão DF Walace DF Gabriel Passos DF Jean Patrick DF Matheus Leoni DF Paulinho DF Raul Prata DF Régis Souza MF Caio Quiroga MF Da Matta MF Guaraci MF Guilherme Batata (on loan from Atlético-PR) MF Kazu

No. Position Player MF Mauricio MF Muralha (on loan from Flamengo) MF Ricardo MF Alaor Júnior MF Gustavo Marmentini (on loan from Atlético-PR) MF Sérgio Mota MF Vitinho FW Alfredo FW Douglas Baggio (on loan from Flamengo) FW Cláudio FW Erik (on loan from Grêmio) FW Hugo FW João Vitor FW Néverton FW Rafael Silva FW Romarinho FW Wal

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)

References

1. "Luverdense Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
2. "Mato Grosso - Copa Governador champions". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
3. "IV Copa Governador do Mato Grosso - 2007". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
4. "Luverdense campeão. Confira demais estaduais" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-19.