Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is organized by the Mato Grosso State Football Federation.
| Founded | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Brazil |
| Confederation | CBF Federação Mato-Grossense de Futebol |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Relegation to | Mato-Grossense 2nd Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Verde Copa do Brasil |
| Current champions | Cuiabá (13th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Mixto (24 titles) |
| Website | https://www.fmfmt.com.br/pt/home/ |
| Current: 2024 Campeonato Mato-Grossense | |
Format
editFirst Division 2006
First stage:
- The teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
- Double round-robin, in which all teams from one group play home-and-away games against all teams within the group.
- Home-and-away playoff with the top teams of each group. The winner is crowned the champion of the first stage.
- The teams last placed in each group are relegated to the second division.
Second stage:
- The teams are divided in two groups of five teams.
- Double round-robin, in which all teams from one group play home-and-away games against all teams of the other group.
- Home-and-away playoff with the top teams of each group. The winner is crowned the champion of the second stage.
Third stage (if necessary):
- Home-and-away playoff with the winners of the first and second stages.
If a team wins both stages (first and second) it is crowned the champion. If not, the third stage is disputed, and the winner is the champion.
As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.
Clubs
edit2023 First Division
| Team | City | 2022 result |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | Rondonópolis | 6th |
| Cacerense | Cáceres | 2nd (2nd level) |
| Cuiabá | Cuiabá | 1st |
| Dom Bosco | Cuiabá | 4th |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | 3rd |
| Mixto | Cuiabá | 1st (2nd level) |
| Nova Mutum | Nova Mutum | 7th |
| Operário | Várzea Grande | 8th |
| Sport Sinop | Sinop | 5th |
| União Rondonópolis | Rondonópolis | 2nd |
List of champions
editFollowing is the list with the champions of Campeonato Mato-Grossense:[1]
Notes
edit- Operário and Comercial from Campo Grande, Ubiratan from Dourados, and Corumbaense from Corumbá, disputed the Campeonato Matogrossense before the split of Mato Grosso do Sul, occurred in 1979.
- Due to financial problems, Operário Várzea-Grandense (also known as CEOV) withdrew from professional football in 1996. As it is one of the clubs with the most fans in the state, EC Operário was created with the same colors (red and green) as the traditional CEOV. Despite being state champion (1997), the club did not receive the expected support and closed its activities in 2002. Another club with a similar name was created (Operário Futebol Ltda.), this time with red and black colors in honor of CR Flamengo, and has won the 2006 tournament. Operário Ltda. currently competes in the second division and the original CEOV returned to professional football in 2013.[4]
Titles by team
editTeams in bold stills active. Teams in italic currently disputes the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense.
| Rank | Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mixto | 24 | 1937, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2008 |
| 2 | Cuiabá | 13 | 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 3 | Operário Várzea-Grandense | 12 | 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2002 |
| 4 | Dom Bosco | 5 | 1958, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1991 |
| 5 | Atlético Matogrossense | 4 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960 |
| Operário de Campo Grande | 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 | ||
| 7 | Americano | 3 | 1938, 1941, 1942 |
| Luverdense | 2009, 2012, 2016 | ||
| Sinop | 1990, 1998, 1999 | ||
| 11 | Juventude | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Paulistano | 1943, 1950 | ||
| Sorriso | 1992, 1993 | ||
| 16 | Cacerense | 1 | 2007 |
| Comercial | 1975 | ||
| Comércio | 1936 | ||
| Nova Mutum | 2020 | ||
| EC Operário | 1997 | ||
| Operário Ltda. | 2006 | ||
| União Rondonópolis | 2010 | ||
| Vila Aurora | 2005 |
By city
edit| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mixto (24), Cuiabá (13), Dom Bosco (5), Atlético Matogrossense (4), Americano (3), Paulistano (2), Comércio (1) | |
| 14 | Operário (CEOV) (12), EC Operário (1), Operário Ltda. (1) | |
| 5 | Operário (4), Comercial (1) | |
| 3 | Luverdense (3) | |
| 3 | Sinop (3) | |
| 2 | Juventude (2) | |
| 2 | União Rondonópolis (1), Vila Aurora (1) | |
| 2 | Sorriso (2) | |
| 1 | Cacerense (1) | |
| 1 | Nova Mutum (1) |
Copa Governador de Mato Grosso
editThe Copa Governador de Mato Grosso (English: Governor of Mato Grosso Cup) is a competition contested in the second semester of the year, by Mato Grosso state teams, originally to determine a spot in the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but now to determine who will make it to the Série D.
References
edit- ^ "Mato Grosso State League - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Campeonato Matogrossense 1960". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Cuiabá vence o União de novo e conquista o título do Campeonato Mato-grossense 2023". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Você pensou que tinham 2, mas são 3! Os Operários do MT" (in Portuguese). Federação Matogrossense de Futebol. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.