Luverdense Esporte Clube, commonly known as Luverdense, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso. The club currently competes in Campeonato Mato-Grossense, the top division of the Mato Grosso state football league.
They won the Campeonato Mato-Grossense twice and competed several times in the Serie C. In 2013 gained access to Serie B.
History
The club was founded on January 24, 2004, by entrepreneurs and farmers. The club name, Luverdense, refers to the used to refer to people born in Lucas do Rio Verde city.
The club won the Copa Governador do Mato Grosso in 2004, in 2007 and in 2011. As the club won the 2007 edition, the club qualified to the 2008 Serie C. Luverdense won the Campeonato Mato-Grossense for the first time on May 17, 2009, after beating Araguaia in the final.
The club was eliminated in the First Stage in the 2005 Serie 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.
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