Cuiabá Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Founded on 1 January 2001 and rising rapidly through state and national tiers, the club’s shirts and signed pieces are now stocked selectively at Walkouts for collectors and fans who want verified memorabilia tied to the club’s modern era.
The club began life as an academy under Luís Carlos Tóffoli and went fully professional in 2003. After a period of closure and a 2009 relaunch by Grupo Dresch, Cuiabá climbed to reach the Série A in 2021. The team plays at Arena Pantanal, a venue used during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the dressing room boasts honours including twelve Campeonato Mato-Grossense championships alongside a two-time Copa Verde title. The IFFHS has also noted the club in its rank lists, reflecting growing recognition.
Arena Pantanal and the club’s derby, the Clássico do Cerrado against Mixto, are focal points for provenance when assessing shirts. Early professional-era shirts, supplier tags from Dreibet and Athleta, and match programmes from cup ties help verify a piece’s origin. The club’s history includes the founder Luís Carlos Tóffoli, the Grupo Dresch ownership, promotions and cup success, all useful anchors when researching a shirt’s story.
Because Cuiabá is a young club, there are no widely referenced post-1970 anniversary releases comparable to century editions, but important commemorative runs do exist around the club’s milestone seasons. Collectors instead focus on specific seasons and campaign shirts that mark the club’s national rise, notably the move from state dominance into national competition and the debut top-flight campaign.
Shirts from the 2021, Série A, first season are particularly chased for their link to the club’s top-flight breakthrough, while subsequent seasons such as 2022 and 2023 show consolidation and continuity, making serial-numbered runs and early fanshop prints desirable. Historic match-worn shirts remain scarce, so collectors prize authenticated match-issued variants, framed displays and well-documented retail releases that tie to those seasons.
The club’s away palette also matters to collectors. The 2023, White, Série A, away set is a sought-after retail release used across national fixtures and associated in provenance notes with cup campaigns like the Copa Verde, which heightened demand for away variants. Fanshop shirts, not only match-worn items, appear regularly in provenance chains, with early production runs and player-issue variants from local releases proving important for authentication.
When sourcing signed shirts for display, collectors look for concrete verification such as a COA linked to the signing, visible supplier tags from the Dreibet and Athleta eras, and photo evidence from key games. Walkouts lists authenticated and documented pieces alongside framing options, and pieces tied to the 2021 and 2023 campaigns remain particular highlights for those tracing Cuiabá’s recent rise.
