O Ubiratan Esporte Clube é um clube de Dourados (MS), fundado em 1947, apelidado de Leão da Fronteira e tricampeão sul-mato-grossense (1990, 1998 e 1999).
Ubiratan Esporte Clube
Ubiratan Esporte Clube is a football club from Dourados, in Mato Grosso do Sul, founded on February 5, 1947. Known as the Lion of the Border, it is one of the traditional clubs in the Mato Grosso do Sul interior.
History
Ubiratan was founded on February 5, 1947, in Dourados. The name comes from Tupi-Guarani and means hardwood. During the amateur era of Mato Grosso do Sul football, the club was runner-up in the state championship several times and built a reputation as a traditional team in the border region. In the professional era, Ubiratan won the Mato Grosso do Sul Championship in 1990, 1998 and 1999. At the national level, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Series B twice and Series C three times. The club plays its home matches at Fredis Saldívar Stadium, the Douradão, inaugurated in 1986 and with a capacity of about 5,000 fans.