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Uberlândia-Mamoré youth match ends with 51 or 53 people sent off
A fight after Mamoré beat Uberlândia 3-1 erupted in stoppage time in an under-20 semifinal in Uberlândia, Brazil.
Players and staff from both teams became involved after a Mamoré player celebrated the winning goal by provoking the home team’s bench.
Accounts differ on the number sent off: two say 51 people were dismissed, while another says 53.
The higher figure includes 43 players, eight coaching staff and two club officials; 50 of those dismissals followed the fight.
The match is said to have surpassed the previous record of 36 red cards, set in an Argentine fifth-division game in 2011.
The referee also recorded threats from two Uberlândia officials and filed a police report.
The sources give no further information about possible disciplinary action.
A youth match between Uberlândia and Mamoré in Brazil ended in a mass fight after Mamoré won 3-1.
Reports disagree on the number of people sent off: CNN Brasil reported 53, while Terra and ge reported 51.
The match was a semifinal in the second division of the Minas Gerais under-20 championship, played at Parque do Sabiá in Uberlândia.
The fight broke out in stoppage time after a Mamoré player celebrated with gestures and words that provoked the home team’s bench.
CNN Brasil reported that the referee filed a police report after two Uberlândia officials threatened him.
- Who
- Uberlândia and Mamoré under-20 players and staff; Uberlândia officials were also sent off.
- What
- A mass fight followed the match, with reports differing between 51 and 53 people sent off.
- When
- The match was played on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Parque do Sabiá in Uberlândia, Brazil.
- Why
- A Mamoré player’s celebration provoked the Uberlândia bench, and the teams’ players and staff then fought.
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Uberlândia and Mamoré played their semifinal match at Parque do Sabiá.
Mamoré scored to make it 3-1, and a player’s celebration provoked a fight.
The referee recorded the expulsions in the match report; CNN Brasil said he also filed a police report.
- Score
- Mamoré won 3-1
- Venue
- Parque do Sabiá, Uberlândia
- CNN Brasil count
- 53 people sent off: 43 players, eight staff members and two officials
- Terra and ge count
- 51 people sent off; Terra reported 22 from Uberlândia and 29 from Mamoré
- Previous reported record
- 36 red cards in an Atlético Claypole-Victoriano Arenas match in Argentina in 2011
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