Bacabal Esporte Clube

Bacabal Esporte Clube, also known as Bacabal, are a Brazilian football team from Bacabal, Maranhão. They competed in the Série C in 1995 and in 2008.

Bacabal

Full name	Bacabal Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Leão do Mearim
Founded	May 14, 1974 (50 years ago) (1974-05-14)
Ground	Correão, Bacabal, Brazil
Capacity	12,000
President	Manuel Lima da Silva
Home colors Away colors

History

Bacabal Esporte Clube were founded on March 12, 1974.^[1] They won the Campeonato Maranhense in 1996,^[1] after beating Sampaio Corrêa and Caxiense in the final stage.^[2] Bacabal competed in the Série C in 1995,^[3] and in 2008,^[4] being eliminated in the first stage in both seasons.

Stadium

Bacabal play their home games at Estádio José Luís Correa (Correão).^[5] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.^[5]

Honours

• Campeonato Maranhense
  • Winners (1): 1996
  • Runners-up (1): 1977
• Copa FMF
  • Winners (2): 1991, 2008
• Campeonato Maranhense Second Division
  • Winners (1): 2017