Bacabal Esporte Clube, also known as Bacabal, are a Brazilian

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team from

Bacabal Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located approximately 250 km south of the state capital São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís. The city proper has a population of 104,633 (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE 2018 es ...

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. They competed in the Série C in 1995 and in 2008.

History

Bacabal Esporte Clube were founded on March 12, 1974. They won the

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in 1996, after beating Sampaio Corrêa and Caxiense in the final stage. Bacabal competed in the Série C in

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, and in

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, being eliminated in the first stage in both seasons.

Stadium

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

Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 1996 *

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: ** Winners (2): 1991, 2008 *

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: ** Winners (1): 2017

References

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