Itabuna Esporte Clube, commonly known as Itabuna, is a Brazilian
football team based in
Itabuna
Itabuna is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. It is the 6th largest city in Bahia by population after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Camaçari, Vitória da Conquista, and Juazeiro. It had an estimated 214,123 residents in 2021. Itabuna covers a tota ...
,
Bahia state
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
. They competed in the
Série A twice.
History
The club was founded on May 23, 1967.
Itabuna competed in the
Série A in
1978, when they reached the Second Stage of the competition, and in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. They won the
Campeonato Baiano Second Level in 2002 and 2022.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Baiano Second Level:
** Winners (2): 2002 and 2022
Stadium
Itabuna Esporte Clube play their home games at
Estádio Luiz Viana Filho, nicknamed
Itabunão.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 11,745 people.
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 1967
Football clubs in Bahia
1967 establishments in Brazil