Bacabal Esporte Clube

Bacabal
Full name Bacabal Esporte Clube
Nickname(s) Leão do Mearim
Founded March 12, 1974
Ground Correão, Bacabal, Brazil
(Capacity: 12,000)
President Manuel Lima da Silva
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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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]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 130. ISBN 85-88651-01-7. 
  2. ^ "Maranhão State League 1996". RSSSF. January 4, 2001. http://www.chancedegol.com.br/rsssfbrasil/tables/ma1996.htm. Retrieved October 31, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Brazil 1995 Third Division". RSSSF. February 25, 2006. http://www.chancedegol.com.br/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1995l3.htm. Retrieved October 31, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Brazil 2008 Championship - Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF. December 16, 2008. http://www.chancedegol.com.br/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2008l3.htm. Retrieved October 31, 2009. 
  5. ^ a b "Bacabal Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Futnet. http://www.futnet.com.br/futebolmaranhense/bacabal/. Retrieved October 31, 2009.