Bacabal Esporte Clube
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Bacabal Esporte Clube, also known as Bacabal, are a Brazilian football team from Bacabal
Bacabal
Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located at around , some 250 km south of the state capital São Luís. The city proper has a population of 95,924 . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal....

, Maranhão
Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...

. They competed in the Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 1995 and in 2008.

History

Bacabal Esporte Clube were founded on March 12, 1974. They won the Campeonato Maranhense
Campeonato Maranhense
The Campeonato Maranhense is the football league of the state of Maranhão, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First Stage*Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams....

 in 1996, after beating Sampaio Corrêa
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, usually known as Sampaio Corrêa, is a Brazilian football club from São Luís, Maranhão state, founded on March 25, 1923....

 and Caxiense in the final stage. Bacabal competed in the Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 1995, and in 2008
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2008
In 2008, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, four of which qualified to the Série B. For the second time in history, Atlético Goianiense were crowned Série C champions. Following them, former Série A champions Guarani were also...

, 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.
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