O Bacabal Esporte Clube é um clube maranhense fundado em 1974 e foi o primeiro do interior a conquistar o Campeonato Maranhense, em 1996.
Bacabal Sport Club
Bacabal Sport Club is one of the most prominent clubs in the interior of Maranhão, founded on May 14, 1974. In 1996, it became the first team from the interior to win the Maranhão State Championship.
History
Bacabal Sport Club was founded on May 14, 1974 in the city of Bacabal. The shield features the bacaba palm tree, which gives its name to the club and the municipality. The colors are blue and white, the mascot is a lion, and the matches are played at José Luís Nery Corrêa Stadium, known as Correão. The so-called golden era came in 1996 with the conquest of the Maranhão State Championship ahead of Sampaio Corrêa. It was the first state title won by a club from the interior of Maranhão. BEC also won the Maranhão Second Division in 2017 and the FMF Cup in 1991 and 2008, in addition to being runners-up in the state championship in 1977 and in the Maranhão Series B in 2020. Adílio and Andrade, stars from Flamengo, wore the club's shirt. The main organized supporter group is Fúria do Mearim, allied with Moto Club's supporters.