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.

Bacabal play their home games at Estádio José Luís Correa (Correão).

[5] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.