On 19 July 1980 the club was renamed to Blumenau Esporte Clube in order to widen its appeal in the community.

In 1989 Blumenau, frequently referred to as "BEC", participated in the Copa do Brasil, where it was eliminated in the second round.

After a resurrection in 2003 the club took part in a lower level of the state championship and got close to promotion.

As per 2014 the club plays again as Blumenau Esporte Clube and finished the second tier Série B of the state league of Santa Catarina in sixth position.

In the following year Blumenau finished tenth and last, leading to relegation to Série C. Other local clubs in Blumenau are Associação Blumenauense de Futebol, founded in 1999 and at some stages in the third state division, and the Clube Atlético Metropolitano, founded in 2002, which since has established itself in the first state division and participates since 2010 nationally in the Série D.