The club was founded on October 1, 1944, more than four years before Coronel Fabriciano's emancipation from Antônio Dias.

The name Comercial was considered for the new club, because of the influence of businessman from Antônio Dias city.

In the first years of the club's history the players were usually workers of Belgo Mineira Siderurgic and the supporters were mostly Fabriciano's downtown population, from varied social classes.

In 1997, Social competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, reaching the second stage of the competition, after being defeated by Juventus of São Paulo.

[2] The club's home matches are usually played at Louis Ensch stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.