Despite the fact that the club is from Minas Gerais, the club competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense due to its proximity to Brasília city.

[1] The club was founded on 5 June 1966, as Unaí Esporte, finishing in the second place in the Campeonato Mineiro Third Level in 1993, after losing the competition to Araguari.

Due to financial problems, the club merged with Sociedade Esportiva Itapuã on 3 July 2002, becoming Sociedade Esportiva Unaí Itapuã.

In 2020, it changed back to Unaí Esporte Clube.

Unaí Esporte Clube plays their home games at Estádio Urbano Adjuto.