Esporte Clube Bahia

Early years and the first national title

The Esporte Clube Bahia was founded on the New Year's Day of 1931 when players from two clubs decided to merge. The Associação Atlética da Bahia and the Clube Bahiano de Tênis had decided to discontinue their football divisions. A few years later Bahia became the most popular team in the Northeast of Brazil. In the club's first year, Bahia won the Torneio Inicio and Bahia State Championship. The first Bahia president was Waldemar Costa, a doctor. Bahia's crest is based on Corinthians'. Bahia's state flag, created by Raimundo Magalhães, was used in place of the São Paulo state flag. The team was founded with the motto "Nasceu para Vencer" (Born to Win). Bahia won 50 State Championships, 21 more than the Vitória (their rival club), and was the first club to participate in Taça Libertadores da America in 1960. Between 1959 and 1963, and in 1968, the club represented the state of Bahia in Taça Brasil (the precursor of the Brazilian Championship), winning the title in 1959 and finishing as runner-up in 1961 and 1963.

The 1980s and the second national title

The 1980s were the best in Bahia's history. Bahia won their second national title in 1988, finishing 5th in 1986 and 4th in 1990. In 1988, Bahia won its second Brazilian Championship against the Internacional from Porto Alegre Bahia won the first leg in Salvador by 2–1. The second leg ended in an 0–0 tie-in Porto Alegre at the Beira Rio Stadium. After these results,…

Official tournaments

s shared record

Others tournaments

International

Friendship Cup (1): 1959 Copa Renner (1): 1997

National

Torneio Quadrangular de Salvador (7): 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954-I, 1960, 1961-I, 1961-II Torneio Octávio Mangabeira (1): 1951 Torneio Triangular Luis Viana Filho (1): 1971 Torneio Maria Quitéria (1): 1998

Regional and Inter-state

Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil (3): 1959, 1961, 1963 Torneio dos Campeões do Nordeste (1): 1948

State

Torneio Início da Bahia (9): 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1979

Runners-up

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1961, 1963 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 2007 Torneio Heleno Nunes (1): 1984 Copa do Nordeste (5): 1997, 1999, 2015, 2018, 2020 Campeonato Baiano (23): 1941, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024 Taça Estado da Bahia (2): 2004, 2006