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Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia
Salvador, Brazil
- Founded
- 1 January 1931The year the club itself was founded. Earlier roots: 1930.
- Home ground
- Arena Fonte NovaCapacity: about 50,000 (as of 16 March 2025)
- City
- SalvadorBrazil
- Nicknames
- Tricolor de Aço, Esquadrão de Aço
- Colours
- Not checked yet
- League titles
- 22 national league titles up to and including 2024.
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Bahia in our games
- Brazilian league champions, 1971–2024 Football List
Questions
When was Bahia founded?
Bahia was founded in 1 January 1931. The year the club itself was founded.
Where does Bahia play?
At Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, which holds about 50,000 people (as of 16 March 2025).
How many league titles has Bahia won?
2 national league titles up to and including 2024.
What is Bahia’s nickname?
Bahia is known as Tricolor de Aço, Esquadrão de Aço.
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Sources
Researched from 4 publishers. A server re-read every source page on 26 October 2026 and confirmed what each one says; facts no source could confirm are marked “Not checked yet” instead of guessed. How facts are checked.
- Esporte Clube Bahia (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: founded, city
- Esporte Clube Bahia (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: nickname, city
- Esporte Clube Bahia (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: league titles
- Esporte Clube Bahia / Comunicação Esporte Clube Bahia (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: capacity, city
- Governo do Estado da Bahia / SUDESB (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: ground, city
- Julio Bovi Diogo and Carlos Santos / Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: league titles, city