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| Full name | Blumenau Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nicknames | BEC Tricolor | ||
| Founded | 19 July 1919; 106 years ago (1919-07-19) | ||
| Ground | Estádio Monumental do Sesi,Blumenau (SC) | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| President | Caio Roberto | ||
| Head Coach | Leandro Mehlich | ||
| League | Campeonato Catarinense Série B | ||
| 2024 [pt] | Catarinense Série B, 7th of 10 | ||
| Website | becnet.com.br | ||
Blumenau Esporte Clube is a football club from the city ofBlumenau in the south Brazilian state ofSanta Catarina.
The club was founded on 19 July 1919 asBrasil Football Club. In 1936 the club was renamed toRecreativo Brasil Esporte Clube, and in 1944, owing to a law prohibiting national denominations in club names, toPalmeiras Esporte Clube.
On 19 July 1980 the club was renamed toBlumenau Esporte Clube in order to widen its appeal in the community. The colour red was integrated into the club's insignia in consideration of the clubGrêmio Esportivo Olímpico - founded in 1920 and winner of the state championship of Santa Catarina, theCampeonato Catarinense, of 1949 and 1964 - which ceased its football operations in 1971.
The club was between 1927 and 1988 six times runner-up in the state championships. In 1989 Blumenau, frequently referred to as "BEC", participated in theCopa do Brasil, where it was eliminated in the second round. In 1989 and 1991 the club participated in the national second division, theSérie B and in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1998 in the third division,Série C. Relegation in the state championship 1998 aggravated financial problems and led after an initial withdrawal from competition to bankruptcy.
After a resurrection in 2003 the club took part in a lower level of the state championship and got close to promotion. Renewed financial issues forced the club again to withdraw after this. Since the club has been reincarnated asBlumenau Entretenimentos Comunitários andBlumenau Sport Club Madureira, participating in the third state division in 2008 and 2013 respectively, where it achieved the second place and promotion.
As per 2014 the club plays again asBlumenau 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 areAssociação Blumenauense de Futebol, founded in 1999 and at some stages in the third state division, and theClube Atlético Metropolitano, founded in 2002, which since has established itself in the first state division and participates since 2010 nationally in the Série D.
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Catarinense Série B | 1 | 1987 |
| Campeonato Catarinense Série C | 2s | 2017, 2021 |
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