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The team was founded with the motto " Nasceu para Vencer " ( In English: " Born to Win ").

Bahia won 43 State Championships, 17 more than Vitória ( the rival club ), and was the first club to participate in the Taça Libertadores da America, in 1960.

On Thursday, April 4, 1957, they lost 3 – 5 to Brentford F. C.

in a floodlight friendly.