2025 Esporte Clube Bahia season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Emerson Ferretti | ||
| Manager | Rogério Ceni | ||
| Stadium | Arena Fonte Nova | ||
| Série A | Matchday 1 | ||
| Campeonato Baiano | Champions (51st title) | ||
| Copa do Nordeste | Group stage | ||
| Copa do Brasil | Third round | ||
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage | ||
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The 2025 season will be Esporte Clube Bahia’s 94th overall and 3rd consecutive in Brazil's top division. The club will also participate in the Campeonato Baiano, Copa do Brasil, and Copa Libertadores.
Squad
[edit]First team
[edit]- As of 5 February 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Nicolás Acevedo
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 New York City FC
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Undisclosed | 3 January 2025 | |
| MF |  Erick
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Athletico Paranaense
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€4,500,000 | 8 January 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Michel Araújo
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São Paulo
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€2,800,000 | 9 January 2025 | |
| MF | Rodrigo Nestor
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São Paulo
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Loan | 9 January 2025 | |
| FW | Willian José
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 Spartak Moscow
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Undisclosed | 14 January 2025 | [3] |
| DF |  Santiago Ramos Mingo
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Defensa y Justicia
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$4,500,000 | 16 January 2025 | [4] |
Transfers Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Carlos de Pena
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Contract terminated | 1 January 2025 | [5] | |
| DF | Víctor Cuesta
|
Contract terminated | 1 January 2025 | [6] | |
| DF |  Cicinho
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Noroeste
|
Contract terminated | 1 January 2025 | |
| MF | Miqueias
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América Mineiro
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Loan | 3 January 2025 | |
| FW | Rafael Ratão
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 Cerezo Osaka
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Loan | 13 January 2025 | [7] |
| FW | Thaciano
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Santos
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€4,500,000 | 13 January 2025 | [8] |
Statistics
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Campeonato Baiano | 12 January 2025 | 23 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 53.85 |
| Copa do Nordeste | 23 January 2025 | Group Stage | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 80.00 | ||
| Copa Libertadores | 18 February 2025 | Second stage | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 66.67 | ||
| Copa do Brasil | 30 April 2025 | Third Round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Série A | 29 March 2025 | 21 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 56.67 | ||||
Last updated: 27 April 2025
Source: Competitions
Exhibition matches
[edit]| 5 January 2025 | Jequié | 1–0 | Bahia |
Competitions
[edit]Campeonato Baiano
[edit]First stage
[edit]| 12 January 2025 1 | Jacuipense | 0–0 | Bahia | Alagoinhas |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Antônio de Figueiredo Carneiro Attendance: 2,079 Referee: Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista |
| 16 January 2025 2 | Bahia | 0–1 | Atlético de Alagoinhas | Salvador |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Felipe Cardoso  75' |
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 10,787 Referee: Bruno Nogueira Prado |
| 19 January 2025 3 | Jacobina | 1–1 | Bahia | Jacobina |
| 18:30 UTC−3 | Hugo 90+6' |
Report | Tiago 45+1' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Rocha Referee: Reinaldo Silva de Santana |
| 26 January 2025 4 | Bahia | 2–0 | Porto | Salvador |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Everaldo 39' Erick 86' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 18,145 Referee: Josué Reis de Jesus Júnior |
| 29 January 2025 5 | Jequié | 1–3 | Bahia | Jequié |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Tiago Souza 26' |
Report | Erick Pulga 16' Everaldo 45+4'Ruan Pablo 90+4' |
Stadium: Estádio Waldomiro Borges Referee: Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista |
| 1 February 2025 6 | Bahia | 0–0 | Vitória | Salvador |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 47,895 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos |
| 9 February 2025 7 | Bahia | 6–0 | Colo Colo | Salvador |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Kanu 7', 82' Rodríguez 9', 15', 55'Willian José 87' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 20,059 Referee: Reinaldo Silva de Santana |
| 15 February 2025 8 | Barcelona de Ilhéus | 0–1 | Bahia | Salvador |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Report | Willian José 37' |
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Referee: Emerson Souza Silva |
| 22 February 2025 9 | Bahia | 2–0 | Juazeirense | Salvador |
| 18:30 UTC−3 | Tiago 7' Cauly 60' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza |
Semifinals
[edit]| 1 March 2025 First Leg | Bahia | 1–2 | Jacuipense | Salvador |
| Acevedo 35' |
Report |
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Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: José Reis de Jesus Junior |
| 9 March 2025 Second Leg | Jacuipense | 0–5 (2–6 agg.) | Bahia | Feira de Santana |
| 18:00 UTC−3 | Report | Rodrigo Nestor 12' Arias 27'Cauly 69'Éverton Ribeiro 80'Erick 86' |
Stadium: Estádio Joia da Princesa Referee: Eziquiel Sousa Costa |
Finals
[edit]| 16 March 2025 First Leg | Bahia | 2–0 | Vitória | Salvador |
| Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein |
| 23 March 2025 Second Leg | Vitória | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Bahia | Salvador |
| Claudinho 84' |
Report | Kayky 90+18' |
Stadium: Barradão Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio |
Copa do Nordeste
[edit]Group stage
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahia (A)
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  CSA
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Ceará
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Náutico
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Confiança
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 23 January 2025 1 | Bahia | 4–0 | Sampaio Corrêa | Salvador |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | Erick 14' Rodríguez 45'Alan 56' (o.g.)Erick Pulga 74' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 30.799 Referee: Diego Roberto Souza de Melo |
| 5 February 2025 2 | Juazeirense | 0–0 | Bahia | Salvador |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 2,305 Referee: Luciano da Silva Miranda Filho |
| 12 February 2025 3 | Bahia | 5–1 | América–RN | Salvador |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Rodríguez 12' Ademir 17'Erick Pulga 25', 32'Everaldo 79' |
Report | Henrique 85' |
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 24,242 Referee: Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Júnior |
| 19 March 2025 6 | CSA | 1–2 | Bahia | Maceió |
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Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé |
| 26 March 2025 4 | Bahia | 3–2 | Ceará | Salvador |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Fernandinho 66'
Galeano 83' |
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| TBA 7 | Bahia | – | Náutico | Salvador |
| Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
Final stages
[edit]Copa Libertadores
[edit]Qualifying Rounds
[edit]- Second Stage
| 18 February 2025 First Leg | The Strongest  | 1–1 | Bahia | La Paz, Bolivia |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Guerrero 38' |
Report | Willian José 69' |
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador) |
| 25 February 2025 Second Leg | Bahia | 3–0 (4–1 agg.) | The Strongest | Salvador, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 45,161 Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia) |
- Third stage
| 6 March 2025 First Leg | Boston River | 0–0 | Bahia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay) |
| 13 March 2025 Second Leg | Bahia | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Boston River | Salvador, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile) |
Group Stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on March 17, 2025.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Internacional
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Atlético Nacional
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Transfer to Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Nacional
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2025. Source: CONMEBOL
| 2 April 2025 1 | Bahia | 1–1 | Internacional | Salvador, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 43,028 |
| 9 April 2025 2 | Nacional | 0–1 | Bahia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Gran Parque Central Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina) |
| 24 April 2025 3 | Bahia | 1–0 | Atlético Nacional | Salvador, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) |
| 14 May 2025 5 | Atlético Nacional | v | Bahia | Medellín, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 28 May 2025 6 | Internacional | v | Bahia | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 18:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Beira-Rio |
Copa do Brasil
[edit]Bahia will enter the Copa do Brasil in the third round.
Third Round
[edit]| 30 April 2025 First leg | Paysandu | v | Bahia | Belém |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Mangueirão |
| 21 May 2025 Second leg | Bahia | v | Paysandu | Salvador |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
Série A
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fluminense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 7 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
| 8 | Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Ceará | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[10]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
Last updated: 6 April 2025.
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
[edit]| 30 March 2025 1 | Bahia | 1–1 | Corinthians | Salvador |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Gilberto 45+1' |
Report | Hernández 90' |
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 41,898 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo |
| 6 April 2025 2 | Santos | 2–2 | Bahia | Santos |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) Attendance: 8,796 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano |
| 13 April 2025 3 | Bahia | 1–1 | Mirassol | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Erick Pulga 40' |
Report | Gabriel 17' |
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Braulio da Silva Machado |
| 17 April 2025 4 | Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Bahia | Belo Horizonte |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza |
| 21 April 2025 5 | Bahia | 1–0 | Ceará | Salvador |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Éverton Ribeiro 90+14' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 27 April 2025 6 | Palmeiras | 0–1 | Bahia | São Paulo |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Kayky 90+3' |
Stadium: Allianz Parque |
| 3 May 2025 7 | Bahia | – | Botafogo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 11 May 2025 8 | Flamengo | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Bahia | – | Vitória | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 25 May 2025 10 | Grêmio | – | Bahia | Porto Alegre |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena do Grêmio |
| 1 June 2025 11 | Bahia | – | São Paulo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 11 June 2025 12 | Red Bull Bragantino | – | Bahia | Bragança Paulista |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid |
| 13 July 2025 13 | Bahia | – | Atlético Mineiro | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 16 July 2025 14 | Bahia | – | Internacional | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 20 July 2025 15 | Fortaleza | – | Bahia | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 23 July 2025 16 | Vasco da Gama | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) |
| 27 July 2025 17 | Bahia | – | Juventude | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 3 August 2025 18 | Sport | – | Bahia | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) |
| 10 August 2025 19 | Bahia | – | Fluminense | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 17 August 2025 20 | Corinthians | – | Bahia | São Paulo |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Neo Química Arena |
| 24 August 2025 21 | Bahia | – | Santos | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 31 August 2025 22 | Mirassol | – | Bahia | Mirassol |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia |
| 14 September 2025 23 | Bahia | – | Cruzeiro | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 21 September 2025 24 | Ceará | – | Bahia | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 28 September 2025 25 | Bahia | – | Palmeiras | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 1 October 2025 26 | Botafogo | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos (Engenhão) |
| 16 October 2025 27 | Bahia | – | Flamengo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 26 October 2025 28 | Vitória | – | Bahia | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) |
| 5 November 2025 29 | Bahia | – | Grêmio | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 19 November 2025 30 | São Paulo | – | Bahia | São Paulo |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) |
| 23 November 2025 31 | Bahia | – | Red Bull Bragantino | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 30 November 2025 32 | Atlético Mineiro | – | Bahia | Belo Horizonte |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena MRV |
| 3 December 2025 33 | Internacional | – | Bahia | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) |
| 7 December 2025 34 | Bahia | – | Fortaleza | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 10 December 2025 35 | Bahia | – | Vasco da Gama | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 14 December 2025 36 | Juventude | – | Bahia | Caxias do Sul |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 17 December 2025 37 | Bahia | – | Sport | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 21 December 2025 38 | Fluminense | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Futebol - Elenco profissional" (in Portuguese). E.C. Bahia.
- ^ "Oficial: Erick (Athletico Paranaense) é reforço do Bahia até 2029 | Flashscore.pt". www.flashscore.pt.
- ^ "Willian José Returns to Brazil". www.footboom1.com.
- ^ "Bahia anuncia a contratação do zagueiro argentino Santiago Mingo, ex-Boca Juniors". ge. January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Carlos De Pena no seguirá en Bahía: "Es hora de un nuevo desafío"". ESPNdeportes.com. December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Em fim de contrato com o Bahia, Cuesta se despede do clube nas redes sociais: "Foi uma honra"". ge.
- ^ "Bahia anuncia empréstimo de Rafael Ratão para clube do Japão". ge. January 13, 2025.
- ^ "Negociado pelo Bahia ao Santos, Thaciano entra no top-3 de maiores vendas do Nordeste". ge. January 13, 2025.
- ^ "Pautas de sorteo de Fase de Grupos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Group Stage draw guidelines for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana]. CONMEBOL. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.