On the national stage, Piauí was runner-up in the North in the old North-Northeast Tournament, when it lost the finals o...f the northern region to Clube do Remo, an opportunity in which, in the first game, at the Lindolfo Monteiro stadium, PEC thrashed Leão Marajoara 5-1, with a historic and unforgettable backheel goal by midfielder Pila. And it was the last representative of Piauí football in the elite of the Brazilian Championship, when it played in the country's main club competition in 1986, facing major Brazilian clubs, such as Santos and Vasco da Gama.
