Dates: 13 August 1933 – 1945 (as Esporte Clube São José, after Futebol Clube and Klaxon merged)
1945 (merged with Associação Esportiva São José to form São José Esporte Clube)
8 March 1964 (became a professional club)
December 1976 – 2003 (due to a financial crisis, the club changed its name to São José Esporte Clube, with the purpose of not paying its debts. The club also changed its colors, which were black and white, to the current blue, yellow and white ones, and changed its logo.)
2003–2005 (as Esporte São José)
2005→ (as São José Esporte Clube)
Nickname: Águia do Vale (Eagle of the Valley)