Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as Victoria SC, is a football club based in

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. Founded in 1903, the club competes in the

Dhaka Senior Division League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while B ...

, the third tier of

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. They were relegated from the

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, in 2021.

History

Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as ''Victoria SC'', is a football club based in

. It was established in 1903, and named after

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

during the British regime. It is one of the oldest clubs in

(formerly

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

), and in 1948 they made history by becoming the first ever winners of the

Dhaka League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while ...

. Aside from their historic triupmh, they emerged champions of the league during the 1962 and 1964 edition/season, while finishing runners-up in 1960 and 1961. The club also participated in the historic

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before the partition of Bengal. Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the

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( W.B.), and played between the local clubs of

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and other invited ones. In 1962, Victoria clinched the prestigious

Aga Khan Gold Cup The Aga Khan Gold Cup was a tournament played in Dhaka, Bangladesh which invited the top club sides from leading football playing nations of Asia to compete. Many renowned football pundits regard this competition as a predecessor of AFC Champio ...

title, dismantling the fedder team for

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, Young Taegeuk Football Association 5–1. Many at the time considered Victoria SC to be the strongest club side in South Asia.

Head coach

Honours

Domestic tournaments

**Winner (3): 1948, 1962, 1964 **Runners-up (1): 2010 *Dhaka First Division League **Winner (3): 1996, 1999, 2001 *

The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

(held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around

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, organized by the football authorities of

, in collaboration with

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

(AFC). **Winner (1): 1962 *Nar Narayan Shield **Winners (1): 1948

Invitational

* Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup **Runners-up (1): 1993

Notable players

* Muhammad Umer (1961) * Abdul Ghafoor Majna (1962–1964) *

Shabbir Ali Shabbir Ali (born 26 January 1956) is an Indian football manager and former player. He was awarded the Dhyan Chand Award, the highest award in Indian sports for lifetime achievement, given by Government of India in 2011. He is the first footba ...

(1984–1985) * Raju Kaji Shakya (1986–1988)

Cricket section

Notes

References

External links

Team info
at Global Sports Archive
Team profile
at Soccerway
Team profile
at Sofascore {{Portal bar, Bangladesh, Association football Football clubs in Bangladesh 1903 establishments in India Sport in Dhaka Bangladesh Championship League Association football clubs established in 1903