Vitória Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Vitória,

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

founded on 1 October 1912. It competes in the

Campeonato Capixaba The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the ...

, the top flight of the Espírito Santo state football league. Vitória is the second-best ranked team from Espírito Santo in CBF's national club ranking, behind Rio Branco.

History

On October 1, 1912,Vitória at Arquivo de Clubes
/ref> Vitória Futebol Clube was founded as Foot-ball Club Victoria by João Pereira Neto, João Nascimento, Armando Ayres, Graciano dos Santos Neves, Edgar dos Santos Neves, Névio Costa, Edgard O’Reilly de Souza, Pedro O’Reilly de Souza, Constâncio Espíndula and Taciano Espíndula, among others, at a two-storey house located in São Francisco street. João Pereira Neto was elected as the club's first president.
/ref> In 1932, Vitória won its first state championship. In 1977, the club competed in the

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for the first time, finishing in the 40th place, ahead of clubs like

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and

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. In

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, Vitória competed in the

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, but was eliminated in the competition's first stage.

Titles

Football

: 1932, 1933, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1976, 2006, 2019 * Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória: 1920 *

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: 2009, 2010, 2018 * Campeonato Capixaba Second Level: 2009, 2016 *

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: 1979

Basketball

* Campeonato Capixaba de Basquete: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945

Current squad (selected)

Stadium

Vitória's home stadium is Salvador Venâncio da Costa stadium, inaugurated in 1967, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. The stadium is also known as Estádio Ninho das Águias, meaning ''Eagles Nest Stadium''.Estádio Salvador Venâncio da Costa at Templos do Futebol
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Club colors

Vitória's colors are blue and white. The club's home kit is composed of blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks.

Mascot

The club's mascot is called ''Águia Azul'', meaning ''Blue Eagle''.''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003. As the name implies, the mascot is a blue-colored eagle.
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Anthem

The club's anthem was composed by Carlos Bona in 1993.
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Nickname

Vitória is nicknamed ''Alvianil'', meaning ''Blue-White''.

Ultra groups

There are several ultra groups supporting the club:
/ref> *Torcida Organizada Águia Azul, founded in 1972; *Torcida Organizada Peroá Azul, founded in 2001; *Torcida Organizada Trovão Azul, founded in 1992.

Other sports

For several years, Vitória had an active basketball team.
/ref> The club also owns a

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academy.Swimming at the club's official website
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Miscellaneous

*Vitória is the oldest Espírito Santo club. *During

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, due to the Brazilian government's ''Campanha do Metal'' (''Metal Campaign''), the club donated all its trophies to be used for cannon production.

References

External links

Vitoriablog.com (ex-Vitoriafc.net) – Vitória's First Website

Vitória's Official Website

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