Victoria SC

Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as Victoria SC, is a football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3] Founded in 1903, the club competes in the Dhaka Senior Division League, the third tier of football in Bangladesh.[4][5][6][7] They were relegated from the Bangladesh Championship League, in 2021.[8][9]

Victoria SC
Full nameVictoria Sporting Club, Dhaka
Founded1903 (1903)
LeagueDhaka Senior Division League[1]
2021–2213th of 14th

History

Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as Victoria SC, is a football club based in Dhaka. It was established in 1903, and named after Queen Victoria during the British regime.[10][11] It is one of the oldest clubs in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), and in 1948 they made history by becoming the first ever winners of the Dhaka League.[3][12][13][5] Aside from their historic triupmh, they emerged champions of the league during the 1962 and 1964 editions, while finishing runners-up in 1960 and 1961. The club also participated in the historic IFA Shield before the partition of Bengal.[note 1]

In 1962, Victoria clinched the prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup title, dismantling the fedder team for South Korea, Young Taegeuk Football Association 5–1.[14][15] Many at the time considered Victoria SC to be the strongest club side in South Asia.[16]

Head coach
As of 19 July 2021
Head Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W

TBC

March 2020

 22 0 4 18 65 57 000.00

Honours

Domestic

Invitational

Notable players

Cricket section
Main article: Victoria Sporting Club cricket team

See also

Notes
  1. Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.
  2. The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

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