Brazilian association football club based in Salvador, Bahia, BrazilSoccer club
Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian 💹 professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899.
It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second 💹 tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top flight of the Bahia state football league.
Vitória's 💹 home games are played at the club's own stadium, Manoel Barradas, capacity 35,632.
[1] The team plays in red and black 💹 horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks.
The stripes have changed over time: they have been sometimes vertical, horizontal, wide 💹 and narrow.
The youth system of the club is one of the most successful of the world, holding, between 1995 and 💹 2000, at its peak, at least 21 international titles.
[2] Recent names that started playing in the club are Bebeto, Vampeta, 💹 Dida, Júnior, Hulk, David Luiz, Dudu Cearense, Marcelo Moreno, Gabriel Paulista and others.
The rivals of Vitória are Esporte Clube Bahia.
Their 💹 matches are known as Ba–Vi ("Ba" from Esporte Clube Bahia and "Vi" from Esporte Clube Vitória).
It is one of the 💹 most intense rivalries, consistently ranked among the world's most bitter.
History [ edit ]
The club was founded on May 13, 1899, 💹 by the brothers Artur and Artêmio Valente, along with seventeen other young fellows.
They were from an old Bahia family, and 💹 discovered football during their studies in England.
Initially Vitória was a cricket club, named Club de Cricket Victoria, because all of 💹 them lived at the Vitória neighborhood, in Salvador.[3][4]
On May 22, 1901, Vitória played its first football match, at Campo da 💹 Pólvora, against International Sport Club, a team whose players were English seamen.
Vitória beat International 3–2.
Two months after that match, Vitória 💹 changed its original colors, which were black and white, to red and black, which are still in use.
1908 Bahia State 💹 Champions – Milzen, Álvaro Tarquinio e Mario Pereira; A.C.
Martins, Adriano Porto e Noé Nunes; Armando Gordilho, Oscar Alves, Fernando Alves, 💹 C.Muller, R.Mc.Nair, Oscar Luz, A.
Galeão e Alfredo Seixas.
On September 13, 1903, Vitória beat a club formed by people from São 💹 Paulo state, São Paulo Bahia Football Club 2–0 in the club's first official match.
In 1908, Vitória won its first title 💹 ever, the Campeonato Baiano.
They won the next year as well.
From 1910 to 1952, they didn't win any titles because they 💹 were still an amateur club.
In 1953, the club turned professional, and won its third Baiano honor.
Bahia was dominating the state 💹 championship, and Vitória only won titles in 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985 and 1989.
The club was runner-up in 💹 the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to Palmeiras, with an extremely small payroll.
Vitória was champion of Bahia in 1990, 1992, 💹 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000, becoming the top club of the state for the first time.
In the 1999 Campeonato 💹 Brasileiro Série A, Vitória reached the semifinals.
In the 2000s, the Campeonato Baiano trophy was won by Vitória eight out of 💹 ten years.[5]
In 2004 Vitória, after a poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Second Division.
In 2005, the club competed in 💹 the Brazilian second division, finishing 17th, and so was relegated to the Third Division for the first time in its 💹 history.
In 2006, Vitória was runner-up of the third division, and was promoted to the Brazilian second division.
In 2007, the club 💹 was promoted back to the first division after finishing in fourth place.
This meant the club had managed to return from 💹 the lowest Brazilian national division to its original place in the first division in only two years.
In February 2018 the 💹 intense rivalry between Vitória and Esporte Clube Bahia drew international attention when nine players (four from Bahia and five from 💹 Vitória) were shown the red card in a State Championship match.[6]Mascot [ edit ]
The club's mascot is a lion named 💹 Lelê Leão (Lion), and according to Vitória's official site, his objective is to stimulate the club's supporters and players on 💹 match days.
Competitions record [ edit ]
The competitions record of Vitória's last ten seasons:Champion.Runner-up.Promoted.
Relegated.
Colours [ edit ]
Many kinds of shirts have 💹 been worn by Vitória's players over the years.
1987 1993 2000 2003 2007 2008 2009
Current squad [ edit ]
As of 22 💹 February 2022[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on 💹 loan [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA 💹 nationality.
Honours [ edit ]Regional [ edit ]
Winners (4): 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010Winner (1): 1976State [ edit ]
Winners (29): 1908, 1909, 💹 1953, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 💹 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
Winners (3): 2004, 2005, 2006
Friendly tournaments [ edit ]Winners (1): 1996
