Victoria SC

Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as Victoria SC, is a football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3] They currently compete in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of football in Bangladesh.[4][5]

Victoria SC
Full nameVictoria Sporting Club, Dhaka
Founded1903 (1903)
LeagueBangladesh Championship League[1]
2018–1912th of 12 th

History

Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as Victoria SC, is a football club based in Dhaka. It was established in 1903. It is one of the oldest clubs in Bangladesh, and participates in the Dhaka Football League consecutively.[6][7][8][9] They emerged champions of the league during the 1948, 1962 and 1964 edition/season. The club also participated in the historic IFA Shield before the partition of Bengal.[note 1]

In 1962, Victoria Sporting clinched the prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup title, defeating East Pakistan Club 1–0.[10][11]

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 tournaments

Invitational

Notable players

Cricket section
Main article: Victoria Sporting Club

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).

References
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  9. "DMFLC Senior Division Football League". Bangladesh Football Federation. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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