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| Full name | Esporte Clube Vitória | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Leão da Barra ("Lion from Barra") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estádio Barradão, Salvador, Brazil (Capacity 46,000) |
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| Chairman | Jorge Sampaio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Oswaldo Alvarez (Vadão) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 4th (promoted) |
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Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899. Vitória's home games are played in the club's own stadium (Manoel Barradas, capacity 46,000). They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. The stripes have changed in time: they are sometimes vertical, sometimes horizontal, sometimes wide, sometimes narrow.
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History
The club was founded on May 13, 1899, by the brothers Artur and Artêmio Valente. They were from a traditional Bahia family, and discovered football during their studies in England. Initially, however, Vitória was a cricket club named Club de Cricket Victoria. 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. On September 13, 1903, Vitória beat Paulista settlement São Paulo-Bahia 2-0. This match was the club's first professional match. In 1908, Vitória won its first title ever. The club won the Campeonato Baiano. In 1998, was founded the Vitória S/A (short for Vitória Sociedade Anônima), which is an incorporated company created to manage the club's professional football businesses. In 2004, Vitória, after a poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Second Division. In 2005, the club disputed the Brazilian Second Division, ending in 17th, being relegated to the Third Division. In 2006, Vitória was sub-champion of the Third Division, being promoted to the Brazilian Second Division. In 2007, Vitória played the Brazilian Second Division and was promoted back to the Brazilian First Division after finishing in 4th place. This means the club managed to return from the lowest Brazilian division to its original place in the First Division in only two years.
Titles
- Campeonato do Nordeste in 1997, 1999 and 2003.
- 23 state championships (in 1908, 1909, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007).
- Dallas Cup: 1996 and 1997.
- Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores: 1994.
- Brazilian Championship runner-up in 1993.
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1992.
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C runner-up in 2006.
Famous Players
Bebeto- Dida
- Dudu Cearense
- Edilson
- Mário Sérgio
- Matuzalém
- Obina
- Osni
Rambo- Quarentinha
- Ricky
Victor Hugo Aristizabal- Siri
- Túlio
- Vampeta
- Alex Alves
- Índio
- Joãozinho
Mascot
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.
Ultras
External links
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