{{short description|Bangladeshi association football club}} {{distinguish|Vitória S.C.}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Victoria SC | image = Victoria SC Dhaka logo.png | fullname = Victoria Sporting Club, Dhaka | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|1903|df=yes}} | ground = | capacity = | chrtitle = President | chairman = Nesar Uddin Ahmed | manager = | league = Dhaka Second Division League<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/bangladesh/victoria/38208/ Victoria SC Bangladesh team profile and statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906181637/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/bangladesh/victoria/38208/ |date=2021-09-06 }} ''int.soccerway.com''. Retrieved 6 September 2021</ref> | season = 2022–23 | position = 7th of 15th | pattern_la1 = _whiteborder | pattern_b1 = _whitecollar | pattern_sh1 = _whitebottom | pattern_ra1 = _whiteborder | leftarm1 = 408f4c | body1 = 408f4c | rightarm1 = 408f4c | shorts1 = 408f4c | socks1 = 3ecf54 | pattern_la2 = _greenborder | pattern_b2 = _greencollar | pattern_sh2 = _darkgreenbottom | pattern_ra2 = _greenborder | leftarm2 = | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Victoria Sporting Club''' ({{langx|bn|ভিক্টোরিয়া স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব}}), commonly known as '''Victoria SC''', is a football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1903, the club competes in the Dhaka Second Division League, the fourth tier of football in Bangladesh. They were relegated from the Bangladesh Championship League and Dhaka Senior Division League in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
==History== ===Foundation (1903–1933)=== Victoria Sporting Club was established in 1903 and named after Queen Victoria during the British Raj. The club was founded by five zamindars from the Province of Bengal before its partition. The founding members were Babu Suresh Chandra Dham, Babu Nripen Roy Chowdhury, Ray Bahadur Keshav Chandra Banerjee, Dinesh Chandra Banerjee, and Babu Sunil Kumar Bosh. Initially, the club tent was located at the Paltan Maidan in Dhaka, now replaced by the Bhasani Hockey Stadium. The divisional commissioners were elected as uncontested presidents, while Babu Suresh Chandra, one of the founders, served as the first general secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207661.pdf|title=Origins and Growth of Football Club Culture in Colonial East Bengal (Present Bangladesh)|first=Dhurba|last=Kar|date=7 July 2022|publisher=IJCRT|access-date=26 February 2025|archive-date=26 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226110030/https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207661.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
The club initially focused solely on football before expanding to include hockey and cricket teams in the 1930s.<ref name="Fall">{{Cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/fall-victoria-sporting-club|title=The fall of Victoria Sporting Club|date=September 27, 2019|work=The Business Standard|access-date=September 27, 2022|archive-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907183403/https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/fall-victoria-sporting-club|url-status=live}}</ref> This expansion was overseen by Shahadat Ali Bhuiyan and Babu Nani Gopal Basak. The club was one of the constitutive members of the Dhaka Sporting Association (DSA), established near its club tent at the Paltan Maidan in 1895.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/03/04/football-before-the-birth-of-bangladesh|title=Football before the birth of Bangladesh|date=4 March 2018|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=27 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927173554/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/03/04/football-before-the-birth-of-bangladesh|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''"Football Magician"'', Syed Abdus Samad, also played for the club in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.uttorbangla.com/93088|language=bn|trans-title=Death anniversary of football wizard A. Samad|title=ফুটবল জাদুকর এ সামাদ এর মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী|date=2 February 2016|work=Uttorbangla|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215122006/https://www.uttorbangla.com/93088|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://anannya.com.bd/article/13909|language=bn|trans-title=Samad's goals in London|title=লন্ডনের মাঠে সামাদের এক হালি গোল|date=11 September 2021|work=Anannya|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215121928/https://anannya.com.bd/article/13909|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Early years (1934–1959)=== Before the Partition of India, Victoria regularly participated in the IFA Shield.<ref group="note">Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.</ref> In 1944, Victoria was among eleven clubs from present-day Bangladesh that participated in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/05/23/87414|title=ব্রাজিলিয়ানদেরও আগে বাঙালিরা!|trans-title=Bengalis before the Brazilians!|date=23 May 2014|language=bn|website=Kaler Kantho|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215143835/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/05/23/87414|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> The club also played in inter-province competitions, notably in a tournament organized by the IFA in 1943 in Dhaka, and in 1945 alongside Bombay Province in a tournament held at the Cooperage Ground in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). In domestic football, Victoria participated in the Dhaka First Division Football League, held annually at the Paltan Maidan in Dhaka,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sub-editorial/2017/11/21/568060|title=৮০ বছর আগে ঢাকার ফুটবলে জয়|trans-title=Dhaka football victory 80 years ago|date=21 November 2021|language=bn|website=Kaler Kantho|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240215140255/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sub-editorial/2017/11/21/568060|url-status=live|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> and were main title contenders alongside Wari Club and Dhaka Farm.<ref>{{cite web|title =Dhaka - visual records of its colourful past|url=http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/12/paltan-maidan-and-dhaka-stadium.html|access-date =2010-08-12|archive-date =2011-07-08| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110708033237/http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/12/paltan-maidan-and-dhaka-stadium.html|url-status =live}}</ref>
Some of the club's notable players at the time included Sheikh Shaheb Ali, Babu Kshitish Chandra Roy, Gaur Basak, Noor Hossain, Dhirendra Chandra Bhawal, Arun Kumar Das and Abul Hasheem, to name a few. However, following the separation of India and Pakistan in 1947, saw the club lose majority of its Hindu players, who had migrated to clubs in West Bengal. Following the separation, Victoria would operate its club activities as part of a Muslim-majority East Bengal province of Pakistan. Nonetheless, the club made history a year later, in 1948, by becoming the first official champions of the province's prestigious Dhaka First Division Football League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://icetoday.net/2018/07/kick-score-scream-the-history-of-football-in-dhaka/|title=Kick, Score, Scream! The History of Football in Dhaka|first=Dhrubo|last=Alam|location=Dhaka|date=16 July 2018|publisher=Ice Today|access-date=6 October 2022|archive-date=1 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101015051/http://icetoday.net/2018/07/kick-score-scream-the-history-of-football-in-dhaka/}}</ref>
In 1949, the general secretary and one of the founding members, Babu Suresh Chandra Dham, departed for India. Meanwhile, the president of the club, the then Division Commissioner, S. Rahmat Ullah, was succeeded by the city's Superintendent of Police, Ali Irteja. It was during this time that the club began selecting officials through elections and initiated their own patron membership. Since 1951, Ali Reza Shaheb oversaw the club's development. From 1953, Victoria financially supported players from other clubs, leading to their own financial struggles and mid-table standings throughout the decade.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shaheb Ali|first=S.M.|title=Past History of Victoria Sporting Club, Dhaka|publisher=Platinum Jubilee Souvenir|year=1991|language=en}}</ref>
===Golden era (1960–1964)=== thumb|240x240px|right|The usual lineup of Victoria SC in 1962
Following the establishment of East Pakistan, the club relocated its clubhouse twice. Initially near the Bhasani Hockey Stadium in 1960, then to a location near the Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thikana.us/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0/|language=bn|title=সাঈদের দখলে আরামবাগ সম্রাটের ভিক্টোরিয়া|trans-title=Arambagh emperor's Victoria in possession of Sayeed|date=6 October 2019|website=Thikana News|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215131924/https://thikana.us/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the latter clubhouse was later burnt down by the Muslim residency, prompting the club to move to present-day Uttara. On the pitch, Victoria showed signs of improvement compared to the previous decade, notably finishing league runner-up in 1961.<ref name="Fall" />
In 1962, with the additions of Abdul Ghafoor, Abbas and Abdullah Rahi from Dhaka Mohammedan and Kolkata Mohammedan, respectively, and under the leadership of coach-cum-captain, Muhammad Umer, the club won several tournaments. They were unbeaten champions in the First Division, while also winning the Independence Day Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0|language=bn|title=শতবর্ষী ভিক্টোরিয়ায় এখন ঘোর অন্ধকার|trans-title=It is dark now in Centennial Victoria|date=19 October 2020|website=Prothomalo|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215133917/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0|url-status=live}}</ref> Victoria also won the prestigious 1962 Aga Khan Gold Cup title, dismantling the feeder team for South Korea, Young Taegeuk Football Association 5–1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/agakhan.html#62|title=Aga Khan Gold Cup 1962|website=RSSSF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620084606/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/agakhan.html#62|archive-date=20 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In the league, Victoria defeated defending champions, Mohammedan 5–2 and 5–0 over two phases,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1962.06.26 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620626-01.1.6|access-date=2025-12-19 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219152337/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19620626-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1962.08.09 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620809-01.1.6 |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250917153558/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19620809-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sub-editorial/2024/02/07/1361360|title=বসুন্ধরা কিংসের নতুন ইতিহাস গড়ার অপেক্ষা|trans-title=Waiting to make new history of Bashundhara Kings|date=7 February 2024|language=bn|website=Kaler Kantho|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240215130255/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sub-editorial/2024/02/07/1361360|url-status=live|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> while captain Umer, also recorded 10 goals in a single league game against Wari Club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1964.07.02 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19640702-01.1.7&srpos=13&e=------196-en-25-paob-1--img-txIN-Omar+football--------- |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418132444/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19640702-01.1.7&srpos=13&e=------196-en-25-paob-1--img-txIN-Omar+football---------|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Victoria Sporting Club vs Pakistan Air Force, 1963.jpg|thumb|right|250x250px|Victoria SC and Pakistan Air Force during the 1963 All-Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Memorial Tournament final pictured with Ayub Khan]]However, after issues with the EP Sports Federation, Victoria withdrew from the league with few games remaining in 1963. Nevertheless, they managed to win the inaugural All-Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Memorial Tournament, defeating the Pakistan Air Force in the final held in Rawalpindi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19630702/180/0010|access-date=20 June 2024|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 02 July 1963|page=10|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> The following year, Victoria regained the league title alongside the Independence Day Tournament. They also won again the All-Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Memorial Tournament after defeating Pakistan Railways in the final.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1964.08.22 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19640822-01.1.6 |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=19 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219160825/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19640822-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1962 to 1965, the club enjoyed an unbeaten run that lasted for 67 games. Nonetheless, the club, consisting primarily of Makrani players from the Pakistan national team, was often criticized for not prioritizing Bengali players and was often branded as the "Makrani XI" by Bengali newspapers.<ref>{{cite news|first=Masud|last=Alam|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/article/1634298/%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|script-title=bn:ঐতিহ্যের পথে ঘুরে দাঁড়াক মোহামেডান|trans-title=Mohammedan wants to return to the path of tradition|website=prothomalo.com|publisher=Prothom Alo|language=bn|date=14 January 2020|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228060431/https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8}}</ref>
===Downfall and relegation (1965–1993)=== In 1965, football in Dhaka took a long break due to the Indo-Pakistani war, killing the momentum the club had found at the start of the decade. Following the resumption of the First Division that year, the club's unbeaten streak, which had lasted for over three years, came to an end when they suffered a 1–2 defeat to PWD Sports Club in the sixth round. In 1969, the club withdrew from the First Division after being forced out of their club tent, a move that was expected to result in relegation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1969.05.20 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19690520-01.1.8|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406110655/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19690520-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref> However, they were later granted a pardon and allowed to rejoin the league the following season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1970.04.15 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19700415-01.1.10|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406110801/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19700415-01.1.10|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the Independence of Bangladesh, Victoria's Makrani players returned to West Pakistan, which saw the club lose its pre-independence strength.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/17/370725|title=শুধু ফুটবল খেললে আমার ধারেকাছে কেউ থাকত না|trans-title=If I only played football, there would be no one near me|language=bn|date=16 June 2016|website=Kaler Kantho|access-date=28 October 2022|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028171921/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/17/370725|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1973, the club finished in tenth place in the first league season held following independence, trailing behind the likes of PWD and WAPDA Sports Club.
From 1975 to 1980, Victoria were led by coach Abdur Rahim, under whom the club focused on youth football, producing future national players such as, Sheikh Mohammad Aslam and Khurshid Alam Babul.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/04/21/350053|title=ওই গোলটাই খেলোয়াড়ি জীবনের সেরা মুহূর্ত|date=21 April 2016|language=bn|website=Kaler Kantho|archive-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231128073849/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/04/21/350053|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the club failed to achieve the same level of success as they did before Bangladesh's independence, Victoria managed to win local tournaments such as the Rakib Uddin Gold Cup Tournament held in Cumilla in 1978 and the Abdul Motaleb Gold Cup Tournament held in Noakhali in 1982. The club also moved to a permanent tent in 1988, located in the heart of the city, Motijheel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/police-raid-4-sports-clubs-motijheel|title=Finally police go into action, seize gambling equipment from 4 sports clubs|date=22 September 2019|website=The Business Standard|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215132508/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/police-raid-4-sports-clubs-motijheel|url-status=live}}</ref>
Nonetheless, the decade saw the club threatened with relegation, finishing in the relegation zone and eventually managing to survive in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988/89. The club, one of the founding members and the first-ever champions of the First Division, were eventually relegated in the first edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1993 after finishing bottom of the table, marking an end to its 45-year stay in the top division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang93.html|title=Bangladesh 1993|website=RSSSF|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215135008/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang93.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Yo-yo years and professionalization (1994–2018)=== In 1994, the club entered the Dhaka First Division Football League, which had become the second-tier below the Premier Division the previous year. In 1996, under coach Abu Yusuf, the club earned promotion back to the Premier Division as champions. However, they were relegated again in their first season back in the top-flight. In 1999, Yusuf guided the club back to the Premier Division, this time with the help of striker Azizur Rahman Sohag, who scored 16 goals on their way to the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang99.html|title=Bangladesh 1999|website=RSSSF|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215135409/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang99.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They suffered a similar fate in their first season back and were relegated, but were again promoted as 2001 First Division champions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang01.html|title=Bangladesh 2001|website=RSSSF|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215135216/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang01.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
They faced their final relegation from the top-flight in the 2003/04 season. Although Victoria, guided by star striker Mithun Chowdhury, had secured promotion back to the top-tier after finishing third in the 2004/05 First Division League, the Senior Division was not held for the following two seasons, and the club was also not granted entry to the inaugural season of the country's first professional league, the Bangladesh Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang-reg04.html#dhaka2|title=Bangladesh Regional Competitions 2004/05|website=RSSSF|archive-date=16 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716142004/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang-reg04.html#dhaka2|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2008, the club began participating in the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, a merger of the Premier and First Division, serving as the second-tier. In 2010, Victoria finished runners-up and were bound to participate in the 2010–11 professional league, however, their entry was denied by the BFF. In 2012, Victoria were one of the seven founding members of the second-tier professional football league, the Bangladesh Championship League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-268693|title=Championship League kicks off today|website=The Daily Star|language=en-US|access-date=2024-02-15|archive-date=2024-02-15|date=2013-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215130337/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-268693|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-221510|title=Toklis powers Victoria|website=The Daily Star|language=en-US|access-date=2024-02-15|archive-date=2024-02-15|date=2013-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215130649/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-221510|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite mid-table finishes in the first five editions, they came third in the 2017 edition, narrowly missing promotion by six points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bff.com.bd/joomsport_team/victoria-sporting-club/|title=Victoria Sporting Club|website=BFF|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29|archive-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106012302/http://www.bff.com.bd/joomsport_team/victoria-sporting-club/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Casino scandal and consecutive relegations (2019–present)=== In September 2019, the Bangladesh Police raided four sporting organizations in Motijheel, among which Victoria was the leading name found to have an illegal casino inside the club premises, with nine betting tables and Tk1 lakh being recovered from the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/motijheel-club-para-now-ghost-town|title=Motijheel 'club para' now a ghost town|website=The Business Standard|language=en-US|date=2019-10-20|access-date=2024-02-15|archive-date=2024-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215133128/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/motijheel-club-para-now-ghost-town|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also reported that the club premises were regularly filled by influential leaders of the ruling Awami League's associate wings such as Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League throughout the political party's rule.<ref name="Fall"/>
{{Cquote|''Gambling through card games has been there since the Pakistan regime. We have seen many wives come to club tents looking for their husbands who did not return home at night.''|source=Statement made by an anonymous club official to ''The Daily Star''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/the-moral-collapse-club-para-1805872|title=The moral collapse of Club Para|website=The Daily Star|language=en-US|date=2019-09-27|access-date=2024-02-15|archive-date=2024-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215123232/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/the-moral-collapse-club-para-1805872|url-status=live}}</ref>|Cquote}}
With the club premises being closed down after the police raid and the additional financial strain due to COVID-19 the following year, the club resumed its operations in 2021 and managed to organize a team for the 2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League. Nonetheless, they were relegated to semi-professional football that season, finishing bottom of the table with 4 draws and 18 defeats from 22 games. The club also conceded a total of 65 goals while scoring only 8 times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/565569/Swadhinata-KS-emerge-as-BCL-champions|title=Swadhinata KS emerge as BCL champions|website=Daily Sun|language=en-US|date=2021-07-18|access-date=2024-02-15|archive-date=2024-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215131150/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/565569/Swadhinata-KS-emerge-as-BCL-champions|url-status=live}}</ref>
They entered the third tier from the 2021–22 Dhaka Senior Division League season and marked their return to Dhaka football after almost a decade by defeating Dilkusha SC 4–1.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-10 |script-title=bn:শুরু হল প্রথম ও দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লিগ|trans-title=First and Second Division Football Leagues have begun|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2022/08/10/1171565|access-date=2022-08-13|work=Kaler Kantho|language=bn |archive-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810133513/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2022/08/10/1171565 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, by the end of the season, the club would taste only one more victory, and for the first time in its history, it was relegated to the Dhaka Second Division Football League, now serving as the fourth-tier football league in Bangladesh and the country's second-highest division of semi-professional football.
On 4 September 2023, after almost four years of being closed, the club's tent was finally reopened under new guidelines. Nonetheless, it was also reported that the premise suffered heavily from the closure and would require renovations worth Tk 1 crore.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-09-04|title=ভিক্টোরিয়া ক্লাব এখন 'ভূতুড়ে বাড়ি'|trans-title=Victoria Club Now 'Haunted House'|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/220421|access-date=2024-02-15|work=Dhaka Post|language=bn|archive-date=2024-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215124105/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/220421|url-status=live}}</ref> According to long-term club president Showkat Ali Khan Jahangir, all of the club's achievements, including their 1962 Aga Khan Gold Cup trophy, were stolen while the club tent was shut down.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-05 |script-title=bn:ভিক্টোরিয়ার সব ট্রফিই চুরি হয়ে গেছে|url=https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/sports/774967/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87|trans-title=All of Victoria's trophies have been stolen|access-date=2024-08-24|work=Daily Naya Diganta|language=bn |archive-date=2024-08-24|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240824133312/https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/sports/774967/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87|url-status=live }}</ref>
==Competitive record== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !colspan=14 style="background-color:#408f4c; color: #FFFFFF;"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Record as Professional Football League member</span> |- ! rowspan="2" |Season ! rowspan="2" |'''Division''' ! colspan="8" | League ! rowspan="2" |''Federation Cup'' ! rowspan="2" |''Independence Cup'' ! colspan="2" |Top league scorer(s) |- !{{tooltip|P|Games played}} !{{tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{tooltip|L|Games lossed}} !{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{tooltip|Pts|Points}} !{{tooltip|Position|Position}} !Player !Goals |- |2012 |BCL |12 |3 |4 |5 |10 |13 |13 |6th |DNP |DNP |{{flagicon|BAN}} Toklis Ahmed |3 |- |2013 |BCL |14 |3 |6 |5 |11 |22 |15 |7th |DNP |DNP |{{flagicon|BAN}} Md Abu Hanif |3 |- |2014 |BCL |18 |5 |3 |10 |19 |28 |18 |6th |DNP |DNP |{{flagicon|BAN}} Faisal Ahmed Shitol |7 |- |2014–15 |BCL |14 |3 |6 |5 |12 |15 |15 |6th |DNP |DNP |{{flagicon|BAN}} Rashedul Islam Shuvo |6 |- |2015–16 |BCL |14 |3 |5 |6 |14 |16 |14 |6th |DNP |DNP |{{flagicon|BAN}} Arifur Rahman |6 |- |2017 |BCL |18 |6 |4 |8 |24 |16 |10 |3rd |DNP |DNP | | |- |2018–19 |BCL |20 |6 |8 |6 |20 |19 |26 |5th |DNP |DNP | | |- | 2019–20 | BCL | colspan=8|Cancelled<ref>{{cite web |title=All League Suspended |url=https://sarabangla.net/post/sb-405751/ |date=16 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=Sarabangla |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217054348/https://sarabangla.net/post/sb-405751/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |DNP |DNP |— |— |- |2020–21 | BCL |22 |0 |4 |18 |8 |65 |4 | bgcolor="red" align="center" |12th |DNP |DNP |{{flagicon|BAN}} Santo Tudu |3 |- |} {| class="wikitable" |bgcolor=gold|<small>Champions</small> |bgcolor=silver|<small>Runners-up</small> |bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Promoted</small> |bgcolor=red|<small>Relegated</small> |}
==Honours== ===Domestic=== *'''Dhaka First Division League''' (level 1)<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html Bangladesh - List of Champions: Dhaka League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215212049/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bangchamp.html |date=2017-12-15 }} ''Rsssf''. Retrieved 12 August 2021</ref> **'''Winner (3)''': 1948, 1962, 1964 **Runners-up (3): 1960, 1961, 1965 *'''Dhaka First Division League''' (level 2) **'''Winner (3):''' 1996, 1999, 2001 *'''Aga Khan Gold Cup'''<ref group="note">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).</ref> **'''Winner (1):''' 1962<ref name=AgaKhanGoldCup>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Tom |last2=Morrison |first2=Neil |last3=Herfiyana |first3=Novan |last4=Stokkermans |first4=Karel |title=Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/agakhan.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726210207/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/agakhan.html|archive-date=26 July 2014|date=2003|access-date=4 February 2021|website=RSSSF}}</ref> *'''Nar Narayan Shield''' **Winners (1): 1948<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tbsnews.net/sports/wari-clubs-glorious-history-tarnished-gambling|title=Wari Club's glorious history tarnished by gambling|date=30 September 2019|work=The Business Standard|language=en|access-date=4 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507175024/https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/wari-clubs-glorious-history-tarnished-gambling|archive-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> *'''Independence Day Football Tournament''' **Winners (3): 1961, 1962, 1964<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1964.08.16 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19640816-01.1.8|access-date=2025-03-31 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331161735/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19640816-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref> **Runners-up (1): 1965 *'''All-Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Memorial Tournament''' **Winners (2): 1963,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1963.07.02 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19630702-01.1.6|access-date=2025-03-31 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331162614/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19630702-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref> 1964<ref name=":0" />
===Invitational=== *'''Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup''' **Runners-up (1): 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211012/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India - List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=RSSSF|archive-date=2021-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053015/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Notable players== * {{flagicon|British India}} Syed Abdus Samad (1927)<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Jahirul|last1=Islam|url=https://www.shomoyeralo.com/details.php?id=101257|title=তোমাদের গোলপোস্ট নিচু আছে|website=shomoyeralo.com|publisher=Daily Shomoyer Alo Bangla|language=bn|trans-title=Your goal posts are low|location=Dhaka|date=13 June 2020|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206161537/https://www.shomoyeralo.com/details.php?id=101257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://roar.media/bangla/main/sports/samad-wizard-of-football|title=জাদুকর সামাদ: বাংলার একজন অতিমানব|website=roar.media|publisher=Roar Media News|trans-title=Magician Samad: The Wizard from Bengal|date=1 February 2019|access-date=17 December 2023|location=Dhaka|language=bn|first=Rasel|last=Ahmed|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117025029/https://roar.media/bangla/main/sports/samad-wizard-of-football}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1939–1944)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/02/d40602041545.htm|title=Shaheb Ali no more|website=archive.thedailystar.net|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213064402/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/02/d40602041545.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |script-title=bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় ({{Translation|Bengali players in the Pakistan national team}})|publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2014 |page=51–54 |language=bn}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Mari Chowdhury (1958)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 10 October 1958|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19581010/113/0006|access-date=2024-06-20 |page= 6|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Abid Hussain Ghazi (1958)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 10 October 1958 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19581010/113/0006 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Muhammad Umer (1961–1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19630719/219/0015|access-date=13 June 2024|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 19 July 1963|page=15|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Hussain Killer (1960s) * {{flagicon|PAK}} Abdullah Rahi (1962–1963)<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 29 May 1962|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620529/198/0013 |access-date=23 May 2024 |page=13 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Abdul Ghafoor Majna (1962–1964)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kala Ghafoor no more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248943|date=9 September 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530131240/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248943 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Ghulam Rabbani (1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19621011/181/0011|access-date=5 August 2024|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 11 October 1962|page=11|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Abdul Gafur Baloch (1962)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 11 October 1962|page=11|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19621011/181/0011|access-date=2024-07-01|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Murad Bakhsh (1962)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1964.05.04 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19650816-01.1.6|access-date=2025-03-31 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331163357/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19650816-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Yousuf Sr. (1962–1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-02-20/73436 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227151011/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-02-20/73436 |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :- |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Ghulam Abbas Baloch (1962–1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620725/219/0013|access-date=23 May 2024|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 25 July 1962|page=13|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Moosa Ghazi (1962–1963)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 25 June 1961 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610625/060/0004 |page=4|access-date=5 April 2025|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Qadir Bakhsh (1962)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2023-03-05 |title=REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1740465 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en|archive-date=12 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312183435/https://www.dawn.com/news/1740465|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Abdul Jabbar (1965)<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Moatter |first=Mohammad |date=1 August 1970 |title=Players' gallery {{!}} Abdul Jabbar |work=The Pakistan Observer |pages=10}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Kazi Mahmud Hasan (1966)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brig Gen Hasan, Salahuddin Kala no more|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-others/52789/brig-gen-hasan-salahuddin-kala-no-more|date=2014-02-05|access-date=2025-03-11|website=Dhaka Tribune|language=en|archive-date=2025-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312070752/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-others/52789/brig-gen-hasan-salahuddin-kala-no-more|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Kabir Ahmed (1967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/ex-footballer-kabir-ahmed-passes-away-1683130|title=Ex-footballer Kabir Ahmed passes away|date=January 5, 2019|website=The Daily Star|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501185527/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/ex-footballer-kabir-ahmed-passes-away-1683130|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Debinash Sangma (1967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/08/d50808040736.htm|date=7 August 2005|access-date=26 June 2024|title=Footballer Debinash passes away|website=archive.thedailystar.net|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625202415/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/08/d50808040736.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Golam Sarwar Tipu (1967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/10/17/140220|language=bn|title=ফুটবলের জন্যই এক জীবনে এত সম্মান|trans-title=I have received so much honor in life cause of football|date=October 17, 2014|website=Kaler Kantho|access-date=December 8, 2022|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208175303/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/10/17/140220|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|PAK}} Younus Changezi (1967–1968)<ref>{{Cite web |title=فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes: Younus Changezi |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-24/54482 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113012328/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-24/54482 |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :- |language=en}}</ref> * {{flagicon|IND}} Shabbir Ali (1984–1985)<ref>{{cite web|first=Rudra Narayan|last=Das|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|title=Player Biography : Shabbir Ali – Only footballer to win Dhyan Chand award|website=indianfooty.net|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=29 November 2011|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823002522/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|archive-date=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/ali_shabbir.html|title=Indian Football "HALL OF FAME"|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129072836/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/ali_shabbir.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite 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==Notable matches== <!-- Don't remove the section - it is an integral part, that tells about the club's notable or popular matches against foreign opponents (with proper references) --> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%; width:95%; text-align:center" |- !width="12%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|Competition !width="6%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|Round !width="5%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|Year !width="13%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|Opposition !width="5%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|Score !width="13%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|Venue !width="7%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|City !width="10%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|GF !width="10%" style="background:#408f4c; color:white; text-align:center;"|GA |- |Aga Khan Gold Cup |Final |1962 <td align="left">{{flagicon|KOR}} Young Taegeuk FA |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|5–1 |Dhaka Stadium |Dhaka |Umer {{goal|3||43}} <br /> Ghafoor {{goal|4}} <br /> Abdullah {{goal|34}} <br /> Abbas {{goal|67}} |Lee Yi-woo {{goal|24}} |- | colspan="1" style="background:#408f4c; color:black"|Victoria SC XI | colspan=8 style=font-size:96%|Ghulam Hussain, Khuda Bakhsh, Baloch, Murad, Hussain Killer, Ghafoor, Rabbani, Abdullah, Umer, Abbas, Yousuf Sr. (Yousuf Jr.) |- | colspan="1" style="background:#FF0000; color:black;"|Young Taegeuk FA XI | colspan=8 style=font-size:96%|Yang Woo-Sik, Lim Young-kook, Um Kyoung-jim, Lee Woo-bong, Kim Jung-nam, Um Kyung-Bai (Kim Young-bai), Cho Ke-taik, Kuk-chan Lim, Lee Yi-woo, You Chun Suk, Chung-kang Moon |- | colspan="9"|Match played on 20 October 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1962.10.21 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19621021-01.1.8|access-date=2025-09-26 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926163001/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19621021-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19621021/186/0012|access-date=23 May 2024|title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 21 October 1962|page=12|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> |}
==Other departments== ===Field hockey=== Victoria Sporting Club has a field hockey team which participates in the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League and Club Cup Hockey Tournament.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohammedan thrash Victoria by 10-2 goals|url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/sports/mohammedan-thrash-victoria-by-10-2-goals-1636397198|access-date=15 February 2024|publisher=The Financial Express|date=9 November 2021|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215080627/https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/sports/mohammedan-thrash-victoria-by-10-2-goals-1636397198|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Club Cup Hockey Tournament: Victoria, Sonali Bank off to winning start|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/hockey/143572/club-cup-hockey-tournament-victoria-sonali-bank|access-date=15 February 2024|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|date=18 April 2018|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215080806/https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/hockey/143572/club-cup-hockey-tournament-victoria-sonali-bank|url-status=live}}</ref> They clinched the Atiqullah Cup in 1958. Legendary hockey player Bashir Ahmed, one of only three East Pakistani players to represent the Pakistan national field hockey team, played both football and hockey for the club from 1957 to 1962.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bashir Ahmed|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/star-lifetime-awardees-2016/bashir-ahmed-212785|access-date=11 February 2016 |publisher=The Daily Star|date=5 February 2016|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215080620/https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/star-lifetime-awardees-2016/bashir-ahmed-212785|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Cricket=== {{main|Victoria Sporting Club cricket team}} The club's cricket team currently participates in the Dhaka First Division Cricket League after suffering relegation from the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League during the 2016–17 season. They were also champions of the National Premier League in 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=ভিক্টোরিয়ার সব ট্রফিই চুরি হয়ে গেছে|trans-title=All of Victoria's trophies have been stolen|url=https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/sports/774967|language=bn|access-date=15 February 2024|publisher=Daily Naya Diganta|date=5 September 2023|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215080405/https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/sports/774967|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * List of football clubs in Bangladesh * History of football in Bangladesh
==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== {{refbegin|30em|indent=yes}} *{{Cite web|url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/03/04/football-before-the-birth-of-bangladesh|title=Football before the birth of Bangladesh|date=4 March 2018|website=archive.dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=13 August 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927173554/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/03/04/football-before-the-birth-of-bangladesh|first=Shishir|last=Hoque|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} *{{cite book |last=Alam |first=Masud |script-title=bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প ({{Translation|The story of football the story of footballers}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2017 |language=bn |isbn=9789849134688}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/371985/Dhaka-Football-League:-Days-of-Glory|title=Dhaka Football League: Days of Glory|website=Daily Sun|first=Akhtar|last=Hossain|date=18 February 2019|access-date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520185226/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/371985/Dhaka-Football-League:-Days-of-Glory|archive-date=20 May 2023}} *{{Cite news|first=Noman|last=Mohammad|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/10/368016|script-title=bn:আমার চেয়ে ভাল স্কোরার কেউ ছিল না|trans-title=No one was a better scorer than me|date=June 9, 2016|work=Kaler Kantho|language=bn|access-date=December 15, 2022|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215121017/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/10/368016}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/sports/news/614338|title=অবশেষে দেশে ফিরলেন কিংবদন্তি ফুটবলার এনায়েত|website=Daily Janakantha|language=bn|access-date=2022-08-30|archive-date=2022-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830184307/https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/sports/news/614338}} *{{Cite web|url=https://khulnagazette.com/%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a7%9f/|title=ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প|trans-title=The story of footballer Aslam's journey of becoming Aslam|date=20 September 2020|access-date=5 February 2023|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828133922/https://khulnagazette.com/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F/|website=khulnagazette.com|publisher=Khulna Gazette|language=bn|location=Khulna, Bangladesh|first=Dulal|last=Mahmud}} *{{Cite web|url=http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=2165|title=ফেসবুকে খুজে পাওয়া সত্তর দশকের আবাহনীর খ্যাতিমান ঢ্যাশিং ও স্টাইলিশ ষ্ট্রাইকার সোহরাব|trans-title=Sohrab, Abahani's stylish striker of the seventies found on Facebook|website=kironsportsdesk.com|language=bn|date=11 September 2014|access-date=8 June 2023|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608102616/http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=2165|first=Nazmul Amin|last=Kiron}} *{{Cite web|url=https://bdmetronews24.com/archives/67837|title=ভোলার কিংবদন্তি ফুটবলার গজনবীর কথা|trans-title=About Bhola's legendary footballer Ghaznavi|website=bdmetronews24.com|language=bn|date=23 August 2020|access-date=8 June 2023|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608102759/https://bdmetronews24.com/archives/67837|first=Shah Mateen|last=Tipu}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/347|language=bn|title=আকাশি-নীলের উত্থান|trans-title=The rise of ski-blue|website=utpalshuvro.com|publisher=Utpal Shuvro|date=10 April 2021|first1=Dulal|last1=Mahmud|location=Dhaka|access-date=29 December 2022|archive-date=28 September 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==External links== {{Commons category|Victoria Sporting Club}} *[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/victoria-sc/24751/ Team info] at Global Sports Archive *[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/bangladesh/victoria/38208/ Team profile] at Soccerway *[https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/victoria-sc/375009 Team profile] at Sofascore {{Portal bar|Bangladesh|Association football}}
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