Club Deportivo Victoria is a Honduran

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club based in

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, Atlántida. They have enjoyed success in the past having won the Honduran first division once. They currently play in the Honduran first division.

History

Club Deportivo Victoria was founded on 15 November 1935 in La Ceiba. The club started out as the ''Instituto Manuel Bonilla'' which later was renamed Club Deportivo Victoria. The club was founded by Jose Felix Sosa Sosa, native of La Ceiba. Throughout his lifetime he received several accolades, and awards for being the rightful founder as in later years he was no longer involved in the club. Due to power struggles with friends of the club he decided to retire early. Later Miguel J. Kawas became president leading Victoria to their league title in the 1994–95 league. In 1995, the club won their first championship in 47 years by defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in a two-legged final. The club has also had some international success. In 2006, they manage to beat

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on their way to finish in fourth place in the UNCAF tournament.

Club rivalries

Clásico Ceibeño

El Clásico Ceibeño (La Ceiba derby) is a

match played between Victoria and Vida, both teams from

, Honduras. For the first season of professional football, a triangular tournament was organized to decide who would represent La Ceiba in the national league. The tournament was held between three clubs from the Liga Dionisio de Herrera, Vida, Victoria and Atlántida. Vida ultimately qualified for the 1965–66 league intensifying the derby.

Achievements

* Liga Nacional **Winners (1): 1994–95 **Runners-up (2): 2005–06 C, 2012–13 A *

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**Runners-up (2):

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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**Winners (3): 1967–68,

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**Runners-up (1): 1971–72 * Amateur League **Winners (1):

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*Atlántida Championship **Winners (3):

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

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**fourth place (1):

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All time top scorers

: As of 8 September 2012

International competition

*2006

: 4 appearances ::First Round v.

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– 1:0, 3:1 ::Quarter-finals v.

– 0:1, 2:0 ::Semi-finals v. Olimpia – 2:2, 0:2 ::3rd place v. Marquense – 0:3, 1:1 *1996

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: 3 appearances ::First Round v. Corozal Victory FC – 1:3, 2:4 ::Second Round v. Árabe Unido – 1:0, 2:2 ::Third Round v.

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– 1:0, 0:2

League performance

Current squad

Records

List of coaches

* Omar Muraco * Julio González (1994) * Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes (Aug 1996 – Sept 1996) * Jorge Tupinambá (1995–1999) *

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(2000) *

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(2004) * Héctor Castellón (2004–2005) * Jorge Pineda (2005–2006) * Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (1 Jan 2009 – Feb 2010) * Reynaldo Villagra (Feb 2010 – June 2010) * Jorge Pineda (June 2010 – Jan 2011) *

Nahúm Espinoza Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón (born 14 August 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and football manager, who currently is in charge of Club Deportivo Olimpia. Club career He started his career at Real España and also had a lengthy s ...

(Jan 2011 – May 2011) * Carlos García Cantarero (May 2011 – Jan 2012) * Héctor Vargas (23 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2013) * Carlos Martínez (Dec 2013 – May 2014) * Cristian Guaita (May 2014 – Sept 2014) * Jorge Pineda (Sept 2014–?) * Wilmer Cruz (May 2019 – November 2019) * Roberto Carlos Padilla (2020-2021) *

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(2021-2022) * Fernando Araújo (2022) *

(2022) * Héctor Vargas (2023) * Raúl Martínez Sambulá (2023) * Hernán Medina (2023-present)

Affiliated clubs

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References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Victoria Football clubs in Honduras

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Association football clubs established in 1935 1935 establishments in Honduras