Ground Capacity 18,000 2015 Clausura 4th Arena/Stadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards Manager Cristian Guaita | Chairman Carlos Molinero Founded 15 November 1935 | |
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Full name Club Deportivo Victoria Nickname(s) Jaibas Bravas (Fierce Blue Crabs)Lecheros (Milkers) Ground Estadio CeibeñoLa Ceiba, Honduras League Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras | ||
Club Deportivo Victoria is a Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been national champions once and runners-up twice.
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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 the Hungarian Francisco Detari Olah. He first started out as a soccer player in Puerto Cortés with Excelsior soccer club (now known as Platense), eventually being nationalized to play with the Honduran national team. He then took over the Instituto Manuel Bonilla and the club won the first national tournament in 1947 beating Motagua 3–2. His legacy is still remember in La Ceiba as the guy who made Victoria who they are now. Later Miguel J. Kawas became president leading Victoria to their league title in the 1994–95 league.
In 1995, the club managed to win 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 Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica on their way to finish in fourth place in the UNCAF tournament.
Clásico Ceibeño
El Clásico Ceibeño (La Ceiba derby) is a football match played between Victoria and Vida, both teams from La Ceiba, 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
Domestic
International
All time top scorers
As of 8 September 2012Longest unbeaten record
International competition
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.