Vitória Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Vitória, Espírito Santo founded on 1 October 1912. It competes in the Campeonato Capixaba, the top flight of the Espírito Santo state football league.

Vitória is the second-best ranked team from Espírito Santo in CBF's national club ranking, behind Rio Branco. Vitória is nicknamed Alvianil (Blue-White).

History

On October 1, 1912, Vitória Futebol Clube was founded as Foot-ball Club Victoria by João Pereira Neto, João Nascimento, Armando Ayres, Graciano dos Santos Neves, Edgar dos Santos Neves, Névio Costa, Edgard O’Reilly de Souza, Pedro O’Reilly de Souza, Constâncio Espíndula and Taciano Espíndula, among others, at a two-storey house located in São Francisco street. João Pereira Neto was elected as the club's first president.

In 1932, Vitória won its first state championship.

In 1977, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time, finishing in the 40th place, ahead of clubs like Atlético Paranaense and Coritiba.

In 2006, Vitória competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but was eliminated in the competition's first stage.

维多利亚州足球俱乐部(葡萄牙语:Vitória Esporte Clube),通称维多利亚(Vitória),是一家位于巴西维多利亚州维多利亚市的足球俱乐部。该俱乐部成立于1892年,是巴西最古老的足球俱乐部之一。

维多利亚队主场是Capixaba体育场,可容纳15,000名观众,是巴西最具标志性的体育场之一。该俱乐部在州一级比赛中取得了巨大的成功,赢得了29次州联赛冠军和10次州杯赛冠军。

在国家一级比赛中,维多利亚队曾于1993年获得巴西乙级联赛冠军,并于1999年和2004年获得巴西足球乙级联赛冠军。该俱乐部还曾参加过Copa Libertadores和Copa Sudamericana等国际比赛。

维多利亚队著名的球员包括莱昂纳多(Leonardo)、邓加(Dunga)、格拉菲特(Grafite)和内马尔(Neymar)。