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Victoria Sporting Club
Victoria Sporting Club (Bengali: 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.
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.
The club initially focused solely on football before expanding to include hockey and cricket teams in the 1930s. 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. The club also witnessed the "Football Magician", Syed Abdus Samad, play for them in 1927.
Before the Partition of India, Victoria regularly participated in the IFA Shield. In 1944, Victoria was among eleven clubs from present-day Bangladesh that participated in the tournament. 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, and were main title contenders alongside Wari Club and Dhaka Farm.
Some of the club's notable players at the time included Sheikh Shaheb Ali, Babu Kshitish Chandra Roy, Gaur Basak, Noor Hossain, Dhirendra Kumar 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.
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.
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. 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, finishing league runners-up in both 1960 and 1961.
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 consecutive tournaments. They were unbeaten champions in the First Division, while also winning the Independence Day Tournament. Victoria also won the prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup title, dismantling the feeder team for South Korea, Young Taegeuk Football Association 5–1. In the league, Victoria defeated defending champions, Mohammedan 5–2 and 5–0 over two phases, while the club's captain, Umer, also recorded 10 goals in a single league game against Wari Club.
Victoria Sporting Club
Victoria Sporting Club (Bengali: 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.
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.
The club initially focused solely on football before expanding to include hockey and cricket teams in the 1930s. 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. The club also witnessed the "Football Magician", Syed Abdus Samad, play for them in 1927.
Before the Partition of India, Victoria regularly participated in the IFA Shield. In 1944, Victoria was among eleven clubs from present-day Bangladesh that participated in the tournament. 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, and were main title contenders alongside Wari Club and Dhaka Farm.
Some of the club's notable players at the time included Sheikh Shaheb Ali, Babu Kshitish Chandra Roy, Gaur Basak, Noor Hossain, Dhirendra Kumar 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.
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.
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. 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, finishing league runners-up in both 1960 and 1961.
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 consecutive tournaments. They were unbeaten champions in the First Division, while also winning the Independence Day Tournament. Victoria also won the prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup title, dismantling the feeder team for South Korea, Young Taegeuk Football Association 5–1. In the league, Victoria defeated defending champions, Mohammedan 5–2 and 5–0 over two phases, while the club's captain, Umer, also recorded 10 goals in a single league game against Wari Club.