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C.D. Victoria

Association football club in Honduras From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Club Deportivo Victoria is a Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. They have enjoyed success in the past having won the Honduran first division once. They currently play in the Honduran first division.

Full nameAtracciones Espina S.A
NicknamesJaibas Bravas (Fierce Blue Crabs)
Lecheros (Milkers)
Founded15 November 1935; 90 years ago (1935-11-15)
GroundEstadio Ceibeño
La Ceiba, Honduras
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Atracciones Espina
Full nameAtracciones Espina S.A
NicknamesJaibas Bravas (Fierce Blue Crabs)
Lecheros (Milkers)
Founded15 November 1935; 90 years ago (1935-11-15)
GroundEstadio Ceibeño
La Ceiba, Honduras
Capacity18,000
ChairmanCarlos Eduardo Espina
ManagerDavid Patiño
LeagueLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras
Websitelnphn.com/victoria
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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 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.[1]

Later Miguel J. Kawas became president leading Victoria to their league title in the 1994–95 league.[2]

In 1995, the club won their first championship in 47 years by defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in a two-legged final.[3] The club has also had some international success. In 2006, they managed to beat Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica[4] on their way to finish in fourth place in the UNCAF tournament.[5]

Club rivalries

Clásico Ceibeño

El Clásico Ceibeño (La Ceiba derby) is a football match played between Victoria and Vida, both teams from La Ceiba, Honduras.[6][7]

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.[8]

Achievements

All time top scorers

As of 8 September 2012
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RPlayerGS
1Honduras Rossell "Rochi" Matute55
2Honduras Luis Mario40
3Honduras Enrique Reneau38
4Honduras Héctor "Tanqueta" Flores35
5Honduras Eduardo Bennett34
6Honduras Renán Bengoché33
7Argentina Alejandro Naif32
8Honduras Reynaldo Mejía29
9Uruguay Álvaro Izquierdo27
10Honduras Jorge Bennett27
11Honduras Luis Ramírez24
??Honduras Mitchel Brown16
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International competition

First Round v. Panama San Francisco – 1:0, 3:1
Quarter-finals v. Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa – 0:1, 2:0
Semi-finals v. Honduras Olimpia – 2:2, 0:2
3rd place v. Guatemala Marquense – 0:3, 1:1
First Round v. Belize Corozal Victory FC – 1:3, 2:4
Second Round v. Panama Árabe Unido – 1:0, 2:2
Third Round v. Mexico Cruz Azul – 1:0, 0:2

League performance

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Regular seasonPostseason
SeasonPPldWDLFAGDPtsDedPPldWDLFAGDPts
1968–697th2785143344−1121—No postseason
1969–708th2776143451−1720—No postseason
1970–7110th2738162854−2614—No postseason
1977–788th27512101725−822—Did not enter
1978–799th2751482029−924—Did not enter
1979–804th27107103430+427—3rd8323101008
1980–815th2710892733−628—5th8026314−112
1981–828th30810123343−1026—Did not enter
1982–835th2771552115+629—4th8233612−67
1983–847th361210143140−934—No postseason
1984–853rd361412104433+1140—3rd612347−34
1985–867th185761114−317—Did not enter
1986–879th27511112330−721—Did not enter
1987–884th27101252623+332—5th8134412−85
1988–896th2771282121026—Did not enter
1989–906th2761291718−124—Did not enter
1990–916th27610111825−722—Did not enter
1991–926th2798102928+126—Did not enter
1992–937th2791083637−128—Did not enter
1993–943rd2771463125+628—4th201112−11
1994–955th2791082929037—Champion8521148+617
1995–962nd27121053827+1146—3rd631275+210
1996–972nd2713863524+1147—3rd631278–110
1997–98 A7th205962528−324—Did not enter
1997–98 C6th206862425−126—3rd42024406
1998–995th186752522+325—4th411234−14
1999–00 A3rd188732519+631—3rd420245−16
1999–00 C4th186662521+424—6th200224−20
2000–01 A7th185672524+121—Did not enter
2000–01 C6th184862428−420—5th201123−11
2001–02 A6th185942826+224—Did not enter
2001–02 C4th186751921−225—3rd201123–11
2002–03 A10th1826101526−1111−1Did not enter
2002–03 C8th183871827−917—Did not enter
2003–04 A8th183781929−1016—Did not enter
2003–04 C2nd169252620+629—4th200224−20
2004–05 A4th188733226+631—4th2002311−80
2004–05 C8th185671924−521—Did not enter
2005–06 A2nd189363027+330—4th200215−40
2005–06 C2nd188733118+1331—2nd412175+25
2006–07 A8th185492128−719—Did not enter
2006–07 C9th173591422−814—Did not enter
2007–08 A3rd1871012212+1031—4th201113−11
2007–08 C6th186661717024—Did not enter
2008–09 A8th186482227−522—Did not enter
2008–09 C5th186752421+325—Did not enter
2009–10 A5th187562227−526—Did not enter
2009–10 C10th1825111537−2211—Did not enter
2010–11 A1st1810262624+232—4th200203−30
2010–11 C10th1835102535−1014—Did not enter
2011–12 A9th185492125−419—Did not enter
2011–12 C7th1871102828022—Did not enter
2012–13 A2nd1810262624+232—2nd403126-43
2012–13 C3rd186752425–125—4th411257−24
2013–14 A7th187382526−124—Did not enter
2013–14 C6th185851720−323—4th42024406
2014–15 A10th183782234−1216—Did not enter
2014–15 C4th186752622+425—3rd43013309
2015–16 A9th184772035−1519—Did not enter
2015–16 C10th1814131047−377—Did not enter
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Current squad

As of 12 April 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Records

Main article: Records and statistics in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras

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