Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória The, usually only briefly mentioned Vitória, is one of two major football clubs of Salvador, capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Official club mascot " Lele Leãozinho " Lele the little lion. Vitória plays after the rise in 2013 in the second highest league in Brazil, the Série A.

The club was founded in 1899 by the brothers Artur and Artemio Valente, who had come to know the football in her studies in England, as Club de Cricket Victoria.

In Salvador the club for a long time stood behind local rivals EC Bahia with 43 ​​to 18 state championships sharply, but during the last decade can reduce 26 to 43.

In 2007, Vitória rose in the Série A, but three years later the league was missed and Vitória rose again from the B series. In the 2012 season Vitória came fourth and got back up.

Stadium

The club plays its home games in the club's multi-purpose stadium Estádio Manoel Barradas, which is usually only briefly mentioned Lixão. The stadium was built in 1986 with a capacity of around 36,000 spectators since the demolition of the Fonte Nova Stadium 2008 ( → EC Bahia ) is the largest locally. Also Vitória used the Fonte Nova occasionally to major combat days. Reached the historical attendance record of the club, just under 78,000 in December 1993 in Final first leg of the Brazilian Cup against Palmeiras São Paulo, was there

A new stadium on the type of modern multi-purpose arena located since 2008 in planning and is said to have an expandable capacity of 30,000 to 40,000 spectators.

Achievements

• State Championship of Bahia: ( 26x) 1908, 1909, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 ( with EC Bahia shared ), 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Well-known players and coaches

Players:

• Bebeto Brazil
• Brazil Dida
• Brazil Dudu Cearense
• Brazil Edílson
• Brazil Mário Sérgio
• Brazil Matuzalem

• Brazil Obina
• Brazil Osni
• Serbia Dejan Petković
• Brazil Quarentinha
• Brazil Ricky
• Colombia Víctor Aristizábal

• Brazil Tulio
• Brazil Vampeta
• Brazil Alex Alves
• Brazil Índio
• Brazil Alcides

Coach:

• Carlos Martin Volante (ARG ), 1953-1955
• Carlos José Castilho
• Aymoré Moreira, 1979
• Mário Sérgio, 1987, 2001
• Péricles Chamusca, 1992-1995
• Eugênio Machado Souto " Geninho ", 1994-1995, 1998
• Joel Santana, 2002-2003, Supercampeonato Baiano 2002 State Championship 2003
• Lori Sandri, 2003
• Toninho Cerezo, 2006
• Paulo César Carpegiani, 2009 State Championship 2009
• Toninho Cecílio, 2010

Other sports

In addition to soccer practice Sportsman of the EC Vitória also futsal, basketball, volleyball and swimming and rowing. Athletics, water polo, cycling and chess besides cricket sports that were historically operated at the club.