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This article is about the Honduran club. For the Spanish club, see CD Victoria (Spain).

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.

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
R Player GS
1 Honduras Rossell “Rochi” Matute 55
2 Honduras Luis Mario 40
3 Honduras Enrique Reneau 38
4 Honduras Héctor “Tanqueta” Flores 35
5 Honduras Eduardo Bennett 34
6 Honduras Renán Bengoché 33
7 Argentina Alejandro Naif 32
8 Honduras Reynaldo Mejía 29
9 Uruguay Álvaro Izquierdo 27
10 Honduras Jorge Bennett 27
11 Honduras Luis Ramírez 24
?? Honduras Mitchel Brown 16

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

Regular season Postseason
Season P Pld W D L F A GD Pts Ded P Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1968–69 7th 27 8 5 14 33 44 −11 21 — No postseason
1969–70 8th 27 7 6 14 34 51 −17 20 — No postseason
1970–71 10th 27 3 8 16 28 54 −26 14 — No postseason
1977–78 8th 27 5 12 10 17 25 −8 22 — Did not enter
1978–79 9th 27 5 14 8 20 29 −9 24 — Did not enter
1979–80 4th 27 10 7 10 34 30 +4 27 — 3rd 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 8
1980–81 5th 27 10 8 9 27 33 −6 28 — 5th 8 0 2 6 3 14 −11 2
1981–82 8th 30 8 10 12 33 43 −10 26 — Did not enter
1982–83 5th 27 7 15 5 21 15 +6 29 — 4th 8 2 3 3 6 12 −6 7
1983–84 7th 36 12 10 14 31 40 −9 34 — No postseason
1984–85 3rd 36 14 12 10 44 33 +11 40 — 3rd 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 4
1985–86 7th 18 5 7 6 11 14 −3 17 — Did not enter
1986–87 9th 27 5 11 11 23 30 −7 21 — Did not enter
1987–88 4th 27 10 12 5 26 23 +3 32 — 5th 8 1 3 4 4 12 −8 5
1988–89 6th 27 7 12 8 21 21 0 26 — Did not enter
1989–90 6th 27 6 12 9 17 18 −1 24 — Did not enter
1990–91 6th 27 6 10 11 18 25 −7 22 — Did not enter
1991–92 6th 27 9 8 10 29 28 +1 26 — Did not enter
1992–93 7th 27 9 10 8 36 37 −1 28 — Did not enter
1993–94 3rd 27 7 14 6 31 25 +6 28 — 4th 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
1994–95 5th 27 9 10 8 29 29 0 37 — Champion 8 5 2 1 14 8 +6 17
1995–96 2nd 27 12 10 5 38 27 +11 46 — 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
1996–97 2nd 27 13 8 6 35 24 +11 47 — 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 8 –1 10
1997–98 A 7th 20 5 9 6 25 28 −3 24 — Did not enter
1997–98 C 6th 20 6 8 6 24 25 −1 26 — 3rd 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
1998–99 5th 18 6 7 5 25 22 +3 25 — 4th 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
1999–00 A 3rd 18 8 7 3 25 19 +6 31 — 3rd 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
1999–00 C 4th 18 6 6 6 25 21 +4 24 — 6th 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
2000–01 A 7th 18 5 6 7 25 24 +1 21 — Did not enter
2000–01 C 6th 18 4 8 6 24 28 −4 20 — 5th 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
2001–02 A 6th 18 5 9 4 28 26 +2 24 — Did not enter
2001–02 C 4th 18 6 7 5 19 21 −2 25 — 3rd 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 1
2002–03 A 10th 18 2 6 10 15 26 −11 11 −1 Did not enter
2002–03 C 8th 18 3 8 7 18 27 −9 17 — Did not enter
2003–04 A 8th 18 3 7 8 19 29 −10 16 — Did not enter
2003–04 C 2nd 16 9 2 5 26 20 +6 29 — 4th 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
2004–05 A 4th 18 8 7 3 32 26 +6 31 — 4th 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
2004–05 C 8th 18 5 6 7 19 24 −5 21 — Did not enter
2005–06 A 2nd 18 9 3 6 30 27 +3 30 — 4th 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
2005–06 C 2nd 18 8 7 3 31 18 +13 31 — 2nd 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5
2006–07 A 8th 18 5 4 9 21 28 −7 19 — Did not enter
2006–07 C 9th 17 3 5 9 14 22 −8 14 — Did not enter
2007–08 A 3rd 18 7 10 1 22 12 +10 31 — 4th 2 0 1 1 1 3 −1 1
2007–08 C 6th 18 6 6 6 17 17 0 24 — Did not enter
2008–09 A 8th 18 6 4 8 22 27 −5 22 — Did not enter
2008–09 C 5th 18 6 7 5 24 21 +3 25 — Did not enter
2009–10 A 5th 18 7 5 6 22 27 −5 26 — Did not enter
2009–10 C 10th 18 2 5 11 15 37 −22 11 — Did not enter
2010–11 A 1st 18 10 2 6 26 24 +2 32 — 4th 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
2010–11 C 10th 18 3 5 10 25 35 −10 14 — Did not enter
2011–12 A 9th 18 5 4 9 21 25 −4 19 — Did not enter
2011–12 C 7th 18 7 1 10 28 28 0 22 — Did not enter
2012–13 A 2nd 18 10 2 6 26 24 +2 32 — 2nd 4 0 3 1 2 6 -4 3
2012–13 C 3rd 18 6 7 5 24 25 –1 25 — 4th 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
2013–14 A 7th 18 7 3 8 25 26 −1 24 — Did not enter
2013–14 C 6th 18 5 8 5 17 20 −3 23 — 4th 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
2014–15 A 10th 18 3 7 8 22 34 −12 16 — Did not enter
2014–15 C 4th 18 6 7 5 26 22 +4 25 — 3rd 4 3 0 1 3 3 0 9
2015–16 A 9th 18 4 7 7 20 35 −15 19 — Did not enter
2015–16 C 10th 18 1 4 13 10 47 −37 7 — Did not enter

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON Esaú Flores
2 DF  ARG Matías Martínez (captain)
3 DF  HON Óscar Barrios
4 DF  HON Elvin Oliva
5 MF  HON Allan Banegas
6 MF  HON Carlos Matute
7 DF  HON Óscar Suazo
8 MF  HON Kolton Kelly
9 FW  COL Segundo Granja
10 MF  MEX Luis Franco
11 FW  HON Walter Martínez
12 GK  HON Michael Perelló
16 MF  HON Avner Portillo
17 FW  BLZ Carlos Bernárdez
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  CUB Yaudel Lahera
20 MF  HON Marcelo Espinal
21 MF  HON David Morales
23 FW  HON Geovanny Bueso
24 MF  HON José Sánchez
25 MF  HON Bryan Chávez
26 FW  HON Edgardo Sanchez
28 DF  HON Ángel Barrios
32 FW  HON Dester Monico
33 MF  HON Juan Garcia
35 MF  HON César Ardón
38 DF  HON Luis Hernández
48 MF  HON Samuel Card
65 FW  HON Lemuel Sevilla

Records

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

List of coaches

Affiliated clubs

References

  1. ^ Edición Feria Isidro. “Galería de Inmortales del Deporte Ceibeño”. La Prensa, La Ceiba, 20 May 1992,p.28
  2. ^ “Soñar es gratis” (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  3. ^ “Con 80 años de fundación y un título de Liga, Victoria dice adiós a Primera División” [Victoria says goodbye to the top flight after 80 years and a league title]. Diez.hn (in Spanish). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Goldberg, David (6 October 2006). “También Saprissa fracasó en el torneo de la Uncaf” [Saprissa also failed in the Uncaf tournament]. La Nación (Costa Rica) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ “Victoria 1-1 Marquense… Los chapines echaron a los catrachos” [Victoria and Marquense draw 1-1… The ‘chapines’ knock out the ‘catrachos’]. Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 29 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ “El CDS Vida se impone en el Clásico Ceibeño y deja al Victoria en la última posición” [CDS Vida wins the Ceibeño Derby, leaving Victoria in last place]. Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. La Ceiba. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ “Vida vence al Victoria con gol in extremis y sigue mandando en La Ceiba” [Vida beats Victoria with a last-minute goal and remains on top in La Ceiba]. La Prensa (Honduras) (in Spanish). La Ceiba. Retrieved 22 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ Rodríguez, René Ivan (18 July 2019). “Honduras 1965/66”. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ ¡Juan Luis está aquí! Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  10. ^ “Tato” Ortiz ya es historia en el Victoria Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Entre dudas incia el Victoria Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Diez (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Victoria presenta al técnico Nahúm Espinoza Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Victoria presentó a su nuevo entrenador Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Héctor Vargas ya es el nuevo entrenador del Victoria Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  15. ^ “Oficial: Wilmer Cruz es nuevo técnico del Victoria de la Liga de Ascenso”. diez.hn. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.