Victoria City Athletic Club is a football club based in Victoria, Seychelles. It currently plays in Seychelles League.
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| Full name | Victoria City Athletic Club |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Dissolved | 2020 |
| Ground | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| League | Seychelles League |
| 2019 | 6th |
History
editThe club was originally called Real Boyz FC. For the 2014 season, the name was changed to Victoria City as the club joined the third division.[1] Eventually the club was shifted to the second division for the 2014 season based uponthe performance of Real Boyz the previous season.[2] At the halfway point of their first season, the club sat in the middle of the table with a chance at promotion to the top division.[3] The club was still in the second division entering the 2016 season.[4] That season, Victoria City defeated Au Cap FC 4–2 to win the PillayR Group Cup.[5]
The club finished first in the second division in 2017 and earned promotion to the Seychelles Premier League for the first time.[6] In December 2019, the Seychelles Football Federation announced that Victoria City AC were no longer registered with the association. The club's membership was revoked after it forfeited a Premier League match against Côte d'Or FC and informed the federation they would not attend their next cup fixture. According to the federations bylaws, a club is excluded for the season after forfeiting two matches.[7] In May 2020 it was announced that Victoria City had ceased operations, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Seychelles.[8]
Stadium
editThe team played at the 10,000-capacity Stade Linité.
References
edit- ^ "30 teams register for new 2014 season SMB out". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Federation to expand second division". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Division two league still wide open". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Exciting season ahead, says chairman Chetty". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Second division PillayR Group Cup Victoria City beat Au Cap to claim cup". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "SeyPearl Transitional League St Louis lead Mahé division one ranking". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Duval, Roland. "Victoria City struck off the SFF's list after skipping two matches". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "'Restart in June or scrap this season,'". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.