Victoria City Athletic Club is a football club based in Victoria, Seychelles. It currently plays in Seychelles League.

Victoria City AC
Full nameVictoria City Athletic Club
Founded2014
Dissolved2020
GroundStade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles
Capacity10,000
LeagueSeychelles League
20196th

History

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The 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 The club's membership was revoked after it forfeited a Premier League match against Côte d'Or FC and informed the federation they would not attend their next cup fixture.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

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The team played at the 10,000-capacity Stade Linité.

References

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  1. ^ "30 teams register for new 2014 season SMB out". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Federation to expand second division". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Division two league still wide open". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Exciting season ahead, says chairman Chetty". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Second division PillayR Group Cup Victoria City beat Au Cap to claim cup". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ "SeyPearl Transitional League St Louis lead Mahé division one ranking". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ Duval, Roland. "Victoria City struck off the SFF's list after skipping two matches". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "'Restart in June or scrap this season,'". nation.sc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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