Vitória 2010

Vitória's 2010 squad reached the Brazilian Cup final, the first national championship decision of this tournament in the Bahian club's history. The team lost the title to Santos, which had young stars like Neymar and Ganso, and at the end of the year was relegated in the Brazilian Championship.

History

Esporte Clube Vitória was founded on May 13, 1899, in Salvador, and is one of the oldest clubs in Brazil. The red-and-black team from Bahia plays its home matches at Estádio Manoel Barradas, known as Barradão. In 2010, Vitória made a historic campaign in the Brazilian Cup and reached the final for the first time. Their opponent in the title match was Santos, which had young standouts such as Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso. In the final, Santos claimed the trophy, and Vitória finished as runner-up. The campaign placed the club among the protagonists of Brazilian football in that first half of the year. In the Brazilian Championship, the team did not maintain its performance and was relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. Like Goiás, Vitória experienced in 2010 the contrast between reaching a national final and falling to a lower division.