Vitória 2023

Vitória in 2023 won the Serie B title of the Brazilian Championship and secured a return to Serie A in 2024. The campaign restored the Bahian club to the elite of Brazilian football.

History

Vitória Sport Club was founded on May 13, 1899, in Salvador, and is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeast. Its rivalry with Bahia is known as Ba-Vi, one of the region's most important derbies. The club plays its home matches at Estádio Manoel Barradas, the Barradão, inaugurated in 1986, which gives its name to the fan base and the nickname Lion of the Barra. In 2023, Vitória was champion of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship, a result that brought the club back to Serie A of the Brazilian Championship in 2024.