Victoria București
| Full name | Asociația Sportivă Victoria București |
|---|---|
| Nicknames |
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| Short name | Victoria |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Ground | Victoria |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
Asociația Sportivă Victoria București, commonly known as Victoria București or simply Victoria, was a Romanian football club based in Bucharest, founded in 1949 and dissolved right after the Romanian revolution of 1989.
The club was supported by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs. For many years, Victoria competed in the lower divisions and went through several name changes, including Dinamo 6, Dinamo Obor, Pompierul, and Dinamo Victoria. During this period, as Dinamo Obor, the team achieved one of its most notable performances by becoming the sixth club from Divizia B to reach the Romanian Cup final, which it lost 0–2 against Progresul București.
After earning promotion to the Romanian top division in 1985 as Dinamo Victoria, the team changed its name to Victoria București the following season and quickly emerged as one of the league’s strongest sides, finishing 3rd from 1987 to 1989, behind Steaua and Dinamo București, and playing four Romanian Cup semifinals.
However, it was a well-known fact during that time that many victories were due to unfair influences over the referees, other teams' players and even officials. Consequently, in January 1990, the Romanian Football Federation dissolved the team and officially ceased the club’s operations.