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The California Victory was a USL First Division professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California. It was an expansion team for the 2007 season, but ceased operation in September of that year after parent club Deportivo Alavés withdrew its support.[1]

California Victory

Nickname(s)	Victory, Vics
Founded	2006
Dissolved	2007
Stadium	Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, United States
Capacity	10,000
League	USL First Division
2007	12th Playoffs: DNQ
Home colors Away colors

History

On October 12, 2006, USL President Francisco Marcos announced Dmitry Piterman, a Ukrainian American and chairman of Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, had officially acquired a USL First Division franchise beginning in the 2007 season.[2] The Victory was the first European owned team to compete at any level of the United Football Leagues, and also the first USL First Division team in California since the demise of the San Diego Flash in 2001. The club played at Kezar Stadium, the former home of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.

Name

The name Victory is derived from Alavés’ home city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital city of both the province of Álava and the Basque Country of Spain.[3]

Management

Terry Fisher, a longtime football executive and coach, was the team's first general manager.[3] The team was managed and coached by Glenn van Straatum, while US international Hugo Perez was an assistant.[4]

Supporters

1906 Supporters was the blanket term for the supporters of the California Victory. The term 1906 referred to the 1906 earthquake and fire of San Francisco. 1906 had its roots in early fan support of the San Francisco Seals football team and the San Jose Earthquakes, who were on hiatus from MLS when the Victory began to play. They were identifiable by their custom T-shirts, colourful chants and banners draped over the rails.

California Victory Supporters Association (CVSA) was the official supporters club of the Victory. Seeing a need for community support of the club, several loyal 1906ers met at The Pig & Whistle[5] with members of the Victory front office. There, the attending 1906ers established the CVSA. Through the sales of handmade merchandise and community outreach, the CVSA had effectively created a fan base for the Victory.

SaveTheVictory.org

SaveTheVictory.org was a movement set in motion by the Victory's official supporters club, the CVSA. The goal of the group was to raise enough money by accepting memberships to purchase the club, an ownership model based on the NFL's Green Bay Packers and influenced by My Football Club. They were however ultimately unsuccessful.

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg.Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2007	USL First Division	12th	Did not qualify	3rd Round

External links

• Official site
• Official Save The Victory site
• 1906 Supporters
• Article on the California Victory
• Deportivo Alaves fans site (Spanish)
• Deportivo Alaves' website (Spanish)

Sources

На других языках

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[de] California Victory

California Victory ist ein ehemaliger Fußballverein aus San Francisco (USA). Der Verein wurde 2006 gegründet und spielte 2007 seine erste und einzige Saison in der USL First Division, der zweithöchsten Spielklasse im nordamerikanischen Fußball.

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- [en] California Victory

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[es] California Victory

El California Victory fue un club de fútbol con sede en San Francisco, California (Estados Unidos). Se trataba de una franquicia del Deportivo Alavés impulsada por su entonces presidente Dmitry Piterman, y que compitió en la temporada 2007 de la USL First Division.

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[ru] Калифорния Виктори

«Калифо́рния Ви́ктори» (англ. California Victory) — бывший американский профессиональный футбольный клуб из города Сан-Франциско штата Калифорния. В 2007 году выступал в Первом дивизионе ЮСЛ[en].

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