The team was founded in 1949 in the
Obor neighborhood of Bucharest, under the authority of the
Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs through the Bucharest General Directorate of
Police, known at the time as the '
Miliția', as a satellite branch of
Dinamo București, initially named Dinamo 6. During three seasons in the second division as Dinamo 6, the team placed 9th in Series II in
1954, improved to 6th in Series I in
1955 while reaching the Round of 16 in the
Cupa României, losing 0–1 to
Metalul Câmpia Turzii, and finished 4th in Series II in
1956, again making it to the Round of 16 of the
Cupa României before suffering a 0–5 loss to
Locomotiva București. In 1957, the club was renamed Dinamo Obor and ended the
1957–58 season 5th in Series II, and also qualified for the Round of 16 in the
Cupa României, suffering a 1–2 defeat to
Rapid București. The formation lineup comprised
Datcu — Szabo, Nacu, Dănulescu — Gref,
Barcu — Sitaru, Mureșan, Voica, Szekely, Pripas. In 1958, the club underwent another name change, becoming Pompierul, with
Nicolae Petrescu appointed as head coach. Under his leadership, the team competed in Series II, finishing 6th in the
1958–59 season and as runners-up in the
1959–60 season, during which it reverted to the name Dinamo Obor. That same season, the team also had a remarkable run in the
Cupa României, eliminating
Voința Târgu Mureș (3–2) in the Round of 32,
Rapid București (1–0) in the Round of 16,
Minerul Lupeni (3–1) in the quarter-finals, and
Știința Timișoara (4–2 after extra time) in the semi-final, before falling 0–2 to
Progresul București in the
final. Coached by
Constantin Teașcă, the lineup featured
Ilie Datcu, Buzeșan, Kurt Gross, Olteanu, Stoica,
Constantin Ștefan, Buzatu, I. Niculescu, Filip Staudt, Alexandru Vâlcov and Tiberiu Selymesi. Continuing in
Divizia B, Dinamo Obor finished 6th in the
1960–61 season, with Constantin Teașcă as head coach, 3rd in
1961–62, and 11th in Series I of the
1962–63 season, resulting in relegation to the newly re-established
Divizia C. Renamed Dinamo Victoria, the team competed in the South Series of Divizia C, where it finished 3rd in the
1963–64 season and also qualified for the Round of 32 in the
Cupa României, where it was narrowly beaten 1–2 by
Știința Timișoara. The team secured promotion back to Divizia B after winning the series in
1964–65 under the leadership of Gheorghe Timar. In the
second division, Dinamo Victoria played in Series I with
Nicolae Dumitru as head coach, ranking 8th in the
1965–66 season and 4th in the
1966–67 season. The team included players such as
Vasile Stan, Ștefan Feodot, Horia Ghibănescu,
Radu Jercan and Ion Ștefan. In 1967, Dinamo Victoria București gave away its place in the second division to Viitorul Electronica București, a team from the Bucharest Municipal Championship, which was subsequently renamed Electronica Obor București. In the
second division, Dinamo Victoria had a convincing campaign under coach Constantin Teașcă, establishing itself among the top teams in Series II, the squad being strengthened from the previous year by players such as
C. Ștefan,
Fl. Cheran, N. Glonț and
C. Mirea, ranking 2nd in the
1982–83 season. In the
1983–84 season, Dinamo Victoria continued to maintain a top position in the standings, finishing 3rd in Series II, with new players joining the team including Ivan, Manu, Guda, M. Nedelcearu, Popazu, Lupu,
Ursu, V. Aelenei, Gh. Dumitrescu, Vasile,
Stredie, Brumaru, and Scripcaru. The
debut in the Romanian top flight took place in front of 20,000 spectators at the
Dinamo Stadium, with Victoria holding
Universitatea Craiova to a 1–1 draw. Head coach
Ion Nunweiller fielded the lineup
Eftimescu – Manu, Brumaru,
Mirea,
Vlad – Săndoi (72'
Moldovan),
Ursu,
Custov –
Iordache (69' Aelenei), Glonț, and Viorel Radu. However, the campaign proved challenging, as Victoria barely avoided relegation, finishing in 12th place, just two points above the first relegation spot. In the
Cupa României, Victoria qualified for the semifinals, where it suffered a 2–4 defeat against
Dinamo București. The lineup included Zlotea –
Vlad (46' Săndoi), Cățoi (46'
Mirea),
Matei, Zamfir – Aelenei, Călin,
Ursu – Ad. Petre, Lala, Tirchineci. In the
1986–87 season, Victoria București, with
Dumitru Dragomir, who was brought in as club president in early 1987 and would later become president of the
Professional Football League, achieved the best league finish in its history, placing 3rd and securing a historic
UEFA Cup qualification. During the same campaign, the team coached by
Nicolae Dumitru assisted by Ștefan Feodot also reached the semifinals of the
Cupa României, where it lost again 2–4 to Dinamo București. In that match, Victoria lined up
Nițu – Comănescu,
Mirea,
Zare,
Ursu – P. Petre, Balaur,
Dican –
Țălnar,
Augustin (77'
Caciureac), Nuță (79' Nica). The squad also included
Iordache,
Vlad,
Topolinschi, Săndoi, Purdea, Adolf, Manu, Paraschiv, Cățoi, Tirchineci, Lala, and Glonț. Victoria made its
European debut on 15 September 1987, against
EPA Larnaca. The away leg in Cyprus ended 1–0 for Victoria, with Victor Ene scoring the only goal, followed by a 3–0 win in Bucharest. Coach Nicolae Dumitru fielded a lineup consisting of Rotărescu – Comănescu,
Mirea,
Solomon,
Topolinschi –
Cojocaru, I. Balaur, V. Ene – Henzel, Nuță,
Vaișcovici. In the second round, Victoria was eliminated by
Dinamo Tbilisi after losing 1–2 at home and drawing 0–0 away. Domestically, the team once again
finished 3rd in Divizia A, behind Steaua and Dinamo, securing another UEFA Cup qualification. In the
Cupa României, Victoria reached the semifinals once more but lost again, 2–4, to Dinamo București. Players such as
Nițu,
Augustin,
Dican,
Stere,
Iordache, Uleșan,
Ursu,
Damaschin, Laiș,
Caciureac, and Pall also featured in the squad during this campaign. Led by
Florin Halagian, with Gheorghe Timar as assistant, Victoria had a remarkable
1988–89 UEFA Cup campaign, defeating
Sliema Wanderers (2–0, 6–1) in the first round, then advanced past
Dinamo Minsk after a 1–2 loss away and a 1–0 home win, with
Solomon converting a penalty. In the third round,
TPS Turku was narrowly eliminated (1–0, 2–3), and a quarter-final spot was secured. The tie against
Dynamo Dresden began with a 1–1 draw in Bucharest (
Damaschin scoring), but ended with a 0–4 loss in East Germany. Domestically, Victoria finished 3rd in
Divizia A for the third consecutive year, secured another UEFA Cup qualification, and reached the
Cupa României semifinals for the fourth straight season, once again being eliminated by Dinamo București (0–2). Marcel Coraș contributed with 36 goals, earning the
European Silver Boot finishing seven goals behind Dinamo București’s
Dorin Mateuț, the Golden Boot winner. The standard lineup comprised
Nițu – D. Daniel, Mirea,
Zare,
V. Cojocaru – Laiș,
D. Ștefan,
C. Solomon,
Kulcsár (
Ursea) –
Damaschin (
Țîră),
Coraș, with additional squad members including Pavel,
M. Pană, Ursu, Șt. Bălan,
Fulga, Topolinschi, Uleșan,
Dican, Feodot, V. Dumitrescu, and
Iftodi. In the following
UEFA Cup season, Victoria was eliminated in the first round by
Valencia CF, after a 1–3 loss away and a 1–1 draw at home. In
Divizia A, the team was in 4th place at the halfway point of the season. However, the club was disbanded in January 1990 following the
Romanian Revolution from December 1989. The last match in the club's history was a 2–2 draw against
SC Bacău. ==Honours==