▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁by ▁Paul ▁Aust er <0x0A> </s> ▁SC ▁Victoria ▁Hamburg ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁association ▁football ▁club ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Hamburg . ▁The ▁football ▁team ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁sports ▁club ▁that ▁has ▁depart ments ▁for ▁bad m inton , ▁hand ball , ▁hockey , ▁athlet ics , ▁tennis , ▁table ▁tennis ▁( play ing ▁as ▁S G ▁Victoria ▁E pp endorf ), ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁baseball ▁( the ▁Wild c ats ), ▁and ▁soft ball ▁( the ▁O yst ers ). ▁ ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁as ▁FC ▁Victoria ▁Hamburg ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁clubs ▁C ito ▁and ▁Excel si or ▁and ▁was ▁briefly ▁affili ated ▁with ▁SV ▁Hamburg ▁before ▁finally ▁becoming ▁a ▁fully ▁independent ▁football ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁D FB ▁( De utsch er ▁Fußball ▁Bund ▁or ▁German ▁Football ▁Association ) ▁at ▁Leipzig ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁Victoria ▁joined ▁the ▁H AF V ▁( H amb urg - Al ton a er ▁Fußball ▁Ver band ▁or ▁Hamburg - Al ton a ▁Football ▁Federation ) ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁capt uring ▁the ▁league ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁two ▁consecutive ▁north ▁German ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1