1 – 5 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ▁while ▁sp ending ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 6 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Am ate url iga ▁Hamburg ▁( II ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga , ▁Germany ' s ▁new ▁professional ▁league , ▁Victoria ▁spent ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁Region all iga ▁Nord ▁( II ) ▁before ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Am ate url iga ▁Hamburg ▁( III ) ▁and ▁then ▁sli pping ▁to ▁the ▁Landes liga ▁Hamburg - G erman ia ▁( IV ) ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 . ▁They ▁quickly ▁returned ▁to ▁third ▁division ▁play ▁and ▁would ▁comp ete ▁at ▁that ▁level ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁eight ▁seasons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁sent ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Landes liga ▁Hamburg ▁( IV ) ▁and ▁settled ▁into ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga ▁Hamburg ▁( IV ) ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 7 ▁seasons . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁several ▁club ▁members ▁left ▁to ▁form ▁Hamb urger ▁Club ▁Deport ivo ▁Esp an ol . ▁League ▁re - organ ization ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga ▁becoming ▁a ▁fifth ▁division ▁circuit ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁won ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁Hamburg / Sch les wig - Hol stein ▁( IV ) ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁but ▁immediately ▁sli