Verdes FC
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Verdes F.C. (previously Hankook Verdes) is a Belizean association football club which competes in the Premier League of Belize. They are currently based in San Ignacio, Belize, a town situated in the district of Cayo, Belize. The club was established in 1976 as Real Verdes Football Club and changed their name to Hankook Verdes in 2004. They are now known only as Verdes F.C, locally being called only Verdes. The club is one of the oldest active professional football teams in Belize and has been in existence since the inception of the Football Federation of Belize. Their home games are played at Norman Broaster Stadium.
The club has established an excellent reputation for the development of many past and current members of the Belize national football team, despite not having won any club championships at the national level until 2008. Verdes F.C. had previously won the amateur Belize National Football Association championship in 1986.[1] In 2004, Hankook Verdes F.C. announced that they would opt out of the Belize Premier Football League due to unprofessional conduct, including late arrivals by officials and the other team, prior to a match against Kulture Yabra.[2] Verdes F.C.'s recent league championships include the opening season of the 2019–20 Premier League of Belize and both seasons of the 2021–22 FFB Top League, where they went undefeated.[3][4] The club would later win the 2022–23 Closing season.
In 1985, Verdes F.C. was the first team to represent Belize in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. They have appeared in eight editions of the competition and twice in its successor, the CONCACAF Champions League.[5] Throughout the history of Belizean football, Verdes F.C. has represented its country more than any other club in Belize. The list of CONCACAF opponents includes professional teams such as Cruz Azul, UNAM, Santos Laguna, Querétaro (Mexico); Real España, Platense, Pumas UNAH (Honduras); Xelajú, Municipal, Comunicaciones, (Guatemala);San Francisco (Panama); and Luis Ángel Firpo (El Salvador);Arcahaie (Haiti). Verdes F.C. has the most UNCAF Club Tournament appearances of any Belize football club.
Verdes F.C. appeared in three consecutive editions of the CONCACAF League from 2020 to 2022 and were the second Belizean club to participate in the tournament.[6] Their first attempt in 2020 was halted by a COVID-19 outbreak among the players and the need to quarantine in Panama rather than being able to transit to the CONCACAF League venue in Santo Domingo. Their preliminary round match was cancelled and their opponents, Haitian side Arcahaie FC, was awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.[7] In 2022, they became the first Belizean club to win a competitive series in the competition.[8][9]
Honours
- Belize Premier Football League/Premier League of Belize
- Champions (8): 2007–08, 2014–15 Closing, 2017–18 Opening, 2019–20 Opening, 2021-22 Opening, 2021–22 Closing, 2022–23 Closing, 2024–25 Closing
Performance in International competitions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 2R | Template:Flagicon | Pembroke Hamilton Club | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 1987 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Template:Flagicon | Real España | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–8 |
| 1988 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | PR | Template:Flagicon | Cruz Azul | 0–2 | 2–12 | 2–14 |
| 1991 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Template:Flagicon | Real España | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| 1994 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | PR | Template:Flagicon | Comunicaciones | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| 1995 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Template:Flagicon | Municipal | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| 1997 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Template:Flagicon | Xelajú MC | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1998 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Group North B | Template:Flagicon | Platense | 0–0 | 0–6 | 4th |
| Template:Flagicon | Aurora | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon | Luis Ángel Firpo | — | 1–4 | ||||
| 2008–09 | CONCACAF Champions League | PR | Template:Flagicon | Cruz Azul | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–12 |
| 2015–16 | CONCACAF Champions League | Group C | Template:Flagicon | Querétaro | 0–0 | 0–8 | 3rd |
| Template:Flagicon | San Francisco | 2–1 | 0–8 | ||||
CONCACAF League
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CONCACAF League | PR | Template:Flagicon | Arcahaie | 0–3 (w/o) | ||
| 2021 | CONCACAF League | PR | Template:Flagicon | Santos de Guápiles | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 |
| 2022 | CONCACAF League | PR | Template:Flagicon | Platense | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| R16 | Template:Flagicon | Alianza | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–7 | ||
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 4 appearances
- Best: First Round in 1995, 1999, 2006
- 1993: Preliminary Round
- 1994: Preliminary Round
- 1995: First Round
- 1999: First Round
- 2006: First Round
CONCACAF League
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CONCACAF Central American Cup | Group D | Template:Fbaicon | Motagua | 0–5 | — | 5th |
| Template:Fbaicon | Alajuelense | 0–3 | — | ||||
| Template:Fbaicon | Sporting San Miguelito | — | 0–4 | ||||
| Template:Fbaicon | Olancho | — | 2–3 | ||||
International level
- As of 21 August 2015
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| Template:Flagicon Alajuelense | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| Template:Flagicon Aurora | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul | Aug 26, 2008 | Sept 9, 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
| Template:Flagicon FAS | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Template:Flagicon Municipal | 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| Template:Flagicon Olimpia | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Template:Flagicon Puntarenas | Aug 22, 2006 | Aug 31, 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Template:Flagicon Querétaro | Aug 4, 2015 | Sept 17, 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| Template:Flagicon San Francisco | Sept 22, 2015 | Oct 22, 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Walter Ferretti | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Friendly matches not included.
- Games decided by penalty shootout are counted as ties.
As 6 June 2024
Current squad
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Notable former players
- Template:Flagicon Erwin Contreras (Captain, Belize national football team, 1990–93)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge García (Captain, Belize national football team, 1994–97)
Managers
Real Verdes
- Template:Flagicon Antonio Carlos Vieira
Verdes Hancock
- Nayo Waight (2005)
- Ramon Cayoc (2008)
Verdes FC
- Alberto Rafael "Chapay" Contreras (1980s-1990s)
- Walter Salazar (2013)
- Pablo Cacho (2014–15)
- Walter Salazar (2015–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Marvin Ottley (2017–)
- Template:Flagicon Martín Dimas Dall'orso (2019–2021)
- Template:Flagicon David Pérez Asensio (July 2021 – March 2023)
- Template:Flagicon Angel Orellana (April 2023 - July 2023) [1]
- Template:Flagicon José Migallón (July 2023 - - Present)
References
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External links
- Hankook Verdes at the official league website