Verdes FC
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| Full name | Verdes Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Green Machine | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Ground | Norman Broaster Stadium San Ignacio Town, Belize | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ian Haylock | ||
| Manager | Angel Orellana Hernandez | ||
| League | Premier League of Belize | ||
| 2022–23 | Champions (Closing season) | ||
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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]
Su mayor goleada en contra fue el 20 de agosto del año 2025 ante Club Sport Cartagines(Equipo de Costa Rica) por un marcador de 8-1 en Contra este partido se jugo en Estadio Fello Meza de cartagines en Cartago, Costa Rica.
Honours
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 2R | Bermuda | Pembroke Hamilton Club | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 1987 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Honduras | Real España | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–8 |
| 1988 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | PR | Mexico | Cruz Azul | 0–2 | 2–12 | 2–14 |
| 1991 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Honduras | Real España | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| 1994 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | PR | Guatemala | Comunicaciones | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| 1995 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Guatemala | Municipal | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| 1997 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1R | Guatemala | Xelajú MC | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1998 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Group North B | Honduras | Platense | 0–0 | 0–6 | 4th |
| Guatemala | Aurora | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||||
| El Salvador | Luis Ángel Firpo | — | 1–4 | ||||
| 2008–09 | CONCACAF Champions League | PR | Mexico | Cruz Azul | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–12 |
| 2015–16 | CONCACAF Champions League | Group C | Mexico | Querétaro | 0–0 | 0–8 | 3rd |
| Panama | San Francisco | 2–1 | 0–8 | ||||
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CONCACAF League
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2020 | CONCACAF League | PR | Haiti | Arcahaie | 0–3 (w/o) | ||
| 2021 | CONCACAF League | PR | Costa Rica | Santos de Guápiles | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 |
| 2022 | CONCACAF League | PR | El Salvador | Platense | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| R16 | El Salvador | 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 Central American Cup
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2023 | CONCACAF Central American Cup | Group D | Honduras | Motagua | 0–5 | — | 5th |
| Costa Rica | Alajuelense | 0–3 | — | ||||
| Panama | Sporting San Miguelito | — | 0–4 | ||||
| Honduras | Olancho | — | 2–3 | ||||
| 2025 | CONCACAF Central American Cup | Group C | Honduras | Motagua | 1–4 | — | 5th |
| Costa Rica | Saprissa | 1–2 | — | ||||
| Panama | Independiente | — | 1–3 | ||||
| Costa Rica | Cartaginés | — | 1–8 | ||||
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International level
[edit | edit source]- As of 21 August 2015
| Opponent | First meeting | Last Meeting | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica Alajuelense | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| Guatemala Aurora | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Mexico Cruz Azul | Aug 26, 2008 | Sept 9, 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
| El Salvador FAS | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Guatemala Municipal | 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| Honduras Olimpia | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Costa Rica Puntarenas | Aug 22, 2006 | Aug 31, 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Mexico Querétaro | Aug 4, 2015 | Sept 17, 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| Panama San Francisco | Sept 22, 2015 | Oct 22, 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicaragua 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
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable former players
[edit | edit source]- Belize Erwin Contreras (Captain, Belize national football team, 1990–93)
- Belize Jorge García (Captain, Belize national football team, 1994–97)
Managers
[edit | edit source]Real Verdes
[edit | edit source]- Brazil Antonio Carlos Vieira
Verdes Hancock
[edit | edit source]- Nayo Waight (2005)
- Ramon Cayoc (2008)
Verdes FC
[edit | edit source]- Alberto Rafael "Chapay" Contreras (1980s-1990s)
- Walter Salazar (2013)
- Pablo Cacho (2014–15)
- Walter Salazar (2015–2017)
- Belize Marvin Ottley (2017–)
- Peru Martín Dimas Dall'orso (2019–2021)
- Spain David Pérez Asensio (July 2021 – March 2023)
- El Salvador Angel Orellana (April 2023 - July 2023) [1]
- Spain José Migallón (July 2023 - - Present)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Hankook Verdes at the official league website