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Verdes FC

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.

Verdes F.C.
Full nameReal Verdes Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Machine
Founded1976
GroundNorman Broaster Stadium
San Ignacio Town, Belize
Capacity2,000
ChairmanSergio Chuc
ManagerDavid Pérez Asensio
LeaguePremier League of Belize
2022–23Champions (Closing season)

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

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Performance in International competitions

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2R   Pembroke Hamilton Club 2–1 0–3 2–4
1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1R   Real España 0–2 1–6 1–8
1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup PR   Cruz Azul 0–2 2–12 2–14
1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1R   Real España 0–1 0–5 0–6
1994 CONCACAF Champions' Cup PR   Comunicaciones 1–3 1–2 2–5
1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1R   Municipal 0–3 0–3 0–6
1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1R   Xelajú MC 0–0 0–2 0–2
1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Group North B   Platense 0–0 0–6 4th
  Aurora 1–2 3–2
  Luis Ángel Firpo — 1–4
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League PR   Cruz Azul 0–6 0–6 0–12
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group C   Querétaro 0–0 0–8 3rd
  San Francisco 2–1 0–8

CONCACAF League

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020 CONCACAF League PR   Arcahaie 0–3 (w/o)
2021 CONCACAF League PR   Santos de Guápiles 0–1 1–5 1–6
2022 CONCACAF League PR   Platense 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
R16   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

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup Group D   Motagua 0–5 5th
  Alajuelense 0–3
  Sporting San Miguelito 0–4
  Olancho 2–3

International level

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  • As of 21 August 2015
Opponent First meeting Last Meeting Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Alajuelense 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8
  Aurora 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7
  Cruz Azul Aug 26, 2008 Sept 9, 2008 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12
  FAS 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4
  Municipal 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
  Olimpia 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
  Puntarenas Aug 22, 2006 Aug 31, 2006 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5
  Querétaro Aug 4, 2015 Sept 17, 2015 2 0 1 1 0 8 −8
  San Francisco Sept 22, 2015 Oct 22, 2015 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
  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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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BLZ Kerry Gonzalez
3 FW   MEX Norman Anderson
4 DF   BLZ Brandon Jones
5 MF   BLZ Devon Makin
6 MF   MEX Mariano Landero
7 MF   BLZ Michael Palacio
8 FW   COL Camilo Marquez
9 MF   URU Nicolas Rocha
10 MF   BLZ Jordy Polanco
11 DF   BLZ Jahron Myvett
12 MF   COL Ronald Benavides
14 MF   BLZ Darrel Myvett
15 FW   ARG Matias Veron
16 DF   BLZ Alence Ayala
18 MF   BLZ Zion Ramos
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   BLZ Eldon Reneau
22 GK   ARG Nahuel Paz
23 MF   BLZ Arles Balanta
24 DF   MEX Christian Ramirez
25 FW   BLZ Krisean Lopez
26 MF   BLZ Felix Martinez
27 GK   BLZ Woodrow West
29 MF   BLZ Trimayne Harris
30 MF   ARG Camilo Villarreal
33 MF   MEX Edwin Villeda
66 DF   BLZ Shamarl Flowers
80 DF   MEX Gerardo Madrid
88 DF   MEX Marco Zavala
99 DF   BLZ Everal Trapp

Notable former players

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Managers

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Real Verdes

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  •   Antonio Carlos Vieira

Verdes Hancock

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  • Nayo Waight (2005)
  • Ramon Cayoc (2008)

Verdes FC

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References

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  1. ^ "Verdes – national champions again after 22 years". Amandala. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Verdes opts out of B.P.F.L." Channel 5. April 21, 2004. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Verdes FC wins Premier League Opening Season competition". The Guardian. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Belize 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Verdes Football Club". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Arcahaie and Verdes ready to kick off SCL". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "COVID-19 dashes Verdes' Concacaf League hopes in Santo Domingo". Amandala. October 24, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "History made as Verdes tie Platense to reach next round". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. August 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Verdes de Belice elimina al Platense de Liga CONCACAF en el Cuscatlán" [Verdes of Belize eliminates Paltense from the CONCACAF League in Cuscatlán]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). San Salvador. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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