Nizhee Corozal FC

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Nizhee Corozal F.C.
Full nameNizhee Corozal Football Club
Nickname(s)Corozaleños
Founded1985
Ground Ricalde Stadium
Corozal Town, Belize
Capacity1,000
League Belize Premier Football League

La Victoria/Corozal Football Club is a Belizean football team which competed in the Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) of the Football Federation of Belize. It was founded as La Victoria FC in 1985. [1] After the dismantling of the first division, to give way to newly created Semi-Pro league, La Victoria took on the brilliant idea of combining and bringing the best talent from every club and forming a highly competitive team. Their idea paid off and soon they would find themselves scouting and recruiting players from around the district; this brought forward the emergence of talented players of the like of Gerardo Campos (Caledonia), Ariel Magana (Ranchito), Steve Hall (Calcutta), Ramiro ‘Milo’ Munoz (Xaibe), Clifford ‘Calvo’ Usher (Freedom Fighters) Pelon Barahona (Beach Boys); to name a few.[ citation needed ]

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The team first battled San Joaquin FC for north supremacy and they added Mexican players who solidified the team and took them to become a powerhouse in Belizean football. La Victoria would dominate the football scene in the mid to late 90’s.[ citation needed ] They won the Semi-Pro championship with an outstanding display of football. In the international scene they went on the win several key matches allowing them to move on to the next round in the Concacaf Champion of champion league; notably beating Nicaragua’s Dirigian Gen.

The team continued their dominance along with their upbringing of new and talented players; the likes of Joe West, Roberto ‘Berti’ Campos, Delmar Sutherland (RIP) as well as additional Mexican players. However, their new challenger was up and coming Juventus FC of Orange Walk. Both teams boasted some of the most talented players. Their matches were fierce and epic; the stadiums were packed on Sunday. Both clubs marked a special time in Belizean football which stands alone in a unique category that no one will ever forget or come close to recreating. They were nicknamed the Glory Guys.[ citation needed ]

The team is based in Corozal Town. Their home stadium is Ricalde Stadium.

Previous names

Achievements

Top scorers

Notable squad Members

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Delmar Sutherland
DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Carlos Baragan
DF Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  HON Pablo Madrid
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Gerardo Campos
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Roberto Campos
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Orlando Vega
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Ariel Magana
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Ramiro Muñoz
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Pedro Barahona
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Cesario Rosales
FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Yeyo
MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Edmund Pandy
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Clifford Usher
FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Joe West
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Panther
GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Marvin Otley
DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Findley Gladden

List of coaches

References

  1. "Belize - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 June 2025.