Verdes FC

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Verdes F.C.
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Full nameVerdes Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Machine
Founded1976
Ground Norman Broaster Stadium
San Ignacio Town, Belize
Capacity2,000
ChairmanIan Haylock
Manager Angel Orellana Hernandez
League Premier League of Belize
2022–23 Champions (Closing season)

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.

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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

Performance in International competitions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2R Flag of Bermuda.svg Pembroke Hamilton Club 2–10–32–4
1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup1R Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España 0–21–61–8
1988 CONCACAF Champions' CupPR Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 0–22–122–14
1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup1R Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España 0–10–50–6
1994 CONCACAF Champions' CupPR Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 1–31–22–5
1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup1R Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 0–30–30–6
1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup1R Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú MC 0–00–20–2
1998 CONCACAF Champions' CupGroup North B Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Platense 0–00–64th
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora 1–23–2
Flag of El Salvador.svg Luis Ángel Firpo 1–4
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League PR Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 0–60–60–12
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup C Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro 0–00–83rd
Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco 2–10–8

CONCACAF League

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2020 CONCACAF League PR Flag of Haiti.svg Arcahaie 0–3 (w/o)
2021 CONCACAF LeaguePR Flag of Costa Rica.svg Santos de Guápiles 0–11–51–6
2022 CONCACAF LeaguePR Flag of El Salvador.svg Platense 0–02–22–2 (a)
R16 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 0–21–51–7

CONCACAF Central American Cup

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup Group D Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Motagua 0–55th
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 0–3
Flag of Panama.svg Sporting San Miguelito 0–4
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Olancho 2–3
2025 CONCACAF Central American CupGroup C Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Motagua 1–4
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 1–2
Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 1–3
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés

International level

OpponentFirst meetingLast MeetingPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 200219−8
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 200218−7
Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul Aug 26, 2008 Sept 9, 2008 2002012−12
Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 200215−4
Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 200206−6
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Olimpia 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 200203−3
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Puntarenas Aug 22, 2006 Aug 31, 2006 201116−5
Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro Aug 4, 2015 Sept 17, 2015 201108−8
Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco Sept 22, 2015 Oct 22, 2015 1100211
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Walter Ferretti 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 100101−1
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As 6 June 2024

Current squad

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
1 GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Dejion Mcfadzean
2 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jahyrl Smith
4 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Brandon Jones
5 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Glenford Gentle III
6 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Juan Leonel Guerrero Ocampo
7 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Nahjib Guerra
8 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Camilo Marquez
9 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Nicolas Rocha
10 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jordy Polanco
11 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jahron Myvett
13 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Jaylen Lennon
14 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Darrel Myvett
15 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Ronald Benavides
16 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Alence Ayala
18 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Zion Ramos
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Miguel Medina
22 GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nahuel Paz
26 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Arles Balanta
24 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Christian Ramírez
25 FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Krisean Lopez
17 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Félix Martínez
27 GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Woodrow West
29 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Trimayne Harris
19 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Zion Frazer
81FFlag of Colombia.svg  COL Yubeiquer Arenas
77FFlag of Belize.svg  BLZ Desmond Wade
80 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Gerardo Madrid
88 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Marco Zavala
99 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Everal Trapp

Notable former players

Managers

Real Verdes

Verdes Hancock

Verdes FC

References

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  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.