Verdes FC

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Verdes F.C.
Verdes FC Logo.png
Full nameReal Verdes Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Machine
Founded1976
Ground Norman Broaster Stadium
San Ignacio Town, Belize
Capacity2,000
ChairmanSergio Chuc
Manager David Pérez Asensio
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 League

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup Group D Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 0–55th
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 0–3
Flag of Panama.svg Sporting San Miguelito 0–4
Flag of Honduras.svg Olancho 2–3

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.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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Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
27 GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Woodrow West
— GK Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Kerry Gonzalez
22 GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nahuel Paz
4 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Brandon Jones
— DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Collin Westby
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Chris Gilharry
8 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Elroy Smith
— DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Blake Tejada
3 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Norman Anderson
80 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Gerardo Madrid
99 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Evral Trapp
66 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Shamarl Flowers
24 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Christian Sánchez
11 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jahron Myvette
16 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Alence Ayala
99 DF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Everal Trapp
— MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Camilo Villarreal
88 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Marco Zavala
7 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Michael Palacio
No.Pos.NationPlayer
5 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Izon Gill
9 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Nicolás Rocha
10 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jordy Polanco
— MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Nahjib Guerra
20 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Eldon Reneau
18 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Zion Ramos
— MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Sebastián Vergara
25 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Krisean Lopez
14 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Darrel Myvette
— MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Kashief Gentle
33 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Edwin Villeda
29 MF Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Trimayne Harris
— FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jerome James
8 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Camilo Márquez
— FW Flag of Belize.svg  BLZ Jarret Davis
— FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mariano Landero
17 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Joel Burgos

Notable former players

Managers

Real Verdes

Verdes Hancock

Verdes FC

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