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)

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]

Honours

Performance in International competitions

Season Competition Round Country 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
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
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

International level

  • As of 21 August 2015
OpponentFirst meetingLast MeetingPldWDLGFGAGD
Costa Rica Alajuelense1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF200219−8
Guatemala Aurora1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF200218−7
Mexico Cruz AzulAug 26, 2008Sept 9, 20082002012−12
El Salvador FAS1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF200215−4
Guatemala Municipal1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup200206−6
Honduras Olimpia1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF200203−3
Costa Rica PuntarenasAug 22, 2006Aug 31, 2006201116−5
Mexico QuerétaroAug 4, 2015Sept 17, 2015201108−8
Panama San FranciscoSept 22, 2015Oct 22, 20151100211
Nicaragua Walter Ferretti1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF100101−1
Totals0000000
  • Friendly matches not included.
  • Games decided by penalty shootout are counted as ties.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 GK Belize BLZ Woodrow West
— GK Belize BLZ Kerry Gonzalez
28 GK Belize BLZ Charles Tillett
— GK Belize BLZ Kenroy Tillett
— DF Belize BLZ Brandon Jones
— DF Belize BLZ Collin Westby
— DF Brazil BRA Chris Gilharry
8 DF Belize BLZ Elroy Smith
— DF Belize BLZ Blake Tejada
15 DF Belize BLZ Norman Anderson
99 DF Belize BLZ Evral Trapp
24 DF Mexico MEX Christian Sánchez
11 DF Belize BLZ Jahron Myvette
— MF Belize BLZ Denmark Casey Jr.
7 MF Belize BLZ Jesse August
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Belize BLZ Izon Gill
10 MF Belize BLZ Jordy Polanco
— MF Belize BLZ Nahjib Guerra
— MF Colombia COL Sebastián Vergara
25 MF Belize BLZ Krisean Lopez
14 MF Belize BLZ Darrel Myvette
— MF Belize BLZ Ricardo Jimenez
— MF Belize BLZ Kashief Gentle
33 MF Mexico MEX Edwin Villeda
29 FW Brazil BRA Wagner
— FW Belize BLZ Jerome James
— FW Colombia COL Camilo Márquez
— FW Belize BLZ Jarret Davis
— FW Mexico MEX Mariano Landero
— FW Puerto Rico PUR Joel Burgos

Notable former players

Managers

Real Verdes

  • Brazil Antonio Carlos Vieira

Verdes Hancock

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

Verdes FC

  • Alberto Rafael "Chapay" Contreras (1980s-1990s)
  • Walter Salazar (2013)
  • Pablo Cacho (2014–15)
  • Walter Salazar (2015–2017)
  • 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)
  • Spain José Migallón (July 2023 - - Present)

References

  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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