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Verdes F.C.
Full nameVerdes Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Machine
Founded1976
GroundNorman Broaster Stadium
San Ignacio Town, Belize
Capacity2,000
ChairmanIan Haylock
ManagerAngel Orellana Hernandez
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

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          2021-22 Opening, 2021–22 Closing
          2022–23 Closing,

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 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

CONCACAF League

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Season Competition Round 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

CONCACAF League

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup Group D Honduras Motagua 0–5 5th
Costa Rica Alajuelense 0–3
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 0–4
Honduras 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
Costa Rica Alajuelense 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8
Guatemala Aurora 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7
Mexico Cruz Azul Aug 26, 2008 Sept 9, 2008 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12
El Salvador FAS 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4
Guatemala Municipal 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
Honduras Olimpia 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Costa Rica Puntarenas Aug 22, 2006 Aug 31, 2006 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5
Mexico Querétaro Aug 4, 2015 Sept 17, 2015 2 0 1 1 0 8 −8
Panama San Francisco Sept 22, 2015 Oct 22, 2015 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
Nicaragua 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 Belize BLZ Dejion Mcfadzean
2 FW Mexico MEX Jahyrl Smith
4 DF Belize BLZ Brandon Jones
5 MF Belize BLZ Glenford Gentle III
6 MF Mexico MEX Juan Leonel Guerrero Ocampo
7 MF Belize BLZ Nahjib Guerra
8 FW Colombia COL Camilo Marquez
9 MF Uruguay URU Nicolas Rocha
10 MF Belize BLZ Jordy Polanco
11 DF Belize BLZ Jahron Myvett
13 MF Colombia COL Jaylen Lennon
14 MF Belize BLZ Darrel Myvett
15 FW Colombia COL Ronald Benavides
16 DF Belize BLZ Alence Ayala
18 MF Belize BLZ Zion Ramos
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Colombia COL Miguel Medina
22 GK Argentina ARG Nahuel Paz
26 MF Colombia COL Arles Balanta
24 DF Mexico MEX Christian Ramírez
25 FW Belize BLZ Krisean Lopez
17 MF Belize BLZ Félix Martínez
27 GK Belize BLZ Woodrow West
29 MF Belize BLZ Trimayne Harris
19 MF Argentina ARG Zion Frazer
81 F Colombia COL Yubeiquer Arenas
77 F Belize BLZ Desmond Wade
80 DF Mexico MEX Gerardo Madrid
88 DF Mexico MEX Marco Zavala
99 DF Belize BLZ Everal Trapp

Notable former players

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Managers

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Real Verdes

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  • Brazil Antonio Carlos Vieira

Verdes Hancock

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

Verdes FC

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  • 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) [1]
  • Spain José Migallón (July 2023 - - Present)

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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