Verdes FC
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| Full name | Real Verdes Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Verdes | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
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Marshalleck Stadium Benque Viejo Town, Belize | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Manager | Walter Salazar | ||
| League | Premier League of Belize | ||
| 2012-13 (C) |
Regular Season: 5th Playoffs: DNQ | ||
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Verdes FC (previously Hankook Verdes) are a Belize association football club which competes in the Belize Premier Football League. They are based in Benque Viejo del Carmen, a town situated on the border of Guatemala. The club was established in 1976 as Real Verdes Football Club and changed their name to Hankook Verdes in 2004. 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 Marshalleck 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.
In 1985, Hankook Verdes was the first team to represent Belize in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Throughout the history of Belizean football, Real Verdes has represented its country more than any other club in Belize. The list of CONCACAF opponents includes professional teams such as Cruz Azul, Pumas, Santos Laguna (Mexico); Real España, Club Deportivo Platense, Universidad NAH (Honduras); Club Xelajú MC, CSD Municipal, Comunicaciones, (Guatemala); and Luis Ángel Firpo (El Salvador). Hankook Verdes has the most UNCAF Club Tournament appearances of any Belize Football Club.
Achievements
- Belize Premier League: 1
- 2007/08
Performance in International competitions
- 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 Champions League: 1 appearances
- Best: Preliminary Round in 2008
- 2008 : Preliminary Round
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
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Erwin Contreras (Captain, Belize national football team, 1990–93) - Jorge García (Captain, Belize national football team, 1994–97)
Managers
Real Verdes
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Sergio Enrique Pardo
Verdes Hancock
- Nayo Waight (2005)
- Ramon Cayoc (2008)
Verdes FC
- Walter Salazar (2013)
- Pablo Cacho (2014-)
References
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