Verdes FC

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.

Verdes F.C.

Full name	Verdes Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Green Machine
Founded	1976
Ground	Norman Broaster Stadium San Ignacio Town, Belize
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Ian Haylock
Manager	Angel Orellana Hernandez
League	Premier League of Belize
2022–23	Champions (Closing season)
Home colours Away colours

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

• Belize Premier Football League/Premier League of Belize
  • Champions (8): 2007–08, 2014–15 Closing, 2017–18 Opening, 2019–20 Opening, 2021-22 Opening, 2021–22 Closing, 2022–23 Closing, 2024–25 Closing

Performance in International competitions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League

Season	Competition	Round	Club		Home	Away	Aggregate
1986	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	2R		Pembroke Hamilton Club	2–1	0–3	2–4
1987	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	1R		Real España	0–2	1–6	1–8
1988	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	PR		Cruz Azul	0–2	2–12	2–14
1991	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	1R		Real España	0–1	0–5	0–6
1994	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	PR		Comunicaciones	1–3	1–2	2–5
1995	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	1R		Municipal	0–3	0–3	0–6
1997	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	1R		Xelajú MC	0–0	0–2	0–2
1998	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Group North B		Platense	0–0	0–6	4th
				Aurora	1–2	3–2
				Luis Ángel Firpo	—	1–4
2008–09	CONCACAF Champions League	PR		Cruz Azul	0–6	0–6	0–12
2015–16	CONCACAF Champions League	Group C		Querétaro	0–0	0–8	3rd
				San Francisco	2–1	0–8

CONCACAF League

Season	Competition	Round	Club		Home	Away	Aggregate
2020	CONCACAF League	PR		Arcahaie	0–3 (w/o)
2021	CONCACAF League	PR		Santos de Guápiles	0–1	1–5	1–6
2022	CONCACAF League	PR		Platense	0–0	2–2	2–2 (a)
		R16		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

Season	Competition	Round	Club		Home	Away	Aggregate
2023	CONCACAF Central American Cup	Group D		Motagua	0–5	—	5th
				Alajuelense	0–3	—
				Sporting San Miguelito	—	0–4
				Olancho	—	2–3

International level

• As of 21 August 2015

Opponent	First meeting	Last Meeting	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Alajuelense	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8
Aurora	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
Cruz Azul	Aug 26, 2008	Sept 9, 2008	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12
FAS	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
Municipal	1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Olimpia	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
Puntarenas	Aug 22, 2006	Aug 31, 2006	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5
Querétaro	Aug 4, 2015	Sept 17, 2015	2	0	1	1	0	8	−8
San Francisco	Sept 22, 2015	Oct 22, 2015	1	1	0	0	2	1	1
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

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. Nation Player 1 GK  BLZ Dejion Mcfadzean 2 FW  MEX Jahyrl Smith 4 DF  BLZ Brandon Jones 5 MF  BLZ Glenford Gentle III 6 MF  MEX Juan Leonel Guerrero Ocampo 7 MF  BLZ Nahjib Guerra 8 FW  COL Camilo Marquez 9 MF  URU Nicolas Rocha 10 MF  BLZ Jordy Polanco 11 DF  BLZ Jahron Myvett 13 MF  COL Jaylen Lennon 14 MF  BLZ Darrel Myvett 15 FW  COL Ronald Benavides 16 DF  BLZ Alence Ayala 18 MF  BLZ Zion Ramos

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  COL Miguel Medina 22 GK  ARG Nahuel Paz 26 MF  COL Arles Balanta 24 DF  MEX Christian Ramírez 25 FW  BLZ Krisean Lopez 17 MF  BLZ Félix Martínez 27 GK  BLZ Woodrow West 29 MF  BLZ Trimayne Harris 19 MF  ARG Zion Frazer 81 F  COL Yubeiquer Arenas 77 F  BLZ Desmond Wade 80 DF  MEX Gerardo Madrid 88 DF  MEX Marco Zavala 99 DF  BLZ Everal Trapp

Notable former players

• Erwin Contreras (Captain, Belize national football team, 1990–93)
• Jorge García (Captain, Belize national football team, 1994–97)

Managers

Real Verdes

• 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–)
• Martín Dimas Dall'orso (2019–2021)
• David Pérez Asensio (July 2021 – March 2023)
• Angel Orellana (April 2023 - July 2023)
• José Migallón (July 2023 - - Present)