# 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. In 2022, they became the first Belizean club to win a competitive series in the competition.

## Honours

* Belize Premier Football League/Premier League of Belize
** Champions (7): 2007–08, 2014–15 Closing, 2017–18 Opening, 2019–20 Opening, 2021-22 Opening, 2021–22 Closing, 2022–23 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 |
| 1998 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Group North B | Aurora | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4th |
| 1998 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Group North B | Luis Ángel Firpo | — | 1–4 | 4th |
| 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 |
| 2015–16 | CONCACAF Champions League | Group C | San Francisco | 2–1 | 0–8 | 3rd |

### CONCACAF League

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2020 | CONCACAF League | PR | Arcahaie | 0–3 (w/o) | 0–3 (w/o) | 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) |
| 2022 | CONCACAF League | 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 | 0–5 | 5th |
| 2023 | CONCACAF Central American Cup | Group D | Alajuelense | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 5th |
| 2023 | CONCACAF Central American Cup | Group D | Sporting San Miguelito | 0–4 | 0–4 | | 5th |
| 2023 | CONCACAF Central American Cup | Group D | Olancho | 2–3 | 2–3 | | 5th |

### 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 | Totals | 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)