Platense
Full namePlatense Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Tiburones Blancos,
Escualos,
Los Selacios,
Platense Querido,
El Primer Campeón
Founded4 July 1960; 63 years ago (1960-07-04)
GroundEstadio Excelsior,
Platense, Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Capacity12,000
OwnerPlantense
ChairmanHonduras Rommel Andrade
ManagerHonduras Rommel Salgado
LeagueLiga Nacional de Ascenso
2021–22Liga Nacional, 10th of 10 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Platense Fútbol Club[1] or simply Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Platense, Puerto Cortés, Cortés.

The club was founded on 4 July 1960[2] and in 1965 became the first champions of the Honduran National Football League. Their home venue is the Estadio Excelsior.

History

Officially Platense Sport Club was founded on July 4, 1960, in the neighborhood of Campo Rojo, Puerto Cortés. The initial founders were Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, and Rene Paiz. They were later joined by Manuel Flores, Héctor Sánchez, Rolando Méndez, Samuel Williams, Rudolph Williams, Ricardo Fúnez, Julio Linares, Óscar Pineda, Raúl Betancourt, Francisco Maldonado, Humberto Dole, Rolando Zavala and Reginaldo Guevara.[3]

The founders looked to emulate a successful international club, and ultimately settled on Platense, inspired by Platense of Argentina. In its early years, the club was supported by the Tela Railroad Company. When amateurism was still in effect, Tela provided jobs and a salary for club athletes, and helped Platense establish itself on a solid financial footing.

After the Honduran National Soccer League was founded in 1964; Club Deportivo Platense became one of its 10 original members. They would also become its first champions, winning the league 27–26 over Olimpia.

The key players on that team were: Gilberto Zavala, Tomas Maximo, Ricardo 'Cañon' Fúnez, Felix 'Mantequilla' Guerra, Raúl Betancourt, Santos 'Kubala' Díaz, Miguel 'El Chino' Hernandez, 'Pichingo' Croasdaile, Francisco Brocatto, Carlos "Care" Alvarado, "Chita" Arzú, León Victor "Escalera" Jallú, among others.

Having won the very first title, however, Platense had to wait another thirty-six years for its second. They were close twice, finishing runners-up in 1996–97 and Apertura 2000. However, it wasn't until Clausura 2001 that Platense returned to glory.

Their opponents, Olimpia, were the most dominant and successful team in Honduras. The first leg of the tie was in Puerto Cortés and finished with a victory for the 'Tiburón' by the score of 1–0. The Argentine Marcelo Verón scored the winning goal. The return game was won by Club Olimpia by the same score. This forced the teams to go to over-time. The champion would be the team that scored the first goal (Golden goal). It was Platense's Rony Morales who proved the hero, scoring the goal that gave Platense its first title in a generation.[4]

Platense reached two more semi-finals, but their form soon declined. In June 2012, they were relegated and were only able to stay in the top flight by virtue of a merger with CD Necaxa.[5]

Achievements

League and Playoffs Performance

(1994–present)[1]

Season Position GP W D L GF GA PTS Play-offs Pl. W D L GS GA PTS
1994–95 8th
27
5
10
12
18
28
25
did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1995–96 4th
27
10
7
10
29
31
37
First round
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
1996–97
3rd
27
13
8
6
28
20
34
Runners-up
8
4
2
2
13
10
14
1997–98 Apertura
1st
20
12
2
6
42
26
38
Semi-finals
4
0
3
1
3
5
3
1997–98 Clausura
3rd
20
8
8
4
36
30
32
Semi-finals
4
0
3
1
5
6
3
1998–99 6th
18
7
4
7
23
31
25
First round
2
0
1
1
0
3
1
1999-00 Apertura 5th
18
6
7
5
24
24
25
First round
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
1999-00 Clausura
2nd
18
10
4
4
39
21
34
First round
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
2000–01 Apertura
3rd
18
7
7
4
30
21
28
Runners-up
6
1
3
2
6
6
6
2000–01 Clausura
2nd
18
11
4
3
26
13
37
Champions
6
3
2
1
9
6
11
2001–02 Apertura
2nd
18
7
6
5
16
14
27
Semi-finals
2
0
1
1
2
3
1
2001–02 Clausura
3rd
18
9
4
5
35
25
28
Semi-finals
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
2002–03 Apertura
1st
18
12
5
1
42
14
41
Runners-up
4
1
1
2
4
4
4
2002–03 Clausura 6th
18
4
8
6
18
20
20
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2003–04 Apertura 6th
18
5
7
6
20
23
22
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2003–04 Clausura 6th
16
6
2
8
18
22
20
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004–05 Apertura 6th
18
6
3
9
21
28
21
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004–05 Clausura 6th
17
5
6
6
23
19
21
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2005–06 Apertura 4th
18
8
3
7
28
34
27
Semi-finals
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2005–06 Clausura 7th
18
5
7
6
19
21
22
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2006–07 Apertura 5th
18
7
8
3
32
29
29
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2006–07 Clausura 6th
17
7
2
8
17
22
23
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2007–08 Apertura 9th
18
3
6
9
17
28
15
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2007–08 Clausura 8th
18
5
5
8
18
24
20
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2008–09 Apertura 7th
18
6
5
7
22
26
23
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2008–09 Clausura 9th
17
4
6
7
20
26
18
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2009–10 Apertura 6th
18
6
6
6
23
25
24
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2009–10 Clausura 4th
18
7
7
4
23
19
28
Semi-finals
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
2010–11 Apertura 5th
18
8
2
8
20
22
26
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2010–11 Clausura 9th
18
4
5
9
21
29
17
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2011–12 Apertura 8th
18
6
3
9
14
23
21
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2011–12 Clausura 10th
18
1
8
9
14
32
11
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2012–13 Apertura 8th
18
4
8
6
15
22
20
 did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2012–13 Clausura 5th
18
7
3
8
21
24
24
Semi-finals
4
1
3
0
4
2
6

All-Time Table

(From 1965 to 1966 to 2007–08)

Seasons Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
42 1637 1269 394 455 420 1409 1415 -6

36 Game Average

Points Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
46 11 13 12 41 40 +1

International competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. Guatemala Aurora – 4:3, 0:1 (Aurora advance on away goals rule)
First Round v. Guatemala Aurora – 2:1
First Round v. Guatemala Aurora – 2:1
First Round v. Belize Real Verdes – 0:0
First Round v. Belize Real Verdes – 6:0
First Round v. El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo – 0:1
Second Round v. Costa Rica Saprissa – 1:3
Second Round v. Guatemala Comunicaciones – 3:1
Second Round v. Costa Rica Saprissa – 0:0
Second Round v. Guatemala Comunicaciones – 1:2

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup

First Round v. Belize Juventus – 0:1, 4:1 (Platense advance 4:2 on aggregate)
Second Round v. Curaçao CRKSV Jong Colombia – 3:1, 7:0 (Platense advance 10:1 on aggregate)
Final Round v. Honduras Olimpia – 3:3
Final Round v. Guatemala Municipal – 0:0

Current squad

As of 29 January 2022[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 GK Honduras HON Rafael Zúñiga
2 DF Honduras HON Anthony Cervantes
3 DF Honduras HON Elías García
4 DF Honduras HON André Orellana
5 DF Honduras HON Marcos Martínez
6 MF Honduras HON Roger Iscoa
7 FW Honduras HON Byron Rodríguez
8 MF Honduras HON Joshua Nieto
9 FW Argentina ARG Álvaro Klusener
10 FW Argentina ARG Jorge Ojeda
11 MF Honduras HON Ilce Barahona
12 FW Honduras HON Eli Palma
13 MF Honduras HON José Canelas
14 MF Honduras HON Jorge Cardona
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Honduras HON Roger Flores
18 FW Honduras HON William Moncada
20 MF Honduras HON Héctor Aranda
22 FW Honduras HON Jorge Castrillo
25 GK Argentina ARG Francisco Del Riego
26 DF Honduras HON Elder Ramos
28 DF Argentina ARG Federico Maya
29 DF Honduras HON Edson Rocha
30 MF Honduras HON Derek Silva
31 DF Honduras HON David Montoya
44 MF Honduras HON Yasser Santos
52 FW Honduras HON Imanol Murillo
60 GK Honduras HON Bruno Alemán

Coaches

All time top goal scorers

[17]

# Player Goals
1 Honduras Juan Manuel Cárcamo 65
2 Honduras Francisco Ramírez 54
3 Honduras Raúl Centeno Gamboa 53
4 Honduras Julio César de León 53
5 Honduras Eduardo Laing 45
6 Colombia Oscar Piedrahíta 33
7 Brazil Marcelo Ferreira 28
8 Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado 27
9 Honduras Dennis Caballero 26
10 Honduras Luis Alonso Perdomo 25

References

  1. ^ "Necaxa se llamará Platense". El Heraldo. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Juventud y esperanza" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 2007-08-10. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  3. ^ 53 años cumplió el “Tiburón” Archived 2020-02-15 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. ^ A 12 años del segundo título “escualo” – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Oficial la fusión Platense-Necaxa Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Plantilla en la web oficial".
  7. ^ Argentino Alfaro reemplazará a su compatriota Romero en Platense de Honduras – Terra (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Nahum Espinoza firmaría nuevo contrato con Platense Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Rubén Guifarro toma las riendas del Platense Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Vargas firmó con Platense Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Jairo Ríos, nuevo técnico del Platense – Diez (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Carlos de Toro, nuevo técnico de Platense Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Roque Alfaro, nuevo técnico del Platense Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Argentinos de Platense se van porque les dicen “paquetes” Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Hernán García ya no es técnico de Platense – Diez (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Germando Adinolfi, nuevo entrenador del Platense – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)

External links

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Platense F.C. – current squad
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