Club Deportivo Platense
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Club Deportivo Platense is a Honduran
football
club, located in Puerto Cortés
, Cortés
. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.
In the first meetings of Club Platense, the names of vaious international soccer clubs were included among the choices, from which the official name of the team was taken. Among the choices available were: Leyland, Banfield, Magallanes, and Platense of Argentina
; being this last one, the most likable among the founder members of the Club.
In its beginnings, this team had the fortune to include the support of the Tela Railroad Company. The members of Club Platense where for the most part, hired by this company, while they participated with the club. This benefited them a great deal, because in addition to their salary with Tela Railroad Co. Where they received a special treatment for being soccer stars, they also received a salary from the ticket sales, as part of their contracts with Club Platense. That motivated these players, to give 100% in training, as well as in the official games.
After the Honduran National Soccer League was founded in 1964; Club Deportivo Platense became one of its '10 Original Club Members', and one of the most important Clubs of all Honduran Soccer.
By 1965, Club Deportivo Platense already possessed the great and only honor, of being the first champion of the Honduran National Football League
. Among the members of the famous team, that won the first championship, were: Gilberto Zavala, Tomas Maximo, Ricardo 'Cañon' Fúnez, Felix 'Mantequilla' Guerra, Raúl Betancourt, Santos 'Kubala' Díaz, Miguel 'El Chino' Hernandez, 'Pichingo' Crosdaile, Francisco Brocatto, Carlos "Care" Alvarado, "Chita" Arzú, León Victor "Escalera" Jallú, among others.
After having obtained the first championship of National League
, Club Deportivo Platense, had to wait 36 years to win its second championship. The new format of short tournaments (opening – closure) disputed through semifinals, allowed Platense to dispute the championship; even though it finished second on the final standings. The title was to be fought out, in a series of two games against the most popular team of the country: Club Deportivo Olimpia
. The first game disputed in Puerto Cortés
, finished with triumph for the 'Tiburón' by scoreboard of 1-0; with goal netted by the Argentine Marcelo Verón
. The return game, was won by Club Olimpia by the same scoreboard.- This forced the teams to go to over-time. The champion would be the team that scored the first goal (Golden goal
). It was this way, how, with goal of Rony Morales
, Club Platense conquered its second championship of National League; to win the global series by scoreboard of 2-1
Other Facts
Carlos Padilla was the coach when the team won its first championship.
- Argentine
Alberto Romero was the coach when the team won its second championship.
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, located in Puerto Cortés
Puerto Cortés
-Geography:It is on the Caribbean Sea coast, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, at 15.85° N, 87.94° W. It has a natural bay.It is Honduras's main sea port and it is considered the most important seaport in Central America...
, Cortés
Cortés (department)
Cortés is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 3,954 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,365,497 people, making it the most populous department in Honduras...
. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.
History
According to the records available, the following people attended Club Platense: René Paíz, Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, Manuel Flores, Héctor Sánchez, Rolando Méndez, Samuel Williams, Rodolfo Williams, Ricardo Fúnez, Nelson Larios, Julio Linares, Oscar Pineda, Raúl Betancourt, Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden, Francisco Maldonado, Humberto Dole, Rolando Zavala and Reginaldo Guevara, with the best goals in their individual seasons.All together making their teams make it to history of platense.In the first meetings of Club Platense, the names of vaious international soccer clubs were included among the choices, from which the official name of the team was taken. Among the choices available were: Leyland, Banfield, Magallanes, and Platense of Argentina
Club Atlético Platense
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
; being this last one, the most likable among the founder members of the Club.
In its beginnings, this team had the fortune to include the support of the Tela Railroad Company. The members of Club Platense where for the most part, hired by this company, while they participated with the club. This benefited them a great deal, because in addition to their salary with Tela Railroad Co. Where they received a special treatment for being soccer stars, they also received a salary from the ticket sales, as part of their contracts with Club Platense. That motivated these players, to give 100% in training, as well as in the official games.
After the Honduran National Soccer League was founded in 1964; Club Deportivo Platense became one of its '10 Original Club Members', and one of the most important Clubs of all Honduran Soccer.
By 1965, Club Deportivo Platense already possessed the great and only honor, of being the first champion of the Honduran National Football League
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
. Among the members of the famous team, that won the first championship, were: Gilberto Zavala, Tomas Maximo, Ricardo 'Cañon' Fúnez, Felix 'Mantequilla' Guerra, Raúl Betancourt, Santos 'Kubala' Díaz, Miguel 'El Chino' Hernandez, 'Pichingo' Crosdaile, Francisco Brocatto, Carlos "Care" Alvarado, "Chita" Arzú, León Victor "Escalera" Jallú, among others.
Second Championship
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
, Club Deportivo Platense, had to wait 36 years to win its second championship. The new format of short tournaments (opening – closure) disputed through semifinals, allowed Platense to dispute the championship; even though it finished second on the final standings. The title was to be fought out, in a series of two games against the most popular team of the country: Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...
. The first game disputed in Puerto Cortés
Puerto Cortés
-Geography:It is on the Caribbean Sea coast, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, at 15.85° N, 87.94° W. It has a natural bay.It is Honduras's main sea port and it is considered the most important seaport in Central America...
, finished with triumph for the 'Tiburón' by scoreboard of 1-0; with goal netted by the Argentine Marcelo Verón
Marcelo Verón
Marcelo Andrés Verón is a Argentine footballer currently played in 12 clubes of the world.-Teams: Platense 1999-2000 Salgueiros 2000 Platense 2000-2001 Stade Tunisien 2001 York City 2001-2002 Cobras 2002 Cartagonova 2002-2003 Ceuta 2003-2004 Colo-Colo 2004 Novelda 2005 Deportivo Suchitepéquez...
. The return game, was won by Club Olimpia by the same scoreboard.- This forced the teams to go to over-time. The champion would be the team that scored the first goal (Golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...
). It was this way, how, with goal of Rony Morales
Rony Morales
Rony Morales is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for C.D. Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He previously played for Olimpia.-External links:*...
, Club Platense conquered its second championship of National League; to win the global series by scoreboard of 2-1
National Level
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de HondurasLiga Nacional de Futbol de HondurasLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
: 2
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- 1965-66Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1965-66The 1965-66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural season of the Honduran Liga Nacional, Platense won the tournament after winning the 18 rounds, they were mathematically declared champions on 23 January 1966 after defeating 2–0 España in the last round at El Progreso.-Background:In 1964,...
, 2000-01 Clausura - Runners-up (3): 1996-97, 2000-01 Apertura, 2002-03 Apertura
- 1965-66
- Liga de Ascenso de HondurasLiga de Ascenso de HondurasLiga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002...
: 1
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- 1982
- Champions at Honduran Cup: 2
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- 1996, 1997
- Runners-up (2): 1996-971996-97 Honduran Super CupThe 1996-97 Honduran Super Cup was held between winners of 1996-97 Honduran league and 1996-97 Honduran Cup .-The game:...
, 1997-98
Other Facts
- First Football Champion of Honduras (1965-66Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1965-66The 1965-66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural season of the Honduran Liga Nacional, Platense won the tournament after winning the 18 rounds, they were mathematically declared champions on 23 January 1966 after defeating 2–0 España in the last round at El Progreso.-Background:In 1964,...
).
League and Playoffs Performance
(1994–Present)http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/hondchamp.html| Season | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | Playoffs | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | PTS |
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| 1994-95 | 8th | |||||||||||||||
| 1995-96 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1995-96 In the 1995–96 Honduran Liga Nacional C.D. Olimpia was crowned champion for the twelfth time. The tournament was dividen onto two phases: the Regular phase of 18 rounds and the Final phase which consisted of a Hexagonal, a Triangular and the Final.... |
4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997-98 Apertura Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1997-98 Apertura In 1997–98 the Honduran Liga Nacional brought a new competition system; the league would be now divided into two tournaments , having C.D. Motagua won their 6th and 7th title in this new format... |
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| 1997-98 Clausura | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998-99 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1998-99 Although the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998–99 season in the Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played. C.D... |
6th | |||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 Apertura | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 Clausura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000-01 Apertura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000-01 Clausura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001-02 Apertura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001-02 Clausura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 Apertura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 Clausura | 6th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 Apertura | 6th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 Clausura | 6th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 Apertura | 6th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 Clausura | 6th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 Apertura | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 Clausura | 7th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 Apertura Honduras Apertura 2006-07 The 2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd edition of the Honduran top division. C.D. Motagua and Real C.D. España won the Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively.-2006–07 teams:-Apertura:... |
5th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 Clausura | 6th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 Apertura Honduras Apertura 2007-08 Honduras Apertura 2007-08 was the opening and fifty-one season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started on August 11, 2007 and finished December 31, 2007. It followed the Honduras Clausura 2006-07 season... |
9th | Did Not Qualify | ->- | |||||||||||||
| 2007-08 Clausura Honduras Clausura 2007-08 Honduras Clausura 2007-08 was the opening and fifty-second season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started on January 12, 2008 and finished on May 27, 2008. It followed the Honduras Apertura 2007-08 season... |
8th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2008-09 Apertura Honduras Apertura 2008-09 The 2008-09 Apertura will be the first part of the 2008-09 season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season is set to start 26 July 2008 and will be set to finish on December 14, 2008. It will follow the 2007-08 Clausura season... |
7th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2008-09 Clausura | 9th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 Apertura | 6th | Did Not Qualify |
All-Time Table
(From 1965-66 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 |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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- First Round v.
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-- 4:3, 0:1 (Aurora advance on away goals rule)
- First Round v.
- 1998 CONCACAF Champions' CupCONCACAF Champions' Cup 1998The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.The final tournament, held in Washington,...
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- First Round v. Aurora FCAurora FCAurora Fútbol Club are a Guatemalan professional football club. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country, the team has now been relegated to a lower division...
-- 2:1 - First Round v. Aurora FCAurora FCAurora Fútbol Club are a Guatemalan professional football club. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country, the team has now been relegated to a lower division...
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-- 6:0 - First Round v.
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-- 0:1 - Second Round v.
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- First Round v.
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
- 1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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- First Round v. JuventusJuventus (Belize)Juventus is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League of the Football Federation of Belize.The Team is based in Orange Walk. Their home stadium is Orange Walk People's Stadium.-Achievements:...
-- 0:1, 4:1 (Platense advance 4:2 on aggregate) - Second Round v.
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-- 3:1, 7:0 (Platense advance 10:1 on aggregate) - Final Round v.
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-- 0:0
- First Round v.
Current squad
List Of Coaches
Jaime Hormazábal Carlos Padilla Alberto Romero (2001–2003) Héctor Vargas (2009-)- Ariel Senna (1996–1997)
Trivia
- HonduranHonduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
Carlos Padilla was the coach when the team won its first championship.
- Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Alberto Romero was the coach when the team won its second championship.
All time top goal scorers
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Centeno Gamboa | 53 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Cárcamo Juan Manuel Cárcamo Juan Manuel Cárcamo Flores is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for CD Suchitepequez. He previously played for Honduran club Platense and Austrian teams SV Austria Salzburg and BSV Bad Bleiberg.-External links:*... |
52 |
| 3 | Francisco Ramírez | 47 |
| 4 | Eduardo Laing Eduardo Laing Eduardo Antonio "Tony" Laing is a former Honduran footballer and member of the Honduras national football team, known for his game-tying goal against Northern Ireland in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.... |
41 |
| 5 | Oscar Piedrahita | 33 |
| 6 | Marcelo Ferreira Marcelo Ferreira Marcelo Ferreira is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael... |
28 |
| 7 | Carlos "Care" Alvarado | 27 |
| 8 | Dennis Caballero | 26 |
| 9 | Luis Alonso Perdomo | 25 |
| 10 | Marcelo Andres Verón | 23 |