Platense F.C.

Platense Football Club S.A. de C.V. or simply Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Puerto Cortés, Cortés.

For other uses, see Platense (disambiguation).
Platense
Full namePlatense Football Club Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable
Nickname(s)Tiburón
Los Escualos
Los Selacios Los tiburones del platense
Founded4 July 1960 (1960-07-04)
GroundEstadio Excelsior,
Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Capacity12,000
OwnerPlantense
ChairmanAllan Ramos
ManagerCarlos Martinez
LeagueLiga Nacional
2019 AperturaLiga Nacional, 8th (regular season)
DNQ (postseason)

The club was founded on 4 July 1960[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Achievements
Winners (2): 1965–66, 2000–01 C
Runners-up (4): 1996–97, 2000–01 A, 2002–03 A, 2016–17 A
Winners (3): 1996, 1997, 2018
Runners-up (1): 2015
Runners-up (2): 1997, 1999
Winners (1): 1982
Runners-up (1): 1964
  • Cortés Championship
Winners (2): 1962, 1964

League and Playoffs Performance

(1994–present)

Season Position GP W D L GF GA PTS Play-offs Pl. W D L GS GA PTS
1994–958th
27
5
10
12
18
28
25
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1995–964th
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
1998–996th
18
7
4
7
23
31
25
First Round
2
0
1
1
0
3
1
1999-00 Apertura5th
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 Clausura6th
18
4
8
6
18
20
20
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2003–04 Apertura6th
18
5
7
6
20
23
22
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2003–04 Clausura6th
16
6
2
8
18
22
20
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004–05 Apertura6th
18
6
3
9
21
28
21
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004–05 Clausura6th
17
5
6
6
23
19
21
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2005–06 Apertura4th
18
8
3
7
28
34
27
Semi-finals
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2005–06 Clausura7th
18
5
7
6
19
21
22
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2006–07 Apertura5th
18
7
8
3
32
29
29
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2006–07 Clausura6th
17
7
2
8
17
22
23
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2007–08 Apertura9th
18
3
6
9
17
28
15
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2007–08 Clausura8th
18
5
5
8
18
24
20
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2008–09 Apertura7th
18
6
5
7
22
26
23
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2008–09 Clausura9th
17
4
6
7
20
26
18
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2009–10 Apertura6th
18
6
6
6
23
25
24
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2009–10 Clausura4th
18
7
7
4
23
19
28
Semi-finals
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
2010–11 Apertura5th
18
8
2
8
20
22
26
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2010–11 Clausura9th
18
4
5
9
21
29
17
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2011–12 Apertura8th
18
6
3
9
14
23
21
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2011–12 Clausura10th
18
1
8
9
14
32
11
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2012–13 Apertura8th
18
4
8
6
15
22
20
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2012–13 Clausura5th
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. Aurora – 4:3, 0:1 (Aurora advance on away goals rule)
First Round v. Aurora – 2:1
First Round v. Aurora – 2:1
First Round v. Real Verdes – 0:0
First Round v. Real Verdes – 6:0
First Round v. Luis Ángel Firpo – 0:1
Second Round v. Saprissa – 1:3
Second Round v. Comunicaciones – 3:1
Second Round v. Saprissa – 0:0
Second Round v. Comunicaciones – 1:2

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
  • 1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
First Round v. Juventus – 0:1, 4:1 (Platense advance 4:2 on aggregate)
Second Round v. CRKSV Jong Colombia – 3:1, 7:0 (Platense advance 10:1 on aggregate)
Final Round v. Olimpia – 3:3
Final Round v. Municipal – 0:0

Current squad

Updated on 27 January 2019.[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  HON Ariel Orestes Johnson Castellón
5 DF  HON Brayan Figueroa
7 MF  HON Édgar Álvarez
8 DF  HON Joshua Nieto
10 MF  HON Julio César de León
12 FW  HON Jeancarlo Vargas
20 FW  HON Óscar Medina
21 MF  HON Elder Ramos
22 MF  HON Alexander Aguilar
24 MF  TRI Rundell Winchester
29 DF  HON Jeffri Flores
30 DF  HON Grodbin Benítez
32 MF  HON Ilce Barahona
33 MF  HON Kervin Arriaga
40 GK  HON Denis Garcia
— GK  HON Ricardo Castillo
— GK  HON Kevin Hernández
— GK  HON Rafael Zúñiga
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  HON Marco Martínez
— DF  HON Cristian Padilla
— DF  COL Melvin Vásquez
— DF  HON Emerson Lalin
— MF  HON Julio de León
— MF  HON Aldo Fajardo
— MF  HON Kelvin Matute
— MF  HON Rudy Meléndez
— MF  HON Cesar Oseguera
— MF  HON Elvis Scott
— MF  TRI Klein Eden
— MF  HON Wilmer Fuentes
— MF  HON Robbie Matute
— MF  HON David Mendoza
— MF  HON Gerson Rodas
— FW  HON Pedro Mencía
— FW  HON Diego Reyes
— FW  HON David Mendoza

Coaches

▪🇭🇳 Carlos Martinez ( Feb 2018)

All time top goal scorers

[16]

# Player Goals
1 Juan Manuel Cárcamo 65
2 Francisco Ramírez 54
3 Raúl Centeno Gamboa 53
4 Eduardo Laing 45
5 Oscar Piedrahita 33
6 Marcelo Ferreira 28
7 Carlos "Care" Alvarado 27
8 Dennis Caballero 26
9 Luis Alonso Perdomo 25
10 Marcelo Verón 23

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References
  1. "Juventud y esperanza" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 2007-08-10. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  2. 53 años cumplió el “Tiburón” Archived 2020-02-15 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. A 12 años del segundo título “escualo” – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. Oficial la fusión Platense-Necaxa Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. [https://us.soccerway.com/teams/honduras/cd-platense/7309/ CD Platense
  6. Argentino Alfaro reemplazará a su compatriota Romero en Platense de Honduras – Terra (in Spanish)
  7. Nahum Espinoza firmaría nuevo contrato con Platense Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  8. Rubén Guifarro toma las riendas del Platense Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  9. Vargas firmó con Platense Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  10. Jairo Ríos, nuevo técnico del Platense – Diez (in Spanish)
  11. Carlos de Toro, nuevo técnico de Platense Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  12. Roque Alfaro, nuevo técnico del Platense Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  13. Argentinos de Platense se van porque les dicen “paquetes” Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  14. Hernán García ya no es técnico de Platense – Diez (in Spanish)
  15. Germando Adinolfi, nuevo entrenador del Platense – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  16. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
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