Arsenal F.C. (Honduras) Explained

Clubname:Arsenal F.C. Roatán
Fullname:Arsenal Football Club de Roatán
Nickname:Los Isleños
Los Caracoles
Founded:1999
Ground:Coxen Hole Stadium
Roatán, Honduras
Capacity:2,000
Chairman:Leland Roy Woods Mcnab
Manager:Ninrrol Medina
League:Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
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Arsenal Football Club de Roatán is a professional Honduran football team based in Roatán, Honduras.

It currently plays in the second division Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso in Zona Norte-Occidente Group A.

History

Only founded in 1999, the team had a chance to be promoted to the top division, Liga Nacional de Honduras,[1] in May 2007 but they lost to Deportes Savio in the promotion play-off.[2] Arsenal F.C. has produced Honduran Internationals such as Georgie Welcome who became the only player to debut with the national side playing in the second tier of Honduras and Edrick Menjívar

Achievements

Winners (1): 2006–07 C

Runners-up (2): 2006–07 A, 2007–08 A

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20131008210230/http://old.latribuna.hn/2007/05/26/post10010196/ Savio y Arsenal a dar el primer paso
  2. http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox402380.htm Deportes Savio asciende a primera división al imponerse al Arsenal en final