Platense F.C. Explained

Fullname:Platense Fútbol Club
Clubname:Platense
Nickname:Tiburones Blancos,
Escualos,
Los Selacios,
Platense Querido,
El Primer Campeón
Ground:Estadio Excelsior,
Platense, Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Capacity:12,000
Owner:Plantense
Chairman: Rommel Andrade
Manager: Rommel Salgado
League:Liga Nacional de Ascenso
Season:2021–22
Position:Liga Nacional, 10th of 10 (relegated)
Website:http://platensefutbolclubhn.weebly.com/
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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)https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hondchamp.html

SeasonPositionGPWDLGFGAPTSPlay-offsPl.WDLGSGAPTS
1994–958th
1995–964thbgcolor=LightSeaGreen
1996–97bgcolor=silver
1997–98 Aperturabgcolor=goldbgcolor=Orange
1997–98 Clausurabgcolor=Orange
1998–996thbgcolor=LightSeaGreen
1999-00 Apertura5thbgcolor=LightSeaGreen
1999-00 Clausurabgcolor=silverbgcolor=LightSeaGreen
2000–01 Aperturabgcolor=silver
2000–01 Clausurabgcolor=silverbgcolor=gold
2001–02 Aperturabgcolor=silverbgcolor=Orange
2001–02 Clausurabgcolor=Orange
2002–03 Aperturabgcolor=goldbgcolor=silver
2002–03 Clausura6thdid not qualify
2003–04 Apertura6thdid not qualify
2003–04 Clausura6thdid not qualify
2004–05 Apertura6thdid not qualify
2004–05 Clausura6thdid not qualify
2005–06 Apertura4thbgcolor=Orange
2005–06 Clausura7thdid not qualify
2006–07 Apertura5thdid not qualify
2006–07 Clausura6thdid not qualify
2007–08 Apertura9thdid not qualify
2007–08 Clausura8thdid not qualify
2008–09 Apertura7thdid not qualify
2008–09 Clausura9thdid not qualify
2009–10 Apertura6thdid not qualify
2009–10 Clausura4thbgcolor=Orange
2010–11 Apertura5thdid not qualify
2010–11 Clausura9thdid not qualify
2011–12 Apertura8thdid not qualify
2011–12 Clausura10thdid not qualify
2012–13 Apertura8thdid not qualify
2012–13 Clausura5thbgcolor=Orange

All-Time Table

(From 1965 to 1966 to 2007–08)

36 Game Average

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

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

[6]

Coaches

All time top goal scorers

[17]

PlayerGoals
1 Juan Manuel Cárcamo65
2 Francisco Ramírez54
3 Raúl Centeno Gamboa53
4 Julio César de León53
5 Eduardo Laing45
6 Oscar Piedrahíta33
7 Marcelo Ferreira28
8 Carlos "Care" Alvarado27
9 Dennis Caballero26
10 Luis Alonso Perdomo25

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Necaxa se llamará Platense. 14 July 2012. 7 August 2015. El Heraldo.
  2. News: Juventud y esperanza . Diario La Prensa . 2007-08-10 . 2007-08-11 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075712/http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/2007/torneo_apertura_2006_2007/juventud_y_esperanza . 2007-09-28.
  3. http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/07/04/53-anos-cumplio-el-tiburon/ 53 años cumplió el “Tiburón”
  4. https://archive.today/20130928161323/http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/07/24/a-12-anos-del-segundo-titulo-escualo/ A 12 años del segundo título “escualo”
  5. http://www.latribuna.hn/2012/06/14/oficial-la-fusion-platense-necaxa/ Oficial la fusión Platense-Necaxa
  6. Web site: Plantilla en la web oficial.
  7. http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=495577 Argentino Alfaro reemplazará a su compatriota Romero en Platense de Honduras
  8. http://old.latribuna.hn/2008/05/05/post10033186/ Nahum Espinoza firmaría nuevo contrato con Platense
  9. http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2009/02/03/Noticias/Ruben-Guifarro-toma-las-riendas-del-Platense Rubén Guifarro toma las riendas del Platense
  10. http://old.latribuna.hn/2009/05/14/post10064056/ Vargas firmó con Platense
  11. http://www.diez.hn/content/view/full/26508 Jairo Ríos, nuevo técnico del Platense
  12. http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Ediciones/2011/06/24/Noticias/Carlos-de-Toro-nuevo-tecnico-de-Platense Carlos de Toro, nuevo técnico de Platense
  13. http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2011/08/23/Noticias/Roque-Alfaro-nuevo-tecnico-del-Platense Roque Alfaro, nuevo técnico del Platense
  14. http://www.latribuna.hn/2012/02/08/argentinos-de-platense-se-van-porque-les-dicen-%E2%80%9Cpaquetes%E2%80%9D/ Argentinos de Platense se van porque les dicen “paquetes”
  15. http://www.diez.hn/Inicio/Ediciones/2013/09/23/Noticias/Hernan-Garcia-ya-no-es-tecnico-de-Platense Hernán García ya no es técnico de Platense
  16. http://www.laprensa.hn/inicio/389666-96/germando-adinolfi-nuevo-entrenador-del-platense Germando Adinolfi, nuevo entrenador del Platense
  17. http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2009/12/10/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael Desafíe a Ismael