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Nizhee Corozal FC

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Nickname(s)
  
Corozaleños

Location
  
Corozal Town, Belize

Ground Capacity
  
1,000

Founded
  
1985

Nizhee Corozal FC

Full name
  
Nizhee Corozal Football Club

League
  
Belize Premier Football League

Grounds
  
Ricalde Stadium, Corozal Town, Belize

Nizhee Corozal Football Club is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) of the Football Federation of Belize. It was founded as La Victoria FC in 1985. During the 1998–99 season FC Corozal became Midsouth FC, which later became Sagitun FC; however, San Pedro Dolphins moved its franchise to Corozal Town and became La Victoria Dolphins; then, following season the team was renamed La Victoria.

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The team is based in Corozal Town. Their home stadium is Ricalde Stadium.

Previous names

  • 1991–95 – La Victoria FC
  • 1997–98 – FC Corozal
  • 1998–99 – Midsouth FC
  • 1999-01 – La Victoria Dolphins FC
  • 2001–02 – Sagitun FC
  • 2002–03 – Corozal Victory FC
  • 2008–09 – Nizhee Corozal FC

    • Achievements

  • Belize Premier Football League: 3 1991–92, 1993–94 as La Victoria FC, 2009 (Spring)

    • Top scorers

  • 1993–94 – Denmark Casey (La Victoria FC) – 9 goals – Runner-up
  • 1994–95 – Jason Hall (La Victoria FC) – 6 goals – Runner-up
  • 1996–97 – David McCauley (FC Corozal) – 14 – Top scorer
  • 1997–98 – Oliver Hendricks (FC Corozal) – 7 goals – Runner-up
  • 1998–99 – Oliver Hendricks (La Victoria Dolphins) – 14 goals – Top scorer
  • 2002–03 – Rupert Smith (Corozal Victory FC) – 6 goals – Runner-up

    • Current squad

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

    List of coaches

  • Pascual Noralez

    • References

    Nizhee Corozal FC Wikipedia
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