American football team
Platense FC
Club · Honduras · Liga Nacional
«El Tiburón»
Puerto Cortés earns its living from its docks — Honduras's busiest Caribbean port. It was in one of its neighbourhoods, Barrio Campo Rojo, that a group of residents decided the port needed a football club of its own. On 4 July 1960, gathered at the home of René Paiz, Roberto Mejía led founders in choosing a name: Platense, borrowed from the Argentine club they had simply come to admire.
Honours have come in short, sharp bursts rather than in numbers: the league title in 1965-66, then again in the 2000-01 Clausura, bookending a Segunda División championship in 1982 that took the club back among the elite. The Copa de Honduras followed twice in successive years, 1996 and 1997, and once more in 2018.
What defines the record just as much is how often the club has stopped one step short — beaten finalists in 1996-97, in the 2000-01 and 2002-03 Apertura, and again in the 2016-17 Apertura.
Latest results
All matches| 12 Sep | Liga Nacional |
Estrella Roja
A
|
2:2 | D |
| 4 Sep | Liga Nacional |
CD Olimpia
A
|
1:4 | L |
| 30 Aug | Liga Nacional |
Atletico Independiente
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 23 Aug | Liga Nacional |
Atlético Choloma
A
|
0:2 | L |
| 15 Aug | Liga Nacional |
Génesis
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 8 Aug | Liga Nacional |
CD Marathon
H
|
1:1 | D |
Standing
Liga NacionalGroup stage · Liga Nacional - North Group
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CD Marathon
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12:3 | 17 |
| 2 |
 Real Espana
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12:4 | 15 |
| 5 |
Génesis
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10:6 | 10 |
| 7 |
Atletico Independiente
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7:7 | 9 |
| 10 |
Platense FC
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6:16 | 5 |
| 11 |
Atlético Choloma
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4:8 | 4 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 173| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 173 | 86 | 87 |
| Scored | 207 | 115 | 92 |
| Conceded | 263 | 115 | 148 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Difference | −56 | 0 | −56 |
Fixtures of Platense FC
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18 Sep · 22:00
Lobos Upnfm
H
Liga Nacional
-
12 Sep
Estrella Roja
A
2:2
D
-
4 Sep
CD Olimpia
A
1:4
L
-
30 Aug
Atletico Independiente
H
2:1
W
-
23 Aug
Atlético Choloma
A
0:2
L
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15 Aug
Génesis
A
0:3
L
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8 Aug
CD Marathon
H
1:1
D
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1 Aug
Real Espana
H
0:3
L
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1 May
CD Olimpia
A
0:4
L
Honours of Platense FC
- Copa de Honduras 1996, 1997, 2018 3
- Liga Nacional 1966, 2001 2
- Segunda División 1982 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Minor Arsu CD Olimpia 26/27
- Agustín Ocampo Progreso 26/27
- Fernando Juárez Central Córdoba 26/27
- Fabricio López Dep. Armenio 26/27
- Juan Pablo Pignani Central Córdoba 26/27
- Gastón Togni Defensa 26/27
Departures
- Agustín Ocampo Progreso 26/27
- Fabricio López Dep. Armenio 26/27
- Maximiliano Amarfil Cipolletti 26/27
- T. Nasyf River Plate 26/27
- Santiago Dalmasso Boca Juniors 26/27
- Felipe Bussio Vélez Sarsfield 26/27