Port Layola F.C.

Port Layola

Full name	Port Layola Foot Ball Club
Founded	1983
Ground	FFB Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Coach	Julius Allen
League	Premier League of Belize
2024 Closing	1st (champions)

Port Layola Foot Ball Club, mostly known as simply Port Layola, is a Belicean football club based in Belize City, Belize. The club's home ground is the FFB Stadium, where also the Belize national football team plays.

History

Founded in 1983, Port Layola in 2024 won by the first time the Belizean league, after defeating Verdes FC.^[1] By winning the league, they qualified for the first time to an international competition, the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup. They were placed in Group C with Antigua GFC, CD Olimpia, Independiente and CD Águila. However, they lost all matches, with 16 conceded goals and just 3 goals scored.^[2]

Current squad

As of August 21, 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  COL Oscar Palomino 3 DF  BLZ Norman Anderson 4 DF  BLZ Enfield Núñez 5 DF  MEX Juan Guzmán 6 MF  BLZ Jarrel Young 7 DF  BLZ Latrell Middleton 8 DF  COL Miguel García 9 FW  BLZ Gilroy Thurton 10 FW  BLZ Jarret Davis 12 FW  BLZ Akeem Sutherland 14 DF  BLZ Justin Trapp 17 DF  BLZ Floyd Jones 19 MF  PER Mathias Barriga

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  BLZ Leocadio Briceno 22 GK  BLZ Raheem Baptist 23 DF  BLZ Ian Gaynair 24 GK  BLZ Carlos Palacios 27 MF  BLZ Wayne Ford 30 MF  BLZ Naim Wilson 33 MF  BLZ Curtis Valerio 70 FW  COL Andrés Orozco 77 MF  BLZ Rene Leslie 80 MF  BLZ Orlando Velásquez 99 FW  BLZ Shawn Young

Source:^[3] (CONCACAF)

Honours

National

Premier League of Belize

• Winners (2): 2024 Closing, 2024 Opening

International

CONCACAF Central American Cup

• Group stage: 2024

References

1. "Port Loyola FC is PLB Closing Season Champions - Channel 5 Belize".
2. "Calendario y Resultados | Copa Centro Americana". 7 October 2023.
3. "Port Layola FC". 8 March 2024.