C.D.S. Vida

CD Vida

Full name	Club Deportivo y Social Vida
Nickname(s)	Los Cocoteros (The Coconuts) Los Rojiblancos (The Red-and-Whites)
Founded	14 October 1940 (1940-10-14)
Ground	Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras
Ground Capacity	18,000
Chairman	Carla Belinda Dip
Manager	Elvin López
League	Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
2012–13 Clausura	9th
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, is a Honduran association football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida.

The club has won two domestic league titles and has claimed second place thrice.

History

Salvavida

Vida was founded on 14 October 1940 with the name of Salvavida by Gregorio Ramos, José Lamelas and Valentín Vásquez.^[1] The name Salva Vida was initially put by Salvador Vacaro and Vicente D' antoni, founders of the brewery Cervecería Hondureña, SA. The initial colors of the team were Red, White and Blue, but in recent times only red and white are used. The Club Salva Vida started when Gregorio Ramos decided to separate from the board of directors of Atlántida and to form his own team. At that time the team Salva Vida was part of the League Dionisio de Herrera.

Vida

Later the soccer club was just called Vida in honor of Mrs. Vida Code de Castañeda. The story tells that during a walk that the executives and players were carrying out, Mrs. Vida, who did not know how to swim, fell into the water. Then Mr. Gregorio Ramos ask for aid with the phrase "un salvavida para Vida" (a lifesaver for Mrs. Vida) and from that afternoon and on the club has been referred to as Vida, since Cervezería Hondureña did not permit that they continued to use the name of their product.

1940s

During the decade of the 1940s the players in the team were in their majority employees of Gregorio Ramos, who was owner of Lavanderia Ramos. He also was the president of the team and contributed economically and handled the team affairs. The training was carried out in a small field located that was property of the Standard Fruit Company (DOLE).

1950s

At the beginning of the 1950s the team was made up with students from the local public school Instituto Manuel Bonilla and those from the amateur soccer club Deportes Diablos Negros. The most notable stars were the famous Talon Arzú, Alberto "Campion" Amaya, Héctor "Jet" Castillo McKenzie, Quiro Brooks, Cristóbal Craka Brooks, and the Spaniard Rafael "El Fafa" from Navarre.

Vida's rise to prominence

Then in the 1960s rising stars like Salvador Hernández, Nilmo Edwards, and the brothers Morris and Junia Garden became key First Team players for the team. Vida became runners-up of the Liga Amateur de Honduras in 1961 (losing to Olimpia), and National Champions in 1964—beating out the soccer club Salamar of San Lorenzo in Tegucigalpa.

In 1961 they played two matches against Sacachispas of Guatemala in the Championship of Central America and the Caribbean, winning both encounters with a scoreboard of 2–0. Also in that year they played a friendly vs Mexican Champions CD Oro and drew.

In 1962, the Club Deportivo Vida legally changed its name to Club Social y Deportivo Vida, since one of its objectives was self projection within the La Ceiba community. Its first president was Flor de María Coello, who was also its Queen.

In 1964, the Liga Amateur was ready to turn professional; berths were created, and there was one given to La Ceiba. Vida participated in a three team play-off against two teams from the Liga Dionisio de Herrera, Victoria and Atlantida, to determine which team would represent La Ceiba in the first Honduran Major League Soccer. Vida won the play-off round and earned its berth in the new professional Major League Soccer, becoming one of the Founders of the Major League Soccer in Honduras; its first President in 1965 was Vida's reigning president Javier Henríquez.

Now that the team became professional, salaries of the players were calculated based on the percentages of the ticket window sales. As part of becoming professional, the soccer field where Vida played and trained as amateurs (called Campo Aguila) now became a soccer stadium—the Estadio Ceibeño. With the stadium built, Vida moved to Campo Vida located in the neighborhood La Isla as their training ground (which is still preserved to this date, and used for youth league teams in La Ceiba).

CDS Vida: The glory years (1965–1985)

From 1965 to 1975, Vida was usually among the Top 4 of the Honduran Major League Soccer. There were exceptions which were 8th-place finishes in 1967, 1974; 7th-place finish in 1975; and had play-off runs in 1970 and 1973, but finished 5th instead.

During that decade, Vida had trophy successes, becoming runner-up in 1971.

From 1975 to 1985, Vida became more successful and were consistently in the Top 4 of the Honduran Major League Soccer—the only two exceptions were an 8th-place finish in 1978, and a 9th-place finish in 1979. That in itself was an impressive feat.

Trophy success included National Champions in 1981, 1983, and runner-up in 1984, 1985.

At the international level, Vida participated in the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup in 1972 and 1973, but were eliminated in the First Round (in 1972 by Toluca – 1:4 aggregate; 1973 by Saprissa – 0:3 Aggregate)

In the 1980s Vida participated in the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup in 1982, 1984, and Vida was eliminated in the Third Round by New York Pancyprian Freedoms – 2:3 aggregate. In 1985, they beat CD FAS in the First Round – 3:2 aggregate but were eliminated by Mexican powerhouse America – 1:3 aggregate.

During the 1970s, the team's notable players were Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins and Carlos Alvarado (two time Leading Goal Scorer in the Honduran Major League Soccer in 1970 and 1971).

During the 1980s, the team's notable players were Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza, Matilde Lacayo, Dennis "La Bomba" Hinds, Cipriano Dueños (National High-scoring Champion in 1986)and Roberto "Macho" Figueroa (a key player in the Honduran National team that earned the berth to the World Cup Spain 1982, and sold to Real Murcia after the tournament).

Decline and descent into obscurity

From 1986 to 1996 Vida entered a decline. It was not the dominant team it was from 1975 to 1985. In 1986, Vida was rocked by a match fixing scandal after the play-offs (finishing 3rd Place overall after having finished spectacularly in 1st place during the regular season). It never recovered and was the beginning of the end for Vida – the decline. As the 1980s came to a close, it finished 8th in 1987, 4th place in 1988, and sunk to 9th in 1989 (after a three-team relegation play-off). The 1990s only brought one joy – a 3rd Place finish in 1993. Beyond that it was disappointing. It finished 7th in 1990, 1991, and 1994 and 8th in 1992, 1995, 1996.

In 1997, the Torneo Cortos as it existed in Mexico with an Apertura and a Clausura was adopted. Vida was mostly disappointing. It finished 8th (Ap & Cl 1997); 9th (1998, Cl 2000, Cl 2001); 10th (Cl 1999); and a mediocre 6th place play-off qualification (Ap 1999 vs Motagua, Ap 2000 vs. Olimpia, finishing 6th place overall each time)

In Ap 2001, play-off format changed to 4 teams. Vida had close playoff-runs in Cl 2002, Ap 2004, Cl 2005 (finishing 5th). They made the playoffs in Ap 2003 vs Real España (finishing 3rd Place); and Cl 2008, Cl 2009 vs Olimpia(finishing 4th place)

Despite these play-off-exceptions, Vida disappointed. It finished 10th three times (Ap 2006, Cl 2007, Ap 2008); 9th (Ap 2003, Ap 2005); 8th (Ap 2007); 7th (Ap 2009). It finished a mediocre 6th place twice (Cl 2006, Ap 2010).

Vida has still yet to recapture the magic and dominance it once held from 1975 to 1986.

Club rivalries

Clásico Ceibeño

El Clásico Ceibeño (La Ceiba derby) is a football match played between Victoria and CDS Vida, both teams from La Ceiba, Honduras.

Achievements

Domestic

• Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2

1981–82, 1983–84

Runner-up (3): 1971–72, 1984–85, 1985–86

• Liga Amateur de Honduras: 1

1961–62

League and play-off performance (1994–present)

All-time table

(From 1965/66 to 2007/08)

Performance (1997–98 – present)

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Scored Against Points Difference Real España 44 13 21 10 57 60 60 -4 Platense 42 15 10 17 46 50 55 -4 Universidad 34 14 10 10 38 34 52 +4 Victoria 42 11 14 17 46 71 47 -24 Marathón 42 8 10 24 42 83 34 -41 Motagua 44 5 13 26 34 69 28 -35 Atlético Olanchano 16 7 4 5 28 26 25 +2 Olimpia 44 2 16 26 41 85 22 -44 Real Maya / Patepluma 12 5 4 3 17 15 19 +2 Hispano 12 4 4 4 14 16 16 -2 Broncos 10 3 2 5 16 17 11 -1 Deportes Savio 12 2 5 5 8 15 11 -7 Independiente 4 2 2 0 12 4 8 +8 Broncos-UNAH 4 2 2 0 5 4 8 +4 Valencia 8 1 5 2 6 7 8 -1 Honduras Salzburg 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 +1 Federal 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 +1 Palestino 4 2 0 2 7 7 6 +0 Real Comayagua 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 +0 International competition CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round v. Xelajú MC – 2:2, 0:6 (Xelajú advanced 8:2 on aggregate) 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Round v. Toluca – 1:3, 0:1 (Toluca advanced 4:1 on aggregate) 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round v. Saprissa – 0:2, 0:1 (Saprissa advanced 3:0 on aggregate) 1982 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round v. Brooklyn Dodgers – (Brooklyn Dodgers withdrew) Second Round v. Pumas UNAM – 2:2, 0:5 (Pumas UNAM advance 7:2 on aggregate) 1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Third Round v. NY Pancyprian-Freedoms – 1:1, 1:2 (NY Pancyprian-Freedoms advance 3:2 on aggregate) 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round v. FAS – 1:1, 2:1 (Vida advance 3:2 on aggregate) Second Round v. América – 1:0, 0:3 (América advance 3:1 on aggregate) Torneo Fraternidad 1981 Torneo Fraternidad First Round v. Juventud Retalteca – 0:1, 3:1 (Vida advance 3:2 on aggregate) Second Round v. Marathón – (Marathón advance) 1982 Torneo Fraternidad First Round v. Juventud Independiente – 2:1, 1:0 (Vida advance 3:1 on aggregate) Second Round v. Xelajú MC – 0:0, 0:2 (Xelajú MC advance 2:0 on aggregate) All-time top scorers (As of 8 February 2012)[2] Carlos Alvarado (76 goals) Dennis Hinds (44 goals) Arturo Garden (40 goals) Matilde Selim Lacayo (39 goals) Morris Garden (37 goals) Jorge Pineda (37 goals) Enrique Mendoza (36 goals) Current squad Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Ricardo Canales 3 DF Nolberto García 6 MF Secundino Martínez 7 FW Cholby Martínez 8 MF Marcelo Canales 9 FW Franco Güity 10 MF Maycol Montero 11 MF Bryan Moya 12 MF Marcelo Santos 13 MF Elder Torres 16 DF Brayan García 17 FW Mariano Lutzky 18 GK Orlin Vallecillo No. Position Player 19 FW Douglas Martínez 21 MF Keven Crisanto 22 MF Miguel Valerio 23 MF Chestyn Onofre 24 MF Walter Lapresti 26 DF Jhonny Ramírez 27 MF Wisdom Quaye 28 FW Kevin Maradiaga 30 GK Óscar Munguía 31 FW Nilson Suazo 33 DF Leonardo Domínguez 35 DF Henry Bermúdez 44 DF Christopher Cayetano Managers Aroldo Cordón Carlos Enrique "Ronco" Wellman (1971) Roberto González (1981) Gonzalo Zelaya (1983) Roberto González (1984–85) Mario Ramón Sandoval (1995) Enrique Grey Fúnez (1996) Héctor Vargas (1999–00) David Medina (2001) Ricardo Ortiz (2006) Carlos Martínez (2007–Dec 12) Jorge Pineda (Dec 2012–April 14)[3] Ramón Maradiaga (May 2014–Sept 15) Elvin López (201?–) Old logos Affiliated clubs Atlético Madrid References ↑ "A dar guerra" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 2007-08-10. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-11.  ↑ Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (Spanish) ↑ Jorge Pineda firma con el Vida – La Prensa (Spanish) External links (Spanish) Official Website C.D.S. Vida Founded in 1940 Based in La Ceiba The Club History Players Rivalries Clásico Ceibeño Stadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards Honors (7) Liga Nacional (2) 1981–82 1983–84 Amateur League (1) 1962 Atlántida Championship (4) 1957 1960 1962 1964 Website: www.cdsvida.com Honduran Liga Nacional 2016–17 teams Honduras Progreso Juticalpa Marathón Motagua Olimpia Platense Real España Real Sociedad Social Sol Vida Former teams Atlántida Atlético Choloma Atlético Español Atlético Indio Atlético Morazán / Juventud Morazánica Atlético Olanchano / Campamento Atlético Portuario Broncos Curacao Dandy Deportes Progreseño Deportes Savio E.A.C.I. Federal Hispano Honduras Salzburg Independiente Villela La Salle / San Pedro Lempira Necaxa Palestino Parrillas One Real Comayagua Real Juventud Real Maya / Real Patepluma Sula / Juventud de Sula Súper Estrella Tela Timsa / Petrotela Tiburones Troya Universidad / Broncos UNAH Valencia Verdún Victoria Seasons 1960s ← Amateur League 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970s 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980s 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990s 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000s 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010s 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 League system Promotion and relegation Records and statistics Reserves Top goalscorers Honduran Amateur League Seasons 1947 1948 1949 1950–51 1951–52 1952 1953 1954–55 1955–56 1957–58 1958–59 1959 1960–61 1961 1962 1963–64 1964 Liga Nacional → Former clubs Abacá Aduana América Atlántida Chorotega Comandancia Cuba España Federal Ferrocarril Fortuna Hércules Hibueras Hispano Honduras Huracán Independiente Lenca Libertad Marathón Mercaderías Millonarios Motagua Olimpia Palermo Platense Salamar Sula Tela Deportivo Tigre Victoria Vida Yoro Honduran Cup seasons 1968 1972 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2015 2015–16 2017 Honduran football derbies Honduras Progreso v Social Sol Marathón v Motagua Marathón v Olimpia Marathón v Real España Motagua v Olimpia Motagua v Real España Olimpia v Real España Real Sociedad v Social Sol Victoria v Vida