Гондурас футбол клубы «Vida» тарихы

Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida

Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, is a Honduran professional football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has won two domestic league titles and has finished second four times.

The club that is today known as Vida was founded on 14 October 1940, as a result of a split in the board of directors of Atlántida. Gregorio Ramos, one of the Atlántida directors, decided to found his own team. Since it was initially sponsored by the brewery Cervecería Hondureña, SA, the club took the name Salvavida, a brand of beer that the brewery produced. Later on, the relationship between Cervezería Hondureña and Salvavida was coming to an end. According to club legend, the wife of one of the club directors (Vida Code de Castañeda) fell into a river or a lake while the team was walking by. The cry of "un salvavida para vida" (a lifesaver for Vida) went up. This was supposedly the inspiration for the modern name, Vida.

During the 1940s, most of the club's players were employees of team president Gregorio Ramos, who was also 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). Another source of players were students from the local public school, Instituto Manuel Bonilla and those from the amateur soccer club Deportes Diablos Negros. The most notable stars of these years 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 breakthrough came in the 1960s, with the energy provided by rising stars such as Salvador Hernández, Nilmo Edwards, and the brothers Morris and Junia Garden. In 1961, Vida finished runners up in the national tournament, losing out only to Olimpia. They won the whole thing in 1964, beating out Salamar of San Lorenzo in Tegucigalpa. In 1964, when the previously amateur Honduran league officially turned professional, the city of La Ceiba was offered one place. Vida prevailed in a play off against two local rivals, Victoria and Atlántida, to earn the city's slot in the new top flight. The previously amateur players were awarded salaries drawn from ticket sales, and the old field where Vida used to play was converted into a genuine 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).

From 1965 to 1975, Vida was a frequent finisher in the Top 4 of the Honduran Major League Soccer. Their best season during this stretch was 1971, when they finished 2nd to Olimpia. Their success continued throughout the 1970s, as they were a regular qualifier for the quadrangular playoff, but it was the early 1980s that saw the club's greatest run of success. It started in 1981, when Vida finished 3rd in the first phase to qualify for the playoffs. In the quadrangular, they finished level with Motagua at the top of the table, and prevailed 2–0. Then, in the championship against regular season winners Atlético Morazán, Vida triumphed 4–1 on aggregate. They won a second title in 1983, then narrowly finished as runners up to Olimpia and Marathon in 1984 and 1985. During the 1980s, the team's notable players were Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza, Matilde Lacayo, Dennis "La Bomba" Hinds, Cipriano Dueños (national scoring Champion in 1986) and Roberto "Macho" Figueroa (a key player in the Honduras National team that earned the berth to the World Cup Spain 1982, sold to Real Murcia after the tournament).

Vida's decline began in 1986. The club had finished 1st in the regular season and third in the quadrangular play offs; by most accounts a respectable year. However, shortly after the end of the playoffs, the club was rocked by a match fixing scandal. Specifically, the accusation was that they deliberately threw the title to Olimpia. Vida never recovered, and it took many years before they even appeared a top flight challenger. Even after the Apertura and the Clausura were adopted, Vida has struggled. They have not reached a final since their glory days.

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

Season Position G W D L GS GA PTS Playoff Pl. W D L GS GA PTS1994–957th278910384133did not qualify 1995–968th275148253729did not qualify 1996–978th277713213328did not qualify 1997–98 Apertura8th207211313323did not qualify 1997–98 Clausura7th20587262623did not qualify 1999 Apertura9th184410223316did not qualify 1999–00 Apertura6th18648183022Quarter finals20113411999–00 Clausura10th183510183014did not qualify 2000–01 Apertura6th18657222423Quarter finals20111312000–01 Clausura9th18468223118did not qualify 2001–02 Apertura6th183114202320did not qualify 2001–02 Clausura9th183105162119did not qualify 2002–03 Apertura7th18477192919did not qualify 2002–03 Clausura5th18747243025did not qualify 2003–04 Apertura3rd18855242029Semi finals21013432003–04 Clausura9th16277132513did not qualify 2004–05 Apertura5th18648202322did not qualify 2004–05 Clausura7th18576161922did not qualify 2005–06 Apertura9th18468222518did not qualify 2005–06 Clausura5th18693212127did not qualify 2006–07 Apertura10th183213173911did not qualify 2006–07 Clausura6th18648212322did not qualify 2007–08 Apertura8th18486182220did not qualify 2007–08 Clausura10th18468182918did not qualify 2008–09 Apertura10th18161111259did not qualify 2008–09 Clausura4th18684181926Semi finals210112 12009–10 Apertura7th18468223318did not qualify 2009–10 Clausura3rd18846252028Semi finals20203322010–11 Apertura6th18747262325did not qualify 2010–11 Clausura3rd18756231826Semi finals21013332011–12 Apertura4th18756192126Semi finals41034832011–12 Clausura6th18594242524Quarter Finals20111212012–13 Apertura7th18567243521did not qualify 2012–13 Clausura9th18477172919did not qualify