Belmopan Bandits Rebranded as Belmopan F.C. Under New Ownership

The Belmopan Bandits Sports Club has officially undergone a transformation, now operating as Belmopan Football Club under new management. Cruz Gamez, a seasoned football executive and youth coach, has acquired the club from John Saldivar, although the financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed.

Gamez is no stranger to Belizean football, having successfully managed several youth teams in the Cayo District and served on the executive board of the Football Federation of Belize. Gamez told News 5, “The decision to acquire the Bandits Football Club, now the Belmopan Football Club, the negotiation has been ongoing for a while now.” He added, “We had meetings with the previous owners, and we decided it is an opportune time to acquire the team and start to rebrand a new team in Belmopan for all that has been happening in the Bandits Club.”

Gamez said there is a need to reignite enthusiasm for football in Belmopan. “Presently, we are strategically planning our next move. We are doing our best to bring back football to Belmopan, because I think that the level of football in Belmopan has dropped a lot,” he said. “With this new initiative, I think we will be able to bring back football to Belmopan to the glory days that the Belmopan Bandits had at the time.”

Gamez is looking to forge international partnerships to strengthen the club’s structure and competitiveness. “I am about to partner with some strategic partner in Mexico,” he revealed. “We have the DBC Stars that recently was a meeting with them to partner with them so that they can assist us in turning the entire structure of the club. They are connected with a team in Oaxaca, Mexico, whereby they play on the second division, below the top league in Mexico. We are about to sign a partnership with them and hopefully that will work through.”