One of Belize’s top-tier professional football clubs has launched a public appeal for support to address years of systemic neglect at its home venue, People’s Stadium in Orange Walk Town.
In an official online statement released on May 11, 2026, Progresso FC, a competing member of the Premier League of Belize, outlined the grim conditions that players have been forced to tolerate at the stadium for the past four years. The club’s statement highlights that the venue’s changing rooms and associated bathroom facilities are in a deeply unfit state, lacking even basic functional and hygienic standards required for competitive sports.
Photographic documentation of the stadium confirms these concerning reports: floors are covered in layers of accumulated grime, waste is strewn across interior spaces, multiple window panes are shattered, damaged entryways are makeshift propped closed with scrap plywood, and sections of the changing room roof are sagging and at risk of collapse. These unsafe, unsanitary conditions have created a poor environment for both Progresso FC’s own players and all other groups that use the public stadium.
The club is specifically reaching out to the local business community, loyal football supporters, and all Orange Walk Town residents to contribute to a rehabilitation project focused on upgrading the stadium’s changing rooms. According to Progresso FC, the overhaul of these facilities will do more than just fix immediate safety hazards: it will create a cleaner, safer, and more dignified space for the country’s young emerging athletes, which the organization says will in turn encourage greater youth participation in organized sports and keep young people engaged in positive, constructive community activities.
Beyond serving Progresso FC’s competitive needs, the club emphasizes that upgraded facilities will deliver widespread benefits to the entire local community. Improved changing rooms will serve visiting competing clubs, local amateur football leagues, regional youth tournaments, local school sports programs, and the wide range of public community events hosted at People’s Stadium each year.
Community members and organizations interested in supporting the project can contribute in multiple ways: cash donations, construction materials for the renovation, or volunteer labor. Those wishing to get involved can reach out to the club via phone at 610-3717 or 611-0604 to coordinate their contribution.