Club Deportivo Malacateco is a Guatemalan football club based in Malacatán, San Marcos.

Deportivo Malacateco
Full nameClub Deportivo Malacateco
Nickname(s)Toros (Bulls)
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
GroundEstadio Santa Lucía
Capacity7,000
ChairmanCarlos Gutiérrez
ManagerRoberto Hernández
LeagueLiga Nacional
Clausura 20248th (Quarterfinals)

They play their home games in the Estadio Santa Lucía. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

History

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Nicknamed Los Toros, the club was founded on 8 September 1962 after a merger of clubs Morazán, Interrogación and Juvenil and by initiative of Humberto Bermúdez, Evelio de León, Felipe Sánchez, José María Munguía, José Rivera, Vicente López and Feliciano Boj.[1] Forty five years later, they earned their historic promotion to Liga Mayor by defeating Juventud Retalteca 3–0 (3–2 agg.) in the Primera División de Ascenso 2007 Clausura final. This was also the first time in Primera División de Ascenso history that the same team won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, thus being automatically promoted without a need of an "extra" game. In 2008, they were relegated to Primera División after ending in last place in the Liga Mayor. In 2010, the club returned to the top division in Guatemala.[2]

Carlos Mercedes Vásquez

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In November 2010, first team squad member Carlos Mercedes Vásquez was kidnapped and murdered. A note on his body parts claimed he was killed for messing with another man's woman.[3]

First Title

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In the Apertura 2021, under Roberto Hernández, Malacateco claimed their biggest success in the club history by winning their first Liga Nacional title after defeating Comunicaciones 2-0 on 2 January 2022.

Rivals

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Malacateco have a common rivalry with fellow San Marcos club Marquense, known as the “Derbi de San Marcos”.

Crest

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Their crest consists of the face of an angry red bull and the nickname of the team below.

Stadium

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The Estadio Santa Lucía is the official venue of the team, it is located in the municipality of Malacatán in San Marcos, has a capacity for 7,000 spectators and also has synthetic grass and electric lighting.

Honours

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Domestic honours

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Leagues

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Friendly Tournaments

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  • Copa Internacional Tapachula
Winners (1): 2024

Performance in international competitions

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2022 - Preliminary Round

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   COL Christian Vargas
3 DF   GUA Julio García
5 DF   GUA Andy Soto
6 DF   GUA Kevin Ramírez
7 FW   GUA Cristian Castillo (on loan from Xelajú)
10 MF   GUA José Ochoa
11 FW   GUA Nelson Andrade
12 DF   GUA Wilson Godoy
14 MF   GUA Jorge Sánchez Laparra (captain)
15 DF   GUA Carlos Aguilar
16 DF   MEX Víctor Torres
19 MF   GUA Anderson Molina
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   GUA Mateo Alvarado
21 FW   MEX Ángel López
23 DF   GUA Raul Calderon
25 DF   GUA Marco Girón
27 FW   MEX Miguel Sansores
28 GK   GUA Walter Maldonado
30 GK   GUA Abel Guzman
31 MF   GUA Sergio Pérez
43 MF   CUB Yunior Pérez
44 DF   GUA Carlos Chajaj
80 MF   GUA William Amaya
93 DF   GUA Marlon Chun
98 FW   GUA Gerson Rivera
99 FW   GUA Emerson López


Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   GUA Frankli Quinteros (at Coatepeque)
- FW   GUA Anderson Villagrán (at Marquense)

Managerial history

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References

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  1. ^ Deportivo Malacateco – DeGuate (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Guatemala 2009/10 – RSSSF
  3. ^ Carlos Mercedes Vasquez's body found – ESPN
  4. ^ Fallece nuevo entrenador del club malacateco Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine – La Nacion (in Spanish)
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