Club Deportivo Malacateco-Coatepeque is a Guatemalan

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club based in

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. They play their home games in the

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. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

History

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. Forty five years later, they earned their historic promotion to '' Liga Mayor'' by defeating

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3–0 (3–2 agg.) in the ''

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'' 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.

Carlos Mercedes Vásquez

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.

First Title

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

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2-0 on 2 January 2022.

Rivals

Malacateco have a common rivalry with fellow

club Marquense, known as the “''Derbi de San Marcos”.''

Crest

Their crest consists of the face of a red bull and the nickname of the team above.

Stadium

The

is the official venue of the team, it is located in the municipality of

, has a capacity for 7,000 spectators and also has synthetic grass and electric lighting.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

** Champions (3): Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2009 *

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and predecessors ** Champions (1): Apertura 2021

Performance in international competitions

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- Preliminary Round

Current squad

Managerial history

* Francisco "Avioneta" Pineda (1980–1981) * Paulo César Barros (2007–2008) * Adán Onelio Paniagua (2009) * Franklin Cetre (2009–2010) * Héctor Trujillo (2010–2012) *

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(2012-2014) * Paulo César Barros (2014)Fallece nuevo entrenador del club malacateco
– La Nacion * Emilio Umanzor (2014–2015) * Nelson Ancheta (2015) *

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(2015-2016) * Emilio Umanzor (2016-2017) *

(2017-2018) *

(2018-2021) * Matías Tatangelo (2021) * Roberto Hernández (2021-2022) * Israel Hernández Pat (2022) *

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(2022- )

References

External links

Malacateco Association football clubs established in 1962 1962 establishments in Guatemala {{Guatemala-footyclub-stub