El Deportivo Coatepeque, is a

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based in Coatepeque,

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. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at ''Estadio Israel Barrios''.

History

Deportivo Coatepeque plays in the Liga Nacional, after achieving direct promotion during the 2022-23 Primera División. Coatepeque was founded in 1967, under the name of Deportivo Independencia which was later changed to Deportivo Coatepeque. The team won promotion to the premier Liga Nacional for the first time in their history during the 2013–14 season.

Current squad

Historical list of coaches

* Carlos Barone (2006-2008) * Paulo César Barros (2009–2010) * Antonio Archila (2010–2011) * Ramon Ramírez (2011–2012) *

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(2012) * Gabriel Castillo (2012–2013) *

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(2013–2014) * Richard Preza (2014) * Ulises Sosa (2014) * Rudy Méndez (2014) * Manuel Castañeda (2014-2015) * Héctor Trujillo (2015–2016)Héctor Julián Trujillo llega como DT a Coatepeque
– LaRed * Ronald Mora (2020) * Gabriel Castillo (2021) * Héctor Trujillo (2021-2022) * Joaquín Álvarez (2022- )

Honours

Domestic Competitions

League

Primera División de Ascenso The Primera División de Ascenso is the second highest level of football in Guatemala. Formerly, it was known as ''Liga Mayor "B"''. It is sanctioned by the National Football Federation of Guatemala The National Football Federation of Guatemala ( ...

:Winners: Apertura 2022

References

External links

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