Club Deportivo Heredia is a Guatemalan
football team that last played in the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
''Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala'' (National Football League of Guatemala), formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" (Major League "A") is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the '' Fede ...
.
History
Founded as ''Deportivo Heredia'' in 1958, the club has been based in
San Jose, Peten only since summer 2008. The team moved the club from
Morales
Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfredo Morales (born 1990), American footballer
* Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people
* Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower
* Bartolomé Mo ...
after low attendances and also changed the name to Heredia Jaguares de Peten after they only avoided relegation after appealing against
Universidad's use of two suspended players in the first leg of a relegation playoff.
As of September 2011, Club Deportivo Heredia announced its exodus back to
Morales, Izabal. Saying that "Morales is the original and native place of the club."
In the spring of 2013 Heredia qualified for the
CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in the club's history. On 21 August 2013 they made history again by winning 1–0 the first match of the
CCL Group stage against the Canadian club
Montreal Impact. The match was played in neutral grounds at the
Cementos Progreso stadium in
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
.
The main sponsor is Fuente Del Norte Bus line.
Stadium
The club plays its home games at
Estadio Del Monte
Estadio Del Monte is a multi-use stadium in Morales, Guatemala, Morales, Izabal Department, Guatemala. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of club Heredia Jaguares de Peten, Deportivo Heredia. The capa ...
in
Bananera. The stadium, however, does not meet the standards of
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...
, therefore
CONCACAF Champions League matches are played at the
Estadio Cementos Progreso
The ''Estadio Cementos Progreso'' is a multi-use stadium in Guatemala City. It is also known popularly as '' Estadio La Pedrera'' in reference to its location in the neighborhood of the same name in the Zone 6 of the Guatemalan capital. It was bui ...
in
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
.
Squads
First team
List of Coaches
* Francisco Melgar
*
Eduardo Santana (2008)
*
Sergio Pardo (2010–2011)
*
Héctor Castellón
Héctor Ramón Castellón Fernández (born 31 August 1960) is a Honduran former footballer and football manager
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a g ...
(2012)
*
Juan Carlos Elias (2013–)
Old logos
References
External links
Official WebsiteClub logo
Football clubs in Guatemala
Association football clubs established in 1958
1958 establishments in Guatemala
Izabal Department
Petén Department
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