Club Deportivo Marquense, or simply Marquense, is a Guatemalan

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club based in San Marcos, Department of San Marcos, and who compete in the

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, the nation's second footballing division, since 2000. Their home venue is at the ''Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada''.

History

The club was founded in 1958, and were promoted to the then Liga Mayor "A" in 1962, remaining in the First Division until 1966, when they finished last or relegation place. They were relegated down as the Segunda Division (third tier in the country), before earning promotion to the Primera División de Ascenso in the 1990s. After more than three decades competing in lower divisions, the team was promoted to the Liga Nacional in May 2000, and they reached the semi-finals of the 2004 Apertura tournament. They finished second in the 2006 Clausura tournament, their best result ever, reaching the final and eliminated by the defending champion Municipal. Marquense qualified to the

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for the first time in their history after finishing above the loser of the 2005 Apertura final, Comunicaciones, in the overall standings. The team reached the semi-finals of the 2006 UNCAF tournament, where they lost to

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in the third place match on a 4–1 aggregate, they were able to reach the

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for the first time in their history. Marquense played Pachuca, the Mexican First Division defending champions, in the

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quarter-finals, with Pachuca winning the first leg 2–0 at home on February 22, 2007 and 1–0 in San Marcos on 28 February 2007, thus eliminating the Guatemalan team on a 3–0 aggregate. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, Marquense reached the final, facing

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, who won the title on a 4–2 aggregate score. It was the first time since 1980 that two teams from out of Guatemala City finished as champions and runner-up.

Honours

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

* Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 1 appearance :: 2006–07 - Third Place *

: 1 appearance :: 2006–07 - Quarter-finals ;Primera División de Ascenso *Champions (1): Apertura 2021

Squads

Current squad

Retired numbers

4 – Marcos Menaldo, defender (2017-2022)

List of Coaches

* Adan Onelio Paniagua * Miguel Angel Puppo * Francisco Melgar * César Eduardo Méndez * Francisco Melgar * Aldo da Pozzo * Joaquín Álvarez

Old logo

External links

Official web site

History of Deportivo MarquenseTeam profile on Polish Football Clubs Database
{{Guatemalan Liga Mayor Marquense Association football clubs established in 1958 1958 establishments in Guatemala San Marcos Department