Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional

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club based in

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. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. One of the most popular and successful football clubs in

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, Comunicaciones have won 32 national championships, the most of any Guatemalan club team, including six consecutive. In addition to their 32 league titles, Comunicaciones have won eight league cups and ten Supercups. In international competition, Comunicaciones have won two UNCAF Interclub Cups, one

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, and one

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championship. The club plays their home games 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 b ...

, which has a capacity of 17,000 after being renovated.

History

Comunicaciones origins date back to the 1920s to previous incarnations as Hospicio FC and España. Club Comunicaciones was formed in 1949 after Colonel Carlos Aldana Sandoval, then Minister of Telegraphs and Communications, took charge of the team and renamed it Comunicaciones ("Communications" in

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). The club colour is white, which they began using in their kit shortly after the club's foundation, though initially the uniform was cream. Their historic arch-rival is

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and the two clubs compete in the ''

El Clásico Chapín El Clásico Chapin (English: The Classic Chapin), also known as the Guatemalan Derbi, El Clasico, El SuperClásico or El Juego De Juegos (Spanish language) is a football match between rivals Comunicaciones F.C. and C.S.D. Municipal. The rivalry ...

'', one of the greatest rivalries in Guatemalan football. Their other fierce rivals consist of

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known as the ''El Clasico Provincial'' and a rivalry with

Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is a municipality and namesake department in western Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above ...

club Xelajú as ''El Clásico del Oeste.''

Supporters

Since its inception, the Albo fans have been composed of the different strata of

n society. In the 80s, organized support began to take more momentum, at that time by batons that were located in different sectors of the stadium that were felt with songs, chopped paper, balloons and blankets, marking a different pattern of support from the fans of that time in

n football. It was at that time when the nickname of the "Millionaire Fans" was popularly printed by the thousands of fans and fans that the club has throughout the country. Currently the cream fans are the only one in Guatemala who have adopted the type of ''South American breath'' in which everyone in the stadium sings in unison giving a unique atmosphere in the stands. Comunicaciones75Aniversario

La barra brava

In the early 90s, the first organized support group called Fuerza Crema officially emerged, regularly located in the Preference area of the stadium, becoming the largest in the country with more than 2,500 members. It was until mid-1996 that after several differences between its leaders, the Albos force separated. Some former members of the old group changed sectors in the stadium forming in the same year the

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Vltra Svr (Ultra Sur), a name it adopted due to its location in the General South area of the property. This group is characterized by the songs it provides to the team throughout the match, in addition to receptions, ''flags'' and walks, something that was not customary in

n football. The barra has large blankets, flags, umbrellas, hype with murgas, trumpets, dubbing and a huge hype brought from

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to encourage the club. In its beginnings the bar even hosted more than 3,000 members in transcendental matches. Vltra_Svr2

Mascot

Casper

The mascot of Comunicaciones is the ghost '' Casper'' who has been accompanying the club since 1985. It was brought from

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in September 1985 by the then president of the team, Teddy Plocharski, at a cost of $2,000 (15,392.65 Quetzales), being the first football club to use a mascot in Central America. He first appeared at the Doroteo Guamuch on September 8, 1985, for the 124th classic, in which Comunicaciones beat

by 3 to 1. The suit has undergone three transformations since its creation, the first in 1995 and the second 1998, this being the one that is maintained today.

Stadium

The team currently play their home games at the

, which holds at a capacity of 17,000, where their ''B team'' used to play. Before 2023, they played at the

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores The Estadio Nacional Doroteo Guamuch Flores is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest venue in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance r ...

, which is also the home of the

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Honours

National

Liga Nacional de Guatemala Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

** Champions (32): 1956, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979–80, 1981, 1982, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2015 Clausura, 2022 Clausura, 2023 Apertura ** Runners-up (26): 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, Clausura 2000, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2021 * Copa de Guatemala ** Champions (8): 1951–52, 1955, 1970, 1972, 1983, 1986, 1991–92, 2009 ** Runners-up (1): 1972–73 * Copa Campeón de Campeones de Guatemala ** Champions (10): 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998 ** Runners-up (4): 1952, 1984, 1986, 2024

International

Continental

** Champions (1):

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

** Runners up (2):

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

** Champions (1):

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup The CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its secondary continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It was held from 1991 to 1998, althou ...

** Runners-up (1):

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

Regional

* Copa Fraternidad/Copa Interclubes UNCAF ** Champions (2):

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

** Runners up (3):

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Awards

* CONCACAF League Fair Play: 2021

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

: 28 appearances ::Best results:

–Champions;

–Runners-up ::Most recent participation:

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

–First Round *

: 4 appearances ::

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

: Quarter-finals ::

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

: First Round ::

: Champions ::

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

: Round of 16 *

CONCACAF Central American Cup The CONCACAF Central American Cup () is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top regional tournament for clubs from Central America. It serves as a qualification method for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. ...

: 1 appearance ::

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

: Quarter-finals *

: 2 appearances ::

: Runners-up ::

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

: Semi-finals

Current squad

Out on loan

In

Out

Personnel

Coaching staff

''As of June 2025''

Managerial history

* José Casés Penadés (1951–1954) * Federico Morales (1955–1956) * José Casés Penadés (1956–1960) * Carlos Enrique Wellman (1968–1969) *

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(1970–1971) * Carmelo Faraone (1971) *

(1972) *

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(1977–1978) *

(1979–1980) * Jorge Lainfiesta (1981–1982) * Salvador Pericullo (1983) * Ranulfo Miranda (1985) * Carlos Enrique Wellman (1990–1991) * Raúl Héctor Cocherari (1991) * Hernán Godoy (1992) * Juan Ramón Verón (1994–1995) * Carlos Miloc (1996–1997) * Juan Ramón Verón (1997–1998) * Carlos de Toro (1998) * Carlos Miloc (1998–1999) * Alexandre Guimarães (1999) * Dušan Drašković (2000–2001) * Alberto Aguilar (2001) * Horacio Cordero (2002–2003) * Antonio Alzamendi (2004) *

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(2005) *

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(2005–2007) * Julio César Cortés * Julio González (2009–2010) * Iván Sopegno (2010–2011) * Rónald González (2011–2012) * Iván Sopegno (2013–2014) * Willy Coito Olivera (2014–2015) * Iván Sopegno (2015–2017) * Rónald González (2017–2018) * Willy Coito Olivera (2018–2019) * Mauricio Tapia (2019–2021) * Willy Coito Olivera (2021–2023) * Iván Sopegno (2024) * Willy Coito Olivera (2024) * Rónald González (2024– May 2025) * Roberto Hernández (May 2025–present)

Notes

References

External links

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