C.D. Guastatoya

C.D. Guastatoya
Full nameClub Deportivo Guastatoya
Nickname(s)Los Pechos Amarillo (The Yellow Chests)
Auriverdes (Golden Greens)
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
GroundEstadio David Cordón Hichos[1]
Capacity3,100
ChairmanEdwin Rodriguez
ManagerDwight Pezzarossi
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 202410th

Club Deportivo Guastatoya is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guastatoya, El Progreso Department. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

History

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The team had its origins under the name of Guastatoya Futbol Club, which was founded in 1990, however, the club was refounded as C.D. Guastatoya in 2005 in the city of Guastatoya in the Department of El Progreso. They have been in the Guatemalan First Division and in the amateur leagues of the country, that until in the 2013–14 season they managed to ascend to the Liga Nacional for the first time in its history, despite not being the champion of the Guatemalan First Division. They have a rivalry with local club Sanarate and Antigua.

Stadium

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They play at the Estadio David Cordón Hichos, which holds a capacity of 3,100.

Honours

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Performance in international competitions

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2019 - Round of 16
2019 - Round of 16
2021 - Semifinals
2022 - Round of 16

Current squad

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As of August 11, 2024: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Costa Rica CRC Adrián de Lemos (captain)
2 DF Mexico MEX Omar Domínguez
3 DF Guatemala GUA Walter García
4 DF Guatemala GUA Brayan Morales
5 MF Guatemala GUA Samuel Garrido
6 FW Guatemala GUA Jonathan Estrada
8 MF Guatemala GUA Bryan Tumax
9 FW Paraguay PAR Roque Caballero
10 MF Argentina ARG Gervasio Núñez
11 DF Guatemala GUA Dilan Palencia
13 GK Guatemala GUA Junior Figueroa
14 MF El Salvador SLV Jaime Alas
16 DF Guatemala GUA Rubén Morales
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Guatemala GUA Robin Betancourth
20 FW Guatemala GUA Jehú Fajardo
21 MF Guatemala GUA Uzías Hernández
22 MF Guatemala GUA Jonathan Garcia
23 DF Guatemala GUA Víctor Armas
26 DF Guatemala GUA Juan Carlos Escobar
27 FW Guatemala GUA Nelso García
28 MF Guatemala GUA Josué Trujillo
29 FW Guatemala GUA José González
35 MF Guatemala GUA Edy Palencia
70 FW Mexico MEX Isaac Acuña
77 MF Guatemala GUA Denilson Sánchez
99 GK Guatemala GUA Jordy Cifuentes

Managerial history

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Guastatoya has had 11 permanent managers since it first appointed Uruguayan Ariel Sena coach in 2010. The longest serving manager was Ariel Sena, who managed Guastatoya for five years from 2010 to December 2015. Ariel Sena won the club's first title, winning the Segunda División title in 2011, while Amarini Villatoro won the club's first Liga Nacional title in Apertura 2018 and their second Liga Nacional title in Clausura 2018. They then won their third Apertura title under Willy Coito Olivera in February 2021.

References

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  1. ^ Stadiums in Guatemala - World Stadiums (in English)
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  • Official website
  • C.D. Guastatoya on Facebook
  • C.D. Guastatoya on Twitter
  • C.D. Guastatoya on Instagram
  • Primera División
  • footballdatabase
  • Guatefutbol.com — Liga-Nacional (fuerte-sancion-para-amarini-villatoro)
  • "Guatemala – Deportivo Guastatoya – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.