Club Deportivo Achuapa, is a Guatemalan football club based in El Progreso, Jutiapa Department. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They now play their home games in the Estadio Winston Pineda after moving there from the Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza.
| Full name | Club Deportivo Achuapa |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Los Cebolleros (The Chives) |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Ground | Estadio El Cóndor |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Chairman | Francisco Zepeda |
| Manager | Rónald Gómez |
| League | Liga Nacional |
| Clausura 2024 | 6th (Quarterfinals) |
History
editThe club was founded in 1932 as Oriental Progresista.[1] In 1974 they joined the Guatemalan League B.
They have spent the 2000/2001 season [2] at the highest level of Guatemalan football, playing in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala. They have been playing in the Primera División Group "A" or "B" until getting promoted back to the Liga Nacional in 2020.
Honours
editDomestic competitions
editLeague
edit- Winners (1): Apertura 2019
- Segunda División de Ascenso
- Winners (1): Clausura 2018
Friendly Tournaments
edit- Copa La Fraternidad
- Winners (1): 2023
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
edit- Álvaro Garcia (GK)
- Juliano Rangel (DF)
- Rafael da Roza (MF)
- Marlon Negrete (FW)
- Eliser Quiñones (FW)
- Orlando Osorio (DF)
- Orlando Moreira (DF)
- Alexis Libonatti (MF)
- Nicolas Martínez (FW)
- Roberto Nurse (FW)
- Jorge Estrada (MF)
- Edgar Macal (MF)
- Brandon Dávila (GK)
- Hamilton López (DF)
- Ribix García (DF)
- Jorge Matul (DF)
- Oliver Rodas (FW)
- Erick Lemus (FW)
Managerial history
edit- Ricardo Carreño (2000–2001)
- Irving Olivares (2019–2020)
- Iván León (2020–2021)
- Sergio Pardo (2021)
- Rafael Díaz (2021)
- Gustavo Machaín (2021)
- Raúl Arias (2021–2022)
- Adrián Arias (2022)
- Ramón Maradiaga (2022–2023)
- Raúl Arias (2023)
- Adrián Arias (2023)
- Milton García (2024)
- Rónald Gómez (2024- present)
References
edit- ^ DEPORTIVO ACHUAPA[permanent dead link] – ligaprimeradivision (in Spanish)
- ^ Guatemala 2000/01 – RSSSF