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

C.D. Guastatoya
Full nameClub Deportivo Guastatoya
Nickname(s)Los Pecho Amarillo
Auriverdes
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
GroundEstadio David Cordón Hichos[1]
Capacity3,100
ChairmanEdwin Rodriguez
ManagerRoberto Montoya
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 20236th (Runners-Up)

History edit

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 Sanarate.

Stadium edit

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

Honours edit

Performance in international competitions edit

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

Current squad edit

As of January 20, 2024: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CRC Adrián de Lemos
2 DF   MEX Omar Domínguez
3 DF   GUA Walter García
4 DF   GUA Brayan Morales
5 MF   GUA José Mario Rosales
6 FW   GUA Jonathan Estrada
7 MF   MEX José Almanza
8 MF   GUA Anderson Molina
9 FW   MEX Óscar Villa
10 MF   GUA Andy Ruiz
11 DF   GUA Dilan Palencia
12 MF   GUA Fredy Orellana
13 GK   GUA Junior Figueroa
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   GUA Eduardo Soto
16 DF   GUA Rubén Morales
18 FW   COL Anuar Peláez
19 FW   GUA Robin Betancourth
20 FW   GUA Jehú Fajardo
21 MF   GUA Uzías Hernández
22 DF   GUA Wilson Pineda (captain)
23 DF   GUA Víctor Armas
26 MF   GUA Darín Medrano
27 FW   GUA Nelso García (on loan from Comunicaciones)
28 MF   GUA Josué Trujillo
29 FW   GUA José González
77 MF   GUA Denilson Sánchez
99 GK   GUA Jordy Cifuentes

Managerial history edit

Guastatoya has had 9 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 edit

  1. ^ Stadiums in Guatemala - World Stadiums (in English)

External links edit

  • 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.