Aurora Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football club. They are based in

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...

and play their home matches in the

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. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country and a traditional rival of fellow local teams

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and Comunicaciones, the team has now been relegated to a lower division, although they remain the third-most successful team in Guatemalan football. Their uniform is black and yellow vertical striped shirt and black shorts.

History

The club is owned by the Guatemalan Army and was founded on April 14, 1945, as ''Aurora de la Guardia de Honor'', a name that was shortened to ''Aurora F.C.'' in 1946. Having joined the Liga Mayor in 1947, they have won eight league titles, 10 second place finishes and two international titles. During the 1960s decade, they won their first three national league titles, which came in a span of four years, in the 1964, 1966, and 1967–68 seasons. The three championships came under Uruguayan coach

Rubén Amorín Rubén Darío Amorín Mattos (6 November 1927 – 24 December 2014) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was born in Rocha. Playing career Amorín arrived in 1952 in Guatemala to play for Guatemala FC. Coaching career He has spent the ...

. In 1975, they won their fourth league title, repeating the feat in 1978. The 1970s also brought international success, as they won the Copa Fraternidad in 1976 by beating some of the best teams in Central America, including defending champions Platense, thanks in good part to the attacking duo Pennant and René Morales each contributing with a tournament-high seven goals to the successful run.http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/septiembre/07/deportes14.html Aurora would go on to win another Copa Fraternidad title in 1979. Two more league titles came in the 1980s, one in 1984 and the other in 1986, the former while being managed by coach Rubén Amorín and the latter under Jorge Roldán, who also led them to another title in the 1992–93 season, the eighth and last championship won by Aurora to date. In 2005, they shocked local fans and media when they were relegated to

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after 60 years of playing in the top flight.

List of coaches

(1958–71), (1984) *

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(1973) * Jorge Roldán (1974–75), (1979), (1986–87), (1992–93), (1996–97) *

Omar Muraco Omar Ernesto Muraco (1930 – 28 November 2010

(1975–76) *

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(1978) *

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(1980) * Carlos Alberto Mijangos (1988) *

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(1994–95) * Felipe Antonio Carías (2000) * Alfredo López (2001) *

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(2007) * Gustavo Faral (2009) * Tomas Castillo * Diego Cerutti (2021) * Gustavo Machaín (2021–2022) * Gabriel Castillo (2022–)

Honours

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titles: 8 ::1964, 1966, 1967–68, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1992–93 * Primera División de Ascenso titles: 1 ::Apertura 2020 * Copa de Guatemala: 4 ::1958–59, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1984 * Copa Fraternidad: 2 ::

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

::Runner-up (3): 1972,

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, 1983

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

* CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance ::1994 – ''Finalist'' *Campeón Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 2 ::1976, 1979

References

External links

Unofficial Website
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– ''Guatemala, 100 años de fútbol'' – special report by ''Prensa Libre'' – www.prensalibre.com {{UNCAF Interclub Cup Winners Football clubs in Guatemala Association football clubs established in 1945 Football clubs in Guatemala City 1945 establishments in Guatemala UNCAF Interclub Cup winning clubs