Club Deportivo Malacateco is a Guatemalan professional

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club based in

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, San Marcos. They play their home games in the ''

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''. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

History

Nicknamed ''Los Toros'', the club was founded on 8 September 1962 after a merger of clubs ''Morazán'', ''Interrogación'' and ''Juvenil'' and by initiative of Humberto Bermúdez, Evelio de León, Felipe Sánchez, José María Munguía, José Rivera, Vicente López and Feliciano Boj. Forty five years later, they earned their historic promotion to '' Liga Mayor'' by defeating

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3–0 (3–2 agg.) in the ''

Primera División de Ascenso The Primera División de Ascenso is the second highest level of football in Guatemala. Formerly, it was known as ''Liga Mayor "B"''. It is sanctioned by the National Football Federation of Guatemala The National Football Federation of Guatemala ( ...

'' 2007 ''Clausura'' final. This was also the first time in ''Primera División de Ascenso'' history that the same team won both the ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura'' tournaments, thus being automatically promoted without a need of an "extra" game. In 2008, they were relegated to Primera División after ending in last place in the Liga Mayor. In 2010, the club returned to the top division in Guatemala.

Carlos Mercedes Vásquez

In November 2010, first team squad member Carlos Mercedes Vásquez was kidnapped and murdered. A note on his body parts claimed he was killed for messing with another man's woman.

First Title

In the Apertura 2021, under Roberto Hernández, Malacateco claimed their biggest success in the club history by winning their first Liga Nacional title after defeating

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2-0 on 2 January 2022.

Rivals

Malacateco have a common rivalry with fellow San Marcos club Marquense, known as the “''Derbi de San Marcos”.''

Crest

Their crest consists of the face of an angry red bull and the nickname of the team below.

Stadium

The

is the official venue of the team, it is located in the municipality of

in San Marcos, has a capacity for 8,000 spectators and also has synthetic grass and electric lighting.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

** Champions (3): Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2009 *

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and predecessors ** Champions (1): Apertura 2021

Friendly Tournaments

*Copa Internacional Tapachula ** Winners (1): 2024

Performance in international competitions

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- Preliminary Round

Current squad

In

Out

Personnel

Coaching staff

''As of June 2025''

Managerial history

* Francisco Pineda (1980–1981) * Paulo César Barros (2007–2008) * Adán Onelio Paniagua (2009) * Franklin Cetre (2009–2010) * Héctor Trujillo (2010–2012) *

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(2012-2014) * Paulo César Barros (2014)Fallece nuevo entrenador del club malacateco
– La Nacion * Emilio Umanzor (2014–2015) * Nelson Ancheta (2015) *

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(2015-2016) * Emilio Umanzor (2016-2017) *

(2017-2018) *

(2018-2021) * Matías Tatangelo (2021) * Roberto Hernández (2021-2022) *

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(2023-2024) * Roberto Hernández (2024–May 2025) * José Guadalupe Cruz (June 2025 - ''Present'')

References

External links

* {{Guatemalan Liga Mayor Malacateco Association football clubs established in 1962 1962 establishments in Guatemala