Club Social y Deportivo Xelajú Mario Camposeco, commonly known as Xelajú MC or just ''Xela'' and nicknamed ''Superchivos'' is a Guatemalan professional football club competing in the

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, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They are located in

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, Department of Quetzaltenango, and play their home matches in the '' Estadio Mario Camposeco''. They are the most successful team (in terms of national titles won) not based in the capital city in the history of the league.

History

The club was founded in 1928 as ''Germania''; after ten years of existence, their name would be changed to ADIX ''(Asociación Deportiva Independiente de Xelajú)'', and during that time the uniform colors were established as red jersey and blue shorts,History
- Official website a combination that remains to date. The team was renamed Xelajú Mario Camposeco in honor of local footballer

Mario Camposeco Mario Salvador Camposeco López (6 August 1921 – 17 June 1951) Source: was a Guatemalan footballer. Born in Quetzaltenango, he started his football career in 1938 playing for the local team ''América''. He then joined club Xelajú becomi ...

who was the captain of the club in the 1940s, helped them win 10 consecutive Quetzaltenango department titles, and who was still an active player when he died in a plane crash in 1951. Source: The ''Superchivos'' have been Guatemalan champions five times, first in 1961–62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995–96, a fourth time in the 2006–07 season, and a fifth in 2011–12. Xelajú has won the Copa Centenario once, in 1972–73. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, they eliminated five-time defending champion

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in semi-finals, to reach their first final since the inception of the ''Apertura''/''Clausura'' format. They faced

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, losing the first match 0–1 and winning the second match 4–1, for an aggregate score of 4–2 which gave them their fourth championship. It was the first time since 1980 that two teams from outside of

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finished first and runner-up. The club currently has a kit deal with Guatemala-based company MR. Past kit sponsors include

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, Lotto, Vicnar,

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, Reto Sports and Do More. They have a fierce rivalry with Suchitepéquez, which is known as the ''Clásico del Suroccidente.'' Their other rivals also consist of

and Comunicaciones.

Crest

The club's shield is circular in shape, it has written in white letters the name of the team around the circumference, in the center it has a goat and the background is a yellow soccer ball. For each title the club gets, a Moon is added to the shield.

Supporters

Xelajú has the largest fan base outside of the capital department and have great tradition within Guatemalan football. They are considered as one of the biggest fanbases in all of

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n football. One of the most typical characteristics of the supporters is the way they sing ''

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'', a theme considered as the anthem of

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

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and predecessors ** Champions (5) : 1962, 1980, 1996, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2012

Cups

* Copa de Guatemala and predecessors ** Champions (3) : 1963, 1973, 2010

Performance in international competitions

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- Second Round * UNCAF Interclub Cup ::

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- Quarterfinals *

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:: 2012-13 - Quarterfinals

Current squad

''As of: February 15, 2022''

Out on loan

Notable former players

* Sergio Anaya ''(FW)'' (1959–1966) * Mariano Crisanto Meléndez (''FW'') (1995-1996) *

''(FW)'' (1942–1951) * Mario Castellanos ''(FW)'' (2017-2021) * Julio Estacuy (''DF)'' (2005-2019) * Jhony Girón (''DF)'' (2006-2015) * Nestor Jucup (''MF)'' (2008-2019) * Marco Pappa (''MF)'' (2018-2019) *

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''(FW)'' (2011-2015) *

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''(FW)'' (2005–2010) *

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''(GK)'' (1996–2008) * Sergio Morales ''(MF)'' (2004–2013) * Jorge Suárez ''(GK)'' (1981–1982) * Mauricio Quintanilla ''(FW)'' (1979–1982) *

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(''FW'') (2004–2021) * Juliano Rangel (''DF)'' (2013-2016)

Managerial history

* Roberto Chávez Lozano (1961–1962) * Aníbal Villagrán (1963) * Asisclo Sáenz (1963–1964) * Ferenc Meszaros (1966) * Arnoldo Camposeco (1972–1973) * Sergio Anaya (1978) *

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(1980) * Orlando de León (1981) *

(1991–1992) * Marvin Rodríguez (1995–1996) *

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(2000) * Camilo Aguilar (2001) * Julio Antúnez (2001–2004) * Edwin Pavón (2004) * Luis da Costa (2005–2006) *

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(2007) * Gabriel Castillo (2008–2009) *

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(2009–2010) * Horacio Cordero (2010) * Francisco Lobato (2010) * Gustavo Adolfo Cifuentes (2010) *

(2010–2011) * Hernán Medford (2011–2013) *

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(2014) *

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(2014–2015) * Hernán Medford (2015-2016) *

(2016) * Rafael Loredo (2016) *

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(2016-2018) *

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(2019-2020) *

(2020) * Marcó Antonio Morales (interim) (2020-2021) * Gustavo Machaín (2021) * Marcó Antonio Morales (2021) * Irving Rubirosa (2021-2022) *

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(2022- )

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Club Xelaju Mc Xelaju M.C. Association football clubs established in 1928 1928 establishments in Guatemala Quetzaltenango