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 El Cóndor after moving there from the Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza.

Deportivo Achuapa
Full nameClub Deportivo Achuapa
Nickname(s)Los Cebolleros (The Chives)
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
GroundEstadio El Cóndor
Capacity6,000
ChairmanFrancisco Zepeda
ManagerRónald Gómez
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 20249th

History

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The 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

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Domestic competitions

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League

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Winners (1): Apertura 2019
  • Segunda División de Ascenso
Winners (1): Clausura 2018

Friendly Tournaments

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  • Copa La Fraternidad
Winners (1): 2023

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   GUA Ribix García
5 DF   GUA José Salazar
6 MF   GUA Rigoberto Hernández
7 MF   GUA Andres Quiñones
8 DF   GUA Kevin Navas
9 FW   GUA Oliver Rodas
10 FW   COL Jesus Zuñiga
11 MF   GUA Jhon Méndez
12 GK   COL Ederson Cabezas
13 GK   GUA Henry Orellana
14 FW   GUA Kevyn Aguilar
16 DF   GUA Carlos Castrillo (captain)
19 DF   GUA Sixto Betancourt
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   GUA Carlos Alvarado
24 DF   GUA Cristian Cortez
28 GK   GUA Billy Pérez
30 DF   GUA José Corado
32 DF   ARG Alejandro Cabral
33 MF   GUA Tobit Vásquez
35 FW   GUA Reniller Arana
77 MF   GUA Brandon Bautista
85 DF   GUA Bryan Gudiel
88 MF   COL Yeison Carabalí
91 FW   GUA Alexis Matta
96 MF   GUA Victor Ortíz
99 FW   GUA Luis Túnchez

Notable former players

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  •   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)
  •   Jorge Matul (DF)
  •   Oliver Rodas (FW)
  •   Erick Lemus (FW)

Managerial history

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References

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  1. ^ DEPORTIVO ACHUAPA[permanent dead link] – ligaprimeradivision (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Guatemala 2000/01 – RSSSF