Antigua GFC

Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at the Estadio Pensativo. They are nicknamed Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) in reference to the local avocados grown in the city and as represented by the green stripes on the team uniform.

Antigua
Full nameAntigua Guatemala Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Coloniales (Colonials)
Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies)
Los Aguacateros (The Avocado Producers)
Founded1958 (1958)
GroundEstadio Pensativo
Capacity10,000
ChairmanVíctor Hugo García
ManagerJavier López
LeagueLiga Nacional
Clausura 20242nd (Semifinals)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1958 by Dr. Miguel Ángel Soto Bustamante and Mr. Antonio Martínez Barrios with the colonial city as its home. The club's first president was Rogelio Toledo Estrada and the club's first manager was César Rodríguez Gudiel.

After earning promotion to the maximum division (Liga Mayor "A") in the 1957–58 season,[1] Antigua finished third in the 1959–60 league table.[2] However, they could not retain their level in the following years, suffering relegation after the 1964 season.[3] After more than a decade in the Liga Mayor B, the club's administration was inherited by the Antigua Guatemala Municipality, and in December 1976, earned promotion back to the Liga Mayor "A",[4][5] but were relegated two years later as the number of teams in the league was reduced from 18 to 12.[4][6] Administration changed hands again and the team earned another promotion in 1979 after winning a tie-breaking third playoff match against Juca at the Estadio Mateo Flores, remaining in the top category until 1983, when a last-place finish on the standings relegated them once again.[7]

Relegation in 1983 marked the beginning of a 16-year-long period in which the club went through financial strain and was unable to return to the top flight. In 1998 the team's administration was again given to the Municipality, and on 22 May 1999 they earned a spot in the now called Liga Nacional.[4] In 2006 they were relegated after seven years in the top flight, in what had been their longest period of participation at the top level.[8] As of 2011, they have competed in the Primera División de Ascenso.

Return to Liga Nacional in 2014

Antigua compete in Guatemala's highest-level league having purchased the position offered by the Heredia Jaguares from Izabal. For the 2015 season, the club kit will be supplied by Italian sports company Diadora.

Rivals

Antigua are known to share rivalries with Guastatoya and Xelajú. This is given to the fact that they compete fiercely during their meetings in the Apertura and Clausura playoffs.

Championship

On December 20, 2015, Antigua won the Apertura for the first time.[9] Since their first victory, they were champions of Guatemalan football for three consecutive years. In 2019, Antigua won its fourth Guatemalan League title.[10]

Honours

Leagues

Friendly Tournaments
  • Copa Santiago
    • Champions (1): 2023

Performance in international competitions
2016–17 - Group Stage
2019 - Preliminary Round
2020 - Round of 16

Current squad
As of 27 June 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  GUA Braulio Linares
2 DF  GUA Kevin Grijalva
4 DF  GUA José Gálvez
5 MF  GUA Juan Carbonell
7 FW  GUA Kevin Macareño
8 MF  ARG Cristian Hernández
12 DF  GUA José Ardón
13 FW  GUA Dewinder Bradley
15 DF  GUA José Gálvez
17 MF  GUA Óscar Castellanos
19 FW  GUA Marvin Ávila Jr
20 DF  GUA Miguel Quiñonez
26 MF  GUA Diego Fernández
27 FW  GUA Vidal Paz
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  GUA Oseas Guerra
30 MF  GUA Brandon de León
32 DF  CRC Alexander Robinson
42 GK  GUA Luis Morán
44 DF  PAN Manuel Gamboa
70 FW  PAN Newton Williams
99 FW  BRA Romario da Silva
- MF  GUA José Espinoza
- DF  GUA Diego Santis
- FW  GUA Héctor Prillwitz
- MF  GUA Ditter Lang
- FW  ARG Santiago Gómez
- FW  VEN Robinson Flores
- DF  ARG Santiago Díaz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  USA Dennis Ramirez (at Achuapa)
- FW  GUA José Franco (at Oaxaca)
- MF  COL Camilo Mora (at Quiche)

Managerial history

References
  1. "Guatemala 1957/58". Rsssf.com. 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  2. "Guatemala 1959/60". Rsssf.com. 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. "Guatemala 1964". Rsssf.com. 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. "Equipo Antigua GFC". Equipoantiguagfc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. "Guatemala 1976". Rsssf.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  6. "Guatemala 1978". Rsssf.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  7. "Guatemala 1983". Rsssf.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  8. Guatemala 2005/06 – RSSSF
  9. "Antigua remonta y se proclama campeón del Apertura de Guatemala - Univision". Archived from the original on 2016-02-09.
  10. "Antigua GFC es el nuevo monarca del futbol guatemalteco, el cuarto título de su historia – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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