Deportivo Coatepeque

Coatepeque Fútbol Club, is a Guatemalan football club based in Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department. They compete in the Primera División, the second tier of Guatemalan football.

Coatepeque FC
Full nameCoatepeque Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Serpientes Rojas (Red Serpents)
Los Diablos (The Devils)
Founded15 May 1967; 56 years ago
GroundIsrael Barrios
Capacity20,000[1]
PresidentOscar Alexander Perez
ManagerSilvio Fernández
LeaguePrimera División
Clausura 202412th (Relegated)

They play their home games at Estadio Israel Barrios.[2]

History

Deportivo Coatepeque plays in the Liga Nacional, after achieving direct promotion during the 2022-23 Primera División.

Coatepeque was founded in 1967, under the name of Deportivo Independencia which was later changed to Deportivo Coatepeque.

The team won promotion to the premier Liga Nacional for the first time in their history during the 2013–14 season.

Current squad

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 Luis Tatuaca
4 DF  GUA Luis Estrada
5 DF  URU Federico Antúnez
6 MF  GUA Osman Valeriano
7 MF  GUA Christian Solares
8 DF  GUA Carlos Alvarado
10 MF  MEX Armando Zamorano
12 GK  GUA Vander Cruz
14 DF  GUA Wilson Díaz (captain)
15 FW  PAR Edison Ávalos
16 DF  SLV Edgardo Mira
17 MF  GUA Denilson Ochaeta
19 DF  GUA Sixto Betancourt
20 MF  GUA Ditter Lang
21 FW  CRC José Alvarado
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  GUA José Guerra
25 MF  GUA Christian Guerra
30 MF  MEX Abel Guzman
31 DF  GUA Pablo Rosas
33 MF  GUA Tobit Vasquez
44 DF  GUA Melfor Ramos
77 MF  GUA José Palma
98 FW  GUA Diego Tatuaca (on loan from USAC)
- GK  MEX Liborio Sánchez
- FW  GUA Fredy López
- MF  GUA Ramiro Luna
- FW  GUA Herminio Pérez

Historical list of coaches
  • Carlos Barone (2006-2008)
  • Paulo César Barros (2009–2010)
  • Antonio Archila (2010–2011)
  • Ramon Ramírez (2011–2012)
  • Byron Pérez (2012)
  • Gabriel Castillo (2012–2013)
  • Jeff Korytoski (2013–2014)[3]
  • Richard Preza (2014)
  • Ulises Sosa (2014)
  • Rudy Méndez (2014)
  • Manuel Castañeda (2014-2015)[4]
  • Héctor Trujillo (2015–2016)[5]
  • Ronald Mora (2020)
  • Gabriel Castillo (2021)
  • Héctor Trujillo (2021-2022)
  • Joaquín Álvarez (2022-2023)
  • Paco Ramírez (2023)
  • Silvio Fernández (2024-present)

Honours

League
Winners: Apertura 2022

References
  1. Nuestro Diario (in Spanish)
  2. Stadiums in Guatemala Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine – World Stadiums
  3. "Ziggy Korytoski Bio". San Diego State Athletics. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. Calderón y Polo, con técnico nuevo en el Coatepeque – Crítica (in Spanish)
  5. Héctor Julián Trujillo llega como DT a Coatepeque Archived 2015-05-23 at the Wayback Machine – LaRed (in Spanish)
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