C.S.D. Xelajú MC

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

Xelajú
Full nameClub Social y Deportivo
Xelajú Mario Camposeco
Nickname(s)Chivos (Goats)
Los Superchivos (The Super Goats)
Altenses (Highlanders)
Rebaño Sagrado (Sacred Flock)
Short nameXela
Founded24 February 1942 (1942-02-24)
GroundEstadio Mario Camposeco
Capacity11,220
ChairmanFrancisco Santos
ManagerAmarini Villatoro
LeagueLiga Nacional
Clausura 20249th

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,[1] a combination that remains to date. The team was renamed Xelajú Mario Camposeco in honor of local footballer Mario Camposeco 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.[2]

The Superchivos have been Guatemalan champions six times, first in 1961–62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995–96, a fourth time in the 2006–07 season, a fifth in 2011–12, and a sixth in 2022-23. Xelajú has won the Copa Centenario once, in 1972–73. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, they eliminated five-time defending champion Municipal in semi-finals, to reach their first final since the inception of the Apertura/Clausura format. They faced Marquense, 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 Guatemala City finished first and runner-up. The club currently has a kit deal with Spanish-based company Kelme. Past kit sponsors include Joma, Lotto, Vicnar, Puma, MR, Reto Sports, and Do More.

They have a fierce rivalry with Suchitepéquez, which is known as the Clásico del Suroccidente. Their other known rivals also consist of Marquense, Antigua, 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 Central American football. One of the most typical characteristics of the supporters is the way they sing Luna de Xelajú, a theme considered as the anthem of Quetzaltenango.

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Performance in international competitions
1997 - Second Round
2007 - Quarterfinals
2012-13 - Quarterfinals
2023 - Group Stage

Current squad

As of: June 27, 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 Daniel Lavarreda
2 DF  GUA Francisco López
6 MF  GUA Maynor de León
14 DF  GUA Javier Gónzalez
15 MF  GUA Jorge Vargas
16 MF  GUA Juan Cardona
18 DF  GUA José Castañeda
20 FW  GUA Harim Quezada
21 DF  GUA Denilson Oliva
22 GK  GUA Nery Lobos
24 MF  GUA Justin Racancoj
25 DF  GUA Kevin Ruiz
26 FW  GUA William Cardoza
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 GK  PAN José Calderón
30 DF  GUA Héctor Moreira (captain)
32 MF  CRC Aarón Navarro
36 MF  PAR Blas Díaz
66 MF  GUA Carlos Santos
70 DF  GUA José Longo
- MF  GUA Denilson Ochaeta
- DF  GUA José Luis Castillejos
- MF  GUA David Chuc
- MF  GUA Jorge Aparicio
- DF  PAN Harold Cummings
- FW  COL Yilton Loboa
- FW  MEX Óscar Villa
- FW  PAR Pedro Báez


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
- DF  GUA Widvin Tebalan (at Xinabajul)
- FW  GUA Esnaydi Zuñiga (at Xinabajul)
- MF  GUA Yordin Hernández (at Xinabajul)
- FW  GUA Cristian Castillo (at Malacateco)

Notable former players

Managerial history

References
  1. History Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine - Official website (in Spanish)
  2. (in Spanish) Source: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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