Deportivo Chiantla is a Guatemalan football club from Chiantla, Huehuetenango Department. It was founded on 1980. It currently plays in the Primera División de Ascenso, the second tier of Guatemalan football.

Deportivo Chiantla
Full nameClub Deportivo Chiantla
Nickname(s)Tigres (tigers)
Founded1980
GroundEstadio Buenos Aires
Chiantla, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
Capacity1,000
ManagerGuatemala Juan Salguero
LeaguePrimera División de Ascenso
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The team began playing at amateur leagues having a great progress gaining more supporters and sponsors. In 1992 it achieved the professional status after being promoted to Liga mayor B today known as the second tier Primera División de Ascenso. In the 2017/18 they gained promotion to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala for the first time ever.

Current squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GUA Byron Ramos
GK   GUA Óscar Ramírez
GK   MEX Liborio Sánchez
DF   GUA Heberson Velásquez
DF   GUA Valerio Morales
DF   MEX Juan Carlos Meza
DF   MEX Luis Omar Hernández
MF   GUA Osmar Morales
MF   MEX José Abraham Alpuche
MF   GUA Franklin Barrios
MF   GUA Antony López
MF   GUA Julio Mérida
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GUA Emerson Martínez
MF   GUA Bainer Barrios
MF   GUA Christian Solares
MF   GUA Hugo Gonzáles
MF   GUA Diego Orozco
FW   SLV Edgardo Mira
FW   MEX Sergio Blancas
FW   GUA Mario Mazariegos
FW   GUA Delvin Granados
FW   GUA Pablo Barros
FW   GUA Edvin Juárez

List of coaches edit

  •   Elvis Tello Alvarado (2010)
  •   Julio César Englenton Chuga (Dec 2015 - )
  •   Marvin Hernández (Aug 2017 - August 2018)
  •   Alberto Salguero (Sept 2018-)

References edit