Club Xelajú MC

Club Social y Deportivo Xelajú Mario Camposeco, commonly known as Xelajú MC or just Xela and nicknamed Superchivos is a Guatemalan 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 MC
Full nameClub Social y Deportivo
Xelajú Mario Camposeco
Nickname(s)Chivos (Goats)
Los Superchivos (The Super Goats)
Altenses (Highlanders)
Xela
Founded1928
GroundEstadio Mario Camposeco,
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Capacity11,220
ChairmanFrancisco Santos
ManagerRafael Loredo
LeagueLiga Nacional
2019 AperturaLiga Nacional, 9th

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 five times, first in 1961–62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995–96, a fourth time in the 2006–07 season, and a fifth in 2011–12. 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 Atlanta-based Reto Sports. The sportswear company also sponsors the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League and Santa Tecla of the Salvadorean First division. Past kit sponsors include Joma, Lotto, Vicnar, Puma, Do More , and the Guatemalan brand MR.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues
  • Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
    • Champions (5) : 1962, 1980, 1996, 2007 Clausura, 2012 Clausura

Cups

Current squad

As of: 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Nery Lobos
2 DF Edwin Fuentes
3 DF Manuel Moreno
4 DF Rafael González
5 DF Jhonatan Souza Motta
6 MF Fredy Ruano
7 FW Edward Santeliz
8 MF Esteban García
9 FW Mario Castellanos
10 FW David Antonio Rugamas
11 FW José Carlos Pérez
No. Position Player
15 DF Gerardo Arias
16 MF Alexis Matta
17 FW Keiner Agustín
19 FW Óscar Belinetz
20 DF Edward Santeliz
21 FW Anel Canales
22 MF Victor Martinez
23 MF Julio Panameño
24 MF Josep Catalan
25 DF Juan Yax
26 GK José Carlos García

Notable former players

Former coaches

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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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