Deportivo Xinabajul

Deportivo Xinabajul is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Deportivo Xinabajul
Full nameDeportivo Xinabajul
Nickname(s)The X Team
Founded1980
GroundEstadio Los Cuchumatanes,
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Capacity10,000.
Chairman Mauro Rodríguez[1]
Manager Gilberto Yearwood
LeagueLiga Nacional de Fútbol
Clausura 20097th (league)

Founded in 1980, they competed in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation, and played home matches at the Estadio Los Cuchumatanes.

As of summer 2012, the club was disaffiliated and disbanded after not paying player salaries and going into heavy debt.

Bad ownership and mismanagement led to the downfall of the club.[2]

A new club from the same city claiming to have no relation to Deportivo Xinabajul, was founded weeks later, they will begin play in division 3.[3]

2010/2011 squad

The 2010/2011 season included the following games:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Fernando Patterson
GK José Fernando Rodríguez
DF Jonathan Sandoval
DF Sergio Azurdia
DF Andy Tohonson
DF Steve Durini
DF Jaime Torres
DF Darwin Pacheco
MF Jacinto Méndez
MF Álvaro Hurtarte
No. Position Player
MF David Espinoza
MF Héctor Alarcón
MF Willy Medina
MF Andoni Martínez
MF César Alegría
MF Gustavo Betancur
FW Erick Priego
FW Anderson Castilho
Leonidas Palacios

Notable former players

References
  1. Tienen nuevo Presidente - GuateFútbol (in Spanish)
  2. http://www.foxdeportes.com/sudamericana/story/terremoto-para-el-futbol-en-guatemala/
  3. http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2011/02/19/465573/futbol-de-guatemala-esta-de-duelo-tras-asesinato-de-vicepresidente-del-deportivo-xinabajul.html


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