Antigua GFC

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Antigua GFC
Antigua GFC LOGO.jpg
Full nameAntigua Guatemala Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Coloniales (Colonials)
Panzas Verdes (Green Bellies)
Aguacateros (Avocado Eaters)
Founded1958
GroundEstadio Pensativo
Antigua, Guatemala
Capacity9,000
ChairmanVíctor Hugo García
ManagerDwight Pezzarossi (interim)
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 20211st (semifinals)
WebsiteClub website

Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at the Estadio Pensativo. They are nicknamed Los Panzas Verdes ("Green bellies") in reference to the local avocados and as represented by the green stripes on the team uniform.

History[]

Estadio Antigua GFC.jpg

The club was founded in 1958 by Dr. Miguel Ángel Soto Bustamante and Mr. Antonio Martínez Barrios with the colonial city as its home. The club's first president was Rogelio Toldeo Estrada and the club's first manager was César Rodríguez Gudiel.

After earning promotion to the maximum division (Liga Mayor "A") in the 1957–58 season,[1] Antigua finished third in the 1959–60 league table.[2] However, they could not retain their level in the following years, suffering relegation after the 1964 season.[3] After more than a decade in the Liga Mayor B, the club's administration was inherited by the Antigua Guatemala Municipality, and in December 1976, earned promotion back to the Liga Mayor "A",[4][5] but were relegated two years later as the number of teams in the league was reduced from 18 to 12.[4][6] Administration changed hands again and the team earned another promotion in 1979 after winning a tie-breaking third playoff match against Juca at the Estadio Mateo Flores, remaining in the top category until 1983, when a last-place finish on the standings relegated them once again.[7]

Relegation in 1983 marked the beginning of a 16-year-long period in which the club went through financial strain and was unable to return to the top flight. In 1998 the team's administration was again given to the Municipality, and on 22 May 1999 they earned a spot in the now called Liga Nacional.[4] In 2006 they were relegated after seven years in the top flight, in what had been their longest period of participation at the top level.[8] As of 2011, they have competed in the Primera División de Ascenso.

Return to Liga Nacional in 2014[]

Antigua GFC will compete in Guatemala's highest-level league having purchased the position offered by the Heredia Jaguares from Izabal. For the 2015 season, the club kit will be supplied by Italian sports company Diadora.

Championship[]

On December 20, 2015, Antigua won the Apertura for the first time.[9] Since their first victory, they were champions of Guatemalan football for three consecutive years. In 2019, Antigua won its fourth Guatemalan League title.[10]

Honours[]

Domestic honours[]

Leagues[]

Performance in international competitions[]

2016–17 - Group Stage
2019 - Preliminary Round
2020 - Round of 16

Current squad[]

As of 14 January, 2022

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 Guatemala GUA Braulio Linares
3 DF Costa Rica CRC José Mena
4 DF Honduras HON Santos Crisanto
5 DF Costa Rica CRC Alexander Robinson
6 DF Guatemala GUA Carlos Mejía
7 MF Guatemala GUA Frank de León
8 MF Guatemala GUA Juan Carbonell
10 MF Guatemala GUA Pablo Aguilar
11 MF Guatemala GUA César Archila
12 MF Guatemala GUA José Ardón
14 DF Guatemala GUA Kevyn Aguilar
15 FW Paraguay PAR Pedro Báez
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Guatemala GUA Oscar Mejía
17 DF Guatemala GUA Óscar Castellanos
18 MF Peru PER Julio García
19 FW Colombia COL Deyner Padilla
20 DF Guatemala GUA Miguel Quiñonez
25 DF Honduras HON Juan Yax
26 DF Guatemala GUA Cristian Jiménez (captain)
27 FW Mexico MEX Antonio López
28 DF Guatemala GUA Manuel Moreno
33 GK Guatemala GUA Víctor Ayala
92 DF Guatemala GUA Kevin Ávila
99 FW Brazil BRA Romario da Silva

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
— MF Guatemala GUA Vidal Paz (at Iztapa for the 2022 Clausura)
— MF Guatemala GUA José Gálvez (at Iztapa for the 2022 Clausura)
— GK Guatemala GUA Junior Figueroa (at Juventud Pinulteca for the 2022 Clausura Marcos Menaldo)
— FW Guatemala GUA Jerry Ojeda (at Comunicaciones B for the 2022 Clausura Marcos Menaldo)
— MF Guatemala GUA Marco Domínguez (at Al-Yarmouk for the 2021-22 season)

Managerial history[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Guatemala 1957/58". Rsssf.com. 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  2. ^ "Guatemala 1959/60". Rsssf.com. 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. ^ "Guatemala 1964". Rsssf.com. 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. ^ a b c "Equipo Antigua GFC". Equipoantiguagfc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. ^ "Guatemala 1976". Rsssf.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  6. ^ "Guatemala 1978". Rsssf.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  7. ^ "Guatemala 1983". Rsssf.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  8. ^ Guatemala 2005/06 – RSSSF
  9. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160209183657/http://www.univision.com/deportes/guatemala-liga-nacional/antigua-remonta-y-se-proclama-campeon-del-apertura-de-Guatemala. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Antigua GFC es el nuevo monarca del futbol guatemalteco, el cuarto título de su historia – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-04.

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