Comunicaciones FC
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| Full name | Comunicaciones Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Los Cremas[1] (The Creams) Los Albos (The Whites) El Hexacampeón (The Six-Time Champion) El Único Hexa (The Only Six-Time Champion) El Más Grande de Guatemala (The Biggest in Guatemala) | |||
| Short name | COM | |||
| Founded | 16 August 1949 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Cementos Progreso | |||
| Capacity | 17,000 | |||
| Owner | Albavisión | |||
| Chairman | Cristian Cáceres | |||
| Manager | Iván Sopegno | |||
| League | Liga Guate | |||
| Apertura 2024 | 6th (Quarterfinals) | |||
| Website | comunicacionesfc | |||
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Comunicaciones Fútbol Club (Spanish pronunciation: [kˌomunˌikaθjˈones fˈutβol klˈub]), commonly referred to as Comunicaciones, is a professional football club based in Guatemala City. The club competes in Liga Guate, the top tier of Guatemalan football.
One of the most popular and successful football clubs in Guatemala, Comunicaciones have won 32 national championships, the most of any Guatemalan club team, including six consecutive. In addition to their 32 league titles, Comunicaciones have won eight league cups and ten Supercups. In international competition, Comunicaciones have won two UNCAF Interclub Cups, one CONCACAF Champions Cup, and one CONCACAF League championship.
History
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Comunicaciones origins date 1920s Club Comunicaciones was formed in 1949 after Colonel Carlos Aldana Sandoval, then Minister of Telegraphs and Communications, took charge of the team and renamed it Comunicaciones ("Communications" in Spanish).
The club colour is white, which they began using in their kit shortly after the club's foundation, though initially the uniform was cream. Their historic arch-rival is Municipal and the two clubs compete in the El Clásico Chapín, one of the greatest rivalries in Guatemalan football. Their other fierce rivals consist of Antigua known as the El Clasico Provincial and a rivalry with Quetzaltenango club Xelajú as El Clásico del Oeste.
Support
[edit | edit source]Since its inception, the Albo fans have been composed of the different strata of Guatemalan society. In the 80s, organized support began to take more momentum, at that time by batons that were located in different sectors of the stadium that were felt with songs, chopped paper, balloons and blankets, marking a different pattern of support from the fans of that time in Guatemalan football.
It was at that time when the nickname of the "Millionaire Fans" was popularly printed by the thousands of fans and fans that the club has throughout the country. Currently the cream fans are the only one in Guatemala who have adopted the type of South American breath in which everyone in the stadium sings in unison giving a unique atmosphere in the stands.
La barra brava
[edit | edit source]In the early 90s, the first organized support group called Fuerza Crema officially emerged, regularly located in the Preference area of the stadium, becoming the largest in the country with more than 2,500 members.[citation needed] It was until mid-1996 that after several differences between its leaders, the Albos force separated.
Some former members of the old group changed sectors in the stadium forming in the same year the barra Vltra Svr (Ultra Sur), a name it adopted due to its location in the General South area of the property. This group is characterized by the songs it provides to the team throughout the match, in addition to receptions, flags and walks, something that was not customary in Guatemalan football.
The barra has large blankets, flags, umbrellas, hype with murgas, trumpets, dubbing and a huge hype brought from Chile to encourage the club. In its beginnings the bar even hosted more than 3,000 members in transcendental matches.[citation needed]
Rivalries
[edit | edit source]Their historic arch-rival is Municipal and the two clubs compete in the El Clásico Chapín, one of the greatest rivalries in Guatemalan football. Their other fierce rivals consist of Antigua known as the El Clasico Provincial and a rivalry with Quetzaltenango club Xelajú as El Clásico del Oeste.
Mascot
[edit | edit source]Casper
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The mascot of Comunicaciones is the ghost Casper who has been accompanying the club since 1985. It was brought from Miami in September 1985 by the then president of the team, Teddy Plocharski, at a cost of $2,000 (15,392.65 Quetzales), being the first football club to use a mascot in Central America.
He first appeared at the Doroteo Guamuch on September 8, 1985, for the 124th classic, in which Comunicaciones beat Municipal by 3 to 1. The suit has undergone three transformations since its creation, the first in 1995 and the second 1998, this being the one that is maintained today.
Stadium
[edit | edit source]The team currently play their home games at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, which holds at a capacity of 17,000, where their B team used to play. Before 2023, they played at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, which is also the home of the Guatemala national football team.
Honours
[edit | edit source]National
[edit | edit source]- Liga Guate
- Champions (32): 1956, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979–80, 1981, 1982, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2015 Clausura, 2022 Clausura, 2023 Apertura
- Runners-up (26): 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, Clausura 2000, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2009, 2011 Apertura, 2016 Clausura, 2018 Apertura, 2021 Clausura, 2021 Apertura
- Copa de Guatemala
- Champions (8): 1951–52, 1955, 1970, 1972, 1983, 1986, 1991–92, 2009
- Runners-up (1): 1972–73
- Copa Campeón de Campeones de Guatemala
- Champions (10): 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998[2]
- Runners-up (4): 1952, 1984, 1986, 2024
International
[edit | edit source]Continental
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF Champions Cup
- CONCACAF League
- Champions (1): 2021
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1991
Regional
[edit | edit source]Awards
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF League Fair Play: 2021
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF Champions Cup: 28 appearances
- CONCACAF League: 4 appearances
- CONCACAF Central American Cup: 1 appearance
- 2023: Quarter-finals
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 4 November 2025
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Personnel
[edit | edit source]Current technical staff
[edit | edit source]As of 1 October 2025
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Argentina Iván Sopegno (*) [1] |
| Assistant Managers | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Reserve Manager | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Under 17 Manager | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Ladies Manager | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Fitness Coach | Argentina TBD (*) |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Sport Director | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Team Doctor | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| General Physician | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Knesliogiocal | Guatemala TBD (*) |
| Utility | Guatemala TBD (*) |
See also
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ This last edition of the tournament was played under the title of "CONCACAF Giants Cup".
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Comunicaciones F.C. at Soccerway
- Comunicaciones F.C. at CONCACAF (archived)
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