CSD Suchitepéquez
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| Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Suchitepéquez | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Venados (The Deer) Los Albiazules (The White and Blues) El Gigante del Sur (The Giant of the South) | ||
| Short name | Suchi | ||
| Founded | 24 November 1960 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo | ||
| Capacity | 10,500 | ||
| Chairman | Amilcar Alvarado | ||
| Manager | Pablo Melgar | ||
| League | Liga Primera División | ||
| Clausura 2024 | Group A 2nd (Semifinals) | ||
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Club Social y Deportivo Suchitepéquez, commonly referred to as Suchitepéquez, is a Guatemalan professional association football club based in Mazatenango. The club competes in Liga Primera División, the second tier of Guatemalan football.
The team was founded in 1960, and won two Liga Nacional championships in 1983 and 2016. Suchitepéquez have played their home matches in the 10,000-capacity Carlos Salazar Hijo since 1966.
History
[edit | edit source]1980s
[edit | edit source]In 1981, they defeated Spanish league champions Atlético Madrid 1–0 on a friendly match to re-open the Carlos Salazar stadium.
The team's most successful era took place in the mid-1980s. Having been runner-up in the 1982 domestic league, Suchitepéquez won the national league title in 1983, with a record of 16 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses in 22 matches. The team was managed by the Uruguayan Julio César Cortés, a former Uruguayan international who played in three World Cups. The stars of this team were Uruguayan strikers César Eduardo Méndez and José Luis "Chopo" González.
Suchitepéquez went on to play in the 1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, beating Deportivo Saprissa in the first round. In the second round, they drew with Tigres UANL 1–1 in the first leg, and then beat them 3–0 at home, becoming the first Guatemalan football team to defeat a Mexican team in an official tournament.[1] After that they faced Atlante, drawing the first match but losing 0–6 in the second leg to the eventual champions.
They finished second in the local league again in 1984, repeating that in the 1989–90 tournament.
1990s
[edit | edit source]In 1992, Suchitepéquez won the summer (cup) tournament, and then defeated the 1992 league champions Municipal in the Champion of champions ("Super Cup") match. They won further domestic cup (Copa de Guatemala) titles in 1993 and 1997.
Relegation
[edit | edit source]The club struggled to remain in the top division during the 1998–99 season, finishing next to last overall, and avoiding relegation in the last instance by winning a relegation play-off. The following year, they finished in last place overall, and were directly relegated.
2000s
[edit | edit source]After four years in Primera División, the club returned to the top division for the 2004–05 season, finishing fourth in the Torneo Apertura.
Failed pursuits (2010–15)
[edit | edit source]The club has been a constant top finisher in the Guatemalan top division but has fallen one game short of reaching the final twice. Currently the club has had solid seasons finishing in the top 3 and finished the Clausura 2015 season in 3rd place behind CSD Municipal and champions Comunicaciones. In the summer of 2014, the club signed Emiliano Lopez, an Argentine prospect who finished his first season as the second top scorer in the first division behind Guatemalan star and Municipal forward, Carlos Ruiz. He was the top scorer in the 2015 clausura tournament, with 12 goals.
Second league title (2015–16)
[edit | edit source]The club played "La Final" against the champion of the last Clausura Tournament Comunicaciones FC, which in the Estadio Mateo Flores, Comunicaciones FC won the first leg of the Guatemalan championship, winning 2–1, but in the second leg, Suchitepequez came out victorious in their own stadium, Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo. They won 3–0, making after waiting for 33 years, Suchitepequez champions for the 2nd time in their history.
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
- 1993 - 4th Place
- 1995 - Qualifying Stage (Central Zone)
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2 appearances
Honours
[edit | edit source]Domestic honours
[edit | edit source]Leagues
[edit | edit source]- Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (2): 1982–83, Clausura 2016
Current squad
[edit | edit source]As of 2022: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- Argentina Guatemala Ricardo Piccinini (GK), (1980s)
- Guatemala Mario Acevedo (FW)
- Guatemala Julio César Anderson (FW), (1967–69)
- Guatemala Marvin Avila (FW), (2007)
- Guatemala Fabricio Benítez (MF) (2007–10)
- Guatemala Carlos Castañeda (MF), (1980s and 1990s)
- Guatemala Manuel Coronado (DF), (1990s)
- Guatemala Marco de la Cruz (GK), (1975–84)
- Guatemala Rodrigo de Leon (FW)
- Guatemala Ricardo Jerez Hidalgo (GK), (1960s)
- Guatemala Alejandro Ortiz Obregón (DF), (1980s and 1990s)
- Guatemala César "El Picho" Trujillo (FW), (2000s)
- Guatemala Edwin Villatoro (FW), (2000s) [active]
- Peru Julián Arturo Vargas (DF), (1980s)
- Uruguay José Luís "Chopo" González (FW), (1980s)
- Uruguay César Eduardo Méndez (FW), (1980s)
List of coaches
[edit | edit source]- Guatemala Manuel Felipe Carrera (1961)
- Brazil Arnaldo da Silva (1965–66)
- Guatemala Alberto Donis (1967)
- Chile Jaime Ormazábal (1968, 1970)
- Guatemala Adalberto Donis (1969)
- Chile Néstor Valdés (1971)
- Brazil Arnaldo da Silva (1972–75)
- Guatemala Emilio René Morales Hidalgo (1976)
- Guatemala Justo Rufino López (1977)
- Guatemala René Aquino Sánchez / Francisco Aquino Sánchez (1977–78)
- Guatemala Oscar Raúl Cancinos Vásquez (1978–79)
- Argentina Salvador Pericullo (1979–80)
- Peru Guillermo Vargas (1980, 1981, 1986)
- Guatemala Alfonso Fernández (1981)
- Chile Ricardo Sepúlveda (1981)
- Paraguay Rafael Fernández (1981)
- Uruguay Julio César Cortés (1982–84)
- Guatemala Erasmo Arroyo (1985–86)
- Guatemala Guillermo Batres (1986, 1989)
- Guatemala Francisco Pineda (1987)
- Chile Javier Mascaró (1987)
- Guatemala Walter Enrique Claveríe Alvarado (1988–90)
- Guatemala Manuel de Jesús Castañeda (1991)
- Guatemala Leonso Contreras (1991)
- Guatemala Carlos Castañeda (1991)
- Guatemala Walter Claveríe (1992–93, 1996)
- Brazil Odilio Gómez (1993, 1994)
- Argentina Ricardo Piccinini (1993–94)
- Nicaragua Julio Hernández (1994)
- Guatemala Oscar Sanchez (1994)
- Guatemala Ernesto Arroyo (1994, 1998)
- Guatemala Marco Antonio Matheu (1995)
- Guatemala Manuel Castañeda (1997–98)
- Guatemala Luís Villacencio (1999)
- Guatemala Ever González (2000)
- Argentina Carlos de Toro (1999–00)
- Guatemala Benjamín Monterroso (2005)
- Argentina Horacio Cordero (2005–07)
- Paraguay Gabino Rivero (2007–08)
- Guatemala Pedro Evangelista Rodríguez (2008)
- Uruguay Julio César Antúnez (2008)
- Honduras Jorge Pineda (2008–09)
- Guatemala Walter Claverí (2009–10)
- Peru Agustin Castillo (2010)
- Uruguay Richard Presa (2011–2013)
- Guatemala Walter Claverí (2013–2016)
- Guatemala Eduardo Mendez
- Argentina Gustavo Onaindia (2021–2022)
- Guatemala Pablo Melgar (2022- )
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See also
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Notes and references
[edit | edit source]- ^ Source: http://www.deportivosuchi.com/historia/Historia-80s.html Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Spanish) Official website (archived 14 December 2006)
- (in Spanish) Web page dedicated to the club – by Jorge Mario García
- (in Spanish) 1983 national title notes, including celebration pictures (archived 17 March 2007)
- Club Profile - Soccerway