Deportivo Chiantla

Deportivo Chiantla

Full name	Club Deportivo Chiantla
Nickname(s)	Tigres (tigers)
Founded	1980
Ground	Estadio Buenos Aires Chiantla, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
Capacity	1,000
Manager	Juan Salguero
League	Primera División de Ascenso
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Deportivo Chiantla is a Guatemalan football club from Chiantla, Huehuetenango Department. It was founded on 1980. It currently plays in the Primera División de Ascenso, the second tier of Guatemalan football.

History

The team began playing at amateur leagues having a great progress gaining more supporters and sponsors. In 1992 it achieved the professional status after being promoted to Liga mayor B today known as the second tier Primera División de Ascenso. In the 2017/18 they gained promotion to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala for the first time ever.

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GUA	Byron Ramos
—	GK	GUA	Óscar Ramírez
—	GK	MEX	Liborio Sánchez
—	DF	GUA	Heberson Velásquez
—	DF	GUA	Valerio Morales
—	DF	MEX	Juan Carlos Meza
—	DF	MEX	Luis Omar Hernández
—	MF	GUA	Osmar Morales
—	MF	MEX	José Abraham Alpuche
—	MF	GUA	Franklin Barrios
—	MF	GUA	Antony López
—	MF	GUA	Julio Mérida

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GUA	Emerson Martínez
—	MF	GUA	Bainer Barrios
—	MF	GUA	Christian Solares
—	MF	GUA	Hugo Gonzáles
—	MF	GUA	Diego Orozco
—	FW	SLV	Edgardo Mira
—	FW	MEX	Sergio Blancas
—	FW	GUA	Mario Mazariegos
—	FW	GUA	Delvin Granados
—	FW	GUA	Pablo Barros
—	FW	GUA	Edvin Juárez

List of coaches

• Elvis Tello Alvarado (2010)
• Julio César Englenton Chuga (Dec 2015 - )
• Marvin Hernández (Aug 2017 - August 2018)
• Alberto Salguero (Sept 2018-)

References

• Fedefut Guatemala
• Soccerway profile