Club Xelajú MC

Xelajú MC
	File:Xelaju MC.png
Full name	Club Social y Deportivo; Xelajú Mario Camposeco
Nickname(s)	Chivos (Goats) ; Los Superchivos (The Super Goats) ; Altenses (Highlanders) ; Xela; Rebaño Sagrado (Sacred Flock)
Founded	1928
Ground	Estadio Mario Camposeco,; Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Capacity	11,220
Chairman	Francisco Santos
Manager	Amarini Villatoro
League	Liga Nacional
Clausura 2022	10th

Club Social y Deportivo Xelajú Mario Camposeco, commonly known as Xelajú MC or just Xela and nicknamed Superchivos is a Guatemalan football club competing in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They are located in Quetzaltenango, Department of Quetzaltenango, and play their home matches in the Estadio Mario Camposeco. They are the most successful team (in terms of national titles won) not based in the capital city in the history of the league.

History

The club was founded in 1928 as Germania; after ten years of existence, their name would be changed to ADIX (Asociación Deportiva Independiente de Xelajú), and during that time the uniform colors were established as red jersey and blue shorts,^[1] a combination that remains to date. The team was renamed Xelajú Mario Camposeco in honor of local footballer Mario Camposeco who was the captain of the club in the 1940s, helped them win 10 consecutive Quetzaltenango department titles, and who was still an active player when he died in a plane crash in 1951.^[2]

The Superchivos have been Guatemalan champions five times, first in 1961–62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995–96, a fourth time in the 2006–07 season, and a fifth in 2011–12. Xelajú has won the Copa Centenario once, in 1972–73. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, they eliminated five-time defending champion Municipal in semi-finals, to reach their first final since the inception of the Apertura/Clausura format. They faced Marquense, losing the first match 0–1 and winning the second match 4–1, for an aggregate score of 4–2 which gave them their fourth championship. It was the first time since 1980 that two teams from outside of Guatemala City finished first and runner-up. The club currently has a kit deal with Guatemala-based company MR. Past kit sponsors include Joma, Lotto, Vicnar, Puma, Reto Sports and Do More.

They have a fierce rivalry with Suchitepéquez, which is known as the Clásico del Suroccidente. Their other rivals also consist of Marquense and Comunicaciones.

Crest

The club's shield is circular in shape, it has written in white letters the name of the team around the circumference, in the center it has a goat and the background is a yellow soccer ball. For each title the club gets, a Moon is added to the shield.

Supporters

Xelajú has the largest fan base outside of the capital department and have great tradition within Guatemalan football. They are considered as one of the biggest fanbases in all of Central American football. One of the most typical characteristics of the supporters is the way they sing Luna de Xelajú, a theme considered as the anthem of Quetzaltenango.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (5) : 1962, 1980, 1996, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2012

Cups

Copa de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (3) : 1963, 1973, 2010

Performance in international competitions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1997 - Second Round

UNCAF Interclub Cup

2007 - Quarterfinals

CONCACAF Champions League

2012-13 - Quarterfinals

Current squad

As of: October 19, 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
2	MF	GUA	Francisco López
3	DF	ARG	Nehuen García (on loan from Independiente ll)
4	DF	CRC	Kenner Gutiérrez (captain)
6	MF	GUA	Maynor de León
7	MF	GUA	Yordin Hernández
8	MF	GUA	Joshua Ubico
9	FW	GUA	Darwin Lom
10	MF	ARG	Kevin Lencina
11	FW	GUA	Cristian Castillo
12	MF	GUA	Aslinn Rodas
13	DF	GUA	Widvin Tebalán
14	DF	GUA	Javier Gónzalez
15	MF	GUA	Jhony Barrios


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	GUA	Juan Cardona
17	MF	USA	Jose Carranza
18	DF	GUA	José Castañeda
19	FW	GUA	Oliver Rodas
21	FW	GUA	Esnaydi Zuńiga
22	GK	GUA	Nery Lobos
23	DF	GUA	Victor Armas
25	DF	GUA	Kevin Ruiz
26	MF	GUA	William Cardoza
27	MF	GUA	Ramiro Luna
28	FW	JAM	Nicholas Nelson
29	GK	PAN	José Calderón
99	MF	GUA	Marco Rodas
-	FW	PAN	Manuel Morán

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
—	GK	GUA	Daniel Morales (at San Pedro for the 2022-23 Segunda División)
—	MF	GUA	Mauro Cardona (at San Pedro for the 2022-23 Segunda División)
—	MF	GUA	Carlos de León (at San Pedro for the 2022-23 Segunda División)

Notable former players

Sergio Anaya (FW) (1959–1966)
Mariano Crisanto Meléndez (FW) (1995-1996)
Mario Camposeco (FW) (1942–1951)
Mario Castellanos (FW) (2017-2021)
Julio Estacuy (DF) (2005-2019)
Jhony Girón (DF) (2006-2015)
Nestor Jucup (MF) (2008-2019)
Marco Pappa (MF) (2018-2019)
Édgar Chinchilla (FW) (2011-2015)
Jhonny Cubero (FW) (2005–2010)
Fernando Patterson (GK) (1996–2008)
Sergio Morales (MF) (2004–2013)
Jorge Suárez (GK) (1981–1982)
Mauricio Quintanilla (FW) (1979–1982)
Israel Silva (FW) (2004–2021)
Juliano Rangel (DF) (2013-2016)

Managerial history

Roberto Chávez Lozano (1961–1962)
Aníbal Villagrán (1963)
Asisclo Sáenz (1963–1964)
Ferenc Meszaros (1966)
Arnoldo Camposeco (1972–1973)
Sergio Anaya (1978)
Javier Mascaró (1980)
Orlando de León (1981)
Javier Mascaró (1991–1992)
Marvin Rodríguez (1995–1996)
Walter Claverí (2000)
Camilo Aguilar (2001)
Julio Antúnez (2001–2004)
Edwin Pavón (2004)
Luis da Costa (2005–2006)
Carlos Jurado (2007)
Gabriel Castillo (2008–2009)
Alberto Jorge (2009–2010)
Horacio Cordero (2010)
Francisco Lobato (2010)
Gustavo Adolfo Cifuentes (2010)
Carlos Jurado (2010–2011)
Hernán Medford (2011–2013)
Saul Lorenzo Rivero (2013–2014)
Hector Julian Trujillo (2013–2014)
Carlos Jurado (2014)
Nahúm Espinoza (2014–2015)
Hernán Medford (2015-2016)
Carlos Jurado (2016)
Rafael Loredo (2016)
Ronald Gómez (2016-2018)
Walter Claverí (2018)
Ramiro Cepeda (2018-2019)
Walter Horacio González (2019)
Sergio Egea (2019-2020)
Walter Claverí (2020)
Marcó Antonio Morales (interim) (2020-2021)
Gustavo Machaín (2021)
Marcó Antonio Morales (2021)
Irving Rubirosa (2021-2022)
Amarini Villatoro (2022- )

References

^ History Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine - Official website (in Spanish)
^ (in Spanish) Source: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

[1] History Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine - Official website (in Spanish)

[pl-mc-bio-2] (in Spanish) Source: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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