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Suchitepéquez Full name Club Deportivo Suchitepéquez Nickname(s) Venados (Deer) Founded 1960 Ground Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
Mazatenango, Guatemala
(Capacity: 10,000)Chairman 
Alfonso Cruz BerganzaManager 
Alberto CastilloLeague Liga Nacional de Fútbol Clausura 2009 3rd (playoffs) 4th (league) 
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Away coloursClub Deportivo Suchitepéquez are a Guatemalan professional football club that competes in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation. They are based in Mazatenango, Department of Suchitepéquez, and their home stadium is the Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo. The team was formed in 1960, and won their only league championship in 1983.
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History
1980s
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 U.A.N.L. 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 F.C., 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
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 titles in 1993 and 1997.
Relegation
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 playoff. The following year, they finished in last place overall, and were directly relegated.
2000s
After four years in Primera División, the club returned to the top division for the 2004/05 season, finishing fourth in the Torneo Apertura.
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
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- 1993 - 4th Place
- 1995 - Qualifying Stage (Central Zone)
Current squad
2010/2011 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.No. Position Player 1 
GK Miguel Ángel Klee 2 DF Josué García 3 DF Henry Medina 7 FW Edwin Villatoro 8 MF Wilfred Velásquez 12 
GK Santiago Morandi 13 
FW Allan Kardeck 14 DF Wilson Lalín 23 FW Evandro Ferreira 24 MF Wilber Caal – DF Víctor Hernández – DF Jorge Arana No. Position Player – DF José Luis Hidalgo – MF Fredy García – MF Mynor Morales – MF Aldo Pimentel – FW Roberto Porras – FW Ronaldo Loaiza – FW Gonzalo Gutiérrez – Pablo Villatoro – Jocimar Nascimiento – Rolando Flores – Edwin Ixcharchal Notable players
Former players
Ricardo Piccinini (GK), (1980s)- Mario Acevedo (FW)
- Julio César Anderson (FW), (1960s)
- Marvin Avila (FW), (2007)
- Fabricio Benítez (MF) (2007–10)
- Carlos Castañeda (MF), (1980s and 1990s)
- Manuel Coronado (DF), (1990s)
- Marco de la Cruz (GK), (1975–84)
- Rodrigo de Leon (FW)
- Ricardo Jerez Hidalgo (GK), (1960s)
- Alejandro Ortiz Obregón (DF), (1980s and 1990s)
- César "El Picho" Trujillo (FW), (2000s)
- Edwin Villatoro (FW), (2000s) [active]
Julián Arturo Vargas (DF), (1980s)- José Luis "Chopo" González (FW), (1980s)
- César Eduardo Méndez (FW), (1980s)
List of coaches
- Manuel Felipe Carrera (1961)
- Arnaldo da Silva (1965–66), (1972–75)
- Alberto Donis (1967)
Jaime Ormazábal (1968, 1970)- Adalberto Donis (1969)
- Néstor Valdez Moraga (1971)
- Emilio René Morales Hidalgo (1976)
- Justo Rufino López (1977)
- René Aquino Sánchez / Francisco Aquino Sánchez (1977–78)
- Oscar Raúl Cancinos Vásquez (1978–79)
- Salvador Pericullo (1979–80)
- Guillermo Vargas (1980, 1981, 1986)
- Alfonso Fernández (1981)
- Ricardo Sepúlveda (1981)
Rafael Fernández (1981)- Julio César Cortés (1982–84)
- Erasmo Arroyo (1985–86)
- Guillermo Batres (1986, 1989)
- Francisco Pineda (1987)
- Javier Mascaró (1987)
- Walter Enrique Claveríe Alvarado (1988–90)
- Manuel de Jesús Castañeda (1991)
- Leonso Contreras (1991)
- Carlos Castañeda (1991)
- Walter Claveríe (1992–93, 1996)
- Odilio Gómez (1993, 1994)
- Ricardo Antonio Piccinini (1993–94)
Julio Hernández (1994)- Oscar Sanchez (1994)
- Ernesto Arroyo (1994, 1998)
- Marco Antonio Matheu (1995)
- Manuel Castañeda (1997–98)
- Luís Villacencio (1999)
- Ever González (2000)
- Carlos de Toro (1999–00)
- Benjamín Monterroso (2005)
- Horacio Cordero (2005–07)
- Gabino Rivero (2007–08)
- Pedro Evangelista Rodríguez (2008)
- Julio César Antúnez (2008)
Jorge Pineda (2008–09)- Walter Claverí (2009–10)
- Alberto Castillo (2010–)
Notes and references
External links
- (Spanish) Official web site - deportivosuchi.com
- (Spanish) Web page dedicated to the club - by Jorge Mario García
- (Spanish) Brief notes on the national title won in 1983, includes pictures of the celebration - literaturaguatemalteca.org
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- Association football clubs established in 1960
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