Aurora FC

Aurora FC

Football club infobox
clubname = Aurora FC


fullname = Aurora Fútbol Club
nickname =
founded = 1945
ground = Estadio Del Ejército
Guatemala City, Guatemala
capacity = 13,000
chairman =
manager = Francisco Melgar
league = Primera División
season = 2008 Apertura
position = 1st place Group "A"
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Aurora FC are a Guatemalan professional football club, one of the traditional teams in the country. The club is owned by the Guatemalan Army and was founded on April 14, 1945 as "Aurora de la Guardia de Honor", a name that was shortened to Aurora FC in 1946. They are based in Guatemala City and play their home matches in the "Estadio Del Ejército"; they are a traditional rival of fellow local teams Municipal and Comunicaciones. Their uniform is black and yellow vertical striped shirt and black shorts.

Aurora joined the Liga Mayor in 1947. They have won eight league titles, 10 second place finishes and two international titles. During the 1960s decade, they won their first three national league titles, which came in a span of four years, in the 1964, 1966, and 1967-68 seasons. The three championships came under Uruguayan coach Rubén Amorín. In 1975, they won their fourth league title, repeating the feat in 1978. The 1970s also brought international success, as they won the "Copa Fraternidad" (a regional tournament) in 1976 and 1979. Two more league titles came in the 1980s, one in 1984 and the other in 1986, the former while being managed by coach Rubén Amorín and the latter under Jorge Roldán, who also led them to another title in the 1992-93 season, the eighth and last championship won by Aurora to date.

In 2005, they shocked local fans and media when they were relegated to Primera División after 60 years of playing in the top flight.

Notable former players

*flagicon|GUA Jorge Roldán, midfielder/forward, 1958-1973, all-time top scorer (111)
*flagicon|GUA Selvin Pennant, forward, 1974-1982
*flagicon|GUA Victor Hugo Monzón, defender, 1980s and 1990s
*flagicon|ARG Omar Sanghzoni, forward, 1970s
*flagicon|GUA Edgar Salguero, defender, 1980s
*flagicon|GUA Roderico Méndez, forward, 1980s and 1990s
*flagicon|URU Washington Castagnero, midfielder, 1990s
*flagicon|ARG Fernando Díaz, midfielder, 1990s
*flagicon|GUA Rodolfo Garcia, goalkeeper, 1980s
*flagicon|HON Omar Reyes, forward, 1980s
*flagicon|URU José Luis Cardozo, forward, 1990s
*flagicon|ARG Dionel Bordón, forward, 1990s
*flagicon|URU Santiago Ostolaza, defender
*flagicon|GUA Edgar Arriaza, forward, 1990-2000
*flagicon|GUA Julio Gómez, midfielder, 1970s and 1980s
*flagicon|GUA Luis Swisher, defender, 1997-2001
*flagicon|GUA Luis Alfonso Spel, defender, 1993-2005
*flagicon|GUA Raul Calderon, defender, 1990-2002

Honours

* League titles: 8
**1964, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1992-93

* Domestic Cup titles: 4
**1958, 1968, 1969, 1983-84

* Torneo Fraternidad/UNCAF Club Championship
** Winner (2): 1974 1976
** Runner-up (3): 1972, 1975 1983

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

*CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (1 appearance)::1994 - "Finalist"

External links

* [http://www.tigresaurorafc.com Unofficial Website]
* [http://www.prensalibre.com/especiales/ME/guatefut/16.html Aurora FC profile] - "Guatemala, 100 años de fútbol" - special report by "Prensa Libre" - www.prensalibre.com


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