C.D. Malacateco

Deportivo Malacateco
Full name	Club Deportivo Malacateco
Nickname(s)	Toros (Bulls)
Founded	1962; 62 years ago
Ground	Estadio Santa Lucía
Capacity	7,000
Chairman	Carlos Gutiérrez
Manager	Roberto Hernández
League	Liga Nacional
Apertura 2024	4th (Quarterfinals)
Home colours	Away colours

Club Deportivo Malacateco is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Malacatán, San Marcos.

They play their home games in the Estadio Santa Lucía. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

History

Nicknamed Los Toros, the club was founded on 8 September 1962 after a merger of clubs Morazán, Interrogación and Juvenil and by initiative of Humberto Bermúdez, Evelio de León, Felipe Sánchez, José María Munguía, José Rivera, Vicente López and Feliciano Boj.^[1] Forty five years later, they earned their historic promotion to Liga Mayor by defeating Juventud Retalteca 3–0 (3–2 agg.) in the Primera División de Ascenso 2007 Clausura final. This was also the first time in Primera División de Ascenso history that the same team won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, thus being automatically promoted without a need of an "extra" game. In 2008, they were relegated to Primera División after ending in last place in the Liga Mayor. In 2010, the club returned to the top division in Guatemala.^[2]

Carlos Mercedes Vásquez

In November 2010, first team squad member Carlos Mercedes Vásquez was kidnapped and murdered. A note on his body parts claimed he was killed for messing with another man's woman.^[3]

First Title

In the Apertura 2021, under Roberto Hernández, Malacateco claimed their biggest success in the club history by winning their first Liga Nacional title after defeating Comunicaciones 2-0 on 2 January 2022.

Rivals

Malacateco have a common rivalry with fellow San Marcos club Marquense, known as the “Derbi de San Marcos”.

Crest

Their crest consists of the face of an angry red bull and the nickname of the team below.

Stadium

The Estadio Santa Lucía is the official venue of the team, it is located in the municipality of Malacatán in San Marcos, has a capacity for 7,000 spectators and also has synthetic grass and electric lighting.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

Primera División de Ascenso
- Champions (3): Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2009
Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (1): Apertura 2021

Friendly Tournaments

Copa Internacional Tapachula

Winners (1): 2024

Performance in international competitions

CONCACAF League

2022 - Preliminary Round

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	COL	Christian Vargas
3	DF	GUA	Julio García
5	DF	GUA	Andy Soto
6	DF	GUA	Kevin Ramírez
7	FW	GUA	Cristian Castillo (on loan from Xelajú)
10	MF	GUA	José Ochoa
11	FW	GUA	Nelson Andrade
12	DF	GUA	Wilson Godoy
14	MF	GUA	Jorge Sánchez Laparra (captain)
15	DF	GUA	Carlos Aguilar
16	DF	MEX	Víctor Torres
19	MF	GUA	Anderson Molina


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	GUA	Mateo Alvarado
21	FW	MEX	Ángel López
23	DF	GUA	Raul Calderon
25	DF	GUA	Marco Girón
27	FW	MEX	Miguel Sansores
28	GK	GUA	Walter Maldonado
30	GK	GUA	Abel Guzman
31	MF	GUA	Sergio Pérez
43	MF	CUB	Yunior Pérez
44	DF	GUA	Carlos Chajaj
80	MF	GUA	William Amaya
93	DF	GUA	Marlon Chun
98	FW	GUA	Gerson Rivera
99	FW	GUA	Emerson López

Out on loan

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