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Deportivo Zacapa

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Deportivo Zacapa
Full nameClub Social y Deportivo Zacapa
Nickname(s)Los Gallos (The Roosters)
Los Super Gallos (The Super Roosters)
Zacapanecos
Founded14 November 1951; 71 years ago
GroundEstadio David Ordoñez Bardales
Capacity8,100
ChairmanWalter Castañeda
ManagerRafael Díaz
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 202412th

Club Social y Deportivo Zacapa is a Guatemalan professional football club from Zacapa. They’re nicknamed "Los Gallos" (The Roosters). They compete in the Liga Nacional, the first tier of Guatemalan football. The team plays its home games at the Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales, the local stadium.

History

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The club was founded on November 14, 1951 as Municipal of Zacapa by founder David Alfonso Ordoñez Bardales. The team won its promotion to the National League in 1959, it also participated in the 1960 Guatemala Cup. The club has had ups and downs during its career in the League, since it had several relegations to the first division on 5 occasions. They also managed to reach the Cup Tournament final in 2009 but lost it to Comunicaciones by an overall score of 5–1.

Their colors consists of red and yellow stripes paired with black shorts and main mascot is inspired of a rooster.

Their rivals are Cobán Imperial, which is known as the Clásico del Norte.

Stadium

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The official venue of the club is the Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales, named after their founder, that is located in the city of Zacapa in eastern Guatemala. It is known as El Gallinero by the nickname given to the club. It has a capacity to accommodate 8,100 spectators.

Honours

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Domestic honours

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Leagues

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Current squad

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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 DF Guatemala GUA Francisco Lopez
3 DF Argentina ARG Ariel Siliman
4 DF Costa Rica CRC Jaikel Medina
5 MF Guatemala GUA Edgar Macal
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Jean Carlo Agüero
7 FW Guatemala GUA Luis Martínez (captain)
8 MF Guatemala GUA Benedicto Aldana
9 FW Guatemala GUA Gerson Tinoco
10 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Pizzaro
12 MF Guatemala GUA Enrique Klug
14 FW Guatemala GUA Demcy Guzmán
15 DF Guatemala GUA César Madrid
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Guatemala GUA Durban Reyes
17 FW Venezuela VEN Jose Barragán
18 GK Argentina ARG Eduardo Flores
19 MF Guatemala GUA Bryan Ordóñez
20 FW Guatemala GUA Emilio Garcia
21 MF Guatemala GUA Rodrigo Coito
22 GK Guatemala GUA Daniel Morales
23 FW Guatemala GUA Luis Herminio Pérez
25 FW Guatemala GUA Víctor Paz
26 DF Guatemala GUA Otto Tatuaca
32 DF Guatemala GUA Edgar Méndez
76 FW Guatemala GUA Milton Buenafé
77 MF Guatemala GUA Brayam Castañeda (on loan from Comunicaciones)
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