Municipal Social and Sports Club

The Municipal Social and Sports Club, commonly known as the "CSD Municipal" or the "Municipal Reds" is a soccer club from Guatemala City. It was founded on May 17, 1936 and currently competes in the Guatemalan National League. It plays its home games at the Manuel Felipe Carrera Stadium.

The colors that identify the club are red and blue, used shortly after its founding.

It is one of the largest teams in Guatemala, having won 31 Leagues, 08 Cup tournaments, 5 Champions Cups, 2 Central American Fraternity Cups, 2 UNCAF Interclube Cups and 1 Concacaf Champions Cup. It has the distinction of being the only team in National League history to have been present in every national tournament.

Also known for being the club with the best basic forces in the country, training great soccer players for Guatemalan football.

The most relevant periods in the club's history can be summarized in 3 stages accompanied by important successes and glory.

The first was in the period 1970-1977 when they won 4 League tournaments, 2 Central American Fraternity tournaments, 1 Champion of Champions and became the first Guatemalan team to win a Concacaf Champions Cup tournament, which happened in 1974 and also played the Inter-American Cup against Independiente de Avellaneda, which until now has been the only intercontinental participation of a Guatemalan team in history.

The second very important stage is the resurgence in the period 1987-1995 when Municipal achieved 5 league titles, including within them the first three-time championship in the history of the Institution, accompanied by 1 Cup title and 1 Champion of Champions and, in turn, reaches 2 final home runs of the Concacaf Champions Cup, being very close to winning them, reaching third and second place respectively.

The third stage and the most important, is the period 2000-2006 when short tournaments were already played and 10 National League championships, 2 Uncaf tournaments and 2 Cup tournaments were obtained for a total of 14 titles in a period 7 years old A number of titles never achieved by any other team in Central America.

History

Foundation

The Municipal Social and Sports Club was founded on May 17, 1936 by a group of workers from the Municipality of Guatemala City, it was born in the bowels of the capital city council. Arturo Bickford, Municipal Mayor and first honorary president, together with the eternal captain Manuel Felipe Carrera, were the first managers who began the history of one of the most important teams in Guatemala thanks to their sporting successes, Municipal has 31 League titles and a Concacaf Championship in 1974. He played his first game for promotion to the category on March 6, 1938 against the Bronte team, winning by a score of two goals to one.

In 1938 the club made its debut in the Capital League championship, against the IRCA team, with which it drew 2-2. At the end of the tournament they became runners-up.

First successes

Team of Municipal Champion of the Independence Tournament of Cuba in 1948.

In the 1942-43 season tournament in February 1943, they finished in first place tied on points with Tipografía Nacional and Guatemala FC, so they had to play a triangular match against these teams in which they came out victorious, thus achieving their first league championship.

In the 1947 championship, they won the league title again by five points ahead of España FC.

From 1948 to the beginning of 1950 there were no official tournaments, due to the preparation of the National Team for the VI Central American and Caribbean Games

In the 1950s, the team won another 2 leagues in the 1950-51 and 1954-55 seasons. In the first, the club was crowned champion by a difference of 1 point over the Communications team. In the 1954-55 league, these two clubs finished tied for first place with 25 points, having to play a tiebreaker series between the two, where the Reds prevailed by an aggregate score of two goals. to one.

1960s

For 9 years the team failed to win the league tournament. In the early 1960s, the club won its first Copa tournament under Guatemalan Carlos "Pepino" Toledo.

In the 1963-64 league championship, Argentine coach Luis Grill Prieto was hired, who managed to lead the team to the final against Xelajú MC after these two teams finished tied at the top of the table with 28 points. In the first match held at the Mario Camposeco Stadium in Quetzaltenango, the Red team won by a goal to nil; in the second leg there was a tie at one goal. In this way, Municipal achieved its fifth league title.

In the 1965-66 season, the team managed to win the sixth league championship in its history, playing twenty-two games, winning seven and losing only one. Two years later, they managed to obtain their second Cup title. In the regular phase of the 1969-70 campaign, the team was tied for the lead with Communications, and later in the final hexagonal they obtained their seventh league, winning nine of the ten games disputed in this phase.

1970s

During this decade a great success cycle began for the club, in which it managed to win three leagues and two international cups. In 1973 and 1974 the team was crowned league champion, being the second time it had won a two-time championship.

During 1974, at the international level, the team won the Central American Fraternity Tournament and the Concacaf Champions Cup, defeating Transvaal of Suriname in the final, winning both games by two goals to one. In this way, they became the first Guatemalan team to win the Concacaf Champions Cup. He obtained the right to play the Inter-American Cup against Independiente de Avellaneda, playing both games at the Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala. In the first game the Argentine club won by a goal to nil, with a score by Ricardo Bochini, in the second game the Municipal team prevailed, by the same score, with a goal by José Emilio Mitrovich, for which they played overtime and then the definition was reached by penalties that was won by Avellaneda's team by four goals to two.

1980s

During this decade the red team went through a crisis of titles, which lasted 11 years. It took them nine years to regain the throne they lost. They were 11 years of hardships and troubles. This negative phase began in 1977 and culminated in 1987. The most difficult time for the Municipal reds began in the 1980 league tournament, where they fell to the bottom of the table in the octagonal match for the title. But the last straw came in the qualifying phase the following year, in 1981, where of the twelve that participated, the reds were the penultimate. Municipal did not play in 1981 its first league championship. When they played their first league to avoid relegation, they were the second in the home run. In the 1982 classification they were ninth and again they did not qualify to be in the title dispute again, but they were in their second league from which they descended one more step and it was not until the 1985 classification when they went to play a league where all the teams finished tied with the same points.

Given such a critical situation, a new directive was given to the scarlet team. And 1986 marked the beginning of new managers with the sole vision of placing the reds in their rightful place. It is so that from that date Municipal returned to be once again part of the fans of the Republic.

This negative phase came to an end in 1987 with the obtaining of its ninth league title by Miguel Ángel Brindisi. It happened in 1987. A three-round championship with four qualifiers, to define the monarch. The reds already had half a ticket, as they were the masters of the qualifying phase.

When the two-round home run was played, Aurora was the first and went to an extra game against Municipal. Zero tie in regulation times and in overtime. In the Municipal series of penalties, he was proclaimed champion before 23,000 spectators. Miguel Ángel Brindisi, an Argentine, gave him his parchment number 11, based on order and discipline. Municipal also managed to win the 1988-89 and 1989-90 leagues, thus achieving its first three-time championship in history.

1990s

The decade of the 1990s was a stable period for the club at the national level, in which it managed to win another 2 leagues in the 1991-92 and 1993-94 seasons, and 3 Cup Tournaments, two of these from consecutively in 1994 and 1995, and the third in 1998. Internationally, the team reached another two finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup and one more in the Central American Majors Tournament, however, all of these were won by the Saprissa of Costa Rica.

In 1999, the Long Tournaments stopped to make way for a new league competition system called "Short Tournament", dividing in this way the football year in two championships: Opening and Closing Tournament. At the end of the 1999 Apertura, Comunicaciones and Municipal met in the first final of the new format, where the former were champions.

2000s

In the Clausura 2000 they once again met in the final in a double match Reds and Cremas. In the first game, Municipal lost two goals to one, but in the next one, the Escarlata victory was two goals to nil. Thus achieving his sixteenth title under the direction of Argentine coach Horacio Cordero.

In the Apertura 2000 tournament, the reds were once again league champions, defeating Comunicaciones again in the final. Halfway through the season of the 2001 Apertura tournament, coach Horacio Cordero leaves the club to go to direct PAS Giannina in the first division of Greek football. For this reason, Paraguayan coach Ever Hugo Almeida is hired. A few days after taking office, coach Almeida had his first important challenge since he had to play the final home run for the Uncaf title, which also granted qualification for the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.. The team debuted with a 1-1 draw against the host Saprissa of Costa Rica. In the second match, the red team beat Comunicaciones by a score of four goals to nil. The third match ended with a 2-1 win against Olimpia from Honduras. This result and the combination of the score from 3 to 2 in favor of Saprissa against Comunicaciones gave the Municipal team the title on goal difference.

In the 2001 Reordering championship, the team reached the final again, this time facing Cobán Imperial, the first match was played at the José Ángel Rossi Stadium in the city of Cobán. The score ended 3-0 in favor of the local team. However, in the return match, Municipal tied the overall score at 3 goals and took the title on penalties 4 goals to 2.

In the final of the Clausura 2002 tournament, the team managed to win its twentieth league title, again against its rival Comunicaciones. After 3 titles won, Ever Hugo Almeida is dismissed as Red coach and the Argentine Enzo Trossero is signed as the new technical director. Hand in hand with this, the team managed to win 5 consecutive league tournaments and an Uncaf Cup in 2004, marking one of the most glorious times of the institution.

In 2007, coach Enzo Trossero resigned from his position and was replaced by another Argentine, Jorge Benítez. But the bad results and the deteriorated relationship with the fans ended with his resignation in the middle of the following tournament.

After this, Horacio Cordero returned, who won the 26th title in the history of the sports institution. With this, Horacio Cordero achieved his fourth title with Municipal (1993-94, Closing 2000, Opening 2000 and Closing 2008).

After a year without winning any tournament, the entity hired Argentine coach Jorge Habegger, who manages to lead the team to another championship final against Comunicaciones, the Reds prevail by one goal to nil in the first leg and tied scoreless in the second leg, crowning themselves champions again.

2010s

For the Clausura 2010 tournament, the team began the defense of its title in a negative way, reaching ninth position in the table. For this reason, Habbeger resigns and the board hires the Uruguayan Manuel Keosseian. With the new coach, the team straightens its course and manages to qualify within the top 6 teams, for the title dispute. Municipal won its twenty-eighth league title, defeating the Xelajú MC team in the double-legged final, by an aggregate score of seven goals to one, winning the first game by three goals to one and the second by a resounding four to zero.

After obtaining the title, on May 6, 2010, Keosseián resigned from the technical direction to become coach of Peñarol from Uruguay. To finish facing the tournament, the Portuguese Guilherme Farinha is hired.

In the 2010 Apertura, Municipal played a new double-legged final against Comunicaciones, in both matches the score ended tied, in the first leg to one goal, and in the second leg to two goals. In the penalty shootout, Municipal lost by four to three. Again in the final of the Clausura 2011 tournament they faced Comunicaciones again but this time they were defeated in both games by a score of three goals to nil.

On December 18, 2011, he was proclaimed champion in the 2011 Apertura tournament, thus reaching 29 league tournaments, beating Comunicaciones by an aggregate score of 4-0. In the 2012 Clausura, he reached the final and faced Xelajú M.C., Municipal wins the first leg at the Mateo Flores Stadium 2-1, but in the second leg at Mario Camposeco, they are defeated 1-2, and after extra time, they are defeated on penalties.

For the 2012 Apertura tournament, they once again reached the final, facing their historical rival Comunicaciones, in the first match played on December 14 at the Mateo Flores Stadium, they were defeated 0-3, and in the return match played on December 17 December at the Cementos Progreso Stadium, they fell again with a score of 0-1, with an own goal by Alvizuris, for which they once again finished second.

Red Debacle

After a year without winning the league, the Clausura 2013 begins with the continuity of Ramón Maradiaga, but after playing 5 games he is dismissed from his position and Martin Plachot is appointed in his place, who directed the basic forces of the team. After the worst start in short tournaments for the club with Madariaga and Plachot, where in 9 games the club would only achieve one point, the Chilean Fernando Díaz would arrive, who little by little managed to get the club out of the last places.

In the second part of the tournament an improvement was achieved, harvesting 17 points out of 33 possible, which served to move away from the decline in the accumulated table. After the dismal first round, Municipal signed its worst sum of points and position in a qualifying phase of short tournaments, with 20 points in eleventh position, only above Juventud Escuintleca on goal difference. It is worth mentioning that the club in this tournament officially moved to the Manuel Felipe Carrera Stadium to play its league matches in a remodeled and conditioned stadium for 6,000 people.

For the 2013 Apertura, the team's performance substantially improves, especially at home, where they win 13 games in a row at home and become the highest scoring team at home, as well as the best defense in the tournament. At the end of the regular season they finish in second place, equaling Comunicaciones on points, but with a lower goal difference. The Reds play the semifinal against Heredia, losing on the visit and only drawing at home, leaving out another final and giving Heredia the opportunity to play, once again, the final against Comunicaciones. In this tournament, the team won the Clásico Chapín again after not doing so for several years, with a goal by Marco Ciani with 3 minutes remaining, this being the first clásico held at the Manuel Felipe Carrera.

After the end of the tournament and after taking the team in the penultimate position and in a few months, finishing first together with their classic rival, the Chilean Fernando Díaz left office and in the Clausura 2014 tournament the Uruguayan Aníbal took over Ruiz, with whom after a bad first phase, the team enters the last places in the league and manages to reach one more final, where it ends up being surpassed by Communications. Due to this, the coach Ruiz is dismissed and the Uruguayan Manuel Keosseian would arrive for the Apertura 2014, who would fail in this tournament and would also be fired.

Weeks later, the club's board of directors appoints Argentine Enzo Trossero as coach for the second time, who had already had a glorious time with the team achieving a five-time championship. In the 2015 Clausura, Trossero leads the Reds to a final, again against Comunicaciones; however, they would fall defeated, consummating a new failure for the Scarlet team. A few days later he is presented to the press to publicly resign him as technical director for health reasons. For the Apertura 2015, the board of directors presents the Costa Rican Mauricio Wright, who did not achieve the expected results and was dismissed before the end of the tournament; Municipal finished the tournament directed by the basic forces coach, Gustavo Machaín, finishing seventh in the general classification and being left out of the dispute for the title. Gustavo Machaín, who finished the 2015 Apertura as interim technical director, was ratified as coach for the 2016 Closing Tournament.

The Machaín Era and La Ansiada 30

In this Municipal tournament he improved his results compared to the previous one, finishing second in the general classification and directly accessing the semifinals; in the semifinals they were eliminated by Comunicaciones, with a 2-2 result on aggregate, but the away goal scored by Comunicaciones prevailed in the second leg.

The 2016 Apertura Tournament marked a new frustration for Municipal, because despite finishing first in the general table and having achieved two victories against the usual rival, it failed to win the crown. Municipal was a finalist against the Antigua GFC team, with whom it drew 2-2 in the series, but was defeated in the shootout from the penalty spot; this would be the tenth consecutive tournament in which the scarlets failed to reach the title. The "drought" of titles ended in the Clausura 2017, when the reds, after finishing the tournament in first place, managed to beat the Guastatoya team in the final series with an aggregate score of 2-0, with goals by Carlos Kamiani and Gastón Puerari. It is noteworthy that for this tournament, the club had one of the most technical players in its ranks: Marco Pappa.

Municipal would have two renowned signings in the Concacaf area to face their next tournament. They were the Panamanians Felipe Baloy and the striker Blas Pérez. His step was uneventful at the club level. Although at the national team level, they were the veterans who, with their experience, commanded the Canal team that qualified for its first participation in the Soccer World Cup.

In this tournament, irregularities and bad results were not long in coming. On October 23, 2017, the club confirmed the departure of Gustavo Machaín, leaving the team in seventh position in the competition. That same day the non-continuity in the red institution of Marco Pablo Pappa was made official. Pappa, was going through many extra-sports problems, as well as many violations of the internal regulations and lack of discipline. So the club decided to drop him. The club informed that Martín Planchot would take charge of the team on an interim basis.

This represented the return of one of the most beloved and successful technicians in the history of Municipal: Ever Hugo Almeida. One day after Machaín's discharge, his return to the scarlet institution was announced, and it would be officially presented on October 27. Almeida would only sign for the remainder of the tournament.

Hand in hand with Almeida they would once again reach a final. However, after drawing a home goal, they would lose the second leg by two goals to one against the colonial team of Antigua GFC. Almeida left the institution with his head held high as he managed to straighten the red course and improved its performance.

The Medford Era

A new technical director joined the runway for changes of technicians in Municipal. A new stage began with Medford, a character recognized at the Concacaf level both as a player and as a technical director. Medford promised work and was excited about his arrival given his record. Medford had been champion with Saprissa and Herediano, from Costa Rica; Royal Spain, from Honduras; and Xelajú MC, from Guatemala. The controversy was not necessary, since he was accompanied as second in command by a former benchmark of the cream institution: the Costa Rican Mauricio Solís. The Closing Tournament 2018 (Guatemala) would be in charge of demonstrating what this Municipal was made of.

Despite the fact that the former coach of Herediano and Saprissa from Costa Rica debuted with a victory by the slightest difference in the visit against Petapa on the first date, he had a very irregular tournament, which included a streak of seven games without winning —from the date 14 to 20-, where he accumulated six defeats -four local- and a draw. The Panamanians Felipe Baloy and Blas Pérez did not make the difference and failed to be the leaders that were expected according to the trajectory for which they were hired; like the turnover in the goal in recent games and the constant injuries that affected many of its players. Municipal finished in ninth place, thus being its second worst participation in short tournaments. Facing the preparation for the next tournament, the Panamanians were no longer part of the squad.

Municipal would terminate the technician "tico" in the next tournament. The bad results persisted including inoperative football. Medford left after 8 games (3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses) leaving Municipal in 8th place. In substitution another old referent of the scarlet institution would arrive: Horacio Cordero. Cordero returned to the red team with a squad without good football and a very limited squad. Cordero failed to qualify Municipal for the title fight. Horacio Cordero would direct Municipal during the Clausura 2019 Tournament (Guatemala), being eliminated by Malacateco in the key to access the semifinals. Cordero was dismissed on July 22, 2019, a few days after the start of the tournament.

New League Title

Against all odds, Municipal reached its 31st National League title in the 2019 Apertura Tournament (Guatemala) led by Sebastián Bini. Bini, had been Cordero's second in command and was temporarily appointed as coach for the start of the tournament. His victory against Comunicaciones in the Clásico 307 earned him the trust of the board and to be confirmed as the coach of the red box. Despite his youth and little experience, Bini would lead Municipal to the championship, after finishing undefeated at home during the regular season, and using many young players during the tournament. The enthusiasm and meticulous work of Sebastián Bini, the work ethic of physical trainer Ezequiel Barril and the identity with the club that the players demonstrated were key to their success in that tournament. After eliminating their eternal rival Comunicaciones in the semifinals, in a disputed final, Municipal took revenge against Antigua Guatemala, as it would be the third time that both teams met in a final and a team that frustrated the reds in the two previous editions. With this new championship, Municipal would once again be the most winning team in Guatemala with 31 League titles. This was a record for the Municipal coach (who during his time as a player was also part of the Municipal ranks) by becoming the first technical director to become champion in his first tournament despite criticism from his detractors.

Presidents

Board of Directors 2020

Cargo	Name
Chairman	Gerardo Villa
Vice President and Treasurer	José María Aldana
Secretary	Marío René Archila
Director I	Roberto Cervantes
Director II	Rafael Asturias
Director III	Francisco Gutiérrez
Director IV	Francisco Arredondo
Director V	Mario Estuardo Zirion
Director VI	Jorge Toruño
Director VII	Hector Escobedo
Director VIII	Mario Solares
Honorary President	Ernesto Villa

Shield

Escudo de la Municipalidad de Guatemala.

Since the club was founded, Municipal has maintained the same style on its crest, although it has undergone minor changes over time. In its beginnings, the same coat of arms of the Municipality of Guatemala was used for 27 years. In 1963 the Spanish coach Lorenzo Ausina Tour presented a new design, maintaining the main characteristics of the capital's shield, but with a more personalized style for a soccer team.

This shield was used for 40 years, until the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the club's foundation in 2006, when it was modernized and stylized.

Uniform

Initially, the team's uniform colors consisted of a red and black striped jersey with white shorts. The colors soon changed to the current red jersey and blue shorts for home games, and all blue for the alternate kit, although other colors have been used for visiting matches.

• First uniform: red shirt with blue details, red pants, red stockings.
• Second uniform: blue shirt, blue pants and blue stockings.
• Third uniform: purple t-shirt, purple pants and purple stockings..

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Brands and sponsorships

Indumentary Period Supplier 1994 - 1996 ABA Sport 1997 Reebok 1998 - 2000 Kappa 2000 - 2001 MR 2001 - 2003 Do More 2004 - 2005 Runic 2005 - 2008 Lotto 2008 - 2011 Joma 2011 - 2017 Demos Pro 2018 - Act. Umbro

Sponsor Period Sponsor 1991–2006 Bancafe 2000 Telgua 2007-2008 Banco Azteca 2008 - 2011 Banrural Pepsi Tigo Bremen Municipality of Guatemala 2011- Act. Pepsi Kia Herbalife Yahoo! Sure.

Stadium

Manuel Felipe Carrera Stadium

Since its remodeling in 2012, the Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, also known as Estadio El Trébol, owned by the Municipality of Guatemala, is used for official matches (formerly it was not used for clásicos). In "El Trébol", the red team maintained a streak of 33 undefeated official matches, beginning on July 9, 1991 against the Chiquimulilla sports club, taking the victory by a score of 1 goal to 0 in the Cup Tournament and ending on March 7, 2008 at the hands of the Petapa team by the same score, during the Clausura 2008 Tournament.

Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium

The Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores (formerly Estadio Mateo Flores) with capacity for about 30,000 spectators, is the largest sports stadium in Guatemala. It was used by Municipal for its home games until the 2012 Clausura Tournament. Currently it is used exclusively since the 2012 Clausura for the national classic, for final phase games and for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Ernesto Villa Alfonso Sports Complex

The Ernesto Villa Alfonso Sports Center is used for different matches and training of the team's basic forces. A high-performance school is also located within it. The Complex has been used for second division matches, where the Municipal SUB-20, Guatemala FC, Capitalinos, Juventud Pinulteca teams, among others, have used it as their headquarters for official local or blank matches. It is located at Kilometer 18.5 Carretera a San José Pinula. The complex has 2 soccer fields made of synthetic turf grass with official measurements of 102 x 70 meters, both have artificial lighting and stands for 300 people each, an area for administrative offices, dressing rooms, areas for a restaurant and a cafeteria.

Club details

• Seasons in National League: 78.
• Seasons in First Division: 0.
• Big deal.:.
  • In national championships: CSD Municipal 11 - 0 Cobán Imperial (1976).
  • In international tournaments: Municipal 13 - 1 Diriangen (1977).
• Major goleada fit:.
  • In national championships: Suchitepéquez 9 - 0 Municipal (1985).
  • In international tournaments: Club Santos Laguna 6 - 1 Municipal (Concaf Champions League 2010-2011).
• Best place in the league: 1 (31 times).
• Worse placed in the league: 11 ° (2013).
• Maximum scorer: Juan Carlos Plata (411 goals).
• Less goalie: Jaime Penedo.
• More contested parties: Juan Carlos Plata (562).

The Classic

In the 40s, the classic was between Municipal and National Typography. This was the national classic until the time when the National Typography fell in category, having to modify the classic.

It is the most important game that takes place in Guatemalan soccer, it is played by the Municipal against the Comunicaciones club, being the two most successful and popular teams in Guatemala. Of the 323 classics that have been played to date, Municipal has won 109, tied 103 and lost 111.

The top scorer in the clásicos is Juan Carlos Plata with 39 goals.

Players

Municipal throughout its history has had a wide variety of talented players, who have also nurtured the Guatemalan National Team.

The player who has won the most official titles with the club is Juan Carlos Plata with 23, he is also the top scorer in the team's history, managing to score 411 goals over 20 years.

Foreign players who passed through the institution also stand out, such as the Argentines Ricardo Piccinini, José Emilio Mitrovich, Alejandro Díaz, Cristián Chaparro, Ariel Beltramo and Miguel Ángel Brindisi, the latter, selected by his country in the Soccer World Cup of 1974, the Panamanians Jaime Penedo, Felipe Baloy and Blas Pérez who were selected by their country for the 2018 Soccer World Cup, the Uruguayan Martin Crossa, the Chileans Efraín Santander and Leonardo Monje, the Costa Rican Rónald Gómez, the Paraguayan Carlos González, among others.

Squad and coaching staff 2020-21

Players			Technical equipment
N.o Nac. Pos. Name Age Ult team. Eq. training Porteros 1 WATER! 0BY Ricardo 37 years Petrolera Alliance Communications 12 WATER! 0BY Estuardo Sicán 28 years Deportivo Marquense Pana FC 33 WATER! 0BY Donato Gil 21 years Lower divisions CSD Municipal Defense 2 WATER! 1DEF Moses 31 years Former GFC FC Dallas 18 WATER! 1DEF Jonathan 19 years CSD Municipal CSD Municipal 4 WATER! 1DEF Luis De León 27 years Deportivo Guastatoya Deportivo Guastatoya 16 WATER! 1DEF José Morales 26 years Iztapa CSD Municipal 13 URU! 1DEF Steve Makuka 28 years Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay) 5 PAR! 1DEF Milciades Portillo 31 years Sun of America Independent FBC (Paraguay) 17 WATER! 2MED Eduardo Beltrán Soto 33 years Imperial Cobán Deportivo Marquense Midfielders 6 WATER! 2MED José Mario Rosales 29 years Deportivo Petapa CSD Municipal 30 WATER! 2MED Andy Ruiz 27 years Imperial Cobán Former GFC 11 WATER! 2MED John Méndez 23 years Lower divisions CSD Municipal 14 SLV! 1DEF Jaime Alas 33 years FAS Sports Club San Salvador Soccer Club 26 WATER! 2MED Rudy Barrientos 24 years Deportivo Guastatoya Deportivo Zacapa 31 WATER! 3OF THE Marlon Renato Sequén 29 years Saint Lucia Cotzumalguapa CSD Municipal 8 WATER! 2MED Pedro Altán 26 years Imperial Cobán CSD Municipal 19 WATER! 2MED Antonio de Jesús López 26 years Necaxa Club America 20 WATER! 2MED César Archila 29 years Former GFC Siquinalá Delanteros 9 WATER! 3OF THE José Martínez 25 years Lower divisions CSD Municipal 10 ARG! 3OF THE Matías Rotondi 31 years Malacateco Argentinos Juniors 7 WATER! 3OF THE Hárim Quezada 25 years Xelajú MC Quiché 27 WATER! 3OF THE Luis Martínez Castellanos 31 years Guastatoya Xelaju MC 22 TRI! 3OF THE Reon Moore 26 years Defence Force North East Stars			Coach(s) José Saturnino Cardozo Assistant coach(s) Physical Preparer(s) Coach(s) of porters Physical therapist(s) Tito Ramírez Doctor(s) Neville Forbes Legend Pos.: Position Nac.: Nationality of sport Captain Mission BY / ARQ: Guardameta DEF: Defense MED / VOL: Camper OF THE: Delantero

National League teams are limited to having a maximum of four foreign players on the roster. The list includes only the main nationality of each player, some of the non-Guatemalan players have dual nationality:

Leaves: Opening 2020

Player	Position	Destination
Héctor Moreira		Club Xelaju M.C.
Nicholas Hagen		Sebail FK
Erik Payeras		Club Xelaju M.C.
Ramiro Rocca		Real Club Deportivo España

Retired numbers

Number	Date	Player	Position
15	2011	Juan Carlos Plata

Top scorers

• List of top scorers in club history.

#	Player	National League	National Cup	International	Othera	Total
1	Juan Carlos Plata	301	35	37	3	376
2	Julio César Anderson	146	13	33		192
3	Mario Acevedo	125	13	19		157
5	Guillermo Ramírez	109	11	21		141
4	Carlos Humberto Toledo	109	19			129
6	Mario Rafael Rodríguez	95	2	4		101
7	Gonzalo Romero	67	5	9		81
8	Carlos Ruiz	65	3	7		75
9	José Emilio Mitrovich	53	0	16		69
10	Julio Rodas	57	3	3		63
11	Jose Carlos Martinez Navas	54	0	1		55
12	Fredy García	47	6	1		54

a. Includes the Champion of Champions Cup.

Scorer of the Year (1942-present)

• Updated to the Opening Tournament 2020.

Year Player Goles 1942-43 Carlos Humberto Toledo 15 1943 10 1944-45 18 1947 26 1956 Oscar Estrada 13 1959-60 Hugo Peña 32 1961-62 Ricardo Alexander Clark 23 1969-70 Pinasco 12 1974 Julio César Anderson 17 1975 Julio César Anderson 33 1976 Julio César Anderson 17

Year Player Goles 1989-90 Marcelo Ferreira 19 1995-96 Juan Carlos Plata 15 Opening 1999 Rudy Ramírez 20 Closure 2002 Guillermo Ramírez Ortega 18 Opening 2005 Juan Carlos Plata 15 Closure 2006 Juan Carlos Plata 11 Closure 2008 Fredy García 12 Closure 2009 Carlos González 10 Opening 2010 Guillermo Ramírez Ortega 13 Opening 2014 Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 12 Opening 2016 Danilo Guerra 14 Opening 2020 Ramiro Rocca 20

Coaches

Municipal has had several coaches throughout its history, also having coaches of different nationalities, being the Argentine nationality the most numerous with a total of 9 coaches, followed by 5 Guatemalan coaches, 4 Costa Rican coaches, 2 Brazilian coaches, 2 Uruguayan coaches, a Chilean coach, 2 Paraguayan coaches, a Czech coach, a Peruvian coach, a Hungarian coach and a Portuguese coach. The first coach of the team was the Guatemalan Manuel Felipe Carrera who spent 6 years in command of the club, in turn, he is also the longest-serving coach the team has had. The first coach to give Municipal an international title was the Uruguayan Rubén Amorín, who led the club to win the Fraternidad Centroamericana Tournament and the Concacaf Champions Cup in 1974.

The most successful coaches in the club's history have been: the Paraguayan Ever Almeida and the Argentine Enzo Trossero, both of whom won 6 titles.

Coaches with honors

• The following coaches have won at least one title with Municipal.

Coach	Period(s)	Titles
Manuel Felipe Carrera	1942, 1947, 1954-55	3 National Leagues, 2 Cup
José Alberto Cevasco	1950-51	1 National League
Carlos Humberto Toledo	1960, 1967	2 Cups
Luis Grill Prieto	1963-64, 1969, 1970	2 National Leagues, 2 Cup
Marvin Rodríguez	1965	1 National League
Reuben Amorin	1973, 1974, 1991-92	3 National Leagues, 1 Central American Fraternity Tournament, 1 Concacaf Champions Cup
Salvador Pericullo	1976	1 National League, 1 Champions Cup, 1 Central American Fraternity Tournament
Miguel Brindisi	1987, 1988	2 National Leagues
Walter Ormeño	1989	1 National League
Jan Postulka	1998	1 Cup
Horacio Cordero	1993-94, Clausura 2000, Opening 2000, Closure 2008	4 National Leagues, 2 Cups, 1 Champions Cup
Ever Hugo Almeida	Opening 2001, Closure 2002, Opening 2003	3 National Leagues, 2 Cups, 1 Uncaf Interclub Cup
Enzo Trossero	Opening 2004, Closure 2005, Opening 2005, Closure 2006, Opening 2006	5 National Leagues, 1 Uncaf Interclub Cup
Jorge Habegger	Opening 2009	1 National League
Manuel Keosseian	Closure 2010	1 National League
Javier Delgado	Opening 2011	1 National League
Gustavo Machaín	Clausura 2017	1 National League
Sebastián Bini	Opening 2019	1 National League
José Saturnino Cardozo	Opening 2021- Clausura 2022
Juan Antonio Torres Servin	Opening 2022-

Honours of Prizes

Official tournaments

National competition	Titles	Subcamponatos
National League of Guatemala (31/25)	1942-43, 1947, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1987, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94, Clausura 2000, Opening 2000, Reordering 2001, Closure 2002, Opening 2003, Opening 2003, Opening 2004, Closure 2005, Opening 2006, Opening 2006, Closure 2008, Opening 2009, Closure 2010, Opening 2011, Closure 2017,	1943, 1944-45, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1964, 1967-68, 1972, 1977/78, 1990-91, 1998-99, Opening 1999, Opening 2002, Closure 2004, Opening 2008, Closure 2009, Opening 2010, Closure 2011, Closure 2012, Opening 2012, Closure 2014, Opening 2014, Closure 2015, Opening 2016, Opening 2020, Closure 2022
Guatemala Cup (8/2)	1960, 1967, 1969, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004.	1996, 2006.
Champion of Champions (5/4)	1952, 1967, 1977, 1994, 1996.	1955, 1960, 1992, 1995.

National friendly tournaments

• Guatemala Cup (2): 1940, 1941.
• General Cup Jorge Ubico: 1942.
• Calderón Guardia Cup: 1943.
• Pre-literacy trophy: 1945.
• Autonomy Cup: 1946.
• Adrian Cup "Chito" Fernández: 1976.
• Diamond Wedding Cup: 1977.

International friendly tournaments

• Independence Cup of Cuba: 1947.
• Red Cross Pentagonal: 1951.
• LG Cup: 1998.
• Budweiser Cup: 2004.
• Arkansas Cup: 2005.
• TACA Cup: 2008.

Continental participations

Season	Tournament	Round	Rival	Local	Visit	Global	Final position
Years 60
1964	Central American Tournament	Semifinal	Eagle	2 - 1	2 - 1	5 - 4*	Subfield
		Final	Uruguay de Coronado	1 - 3	1 - 2	5 - 2
Years 70
1970	Central American Tournament	Group phase	Olympia	0 - 0	1 - 3	1 - 3	4th place
1972	Central American Fraternity Cup	Group phase	Universidad de El Salvador	1 - 1	0 - 1	1 - 2	5th place
			Aurora	0 - 4	1 - 3	1 - 7
			Municipal Puntarenas	1 - 0	4 - 5	5 - 5
			Partnership	1 - 0	0 - 2	1 - 2
			Alajuelense	3 - 0	0 - 2	3 - 2
1973	Central American Fraternity Cup	Group phase	Olympic Youth	1 - 2	2 - 0	3 - 2	6th place
			Saprissa	1 - 1	0 - 1	1 - 2
			Communications	1 - 0	1 - 3	2 - 3
			Eagle	0 - 2	0 - 1	0 - 3
			Alajuelense	1 - 2	0 - 1	1 - 3
	Central American Tournament	Final rooms	Olympia	0 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	6th place
1974	Central American Fraternity Cup	Group phase	Partnership	2 - 0	0 - 0	2 - 0	Champion
			Carthaginian	2 - 1	1 - 1	3 - 2
			Eagle	3 - 2	0 - 1	3 - 3
			Saprissa	1 - 0	0 - 3	1 - 3
			Aurora	2 - 1	1 - 2	3 - 3
	Central American Tournament	First phase	Marathon	3 - 0	1 - 0	4 - 0	Champion
		Semifinals	Motagua	4 - 0	0 - 0	4 - 0
		Final	Partnership	1 - 0	1 - 0	2 - 0
	Concacaf Champions Cup	Final	Sport Vereniging Transvaal	2 - 1	2 - 1	4 - 2	Champion
	Inter-American Cup	Final	Independent	0 - 1	1 - 0	1 - 1*	Subfield
1975	Central American Fraternity Cup	Group phase	Sit down.	0 - 0	0 - 3	0 - 3	5th place
			Herediano	0 - 1	1 - 2	1 - 3
			Aurora	2 - 2	1 - 3	3 - 5
			International	3 - 1	0 - 1	3 - 2
			Saprissa	1 - 1	0 - 0	1 - 1
	Central American Tournament	Final rooms	International	2 - 1	0 - 0	2 - 1	Subfield
		Semifinals	Aurora	2 - 1	1 - 0	2 - 2*
		Final	Saprissa	0 - 0	2 - 2	2 - 2*
1977	Central American Fraternity Cup	Group phase	Aurora	1 - 0	1 - 1	2 - 1	Champion
			Barrio Mexico	1 - 0	1 - 1	2 - 1
			Saprissa	1 - 0	1 - 1	2 - 1
			Communications	2 - 2	2 - 1	4 - 3
			Eleven Municipal	1 - 0	3 - 1	4 - 1
			Eagle	2 - 1	1 - 2	3 - 3
	Central American Tournament	Final rooms	Eagle	2 - 0	1 - 1	3 - 1	Subfield
		Semifinals	Diriangen	13 - 1	3 - 1	16 - 2
		Final	Saprissa	1 - 2	0 - 1	1 - 3
1978	Central American Fraternity Cup	First phase	Barrio Mexico	0 - 0	1 - 1	1 - 1*	6th place
		Phase two	Saprissa	0 - 1	0 - 2	0 - 3
	Central American Tournament	Final rooms	Universidad Centroamericana	5 - 1	3 - 0	8 - 1	3rd place
		Semifinals	Communications	0 - 0	0 - 2	0 - 2
1979	Central American Fraternity Cup	Group phase	Aurora	2 - 1	0 - 1	2 - 2	3rd place
			Partnership	2 - 1	0 - 0	2 - 1
			Santiagueño	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0
			Motagua	0 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1
			Olympia	2 - 0	2 - 1	4 - 1
		Performance	Aurora			0 - 2*
Years 80
1980	Central American Fraternity Cup	First phase	Santiagueño	5 - 2	1 - 2	6 - 4	4th place
		Phase two	Southern Broncos	2 - 2	1 - 2	3 - 4
1988	Central American Tournament	Group phase	Marathon	0 - 2		0 - 2	5th place
			Alajuelense	1 - 1		1 - 1
			Eagle	3 - 1		3 - 1
1989	Central American Tournament	Group phase	Herediano		2 - 3	2 - 3	5th place
			Cojutepeque		1 - 1	1 - 1
			Olympia		2 - 2	2 - 2
Years 90
1990	Central American Tournament	First phase	Acros Duurly's	3 - 0	2 - 0	5 - 0	5th place
		Phase two	Real Spain	0 - 1	1 - 2	1 - 3
1991	Central American Tournament	First phase	Partnership	1 - 1	2 - 5	3 - 6	9th place
1992	Central American Tournament	First phase	Alajuelense	1 - 1	1 - 2	2 - 3	4th place
1993	Concacaf Champions Cup	First phase	Partnership	3 - 1	2 - 0	5 - 1	3rd place
		Phase two	Motagua	1 - 0	1 - 0	2 - 0
		Final phase	Sport Vereniging Robinhood	3 - 0		3 - 0
			Saprissa	0 - 0		0 - 0
			León	0 - 0		0 - 0
1995	Concacaf Champions Cup	First phase	Real Verdes	3 - 0	3 - 0	6 - 0	Subfield
		Third round	FAS	2 - 0	2 - 2	4 - 2
		Final phase	Alajuelense		3 - 2	3 - 2
			Saprissa		1 - 0	1 - 0
			CS Moulien		10 - 0	10 - 0
1996	Central American Grand Tournament	Group phase	Alajuelense	0 - 0	0 - 3	0 - 3	4th place
			Communications	1 - 1	1 - 2	2 - 3
			Saprissa	1 - 0	2 - 4	3 - 4
1997	Central American Grand Tournament	Group phase	Eagle	3 - 0	0 - 0	3 - 0	Semifinalist
			Olympia	1 - 0	0 - 1	1 - 1
			Alajuelense	0 - 1	1 - 3	1 - 4
		Semifinals	Partnership	2 - 2	0 - 0	2 - 2*
1998	Central American Grand Tournament 1998	Group phase	Olympia	1 - 0	2 - 3	3 - 3	Subfield
			Eagle	2 - 0	1 - 1	3 - 1
			Herediano	1 - 0	1 - 0	2 - 0
		Semifinals	Real Spain	2 - 1	1 - 0	3 - 1
		Final	Saprissa	1 - 1	1 - 2	2 - 3
Years 2000
2000-01	UNCAF Interclub Cup	First round	Victoria	6 - 1	1 - 0	7 - 1	4th place
			Olympia	w/o	3 - 2	3 - 2
		Second round	Saprissa	1 - 1
			Olympia	0 - 0
			Panama	5 - 0
		Final round	Olympia		0 - 0	0 - 0
			Alajuelense		0 - 1	0 - 1
			Real Spain		2 - 3	2 - 3
2001	Copa de Gigantes de la Concaf	Preliminary round	Eagle	3 - 1	1 - 1	4 - 2	7th place
		Final rooms	America	1 - 0	1 - 2	1 - 3
2001-02	UNCAF Interclub Cup	Group phase	Olympia		0 - 0	0 - 0	Champion
			Plaza Amador		7 - 0	7 - 0
			Alajuelense		2 - 2	2 - 2
		Final round	Saprissa		1 - 1	1 - 1
			Communications		4 - 0	4 - 0
			Olympia		2 - 1	2 - 1
	Concacaf Champions Cup	Final Octavos	Chicago Fire	0 - 1	0 - 2	0 - 3	16th place
2002-03	UNCAF Interclub Cup	First round	San Marcos	4 - 0		4 - 0	6th place
			Saints of Guápiles	1 - 2		1 - 2
			Communications	4 - 1		4 - 1
	Concacaf Champions Cup	Final Octavos	San Jose Earthquakes	4 - 2	1 - 2	5 - 4	8th place
		Final rooms	Toluca	1 - 2	1 - 2	2 - 4
2003-04	UNCAF Interclub Cup	Group phase	Communications	2 - 1		2 - 1	4th place
			San Salvador	2 - 2		2 - 2
			United Nations	5 - 1		5 - 1
		Semifinals	Communications		0 - 0*	0 - 0*
		Third place	Alajuelense		0 - 2	0 - 2
2004-05	UNCAF Interclub Cup	Phase two	Partnership	3 - 1	1 - 0	4 - 1	Champion
		Final round	FAS	2 - 0		2 - 0
			Olympia	0 - 1		0 - 1
			Saprissa	1 - 0		1 - 0
	Concacaf Champions Cup	Final rooms	Monterrey	0 - 0	1 - 2	1 - 2	7th place
2005-06	UNCAF Interclub Cup	Final Octavos	United Nations	4 - 1	0 - 0	4 - 1	6th place
		Final rooms	Alajuelense	0 - 1	2 - 4	2 - 5
2006-07	UNCAF Interclub Cup	Final Octavos	Wagiya SC	8 - 0	2 - 0	10 - 0	7th place
		Final rooms	Olympia	1 - 1	3 - 0	4 - 1
2007-08	UNCAF Interclub Cup	Final Octavos	Real Madriz	6 - 0	2 - 0	8 - 0	3rd place
		Final rooms	Xelajú MC	1 - 1	1 - 1	2 - 2*
		Semifinals	Motagua	1 - 3	2 - 3	3 - 6
		Third place	Alajuelense	0 - 3	0 - 1	0 - 4
	Concacaf Champions Cup	Final rooms	Houston Dynamo	0 - 0	1 - 3	1 - 3	6th place
2008-09	Concaf Champions League	Group phase	Santos Laguna	4 - 4	2 - 3	6 - 7	4th (group)
			Taurus	2 - 2	1 - 2	3 - 4
			Puerto Rico Islanders	2 - 2	1 - 0	3 - 2
Years 2010
2010-11	Concaf Champions League	Group phase	Columbus Crew	2 - 1	0 - 1	2 - 2	3rd place (group)
			Joe Public	1 - 1	3 - 2	4 - 3
			Santos Laguna	2 - 2	1 - 6	3 - 8
2011-12	Concaf Champions League	Preliminary phase	Motagua	2 - 0	0 - 4	2 - 4	21st place
2012-13	Concaf Champions League	Group phase	Monterrey	0 - 1	0 - 3	0 - 4	2nd (group)
			Chorrillo	2 - 1	2 - 1	4 - 2
2014-15	Concaf Champions League	Group phase	Pachuca	3 - 7	1 - 4	4 - 11	2nd (group)
			Real Spain	1 - 1	3 - 0	4 - 1
2015-16	Concaf Champions League	Group phase	Real Salt Lake	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 2	2nd (group)
			Santa Tecla	2 - 1	1 - 1	3 - 2
Years 2020
2020-21	Concaf League	Final Octavos	Saprissa		1 - 4	1 - 4	20th place