Deportivo Achuapa
Club Deportivo Achuapa, is a Guatemalan football club based in El Progreso, Jutiapa Department. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They now play their home games in the Estadio Winston Pineda after moving there from the Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza.
| Full name | Club Deportivo Achuapa |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Los Cebolleros (The Chives) |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Ground | Estadio Winston Pineda |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Chairman | Francisco Zepeda |
| Manager | Adrián Arias |
| League | Liga Nacional |
| Clausura 2023 | 8th (Quarterfinals) |
History
The club was founded in 1932 as Oriental Progresista.[1] In 1974 they joined the Guatemalan League B.
They have spent the 2000/2001 season [2] at the highest level of Guatemalan football, playing in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala. They have been playing in the Primera División Group "A" or "B" until getting promoted back to the Liga Nacional in 2020.
Honours
League
- Winners (1): Apertura 2019
- Segunda División de Ascenso
- Winners (1): Clausura 2018
Friendly Tournaments
- Copa La Fraternidad
- Winners (1): 2023
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Álvaro Garcia
Juliano Rangel- Rafael da Roza
Marlon Negrete
Alexis Libonatti- Nicolas Martínez
Roberto Nurse
Jorge Estrada- Brandon Dávila
- Hamilton López
- Oliver Rodas
Managerial history
- Ricardo Carreño (2000–2001)
- Irving Olivares (2019-2020)
- Iván León (2020-2021)
Sergio Pardo (2021)- Rafael Díaz (2021)
- Gustavo Machaín (2021)
Raúl Arias (2021-2022)- Adrián Arias (2022)
Ramón Maradiaga (2022-2023)- Raúl Arias (2023)
- Adrián Arias (2023- )
References
- DEPORTIVO ACHUAPA – ligaprimeradivision (in Spanish)
- Guatemala 2000/01 – RSSSF