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 Bantrab, 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.Deportivo Malacateco – DeGuate 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.Guatemala 2009/10 – RSSSF
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.Carlos Mercedes Vasquez's body found – ESPN
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 8,000 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
Players
Current squad As of 24 March, 2026.
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Personnel
Coaching staff As of June 2025 PositionStaffCoach José Guadalupe Cruz (*) Assistant manager TBD (*) Reserve manager TBD (*) Goalkeeper Coach TBD (*) Under 17 Manager TBD (*) Under 15 Manager TBD (*) Sporting director TBD (*) Fitness Coach TBD (*) Team Doctor TBD (*) Fitness Coach TBD (*) Physiotherapy TBD (*) Utility TBD (*)
Managerial history Francisco Pineda (1980–1981) Eduardo Santana (2005) Paulo César Barros (2007–2008) Adán Onelio Paniagua (2009) Franklin Cetre (2009–2010) Héctor Trujillo (2010–2012) Mauricio Wright (2012-2014) Paulo César Barros (2014)Fallece nuevo entrenador del club malacateco – La Nacion Emilio Umanzor (2014–2015) Nelson Ancheta (2015) Rónald Gómez (2015-2016) Emilio Umanzor (2016-2017) Mauricio Wright (2017-2018) Rónald Gómez (2018-2021) Matías Tatangelo (2021) Roberto Hernández (2021-2022) Israel Hernández Pat (2022) Adrian Arias (2022-2023) Walter Claverí (2023 - May 2023) Gabriel Pereyra (May 2023 - Jume 2024) Roberto Hernández (July 2024 – May 2025) José Guadalupe Cruz (June 2025 - Present) See also
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