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 a red bull and the nickname of the team above.

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

Performance in international competitions

CONCACAF League

2022 - Preliminary Round

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MEX	Alejandro Peláez
6	DF	GUA	Kevin Ramírez
7	MF	GUA	Frankli Quinteros
8	MF	GUA	Yonathan Morán
9	FW	PAR	Pedro Báez
11	FW	GUA	Nelson Andrade
12	DF	GUA	Wilson Godoy
13	DF	GUA	Carlos Estrada
14	MF	GUA	Jorge Sánchez Laparra (captain)
15	DF	GUA	Carlos Aguilar
16	MF	GUA	Durban Reyes
17	DF	MEX	Roberto Meneses


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	MEX	Ángel López
23	DF	GUA	Raul Calderon
25	DF	GUA	Marco Girón
26	DF	PER	Hansell Riojas
27	FW	GUA	Jerry Ojeda
28	GK	GUA	Walter Maldonado
31	MF	GUA	Sergio Pérez
80	MF	GUA	William Amaya
90	FW	PAN	Anthony Stewart
98	FW	GUA	Gerson Rivera
99	MF	GUA	Douglas Paz