Deportivo Xinabajul
Full nameClub Social y Deportivo Xinabajul Huehue
Nickname(s)El Equipo X (The X Team)
Founded1980; 43 years ago
GroundEstadio Los Cuchumatanes
Capacity5,340
ChairmanMauro Rodríguez[1]
ManagerPablo Centrone
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 202311th
WebsiteClub website

Club Social y Deportivo Xinabajul Huehue is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

Founded in 1980, they competed in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation,[when?] and play home matches at the Estadio Los Cuchumatanes.

History

In the summer of 2012, the club was disaffiliated and disbanded after not paying player salaries and going into heavy debt. Bad ownership and mismanagement led to the downfall of the club.[2] A new club from the same city claiming to have no relation to Deportivo Xinabajul, was founded weeks later, they began play in division 3. Ever since then, the team has been playing in the Primera División, the second tier of Guatemalan football.[3]

The club returned to the Liga Nacional in June 2022 after winning their promotional playoff game against Marquense.

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
2 DF Guatemala GUA Kenlly Velásquez
3 DF Guatemala GUA Fernando Gómez
4 DF Guatemala GUA Mathius Gaitán (on loan from Municipal)
5 MF Guatemala GUA Néstor Jucup
7 MF Guatemala GUA Marvin Ceballos (captain)
8 DF Guatemala GUA Kristian Guzmán
9 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Gómez
10 MF Guatemala GUA Jonathan Velasquez
11 MF Uruguay URU Guillermo Chavasco
12 GK Guatemala GUA Omar Mendoza
13 DF Guatemala GUA Widvin Tebalan (on loan from Xelajú)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Guatemala GUA Rene Maltés
21 MF Guatemala GUA Fredy Gálvez
22 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Mazzola
23 FW Guatemala GUA Esnaydi Zuñiga (on loan from Xelajú)
24 DF Uruguay URU Nicolás Gómez
25 FW Guatemala GUA Luis Sanchez
29 DF Guatemala GUA Denzel Díaz
32 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Pizarro
77 MF Guatemala GUA Joshua Ubico
100 GK Guatemala GUA Estuardo Sican (on loan from Municipal)

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ Tienen nuevo Presidente - GuateFútbol (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "FOX Deportes". 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2011-02-19). "Fútbol de Guatemala está de duelo tras asesinato de vicepresidente del Deportivo Xinabajul | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-13.

External links

Liga Nacional de Guatemala · 2021–22 teams
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