Cobán Imperial
Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed Los Príncipes Azules ("The Blue Princes"), is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They play their home games in the Estadio Verapaz.
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Full name | CSD Cobán Imperial | ||
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Nickname(s) | Príncipes Azules (Blue Princes) | ||
Founded | 1924 | ||
Ground | Estadio José Ángel Rossi, Cobán, Guatemala | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Chairman | Irasema Meléndez | ||
Manager | Rafael Díaz | ||
League | Liga Nacional | ||
2020 Apertura | Liga Nacional, 3rd (quarterfinals) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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It's one of the traditional clubs of Guatemala, the club became league champions for the first time in 2004, when they defeated Municipal in the Clausura tournament final.[1] The club was relegated from Liga Mayor after losing a play-off to Zacapa and spent 2007 until 2014 in the Primera División Group "A" or "B". Following a win over Deportivo Mictlán in May 2015, Coban was promoted to the Liga Mayor where they currently play.[2]
Honours
Leagues
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (1) : Clausura 2004
- Copa de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (1) : 2018-2019
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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List of Coaches
Rubén Amorín (1979)
Julio César Cortés (1997–98)
Héctor Trujillo (2000–01)
Luís López Meneses (2001)
Julio González (2003)
Mario Reig (2004)
Julio César Antúnez (2007–08)
Carlos de Toro (2010)
Garabet Avedissian (2010–11)
Amarini Villatoro (2011–2012)
Fabricio Benitez (2015- Feb 2016)
Héctor Trujillo (Feb 2016 - May 2016)
Ariel Sena (June 2016-Aug 2017)
Fabricio Benitez (Aug 2017-)
References
- Guatemala 2003/04 - RSSSF
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - RSSSF