Deportivo Marquense

Club Deportivo Marquense, or simply Marquense, is a Guatemalan football club based in San Marcos, Department of San Marcos, and who compete in the Liga Nacional, the nation's top footballing division, since 2000. Their home venue is at the Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada.

Marquense
Full nameClub Deportivo Marquense
Nickname(s)Los Leones (The Lions)
Founded1958
GroundEstadio Marquesa de la Ensenada,
San Marcos, Guatemala
Capacity10,000
ChairmanRolando Pineda
ManagerAldo Da Pozzo
LeagueLiga Nacional de Guatemala
Clausura 20178th

History

The club was founded in 1958, and were promoted to the then Liga Mayor "A" in 1962, remaining in the First Division until 1966, when they finished last or relegation place. They were relegated down as the Segunda Division (third tier in the country), before earning promotion to the Primera División de Ascenso in the 1990s. After more than three decades competing in lower divisions, the team was promoted to the Liga Nacional in May 2000, and they reached the semi-finals of the 2004 Apertura tournament. They finished second in the 2006 Clausura tournament, their best result ever, reaching the final and eliminated by the defending champion Municipal.

Marquense qualified to the UNCAF Club Tournament for the first time in their history after finishing above the loser of the 2005 Apertura final, Comunicaciones, in the overall standings. The team reached the semi-finals of the 2006 UNCAF tournament, where they lost to Costa Rican club Puntarenas, but after beating Victoria of Honduras in the third place match on a 4–1 aggregate, they were able to reach the CONCACAF Champions' Cup for the first time in their history. Marquense played Pachuca, the Mexican First Division defending champions, in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarter-finals, with Pachuca winning the first leg 2–0 at home on February 22, 2007 and 1–0 in San Marcos on 28 February 2007, thus eliminating the Guatemalan team on a 3–0 aggregate.

In the 2007 Clausura tournament, Marquense reached the final, facing Xelajú MC, who won the title on a 4–2 aggregate score. It was the first time since 1980 that two teams from out of Guatemala City finished as champions and runner-up.

Honours

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

2006–07 - Third Place
YearOpponent1st leg2nd leg
2006–07 Águila2–01–1
2006–07 Marathón1–11–0
2006–07 Puntarenas0–20–0
2006–07 Victoria3–01–1
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 appearance
2006–07 - Quarter-finals
YearOpponent1st leg2nd leg
2006–07 Pachuca0–20–1

Squads

First team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  GUA Luis Pedro Molina
GK  GUA Manuel Sosa
DF  MEX Mario Polanco
DF  GUA Elver Jiménez
DF  GUA Israel Dónis
DF  GUA Joaquín Álvarez
DF  GUA Hugo Villanueva
DF  BRA Juliano Rangel
DF  GUA Asdrubal Merlos
MF  GUA Leonel Noriega
MF  GUA José Gramajo
MF  GUA Francisco Aguilar
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA André Rocha Martins
MF  GUA Riqui Murga
MF  GUA Eduardo Gómez
MF  GUA Jonathan López
MF  GUA Gustavo Grajeda
FW  GUA Jonny Brown
FW  PAN Johnny Ruiz
FW  GUA Julio César Vanegas
FW  GUA Jorge Ortiz
FW  BRA Tomaz de Sousa
FW  MEX Omar López

List of Coaches

  • Adan Onelio Paniagua (2003–Feb 05)
  • Miguel Angel Puppo (March 2005–??)
  • Francisco Melgar (2008)
  • César Eduardo Méndez (2009–April 11)
  • Francisco Melgar (April 2011–)
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