Deportivo Chiantla

Deportivo Chiantla is a Guatemalan football club from Chiantla, Huehuetenango Department. It was founded on 1980. It currently plays in the Primera División de Ascenso, the second tier of Guatemalan football.

Deportivo Chiantla

Full name	Club Deportivo Chiantla
Nickname(s)	Tigres (tigers)
Founded	1980
Ground	Estadio Buenos Aires Chiantla, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
Capacity	1,000
Manager	Juan Salguero
League	Primera División de Ascenso
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

The team began playing at amateur leagues having a great progress gaining more supporters and sponsors. In 1992 it achieved the professional status after being promoted to Liga mayor B today known as the second tier Primera División de Ascenso. In the 2017/18 they gained promotion to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala for the first time ever.

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 — GK  GUA Byron Ramos — GK  GUA Óscar Ramírez — GK  MEX Liborio Sánchez — DF  GUA Heberson Velásquez — DF  GUA Valerio Morales — DF  MEX Juan Carlos Meza — DF  MEX Luis Omar Hernández — MF  GUA Osmar Morales — MF  MEX José Abraham Alpuche — MF  GUA Franklin Barrios — MF  GUA Antony López — MF  GUA Julio Mérida

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GUA Emerson Martínez — MF  GUA Bainer Barrios — MF  GUA Christian Solares — MF  GUA Hugo Gonzáles — MF  GUA Diego Orozco — FW  SLV Edgardo Mira — FW  MEX Sergio Blancas — FW  GUA Mario Mazariegos — FW  GUA Delvin Granados — FW  GUA Pablo Barros — FW  GUA Edvin Juárez

List of coaches

• Elvis Tello Alvarado (2010)
• Julio César Englenton Chuga (Dec 2015 - )
• Marvin Hernández (Aug 2017 - August 2018)
• Alberto Salguero (Sept 2018-)

References

• Fedefut Guatemala
• Soccerway profile