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.
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Marquense | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Leones (The Lions) | ||
| Founded | 1958 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada, San Marcos, Guatemala | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Rolando Pineda | ||
| Manager | Aldo Da Pozzo | ||
| League | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | ||
| Clausura 2017 | 8th | ||
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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
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 1 appearance
- 2006–07 - Third Place
| Year | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 2006–07 |  Águila | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 2006–07 |  Marathón | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2006–07 |  Puntarenas | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| 2006–07 | Victoria | 3–0 | 1–1 |
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 appearance
- 2006–07 - Quarter-finals
| Year | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 2006–07 |  Pachuca | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Squads
First team
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
Adan Onelio Paniagua (2003–Feb 05)
Miguel Angel Puppo (March 2005–??)- Francisco Melgar (2008)
- César Eduardo Méndez (2009–April 11)
- Francisco Melgar (April 2011–)
External links
- (in Spanish) Official web site
- (in Spanish) History of Deportivo Marquense
- Team profile on Polish Football Clubs Database (in Polish)