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 Primera División de Ascenso, the nation's second 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
Capacity11,000
ChairmanRolando Pineda
ManagerJoaquín Álvarez
LeaguePrimera División de Ascenso
Apertura 2021Group A 3rd (champions)

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
2006–07 - Quarter-finals
YearOpponent1st leg2nd leg
2006–07 Pachuca0–20–1
Primera División de Ascenso
  • Champions (1): Apertura 2021

Squads

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  GUA Wilmer Barrios
5 DF  COL Sergio Reina (captain)
7 MF  GUA Erick Echeverría
8 DF  GUA Luis Maldonado
9 FW  COL Santiago Gómez
10 FW  GUA Julio Fajardo
12 MF  GUA Erick González
13 MF  GUA Francisco Aguilar
14 DF  GUA Angel Medina
16 DF  GUA Frank de León
17 MF  GUA Jorge Cordon
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  COL Luis Andrade
19 DF  GUA Miguel Escobar
20 GK  GUA Marvin Barrios
22 GK  GUA Joel Parada
28 DF  GUA Cristofer Sandoval
49 MF  GUA Jorge Castañón
55 GK  GUA Aggeo de León
74 FW  GUA Franzué Rivas
80 MF  GUA Juan Gimenez
90 FW  GUA Kevin Aragon
99 MF  GUA Marco Rodas

Retired numbers

4  Marcos Menaldo, defender (2017-2022)

List of Coaches

  • Adan Onelio Paniagua
  • Miguel Angel Puppo
  • Francisco Melgar
  • César Eduardo Méndez
  • Francisco Melgar
  • Aldo da Pozzo
  • Joaquín Álvarez
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