Club Xelajú MC

Club Social y Deportivo Xelajú Mario Camposeco, commonly known as Xelajú MC or just Xela and nicknamed Superchivos is a Guatemalan football club competing in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They are located in Quetzaltenango, Department of Quetzaltenango, and play their home matches in the Estadio Mario Camposeco. They are the most successful team (in terms of national titles won) not based in the capital city in the history of the league.

Xelajú MC
Full nameClub Social y Deportivo
Xelajú Mario Camposeco
Nickname(s)Chivos (Goats)
Los Superchivos (The Super Goats)
Altenses (Highlanders)
Xela
Rebaño Sagrado (Sacred Flock)
Founded1928
GroundEstadio Mario Camposeco,
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Capacity11,220
ChairmanFrancisco Santos
ManagerIrving Rubirosa
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 20216th (quarterfinals)

History

The club was founded in 1928 as Germania; after ten years of existence, their name would be changed to ADIX (Asociación Deportiva Independiente de Xelajú), and during that time the uniform colors were established as red jersey and blue shorts,[1] a combination that remains to date. The team was renamed Xelajú Mario Camposeco in honor of local footballer Mario Camposeco who was the captain of the club in the 1940s, helped them win 10 consecutive Quetzaltenango department titles, and who was still an active player when he died in a plane crash in 1951.[2]

The Superchivos have been Guatemalan champions five times, first in 1961–62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995–96, a fourth time in the 2006–07 season, and a fifth in 2011–12. Xelajú has won the Copa Centenario once, in 1972–73. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, they eliminated five-time defending champion Municipal in semi-finals, to reach their first final since the inception of the Apertura/Clausura format. They faced Marquense, losing the first match 0–1 and winning the second match 4–1, for an aggregate score of 4–2 which gave them their fourth championship. It was the first time since 1980 that two teams from outside of Guatemala City finished first and runner-up. The club currently has a kit deal with Guatemala-based company MR. Past kit sponsors include Joma, Lotto, Vicnar, Puma, Reto Sports and Do More.

They have a fierce rivalry with Suchitepéquez, which is known as the Clásico del Suroccidente. Their other rivals also consist of Marquense and Comunicaciones.

Crest

The club's shield is circular in shape, it has written in white letters the name of the team around the circumference, in the center it has a goat and the background is a yellow soccer ball. For each title the club gets, a Moon is added to the shield.

Supporters

Xelajú has the largest fan base outside of the capital department and have great tradition within Guatemalan football. They are considered as one of the biggest fanbases in all of Central American football. One of the most typical characteristics of the supporters is the way they sing Luna de Xelajú, a theme considered as the anthem of Quetzaltenango.

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Current squad

As of: January 15, 2022
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 MF  GUA Francisco López
3 DF  GUA Carlos Estrada
4 DF  GUA Javier López
6 MF  GUA Maynor de León
7 MF  GUA Yordin Hernández
8 MF  GUA Joshua Ubico
10 FW  ARG Alejandro Díaz
11 DF  GUA Pablo Alejandro Rosas
12 MF  GUA Aslinn Rodas
13 DF  GUA Widvin Tebalán
14 DF  GUA Javier Gónzalez
15 MF  GUA Jhony Barrios
18 DF  GUA José Castañeda
19 MF  GUA Christopher Ramírez
20 MF  GUA Kevin Lam
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  GUA Esnaydi Zuńiga
22 GK  GUA Nery Lobos
23 DF  GUA Iker Rodas
24 GK  GUA Daniel Morales
25 MF  GUA Edgar Macal
26 DF  GUA William Cardoza
27 DF  PAR Orlando Moreira
28 MF  GUA Ramiro Luna
29 GK  URU Rafael García
50 DF  GUA Héctor Moreira (captain)
55 MF  GUA Carlos de León
81 FW  GUA Wilber Pérez
87 FW  COL Jesus Arrieta
89 MF  NCA Juan Barrera

Notable former players

Managerial history

References
  1. History Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine - Official website (in Spanish)
  2. (in Spanish) Source: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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