Coatepeque Fútbol Club, is a Guatemalan football club based in Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department. They compete in the Primera División, the second tier of Guatemalan football.
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| Full name | Coatepeque Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Serpientes Rojas (Red Serpents) Los Diablos (The Devils) | |||
| Founded | 15 May 1967; 56 years ago | |||
| Ground | Israel Barrios | |||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | |||
| President | Oscar Alexander Perez | |||
| Manager | Silvio Fernández | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| Clausura 2024 | 12th (Relegated) | |||
They play their home games at Estadio Israel Barrios.[2]
History
Deportivo Coatepeque plays in the Liga Nacional, after achieving direct promotion during the 2022-23 Primera División.
Coatepeque was founded in 1967, under the name of Deportivo Independencia which was later changed to Deportivo Coatepeque.
The team won promotion to the premier Liga Nacional for the first time in their history during the 2013–14 season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | MF |  GUA | José Guerra |
| 25 | MF | GUA | Christian Guerra |
| 30 | MF |  MEX | Abel Guzman |
| 31 | DF | GUA | Pablo Rosas |
| 33 | MF | GUA | Tobit Vasquez |
| 44 | DF | GUA | Melfor Ramos |
| 77 | MF | GUA | José Palma |
| 98 | FW | GUA | Diego Tatuaca (on loan from USAC) |
| - | FW | GUA | Fredy López |
| - | MF | GUA | Ramiro Luna |
| - | FW | GUA | Herminio Pérez |
Historical list of coaches
Carlos Barone (2006-2008)
Paulo César Barros (2009–2010)
Antonio Archila (2010–2011)- Ramon Ramírez (2011–2012)
- Byron Pérez (2012)
- Gabriel Castillo (2012–2013)
Jeff Korytoski (2013–2014)[3]
Richard Preza (2014)- Ulises Sosa (2014)
- Rudy Méndez (2014)
- Manuel Castañeda (2014-2015)[4]
- Héctor Trujillo (2015–2016)[5]
Ronald Mora (2020)- Gabriel Castillo (2021)
- Héctor Trujillo (2021-2022)
- Joaquín Álvarez (2022-2023)
Paco Ramírez (2023)- Silvio Fernández (2024-present)
Honours
Domestic Competitions
League
- Winners: Apertura 2022