Club Xelajú MC
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Club Social y Deportivo Xelajú Mario Camposeco, commonly known as Xelajú MC or just Xela and nicknamed Superchivos are a Guatemala
n professional football
club competing in the Liga Nacional
, the country's top footballing division. 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.
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.
The Superchivos have been Guatemalan champions four times, first in 1961/62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995/96, and a fourth time in the 2006/07 season. Xelajú has won the Copa Centenario once, in 1972/73. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, they eliminated five-time defending champion Municipal
in semifinals, to reach their first final since the inception of the Apertura/Clausura format. They faced Deportivo Marquense
, losing the first match 0-1 and winning the second match 4-1, for a global 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.
(FW) (1942-1951) Jhonny Cubero
(FW) (2005-2010) Fernando Patterson
(GK) (1996-2008) Jorge Suárez
(GK) (1981-??)
Luis da Costa (2005-2006) Carlos Jurado
(2007) Gabriel Castillo (2008-09) Alberto Jorge (2009-2010) Horacio Cordero
(2010) Francisco Lobato (2010) Gustavo Adolfo Cifuentes (2010)
Fan Site: http://www.xelajumipasion.com
Fan Site: http://pasionsuperchiva.blogspot.com/
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club competing in the Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala , formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala...
, the country's top footballing division. They are located in Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango, also commonly known by its indigenous name, Xelajú , or more commonly, Xela , is the second largest city of Guatemala. It is both the capital of Quetzaltenango Department and the municipal seat of Quetzaltenango municipality....
, Department of Quetzaltenango, and play their home matches in the Estadio Mario Camposeco
Estadio Mario Camposeco
Estadio Mario Camposeco is a soccer stadium located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. It is the home to one of the most traditional clubs in Guatemala, Xelajú MC . The stadium has a capacity of 11,000, and it was named after footballer Mario Camposeco, who played for Xelajú MC....
. They are the most successful team (in terms of national titles won) not based in the capital city
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
in the history of the league.
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, a combination that remains to date. The team was renamed Xelajú Mario Camposeco in honor of local footballer Mario CamposecoMario Camposeco
Mario Salvador Camposeco López was a Guatemalan footballer.Born in Quetzaltenango, he started his football career in 1938 playing for the local team América. He then joined club Xelajú becoming its captain and helping the team become champion of the Quetzaltenango department for 10 consecutive...
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.
The Superchivos have been Guatemalan champions four times, first in 1961/62, again in 1980, a third time in 1995/96, and a fourth time in the 2006/07 season. Xelajú has won the Copa Centenario once, in 1972/73. In the 2007 Clausura tournament, they eliminated five-time defending champion Municipal
CSD Municipal
Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or Los Rojos , are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City...
in semifinals, to reach their first final since the inception of the Apertura/Clausura format. They faced Deportivo Marquense
Deportivo Marquense
Club Deportivo Marquense, also just known as Marquense, are a Guatemalan professional 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...
, losing the first match 0-1 and winning the second match 4-1, for a global 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
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
finished first and runner-up.
Current squad
2010/2011 seasonNotable former players
Sergio Anaya (FW) (1959-1966) Mario CamposecoMario Camposeco
Mario Salvador Camposeco López was a Guatemalan footballer.Born in Quetzaltenango, he started his football career in 1938 playing for the local team América. He then joined club Xelajú becoming its captain and helping the team become champion of the Quetzaltenango department for 10 consecutive...
(FW) (1942-1951) Jhonny Cubero
Jhonny Cubero
Jhonny Cubero is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Xelajú MC in Guatemala.-International career:...
(FW) (2005-2010) Fernando Patterson
Fernando Patterson
Fernando Arturo Patterson Castro is a Costa Rican football goalkeeper playing for Deportivo Xinabajul in Guatemala's top division.He is a naturalized citizen of Guatemala.-Club career:...
(GK) (1996-2008) Jorge Suárez
Jorge Suarez
Jorge "Calero" Suárez was a former Salvadoran footballer. He is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers El Salvador has ever produced....
(GK) (1981-??)
Former coaches
Roberto Chávez Lizano (1961-1962) Aníbal Villagrán (1963) Asisclo Sáenz (1963-1964) Ferenc Meszaros (1966) Arnoldo Camposeco (1972-1973) Sergio Anaya (1978) Calos Javier Mascaró (1980) Orlando de León (1981) Marvin Rodríguez (1996) Walter Claverí (2000) Camilo Aguilar (2001) Edwin Pavón (2004)Luis da Costa (2005-2006) Carlos Jurado
Carlos Jurado
Carlos Daniel Jurado is a former Uruguayan football player and manager. He represented his country, and played football on a club level for C.A. Peñarol....
(2007) Gabriel Castillo (2008-09) Alberto Jorge (2009-2010) Horacio Cordero
Horacio Cordero
Horacio Raúl Cordero Vásquez is an Argentine football manager and former player.-Playing career:Cordero played for a number of clubs in Argentina including Argentinos Juniors, Racing Club, Unión de Santa Fe, Cipoletti, Deportivo Morón and Sarmiento de Junín.He also played in Colombia for...
(2010) Francisco Lobato (2010) Gustavo Adolfo Cifuentes (2010)
External links
Fan Site: http://www.xelajumipasion.com
Fan Site: http://pasionsuperchiva.blogspot.com/