Deportivo Petapa is a Guatemala

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 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...

 team playing in the Primera División de Ascenso

Primera División de Ascenso

The Primera División de Ascenso is the second highest level of the Guatemalan league system of football. Formerly, it was known as Liga Mayor "B"...

, after being relegated in 2009.

It is based in San Miguel Petapa

San Miguel Petapa

San Miguel Petapa is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, located south of Guatemala City. It has a population of 94,228 according to the 2002 census.-Brief Historical Accounts:...

.Deportivo Petapa has won their promotion back to the top league after defeating La Gomera 2-1, with Sandro Zamboni scoring both goals.Petapa plays calls
Estadio Julio Armando Cobar

Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa

Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa, or Estadio Julio Armando Cobar, is a multi-use stadium in San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala.With artificial turf surface, it is used mostly for football and is the home stadium of Deportivo Petapa. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000 people-External links:**...

 home and they added turf last season due to the heavy rains that always hit the region.

History

Founded in 1979, Sport Club Petapa Velásquez were named after a significant sportsman of the municipality. They clinched their first promotion to Guatemala's top division in 2001 and their second in 2005.

Current squads

Notable former players

Denis Chen

Denis Chen

Denis Geovani Chen Fernández is a Guatemalan football defender who plays for local club Cobán Imperial in Guatemala's second division.-Club career:...

 Edgar Estrada

Edgar Estrada

Edgar Eladio Estrada Solís , popularly known as El Gato is a Guatemalan footballer who has played goalkeeper for several clubs in Guatemala's top division. He was capped 80 times for the Guatemala national football team....

 Julio Girón

Julio Girón

Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder. He played several years for Aurora FC and CSD Municipal before retiring at Deportivo Petapa in January 2008.-International career:...

 Engelvert Herrera

Engelvert Herrera

Engelvert Leonel Herrera Revolorio is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Antigua GFC of the Guatemalan second division.-Club career:...

 Álvaro Hurtarte Jairo Pérez