C.S.D. Municipal
Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal, is a Guatemalan football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional.
| Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Municipal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Rojos (Reds) El Mimado de la Aficion (The Crowd's Favorite) Diablos Rojos (Red Devils) Pentarojo | ||
| Founded | May 17, 1936 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera (capacity: 7,500) | ||
| Chairman | Gerardo Villa | ||
| Manager | Aníbal Ruiz | ||
| League | Liga Nacional de Fútbol | ||
| 2014 Clausura | 2nt | ||
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Municipal are the most popular club in Guatemala.[1][2][3] Their main rivals are Comunicaciones, who are also located in the capital city.
Honours
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: 29 (most ever by any team)
- 1942–43, 1947, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2000 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2001 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Clausura, 2011 Apertura
- Domestic Cup: 8
- 1960, 1967, 1969, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003, 2003–04
- Campeón de Campeones (Super Cup): 5
- 1952, 1967, 1977, 1994, 1997
- 1974
- Copa Interamericana, 0
- Runners-up - 1974 (Highest placement for a Guatemalan team ever)
- Torneo Fraternidad / UNCAF Club Championship: 4
- 1974, 1977, 2001, 2004
References
- ↑ MLS report Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine - mlsnet.com, Major League Soccer, USA, 2002.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Team report Archived 2004-07-07 at the Wayback Machine - laprensahn.com - newspaper La Prensa, Honduras, 2000.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Guatemala national league news[dead link] - latribunahispana.com - La Tribuna Hispana, USA, 2006.
