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Antigua GFC
Association football club in Guatemala
Association football club in Guatemala
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clubname | Antigua | ||||
| image | Antigua GFC LOGO.jpg | ||||
| fullname | Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club | ||||
| nickname | Coloniales (Colonials) | ||||
| Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) | |||||
| Los Aguacateros (The Avocado Producers) | |||||
| founded | |||||
| ground | Estadio Pensativo | ||||
| capacity | 10,000 | ||||
| chairman | Víctor Hugo García | ||||
| manager | Javier López | ||||
| league | Liga Guate | ||||
| season | Apertura 2024 | ||||
| current | 2025–26 Liga Nacional de Guatemala | ||||
| position | 7th (Semifinals) | ||||
| website | |||||
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Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) Los Aguacateros (The Avocado Producers)
** Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club** (), is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Guate, the top tier of Guatemalan football.
They play their home games at the Estadio Pensativo. They are nicknamed Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) in reference to the local avocados grown in the city and as represented by the green stripes on the team uniform.
History
The club was founded in 1958 by Dr. Miguel Ángel Soto Bustamante and Mr. Antonio Martínez Barrios with the colonial city as its home. The club's first president was Rogelio Toledo Estrada and the club's first manager was César Rodríguez Gudiel.
After earning promotion to the maximum division (Liga Mayor "A") in the 1957–58 season, Antigua finished third in the 1959–60 league table. However, they could not retain their level in the following years, suffering relegation after the 1964 season. After more than a decade in the Liga Mayor B, the club's administration was inherited by the Antigua Guatemala Municipality, and in December 1976, earned promotion back to the Liga Mayor "A", but were relegated two years later as the number of teams in the league was reduced from 18 to 12. Administration changed hands again and the team earned another promotion in 1979 after winning a tie-breaking third playoff match against Juca at the Estadio Mateo Flores, remaining in the top category until 1983, when a last-place finish on the standings relegated them once again.
Relegation in 1983 marked the beginning of a 16-year-long period in which the club went through financial strain and was unable to return to the top flight. In 1998 the team's administration was again given to the Municipality, and on 22 May 1999 they earned a spot in the now called Liga Nacional. In 2006 they were relegated after seven years in the top flight, in what had been their longest period of participation at the top level. As of 2011, they have competed in the Primera División de Ascenso.
Return to Liga Nacional in 2014
Antigua compete in Guatemala's highest-level league having purchased the position offered by the Heredia Jaguares from Izabal. For the 2015 season, the club kit will be supplied by Italian sports company Diadora.
Championship
On December 20, 2015, Antigua won the Apertura for the first time. Since their first victory, they were champions of Guatemalan football for three consecutive years. In 2019, Antigua won its fourth Guatemalan League title.
Rivalries
Antigua main rivals are Mixco, known as the “Clasico del Valle.” They also rival fiercely with Comunicaciones known as the El Clásico Provincial and share rivalries with Guastatoya and Xelajú. This is given to the fact that they compete fiercely during their meetings in the Apertura and Clausura playoffs.
Honours
Domestic honours
Leagues
- Liga Guate
- Champions (6): Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019, Clausura 2025, Apertura 2025
Friendly Tournaments
- Copa Santiago
- Champions (1): 2023
Performance in international competitions
Players
– Do NOT add new players before the club officially announces their signing through their website, including medical and signing the contract. A transfer fee agreed doesn't mean the player will sign.
– Do NOT remove players before their exit is officially announced by the club. Remember, the players' contracts run until 30 June each summer officially, unless someone exits in the January transfer window.
– Do NOT add or change squad numbers until it is official on the Antigua website.
– Only add numberless players that are likely to become part of the first team.
– Do NOT add pre-season kit numbers as they are unofficial. Wait until their complete registration to Liga Nacional de Guatemala and their kit numbers appearance on the club's official website.
– This is Wikipedia, not a football newspaper. Anything unconfirmed and unsourced will be removed on sight
Current squad
Out on loan
In
Out
Personnel
Coaching staff
As of June 2025
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Coach | GUA TBD (*) |
| Assistant manager | GUA TBD (*) |
| Reserve manager | GUA TBD (*) |
| Goalkeeper Coach | GUA TBD (*) |
| Under 17 Manager | GUA TBD (*) |
| Under 15 Manager | GUA TBD (*) |
| Sporting director | GUA TBD (*) |
| Fitness Coach | GUA TBD (*) |
| Team Doctor | GUA TBD (*) |
| Fitness Coach | GUA TBD (*) |
| Physiotherapy | GUA TBD (*) |
| Utility | GUA TBD (*) |
Managerial history
- Guatemala César Rodríguez (1958)
- Brazil Jorge Tupinambá (1992–1995)
- Guatemala Carlos Rosales (2000)
- Costa Rica Rodolfo Arias (2001)
- Spain Mario Reig (2001–2002)
- Colombia Ever González (2009)
- Guatemala Orlando Andrade (2009–2010)
- Argentina Daniel Orlando Berta (2010)
- Argentina Ricardo Carreño (2010)
- United States Jeff Korytoski (2010–2011)
- United States Jeff Korytoski (2013)
- Guatemala Gabriel Castillo (2014)
- Argentina Mauricio Tapia (2014–2018)
- Mexico Roberto Montoya (2019–2020)
- Mexico Juan Antonio Torres (2020)
- United States Jeff Korytoski (2020–2021)
- Mexico Roberto Montoya (2021–2022)
- Argentina Ramiro Cepeda (2022–2023)
- Costa Rica Rónald González (2023)
- Guatemala Dwight Pezzarossi (2023–2024)
- Spain Javier López (June 2024– December 2024)
- Argentina Mauricio Tapia (December 2024 - Present)
References
References
- (2006-01-15). "Guatemala 1957/58". Rsssf.com.
- (2006-01-15). "Guatemala 1959/60". Rsssf.com.
- (2006-01-08). "Guatemala 1964". Rsssf.com.
- "Equipo Antigua GFC". Equipoantiguagfc.com.
- (2005-12-17). "Guatemala 1976". Rsssf.com.
- (2005-12-17). "Guatemala 1978". Rsssf.com.
- (2005-12-17). "Guatemala 1983". Rsssf.com.
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guat06.html Guatemala 2005/06] – RSSSF
- "Antigua remonta y se proclama campeón del Apertura de Guatemala - Univision".
- (26 May 2019). "Antigua GFC es el nuevo monarca del futbol guatemalteco, el cuarto título de su historia – Prensa Libre".
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