Cobán Imperial
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Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed Los Príncipes Azules ("The Blue Princes"), 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 club based in Cobán
Cobán
The city of Cobán is the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala. It also serves as the administrative center for the surrounding Cobán municipality. It is located 219 km from Guatemala City....

, Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz...

. They play their home games in the Estadio Verapaz
Estadio Verapaz
The Estadio Verapaz is a soccer stadium in the city of Coban in Guatemala. Its official name is Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi .It was built in 1936 and its capacity is 15,000. It is home to first division club Coban Imperial....

.

It's one of the traditional clubs of Guatemala, the club became league
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...

 champions for the first time in 2004, when they defeated CSD 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 the Clausura tournament final. The club was relegated from Liga Mayor
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...

 after losing a playoff to Zacapa
Deportivo Zacapa
Club Deportivo Zacapa is a Guatemalan football club from Zacapa, nicknamed "Los Gallos" .The team plays its home games at the Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales, the local stadium.-Current squad:...

 and has since been playing in the Primera División
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"...

 Group "A" or "B".

Current squad

Former players

Luís César Condomi José Baudilio Milián Héctor Julián Trujillo Alejandro Sequeira
Alejandro Sequeira
Alejandro Sequeira is a Costa Rican international footballer who plays professionally for Saprissa as a striker.-Club career:...

 (1997–99) Mario Acevedo
Mario Acevedo
Mario Giovany Acevedo Menzie is a Guatemalan football forward. He played for many local clubs, most famously CSD Municipal in the Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...

 (1997–98) Leonel Corleto (1997–07) Juan de Leon (2001–04) Ricardo Gregg José Emilio Mitrovich Julio Rubén Paredes Luis Swisher
Luis Swisher
Luis Arturo Swisher Salguero is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for USAC in Guatemala's top division.-Club career:Swisher started his professional career with Aurora FC making his debut with the club in 1997...

 (2001–04) Javier Martinez (1996–98) Raúl Washington Benítez

List Of Coaches

Rubén Amorín
Rubén Amorín
Rubén Darío Amorín Mattos is an Uruguayan former football player and coach.-Coaching career:He has spent the majority of his coaching career in Guatemala, where he won a record eight national titles with three different clubs from 1964 to 1992, and took CSD Municipal to win the CONCACAF...

 (1979) Julio César Cortés
Julio César Cortés
Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés is an Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder who participated in three World Cups with the Uruguayan national team....

 (1997–98) Héctor Trujillo (2000–01) Luís López Meneses (2001) Julio César Gonzáles (2003) Julio César Antúnez (2007–08)
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