Heredia Jaguares de Peten 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 at the country's top level.

History

Founded as Deportivo Heredia in 1958, the club has been based in San Jose, Peten

San José, El Petén

San José is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 3,602 people. It lies on the north shore of Lake Petén Itzá and is located a few kilometers from the Classic Period Maya ruin of Motul de San José...

 only since summer 2008. The team moved the club from Morales

Morales, Guatemala

Morales is a municipality in Izabal Department of Guatemala.The municipality was created in 1920 and is formed by the town of Morales, 9 villages and 56 rural communities.The Cuevas del Silvino National Park is located a few kilometers north-east of Morales....

 after low attendances and also changed the name to Heredia Jaguares de Peten after they only avoided relegation after appealing against Universidad's use of two suspended players in the first leg of a relegation playoff.

Their home stadium is Julián Tesucún. The main sponsor is Fuente Del Norte Bus line.

First team

Notable former players

Gaston Linares (FW) 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) Juan Carlos Arriaza (MF) Jhonny Brown (FW) Fredy García

Fredy García

Freddy Alexander García Carrera is a Guatemalan professional football midfielder who plays for local club CD Suchitepéquez in the Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...

 (MF) James McCarthy (MF) Uwaldo Pérez

Uwaldo Pérez

Uwaldo Mohamed Pérez Morrison is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for USAC of the Guatemalan premier division.-Club career:...

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