Deportivo Jalapa
Encyclopedia
Jalapa is a Guatemala
n professional football
club who play in the Liga Nacional
, the top level division in the country. They are based in Jalapa
and their home stadium is the Estadio Las Flores
.
Having been promoted to the Liga Nacional in 2001 under coach Benjamín Monterroso
, Jalapa won the domestic cup three times, in 2002, 2005, and 2006.
The club's biggest achievement has been winning the 2007 Apertura
tournament, which was the first national championship won in the club's history. The title earned them a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09.
Jalapa won their second league championship by defeating Guatemalan great C.S.D. Municipal in the clausura 2009 final. This is their second championship in two years by which they have written history in Guatemala.
Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera (DF) Carlos Eduardo Gallardo
(DF) Jean Marquez (MF) Nelson Morales
(DF) Ángel Sanabria
(DF) Israel Silva Matos de Souza
(FW) Milton Núñez
(FW) Adrian Apellaniz (FW)
Juan Alberto Salguer Benjamín Monterroso
(2000–01) Julio César Cortés
(2005) Carlos Jurado
(2006–08) Hector Trujillo (2009) Ariel Longo (2009–10)
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 professional 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...
club who play in the Liga Nacional
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...
, the top level division in the country. They are based in Jalapa
Jalapa, Jalapa
Jalapa is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Jalapa; it is also the municipal seat of that department's municipality of Jalapa. It is located from Guatemala City....
and their home stadium is the Estadio Las Flores
Estadio Las Flores
Estadio Las Flores is a football stadium located in Jalapa, Guatemala. It is home to first division club Deportivo Jalapa ; its capacity is 15,000....
.
History
The team was founded on July 10, 1978.Having been promoted to the Liga Nacional in 2001 under coach Benjamín Monterroso
Benjamín Monterroso
Benjamín Eduardo Monterroso Díaz is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career at the local club CSD Municipal, and was the manager and was a former player of the Guatemala national team.-Playing career:Monterroso played for Municipal from 1970...
, Jalapa won the domestic cup three times, in 2002, 2005, and 2006.
The club's biggest achievement has been winning the 2007 Apertura
Guatemala Apertura 2007
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Apertura 2007 is the 88th season of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Guatemala's premier football league...
tournament, which was the first national championship won in the club's history. The title earned them a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09.
Jalapa won their second league championship by defeating Guatemalan great C.S.D. Municipal in the clausura 2009 final. This is their second championship in two years by which they have written history in Guatemala.
Current squad
Apertura 2010Former Notable Players
Jorge Dos Santos (FW) Norberto HuezoNorberto Huezo
José Norberto Huezo Montoya is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.-Club career:...
Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera (DF) Carlos Eduardo Gallardo
Carlos Eduardo Gallardo
Carlos Eduardo Gallardo Nájera is a Guatemalan professional football defender who currently plays for Marquense in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala.-Club career:...
(DF) Jean Marquez (MF) Nelson Morales
Nelson Morales
Nelson Noel Morales Barrientos is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Xelajú in Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...
(DF) Ángel Sanabria
Ángel Sanabria
Ángel David Sanabria Álvarez is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Heredia Jaguares de Peten of the Guatemalan premier division.-Club career:...
(DF) Israel Silva Matos de Souza
Israel Silva Matos de Souza
Israel Silva Matos de Souza is a Guatemalan football player who plays for Xelajú MC.-Club career:Silva started his career in Brazil but his best years as a soccer player came when he went to play in Guatemala...
(FW) Milton Núñez
Milton Núñez
Milton Omar Núñez García is a Honduran soccer player who currently plays as a striker playing for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...
(FW) Adrian Apellaniz (FW)
List of football coaches
Óscar Enrique SánchezÓscar Enrique Sánchez
Oscar Enrique Sánchez Rivas , popularly known as El Conejo is a Guatemalan football coach and former inside forward, who played the majority of his career for the club CSD Comunicaciones, and represented the Guatemala national football team at the Olympic Games and in three FIFA World Cup...
Juan Alberto Salguer Benjamín Monterroso
Benjamín Monterroso
Benjamín Eduardo Monterroso Díaz is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career at the local club CSD Municipal, and was the manager and was a former player of the Guatemala national team.-Playing career:Monterroso played for Municipal from 1970...
(2000–01) 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....
(2005) Carlos Jurado
Carlos Jurado
Carlos Daniel Jurado is a former Uruguayan football player and manager. He represented his country, and played football on a club level for C.A. Peñarol....
(2006–08) Hector Trujillo (2009) Ariel Longo (2009–10)