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Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca is a
GuatemalaGuatemala 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
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in
RetalhuleuThe city of Retalhuleu is in south-western Guatemala. It is the departmental seat of Retalhuleu department as well as the municipal seat of Retalhuleu municipality....
and who compete in the
Liga NacionalLiga 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 nation's top footballing division. They play their home games at the
Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso IzaguirreEstadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre, is a multi-purpose stadium in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. It is mainly used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Juventud Retalteca of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators....
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History
Nicknamed
Los Algodoneros (the Cotton plants), the club was founded on the 6th of May in 1951 by José Maria Olivar and Guillermo Gordillo. The club won promotion to
Liga MayorLiga 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...
in 2009 after spending years in the
Primera División de AscensoThe Primera División de Ascenso is the second highest level of the Guatemalan league system of football. Formerly, it was known as Liga Mayor "B"...
and defeated national champions C.D. Jalapa 5-0 in the season's opener on August 1, 2009.
Current squad
Coaches
Manuel de Jesús Castañeda
Carlos García CantareroCarlos García Cantarero is a Spanish footballer and manager. He is currently the manager of C.D. Victoria in Honduras.He was the manager of Atlético Madrid B, Elche CF and Torrellano CF.-References:...