Comunicaciones F.C.
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Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. One of the most popular and successful football clubs in Guatemala, Comunicaciones have won 32 national championships, the most of any Guatemalan club team, including six consecutive. In addition to their 32 league titles, Comunicaciones have won eight league cups and ten Supercups. In international competition, Comunicaciones have won two UNCAF Interclub Cups, one CONCACAF Champions Cup, and one CONCACAF League championship.
The club plays their home games at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, which has a capacity of 17,000 after being renovated.
History
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The club colour is white, which they began using in their kit shortly after the club's foundation, though initially the uniform was cream. Their historic arch-rival is Municipal and the two clubs compete in the El Clásico Chapín, one of the greatest rivalries in Guatemalan football. Their other fierce rivals consist of Antigua known as the El Clasico Provincial and a rivalry with Quetzaltenango club Xelajú as El Clásico del Oeste.
Supporters
Since its inception, the Albo fans have been composed of the different strata of Guatemalan society. In the 80s, organized support began to take more momentum, at that time by batons that were located in different sectors of the stadium that were felt with songs, chopped paper, balloons and blankets, marking a different pattern of support from the fans of that time in Guatemalan football.
It was at that time when the nickname of the "Millionaire Fans" was popularly printed by the thousands of fans and fans that the club has throughout the country. Currently the cream fans are the only one in Guatemala who have adopted the type of South American breath in which everyone in the stadium sings in unison giving a unique atmosphere in the stands.
La barra brava
In the early 90s, the first organized support group called Fuerza Crema officially emerged, regularly located in the Preference area of the stadium, becoming the largest in the country with more than 2,500 members.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was until mid-1996 that after several differences between its leaders, the Albos force separated.
Some former members of the old group changed sectors in the stadium forming in the same year the barra Vltra Svr (Ultra Sur), a name it adopted due to its location in the General South area of the property. This group is characterized by the songs it provides to the team throughout the match, in addition to receptions, flags and walks, something that was not customary in Guatemalan football.
The barra has large blankets, flags, umbrellas, hype with murgas, trumpets, dubbing and a huge hype brought from Chile to encourage the club. In its beginnings the bar even hosted more than 3,000 members in transcendental matches.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Mascot
Casper
The mascot of Comunicaciones is the ghost Casper who has been accompanying the club since 1985. It was brought from Miami in September 1985 by the then president of the team, Teddy Plocharski, at a cost of $2,000 (15,392.65 Quetzales), being the first football club to use a mascot in Central America.
He first appeared at the Doroteo Guamuch on September 8, 1985, for the 124th classic, in which Comunicaciones beat Municipal by 3 to 1. The suit has undergone three transformations since its creation, the first in 1995 and the second 1998, this being the one that is maintained today.
Stadium
The team currently play their home games at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, which holds at a capacity of 17,000, where their B team used to play. Before 2023, they played at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, which is also the home of the Guatemala national football team.
Honours
National
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala
- Champions (32): 1956, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979–80, 1981, 1982, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2015 Clausura, 2022 Clausura, 2023 Apertura
- Runners-up (26): 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, Clausura 2000, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2021
- Copa de Guatemala
- Champions (8): 1951–52, 1955, 1970, 1972, 1983, 1986, 1991–92, 2009
- Runners-up (1): 1972–73
- Copa Campeón de Campeones de Guatemala
- Champions (10): 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998[1]
- Runners-up (4): 1952, 1984, 1986, 2024
International
Continental
- CONCACAF Champions Cup
- CONCACAF League
- Champions (1): 2021
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1991
Regional
Awards
- CONCACAF League Fair Play: 2021
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
- CONCACAF Champions Cup: 28 appearances
- CONCACAF League: 4 appearances
- CONCACAF Central American Cup: 1 appearance
- 2023: Quarter-finals
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
- 1991: Runners-up
- 2001: Semi-finalsTemplate:Efn
Current squad
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Personnel
Coaching staff
As of June 2025
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| Manager | Template:Flagicon Roberto Hernández (*) [1] |
| Assistant Managers | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Reserve Manager | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Under 17 Manager | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Ladies Manager | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Fitness Coach | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Sport Director | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Team Doctor | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| General Physician | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Knesliogiocal | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
| Utility | Template:Flagicon TBD (*) |
Managerial history
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- Template:Flagicon José Casés Penadés (1951–1954)
- Template:Flagicon Federico Morales (1955–1956)
- Template:Flagicon José Casés Penadés (1956–1960)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Enrique Wellman (1968–1969)
- Template:Flagicon Walter Ormeño (1970–1971)
- Template:Flagicon Carmelo Faraone (1971)
- Template:Flagicon Walter Ormeño (1972)
- Template:Flagicon Rubén Amorín (1977–1978)
- Template:Flagicon Walter Ormeño (1979–1980)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Lainfiesta (1981–1982)
- Template:Flagicon Salvador Pericullo (1983)
- Template:Flagicon Ranulfo Miranda (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Enrique Wellman (1990–1991)
- Template:Flagicon Raúl Héctor Cocherari (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Hernán Godoy (1992)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Ramón Verón (1994–1995)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Miloc (1996–1997)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Ramón Verón (1997–1998)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos de Toro (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Miloc (1998–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Alexandre Guimarães (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Dušan Drašković (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Aguilar (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Horacio Cordero (2002–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Antonio Alzamendi (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Luis Cubilla (2005)
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Brindisi (2005–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Julio César Cortés
- Template:Flagicon Julio González (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Iván Sopegno (2010–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Rónald González (2011–2012)
- Template:Flagicon Iván Sopegno (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Willy Coito Olivera (2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Iván Sopegno (2015–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Rónald González (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Willy Coito Olivera (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Mauricio Tapia (2019–2021)
- Template:Flagicon Willy Coito Olivera (2021–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Iván Sopegno (2024)
- Template:Flagicon Willy Coito Olivera (2024)
- Template:Flagicon Rónald González (2024– May 2025)
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Hernández (May 2025–present)
Notes
References
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External links
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- Comunicaciones F.C. at Soccerway
- Comunicaciones F.C. at CONCACAF (archived)
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- Football clubs in Guatemala
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