Marquense
Full nameClub Deportivo Marquense
Nickname(s)Los Leones de San Marcos (The Lions of San Marcos)
Founded1936; 87 years ago
GroundEstadio Marquesa de la Ensenada
Capacity11,000
ChairmanRolando Pineda
ManagerJoaquín Álvarez
LeaguePrimera División
Apertura 2023Group A 2nd (Runners-up)

Club Deportivo Marquense, or simply Marquense, is a Guatemalan football club based in San Marcos, Department of San Marcos, and who compete in the Primera División, the nation's second footballing division, since 2000. Their home venue is at the Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada.

History

The club was founded in 1958, and were promoted to the then Liga Mayor "A" in 1962, remaining in the First Division until 1966, when they finished last or relegation place. They were relegated down as the Segunda Division (third tier in the country), before earning promotion to the Primera División de Ascenso in the 1990s. After more than three decades competing in lower divisions, the team was promoted to the Liga Nacional in May 2000, and they reached the semi-finals of the 2004 Apertura tournament. They finished second in the 2006 Clausura tournament, their best result ever, reaching the final and eliminated by the defending champion Municipal.

Marquense qualified to the UNCAF Club Tournament for the first time in their history after finishing above the loser of the 2005 Apertura final, Comunicaciones, in the overall standings. The team reached the semi-finals of the 2006 UNCAF tournament, where they lost to Costa Rican club Puntarenas, but after beating Victoria of Honduras in the third place match on a 4–1 aggregate, they were able to reach the CONCACAF Champions' Cup for the first time in their history. Marquense played Pachuca, the Mexican First Division defending champions, in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarter-finals, with Pachuca winning the first leg 2–0 at home on February 22, 2007 and 1–0 in San Marcos on 28 February 2007, thus eliminating the Guatemalan team on a 3–0 aggregate.

In the 2007 Clausura tournament, Marquense reached the final, facing Xelajú MC, who won the title on a 4–2 aggregate score. It was the first time since 1980 that two teams from out of Guatemala City finished as champions and runner-up.

Honours

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

2006–07 - Third Place
YearOpponent1st leg2nd leg
2006–07El Salvador Águila2–01–1
2006–07Honduras Marathón1–11–0
2006–07Costa Rica Puntarenas0–20–0
2006–07Honduras Victoria3–01–1
2006–07 - Quarter-finals
YearOpponent1st leg2nd leg
2006–07Mexico Pachuca0–20–1
Primera División de Ascenso
  • Champions (1): Apertura 2021

Squads

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Guatemala GUA Wilmer Barrios
5 DF Colombia COL Sergio Reina (captain)
7 MF Guatemala GUA Erick Echeverría
8 DF Guatemala GUA Luis Maldonado
9 FW Colombia COL Santiago Gómez
10 FW Guatemala GUA Julio Fajardo
12 MF Guatemala GUA Erick González
13 MF Guatemala GUA Francisco Aguilar
14 DF Guatemala GUA Angel Medina
16 DF Guatemala GUA Frank de León
17 MF Guatemala GUA Jorge Cordon
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Colombia COL Luis Andrade
19 DF Guatemala GUA Miguel Escobar
20 GK Guatemala GUA Marvin Barrios
22 GK Guatemala GUA Joel Parada
28 DF Guatemala GUA Cristofer Sandoval
49 MF Guatemala GUA Jorge Castañón
55 GK Guatemala GUA Aggeo de León
74 FW Guatemala GUA Franzué Rivas
80 MF Guatemala GUA Juan Gimenez
90 FW Guatemala GUA Kevin Aragon
99 MF Guatemala GUA Marco Rodas
- DF Guatemala GUA Elías Vásquez

Retired numbers

4 Guatemala Marcos Menaldo, defender (2017-2022)

List of coaches

  • Adan Onelio Paniagua
  • Miguel Angel Puppo
  • Francisco Melgar
  • César Eduardo Méndez
  • Francisco Melgar
  • Aldo da Pozzo
  • Joaquín Álvarez
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