Guatemala national football team

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Guatemala
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) La Azul y Blanco
Los Chapines
La Bicolor
La Furia Azul
Association National Football Federation of Guatemala
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach Vacant
Captain Carlos Ruíz
Most caps Carlos Ruíz (133)[1]
Top scorer Carlos Ruiz (68)
Home stadium Estadio Mateo Flores
FIFA code GUA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 78 Increase 1 (12 January 2017)
Highest 50 (August 2006)
Lowest 163 (November 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 81 (23 January 2017)
Highest 40 (April 1972)
Lowest 105 (February 2010)
First international
 Guatemala 10–1 Honduras 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921)
Biggest win
 Guatemala 10–1 Honduras 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 9–1 Guatemala 
(San José, Costa Rica; July 24, 1955)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 18 (first in 1963)
Best result Champions, 1967

The Guatemala national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF.

Guatemala have been suspended by FIFA since 28 October 2016.[2]

The team has made three Olympic tournament appearances, competing at the 1968, 1976, and 1988 Olympic Games. Guatemala have never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup, although they have reached the final round of qualification on four occasions.

Guatemala won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship and the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup. The team's best performance in a CONCACAF Gold Cup was in 1996, when they finished fourth. Guatemala has also earned a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. The national team kits are supplied by Umbro. Past kit suppliers include Atletica, Adidas and Puma.

History[edit]

The national team, nicknamed "la Azul y Blanco" (the blue and white), made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, winning their first game 10–1 against Honduras. In the final, Guatemala were defeated 6–0 by Costa Rica.[3] Guatemala entered a World Cup qualification process for the first time in 1958.

1967 CONCACAF Championship[edit]

Main article: 1967 CONCACAF Championship

In 1967, Honduras hosted the CONCACAF Championship. Guatemala began the tournament with a 2–1 win against Haiti, followed by a 1–0 win over defending champions Mexico, a 0–0 draw against Honduras, a 2–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, and a 2–0 win over Nicaragua, being crowned CONCACAF champions for the first time. Forward Manuel "Escopeta" Recinos was Guatemala's top scorer with four goals, including the game-winning goal against Mexico.

Results

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Guatemala 9 5 4 1 0 7 1 6
2  Mexico 8 5 4 0 1 10 1 9
3  Honduras 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 2
4  Trinidad and Tobago 4 5 2 0 3 6 10 −4
5  Haiti 2 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4
6  Nicaragua 1 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9

1968 Olympic Games[edit]

In 1967, Guatemala showed some major progress by qualifying for the 1968 Olympic Tournament in Mexico City. In the first round, they won 1–0 against Czechoslovakia, and 4–1 against Thailand, and lost to Bulgaria 2–1. They went on the next round where they lost to eventual champions Hungary 1–0.

21st century[edit]

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

Prior to the qualification process, many fans saw Carlos Ruiz as the main focus in providing goals for the national team along with his compatriot but elder Juan Carlos Plata. Many other stars such as Fredy, Garcia, Gonzalo Romero, Guillermo Ramirez and Martin Machon were expected to play huge roles as well. In 2006 World Cup qualifying, Guatemala started off well, advancing to the third round by beating Suriname 4–2 in the second round. In the third round they finished second behind Costa Rica in Group B tying at 10 points each, advancing to the final round. In the fourth round they started off well with a 0–0 draw against Panama and a 5–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago. Then followed a 2–0 loss against United States and Mexico and a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica, and after 3 losses in a row they finally won against Panama 2–1, then lost against Trinidad and Tobago 3–2, tied against United States 0–0 and then lost to Mexico 5–2 once again. Guatemala had 8 points with one game left, and a win and a Trinidad and Tobago loss against Mexico would get them to the playoff. They won 3–1 against Costa Rica but Trinidad and Tobago beat Mexico 2–1, ending one of the best runs in Guatemala football history. They finished in 5th place, 2 points away from a possible World Cup spot. Juan Carlos Plata and Martin Machón had announced their retirement from International Football in 2006.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

After a third place finish in the Uncaf Nations Cup in 2007, having made the knockout stage in the Gold Cup of the same year, and a couple of satisfying friendly matches including a 3-2 win against Mexico, many saw Hernan Dario Gomez as the next coach to lead Guatemala into the Hexagonal in the World Cup qualifying stage. However after losing 5-0 in early 2008 against a U-23 Argentine team, fans wanted Gomez out as coach and soon the Colombian would do so. In 2010 World Cup qualifying, expectations of being able to qualify for the tournament were set among the national team as Ramon Maradiaga had returned as coach after almost leading Guatemala to the World Cup 2006. They began well by having advanced to the third round by defeating Saint Lucia in a 9–1 aggregate in the second round. In the third round, Guatemala began with a 1-0 home loss to the United States, with controversies surrounding Panamanian referee Roberto Moreno, who was arbitrating the match, including not awarding a penalty in the first half in the favor of Guatemala after a handball from Steve Cherundolo as well as Gustavo Cabrera being sent off after colliding with Eddie Lewis in the second half. In their second match of round 3, Los Chapines were able to take home a draw in the closing minutes of the game against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain after Carlos Gallardo deflected a free kick taken by Marco Pappa with his heels. On September 10th, Guatemala welcomed Cuba at home for their third match. Cuba shocked the Guatemala fans by taking the lead after Roberto Linares scored in the 25th minute however by halftime, Carlos Ruiz relieved the team with an equalizer. In the second half Carlos Ruiz scored once more, Mario Rodriguez and youngster Jose Manuel Contreras also scored and finished the game 4-1. With the win, they were able to collect 4 points, putting them in second place due to having a better goal difference that Trinidad and Tobago. The next two games were crucial in advancing to the next round. On October 11th, many fans have gathered around the Estadio Mateo Flores to support the national team in their home game against Trinidad and Tobago, heavily expecting a win. Despite being reduced to 10 men, the Soca Warriors were able to hold Guatemala to 0-0 stalemate, disgruntling the national team and fans. With hopes of getting a result in Havana four days later, Guatemala were unable to even get a point against Cuba, falling down 1-0 by halftime after Jaime Colome scored a penalty. Marco Pappa volleyed in an equalizer in the 80th minute, replenishing the confidence for the team but Urgelles was able to bring Cuba back on top in the 90th minute, complicating the hopes of Guatemala in qualifying for the World Cup with one game to spare. Meanwhile, the Trinidadians defeated the United States 2-1 at home, putting them in second place. Maradiaga was fired soon right after and Benjamin Monterroso, a less ambitious coach was apppointed, focusing on the upcoming edition of the Copa Uncaf the following January. A 2-0 away loss against the US confirmed the elimination of the national team, having finished in third place with 5 points, thus missing out on the final round. In the Uncaf nations cup, Monterroso wanted to introduce more younger players into the starting line up such as Minor Lopez, Ricardo Jerez and Wilson Lalin but everything backfired after losing both group stage matches against Costa Rica and Panama as well as losing astonishingly 2-0 to an inferior Nicaragua team in the play off match for the final berth to attend the next Gold Cup; Minor Lopez was the lone goal scorer for Los Bicolores. As a result, the national team were inactive for the next two years and Benjamin Monterroso shamefully stepped down after two months in charge.

2014 World Cup cycle[edit]

On May 2010, Uruguayan born Paraguayan Ever Hugo Almeida was appointed as the next coach for Guatemala. At the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, formerly known as the "UNCAF Nations Cup", Guatemala finished in fifth place, losing to Costa Rica 2–0 and Honduras 3–1. In the fifth place match, they defeated Nicaragua 2–1 to qualify to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

At the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guatemala drew against Honduras 0–0 despite being reduced to 9 men. In the next match, they suffer a loss against a physically superior Jamaica 2–0 but managed to redeem themselves after having won against Grenada 4–0 goals from Jose Javier Del Águila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz, and Carlos Gallardo. Placing among the best third place, they saw themselves advancing to the quarterfinals, where they lost against the reigning champions Mexico 2–1 although a long ball from Elias Vasquez to Carlos Ruiz gave them the lead in the first half.

For the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Guatemala opened qualifying in the second round by sweeping 6 wins in 6 games, advancing to the third round in the same group as USA, Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda. Prior to the start of the third round, Three of Guatemala's key players Guillermo Ramirez, Gustavo Cabrera and Yony Flores were sent home during a practice session after teammates Carlos Ruiz and Luis Rodriguez have heard of their involvement in money laundering and bribery in fixing multiple fixtures; they were subsequently banned for life in participating in any football competition abroad or domestic. Nonetheless, Los Azules y Blancos had a rough start in an away loss to Jamaica with Dwight Pezzarossi only managing to pull back one goal in stoppage time. In the next match only this time at home, Guatemala had gone down once again after Clint Dempsey managed to get a goal for the US but Marco Pappa's free kick later in the game managed to bring Guatemala 1 point. For the third game in a row, also at home, they managed to fall behind once again against the unexpected Antigua and Barbuda, with the field in terrible condition after an immense amount of precipitation. In the second half with the Antiguan goalkeeper Molvin James sent off for wasting time, Carlos Ruiz was able to score a brace making the game 2-1, an additional goal from Dwight Pezzarossi eventually ended the game 3-1. Four days later, a lone goal from Carlos Ruiz sufficed for an away win against Antigua and Barbuda in North Sound. In the next fixture, a crucial one, Guatemala battled against Jamaica at home filled with fans in blue and white. In the 15th minute, Los Chapines were able to take the lead with a remarkable dribbling and finish by veteran Carlos Figueroa. A controversial foul in the box by Jose Manuel Contreras rewarded the Reggae Boys with a penalty with Luton Shelton beating Ricardo Jerez. After more than 20 minutes, the silenced crowds in the stadium came back to life after a corner header by Carlos Ruiz gave back the lead to Guatemala which proved to have won the game, the first time ever against Jamaica. In their last game, a minimum of a draw would be enough to get Guatemala to the final stage of the qualifiers. After taking the lead 1-0 in the first five minutes thanks to Carlos Ruiz, the angry USA team returned the favor by scoring 3 goals to crush and end their hopes. Guatemala finished 10 points behind the USA and Jamaica, losing out on goal difference to the Jamaicans.

In January 2013, still led by Ever Almeida, Guatemala participated in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. Consisted of mostly youngsters, Guatemala could only manage three draws in their group play (1–1 against Nicaragua, 0–0 to border rivals Belize and 1–1 against Costa Rica), losing out to Belize for direct qualification to the Gold Cup. They faced Panama in the 5th place match for the final slot in the 2013 Gold Cup in the United States but lost 3–1. Ever Almeida stepped down in favour of technical director Victor Hugo Monzón.

Home stadium[edit]

Main article: Estadio Mateo Flores

The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, also known as Coloso de la Zona 5, is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance runner Mateo Flores, winner of the 1952 Boston Marathon. It has a capacity of 26,000 seats.

Used mostly for football matches, the stadium has hosted the majority of the home matches of the Guatemala national football team throughout its history.

Competitive Record[edit]

FIFA World Cup[edit]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1954 Did not enter
1958 to 1962 Did not qualify
England 1966 Entry not accepted[4]
1970 to 2018 Did not qualify
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Total 0/22

CONCACAF Gold Cup Record[edit]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
El Salvador 1963 Round 1 4 1 2 1 7 6
Guatemala 1965 Runner-up 5 3 1 1 11 5
Honduras 1967 Champions 5 4 1 0 7 1
Costa Rica 1969 Runner-up 5 3 2 0 10 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not qualify
Haiti 1973 Fifth Place 5 0 3 2 4 6
Mexico 1977 Fifth Place 5 1 1 3 8 10
Honduras 1981 Did not qualify
1985 Round 1 4 2 1 1 7 3
1989 Fourth Place 6 1 1 4 4 7
United States 1991 Round 1 3 1 0 2 1 5
United States Mexico 1993 Did not enter
United States 1996 Fourth Place 4 1 0 3 3 5
United States 1998 Round 1 3 0 2 1 3 4
United States 2000 Round 1 2 0 1 1 3 5
United States 2002 Round 1 2 0 0 2 1 4
United States Mexico 2003 Round 1 2 0 1 1 1 3
United States 2005 Round 1 3 0 1 2 4 9
United States 2007 Quarter Finals 4 1 1 2 2 5
United States 2009 Did not qualify
United States 2011 Quarter Finals 4 1 1 2 5 4
United States 2013 Did not qualify
United States Canada 2015 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 4
United States 2017 Disqualified due to FIFA Suspension
Total 1 Title 69 19 20 30 82 88

Copa Centroamericana record[edit]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Costa Rica 1991 Third Place 3 0 2 1 0 1
Honduras 1993 Did not enter
El Salvador 1995 Runner-up 4 2 0 2 2 5
Guatemala 1997 Runner-up 5 3 2 0 10 3
Costa Rica 1999 Runner-up 5 3 1 1 5 2
Honduras 2001 Champions 5 2 3 0 9 5
Panama 2003 Runner-up 5 3 1 1 10 4
Guatemala 2005 Third Place 5 3 1 1 10 5
El Salvador 2007 Third Place 5 3 1 1 3 2
Honduras 2009 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 6
Panama 2011 Fifth Place 3 1 0 2 3 6
Costa Rica 2013 Sixth Place 4 0 3 1 3 5
United States 2014 Runner-up 4 3 0 1 7 4
Panama 2017 Disqualified due to FIFA Suspension
Total 1 Title 51 23 14 14 63 48

Olympic record[edit]

  • 1896 to 1924 – Did not enter
  • 1928 to 1964 – Did not qualify
  • 1968 – Quarter finals – 6th place
  • 1972 – Did not qualify
  • 1976 – Round 1
  • 1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify
  • 1988 – Round 1
  • 1992 to 2016 – Did not qualify

Note: Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Schedule and recent results[edit]

See also: Guatemala national football team schedule and results
Key

  Win   Draw   Loss

2016[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago on 2 September and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 6 September, 2016.[5] Caps and goals updated as September 6, 2016 after the game against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ricardo Jerez (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 30) 46 0 Colombia Alianza Petrolera
1GK Paulo Motta (1982-03-29) March 29, 1982 (age 34) 32 0 Guatemala Municipal
1GK José Carlos García (1993-11-07) November 7, 1993 (age 23) 1 0 Guatemala Xelajú
2DF Wilson Lalín (1985-05-03) May 3, 1985 (age 31) 27 1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
2DF Carlos Mejia (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 25) 19 2 Guatemala Comunicaciones
2DF Rafael Morales (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 31) 17 2 Guatemala Comunicaciones
2DF Moises Hernandez (1992-03-05) March 5, 1992 (age 24) 15 0 United States Rayo OKC
2DF Cristian Jiménez (1995-04-26) April 26, 1995 (age 21) 8 0 Guatemala Municipal
2DF Hamilton López (1983-10-26) October 26, 1983 (age 33) 8 0 Guatemala Xelajú
2DF Luis Cardona (1990-02-05) February 5, 1990 (age 26) 6 0 Guatemala Municipal
2DF Jefrey Payeras (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993 (age 23) 3 0 United States LA Galaxy II
2DF Josué Aragón (1984-10-12) October 12, 1984 (age 32) 1 0 Guatemala Marquense
3MF José Contreras (1986-01-19) January 19, 1986 (age 31) 73 5 Guatemala Comunicaciones
3MF Marco Pappa (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987 (age 29) 57 11 United States Colorado Rapids
3MF Jean Marquez (1985-03-06) March 6, 1985 (age 31) 44 3 Guatemala Comunicaciones
3MF Jorge Aparicio (1992-11-21) November 21, 1992 (age 24) 13 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
3MF Rodrigo Saravia (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993 (age 23) 6 0 United States Columbus Crew SC
3MF Víctor Matta (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 26) 3 0 Guatemala Municipal
3MF José Rosales (1995-01-01) January 1, 1995 (age 22) 1 0 Guatemala Malacateco
4FW Carlos Ruiz (Captain) (1979-12-15) December 15, 1979 (age 37) 133 68 United States FC Dallas
4FW Jairo Arreola (1985-09-20) September 20, 1985 (age 31) 24 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
4FW Gerson Tinoco (1988-11-02) November 2, 1988 (age 28) 15 5 Guatemala Comunicaciones
4FW Mario Castellanos (1982-05-19) May 19, 1982 (age 34) 15 1 Guatemala Cobán Imperial
4FW Edi Danilo Guerra (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991 (age 25) 4 0 Guatemala Municipal

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Guatemala squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK David Guerra (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 37) 2 0 Guatemala Universidad San Carlos v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
GK Víctor Ayala (1989-05-08) May 8, 1989 (age 27) 0 0 Guatemala Antigua GFC v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
DF Jonathan López (1988-05-10) May 10, 1988 (age 28) 34 0 Guatemala Marquense v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
DF Edwin Fuentes (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 25) 3 0 Guatemala Marquense v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
DF José Carlos Pinto Samayoa (1993-06-16) June 16, 1993 (age 23) 1 0 Guatemala Antigua GFC v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
DF Carlos Castrillo (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 31) 32 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  United States, March 29, 2016
DF Stefano Cincotta (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991 (age 25) 15 2 Germany Chemnitzer FC v.  United States, March 29, 2016
DF Elías Vásquez (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 24) 37 0 Venezuela Deportivo Anzoátegui v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
DF Carlos Gallardo (1984-04-08) April 8, 1984 (age 32) 53 3 Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
DF Dennis López (1986-01-02) January 2, 1986 (age 31) 15 2 Guatemala Municipal v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
DF Rubén Morales (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 29) 14 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
MF Gerardo Arias (1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 31) 9 0 Guatemala Municipal v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
MF Luis Martínez (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991 (age 25) 6 1 Guatemala Antigua GFC v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
MF Julián Priego (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988 (age 28) 3 0 Guatemala Universidad San Carlos v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
MF Pedro Samayoa (1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 31) 3 0 Guatemala Municipal v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
MF Billy Torres (1987-02-14) February 14, 1987 (age 29) 2 0 Guatemala Mictlán v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
MF Mafre Icuté (1993-11-07) November 7, 1993 (age 23) 3 0 Guatemala Municipal v.  United States, March 29, 2016
MF Marco Rivas (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991 (age 25) 1 0 Guatemala Municipal v.  United States, March 29, 2016
MF Kevin Arriola (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991 (age 25) 4 0 Guatemala Xelajú v.  United States, March 29, 2016
MF Fredy Thompson (1982-06-02) June 2, 1982 (age 34) 96 3 Guatemala Antigua GFC v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
MF Brandon de León (1993-03-20) March 20, 1993 (age 23) 13 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
MF Aslinn Rodas (1992-10-07) October 7, 1992 (age 24) 5 0 Guatemala Xelajú v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
FW Kendell Herrarte (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 (age 24) 18 0 Guatemala Antigua GFC v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
FW Jonathan Pérez (1987-02-14) February 14, 1987 (age 29) 1 0 Guatemala Universidad San Carlos v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
FW Edwin Rivas (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 (age 25) 0 0 Guatemala Universidad San Carlos v.  Venezuela, June 1, 2016
FW Minor López (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 30) 44 7 Chile Ñublense v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015
FW Henry David López (1992-08-08) August 8, 1992 (age 24) 8 0 Venezuela Caracas FC v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, November 17, 2015

Managers[edit]

[7]

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes
Costa Rica Roberto Figueredo 1930 2 0 0 2 00.0% [8]
England Jimmy Elliott 1935 5 0 1 4 20.0% [8]
Guatemala Manuel Felipe Carrera 1943 6 4 1 1 66.7% 1943 CCCF Championship 2nd place[9]
Guatemala Juan Francisco Aguirre 1946 5 3 1 1 60.0% [9]
Guatemala Juan Francisco Aguirre
Guatemala Manuel Felipe Carrera		 1946 6 1 1 4 16.7% [9]
Argentina José Alberto Cevasco 1948 8 3 4 1 37.5% 1948 CCCF Championship 2nd place[9][10]
Argentina Enrique Natalio Pascal Palomini 1950 6 3 1 2 50.0% [11]
Guatemala Juan Francisco Aguirre 1953
Argentina Alfredo Cuevas 1955–1957
Argentina José Alberto Cevasco 1960–1961
Spain Lorenzo Ausina Tur 1963
Argentina César Viccino 1965
Uruguay Rubén Amorín 1967 1967 CONCACAF Championship
Argentina César Viccino 1968–1969
Spain Lorenzo Ausina Tur 1969
Argentina Carmelo Faraone 1971
Italy Argentina Afro Geronazzo 1971–1972
Uruguay Rubén Amorín 1972
Chile Néstor Valdez Moraga 1972
Uruguay Rubén Amorín 1976
Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro 1976
Guatemala Carlos Wellmann 1976
Guatemala José Ernesto Romero 1979
Uruguay Rubén Amorín 1980
Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro 1983
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragoslav Šekularac 1984–1985
Uruguay Julio César Cortés 1987
Guatemala Jorge Roldán 1988
Uruguay Rubén Amorín 1989–1990
Guatemala Haroldo Cordón 1991
Argentina Miguel Angel Brindisi 1992
Guatemala Jorge Roldán 1995 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place
Argentina Juan Ramón Verón 1996 11 6 1 4 54.6%
Argentina Horacio Cordero 1996 18 7 5 6 48.1%
Argentina Miguel Angel Brindisi 1997–1998 23 9 11 3 39.1% 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place
Argentina Carlos Bilardo
Argentina Eduardo Luján Manera		 1998 8 2 3 3 25.0%
Guatemala Benjamín Monterroso 1999 11 4 2 5 36.4% 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place
Uruguay Carlos Miloc 2000 5 0 3 2 0.0%
Uruguay Julio César Cortés 2000–2003 33 13 12 7 39.4% 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
2003 UNCAF Nations Cup (Runner-up)
Mexico Víctor Manuel Aguado 2003 7 1 2 4 14.3%
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga 2004–2005 42 17 9 16 40.5%
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez 2006–2008 21 5 4 12 23.8%
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga 2008 5 2 1 2 50.0%
Guatemala Benjamín Monterroso 2008–2009 5 1 0 4 20.0%
Uruguay Ever Hugo Almeida 2010–2013 40 16 7 17 45.8%
Guatemala Víctor Hugo Monzón 2013 4 0 1 3 11.1%
Chile Sergio Pardo[12] 2013 1 0 0 1 0.0%
Argentina Ivan Franco Sopegno 2014–2015 23 9 4 10 44.9% 2014 Copa Centroamericana (Runner-up)
Guatemala Walter Claveri 2016 0 0 0 0 0.0%

Honors[edit]

Champions (1): 1967
Runner-up (2): 1965, 1969
Champions (1): 2001
Runner-up (5): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2014
Third Place (3): 1991, 2005, 2007
Silver Medal (2):1976, 1988
Silver Medal (1): 1983
Third Place (1): 1999

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Guatemala – Record International Players RSSSF
  2. ^ "Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association". FIFA. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-11-14. 
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Guatemala International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  5. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". miseleccion.mx. Retrieved 25 August 2016. 
  6. ^ a b Central America is seen as especially vulnerable to match-fixing... 10/16/2012 Reuters. Retrieved 10/18/2012.
  7. ^ Olenev, Maxim (15 July 1999). "Guatemala National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
  8. ^ a b "Guatemala, 100 años de Fútbol". prensalibre.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. 
  9. ^ a b c d "Guatemala, 100 años de Fútbol". prensalibre.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. 
  10. ^ "Guatemala, 100 años de Fútbol". prensalibre.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. 
  11. ^ "Guatemala, 100 años de Fútbol". prensalibre.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. 
  12. ^ "La historia del chileno que será el técnico de la selección de Guatemala". 9 August 2013. 

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