2008–09 in Guatemalan football
Encyclopedia
The following article presents a summary of the 2008-09 football (soccer)
season in Guatemala
.
Source: RSSSF
Primera División de Ascenso
Source: RSSSF
matches from the beginning of June 2008 until the end of June 2009.
The Guatemala national team
played the entirety of its 2010 World Cup qualification
campaign from June 2008 to November 2008, being eliminated in the Third Round
of the CONCACAF
region as third place in its group.
KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
; UNCAF 2009 = UNCAF Nations Cup 2009
Football (soccer)
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season in Guatemala
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...
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Liga Nacional
- Apertura champion: Comunicaciones (22nd title).
- Top scorer: Adrián Apellaniz (10).
- Clausura champion: JalapaDeportivo JalapaJalapa is a Guatemalan 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.-History:The team was founded on July 10, 1978....
(2nd title).- Top scorer: Carlos González (10).
- International qualifiers:
- 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League: Comunicaciones, JalapaDeportivo JalapaJalapa is a Guatemalan 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.-History:The team was founded on July 10, 1978....
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- 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League: Comunicaciones, Jalapa
- Relegated: PetapaDeportivo PetapaDeportivo Petapa is a Guatemalan football team playing in the Primera División de Ascenso, after being relegated in 2009.It is based in San Miguel Petapa.Deportivo Petapa has won their promotion back to the top league after defeating La Gomera 2-1, with Sandro Zamboni scoring both goals.Petapa...
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Source: RSSSF
Primera División de AscensoPrimera 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"...
- Apertura champion: San PedroDeportivo San PedroDeportivo San Pedro is a Guatemalan football club based in San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos Department.They play their home games in the Estadio Municipal San Pedro Sacatepequez.-History:...
(1st title). - Clausura champion: Juventud Retalteca Juventud RetaltecaClub Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Retalhuleu and who compete in the Liga Nacional, the nation's top footballing division. They play their home games at the Estadio Dr...
(1st title). - Promoted: Universidad SCUniversidad de San CarlosUniversidad de San Carlos may refer to:*University of San Carlos, in Cebu, Philippines*Universidade Federal de São Carlos, in São Carlos, Brazil*University of San Carlos of Guatemala, based in Guatemala City...
, Peñarol La MesillaPeñarol La MesillaClub Deportivo Peñarol La Mesilla is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation, and play their home matches at the Estadio Los Cuchumatanes.-Current squad:...
, Juventud RetaltecaJuventud RetaltecaClub Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Retalhuleu and who compete in the Liga Nacional, the nation's top footballing division. They play their home games at the Estadio Dr...
. - Relegated: La Gomera, Saranate, Amatitlán.
Source: RSSSF
National team
This section covers the Guatemala national teamGuatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team 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....
matches from the beginning of June 2008 until the end of June 2009.
The Guatemala national team
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team 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....
played the entirety of its 2010 World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
campaign from June 2008 to November 2008, being eliminated in the Third Round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Third Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 12 winners from the Second Round contested this round. The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa.- Format :...
of the CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
region as third place in its group.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Guatemala scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| June 4, 2008 | Estadio Playa Ancha Estadio Playa Ancha Estadio Regional Chiledeportes, formerly known as Estadio Playa Ancha, is a multi-purpose stadium in Valparaíso, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Wanderers. The stadium holds 18,500 people and was built in 1931.... Valparaíso Valparaíso Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
2 – 0 | F | Report | ||
| June 14, 2008 | Estadio Mateo Flores Estadio Mateo Flores The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 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... Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala 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... |
6 – 0 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
Rodríguez Mario Rafael Rodríguez Mario Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He currently plays for the local club CSD Municipal.... Ruíz Trigueros |
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| June 21, 2008 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team... Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
1 – 3 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
Romero Gonzalo Romero Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz is a Guatemalan football midfielder who plays for local club CSD Municipal in the Guatemala's top division.-International career:... Trigueros |
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| August 6, 2008 | RFK Stadium Washington D.C., United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
0 – 3 | F | Pezzarossi Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D... Rodríguez Mario Rafael Rodríguez Mario Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He currently plays for the local club CSD Municipal.... |
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| August 20, 2008 | Estadio Mateo Flores Estadio Mateo Flores The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 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... Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala 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... |
0 – 1 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
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| September 6, 2008 | Hasely Crawford Stadium Hasely Crawford Stadium The Hasely Crawford Stadium, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is named after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally built as the National Stadium in 1980, the stadium was re-named to honour Crawford in 2001. The stadium... Port of Spain Port of Spain Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population... , Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles... |
1 – 1 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
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:... |
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| September 10, 2008 | Estadio Mateo Flores Estadio Mateo Flores The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 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... Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala 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... |
4 – 1 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
Ruíz Rodríguez Mario Rafael Rodríguez Mario Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He currently plays for the local club CSD Municipal.... Contreras José Manuel Contreras José Manuel "El Moyo" Contreras is a Guatemalan football midfielder who plays for Universidad de Concepción of the Chilean First Division... |
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| October 11, 2008 | Estadio Mateo Flores Estadio Mateo Flores The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 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... Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala 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... |
0 – 0 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
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| October 15, 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero Estadio Pedro Marrero Estadio Pedro Marrero, the home of CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is now used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was built in 1929. Originally named Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical , it hosted the 1937 Bacardi Bowl and many Cuban... Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... , Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
2 – 1 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
Pappa Marco Pappa Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce is a Guatemalan footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer since 2008 and is a member of the Guatemala national team.-Club career:... |
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| November 19, 2008 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City Commerce City, Colorado The city of Commerce City is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Commerce City is a northern suburb of Denver and now the 18th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
2 – 0 | WCQ2010 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified... |
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| January 25, 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :... Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
1 – 3 | UNCAF 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... |
López Minor López Minor Ignacio López Campollo is a Guatemalan footballer currently playing for Deportes Naval of the Primera B in Chile. He played for Guatemala in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 in Honduras.-External links:* Profile at... |
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| January 27, 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :... Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
1 – 0 | UNCAF 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... |
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| January 29, 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :... Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
2 – 0 | UNCAF 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... |
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| February 11, 2009 | Estadio Monumental de Maturín Estadio Monumental de Maturín The Estadio Monumental de Maturín is the largest stadium in Venezuela by seating capacity, with 51,796 spectators. It was one of the venues of the 2007 Copa America... Maturín Maturín Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
2 – 1 | F | Pezzarossi | Report | |
| June 28, 2009 | Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area.... San Diego, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
0 – 0 | F | Report | ||
| June 30, 2009 | Oxnard College Oxnard College Oxnard College is a California-state funded community college located in Oxnard, California. It was established in 1975. It serves the Oxnard Plain cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, and the town of Port Hueneme. The college offers two year degrees, as well as career and technical education programs to... Oxanard Oxnard, California Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
3 – 0 | F | Report |
KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...
; UNCAF 2009 = UNCAF Nations Cup 2009
UNCAF Nations Cup 2009
The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup...
See also
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
- Primera División de AscensoPrimera 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"...
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala 2008–09Liga Nacional de Guatemala 2008–09The league season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala is divided into two tournaments, the Apertura, which is played from August to December, and the Clausura which is played from January to May...
- Guatemala national football teamGuatemala national football teamThe Guatemala national football team 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....