C.D. Guastatoya

Club Deportivo Guastatoya (Spanish pronunciation: [klˈub dˌepoɾtˈiβo ɡwˌastatˈojja]), is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guastatoya, El Progreso Department. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

Guastatoya

Full name	Club Deportivo Guastatoya
Nickname(s)	Los Pechos Amarillo (The Yellow Chests) Auriverdes (Golden Greens)
Short name	Guasta
Founded	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Ground	Estadio David Cordón Hichos[1]
Capacity	3,100
Chairman	Edwin Rodriguez
Manager	Dwight Pezzarossi
League	Liga Nacional
Apertura 2024	10th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The team had its origins under the name of Guastatoya Futbol Club, which was founded in 1990, however, the club was refounded as C.D. Guastatoya in 2005 in the city of Guastatoya in the Department of El Progreso. They have been in the Guatemalan First Division and in the amateur leagues of the country, that until in the 2013–14 season they managed to ascend to the Liga Nacional for the first time in its history, despite not being the champion of the Guatemalan First Division. They have a rivalry with local club Sanarate and Antigua.

Stadium

They play at the Estadio David Cordón Hichos, which holds a capacity of 3,100.

Honours

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
  • Champions (3): Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, Apertura 2020
• Campeón de Campeones
  • Champions (1): 2019

Performance in international competitions

• CONCACAF Champions League

2019 - Round of 16

• CONCACAF League

2019 - Round of 16

• CONCACAF League

2021 - Semifinals

• CONCACAF Champions League

2022 - Round of 16

Current squad

As of 11 August 2024: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  GUA Walter García 4 DF  GUA Brayan Morales 5 MF  GUA Samuel Garrido 6 FW  GUA Jonathan Estrada 8 MF  GUA Bryan Tumax 9 FW  PAR Roque Caballero 10 MF  ARG Gervasio Núñez 11 DF  GUA Dilan Palencia 13 GK  GUA Junior Figueroa 14 MF  SLV Jaime Alas

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  GUA Robin Betancourth 20 FW  GUA Jehú Fajardo 21 MF  GUA Uzías Hernández 22 MF  GUA Jonathan Garcia 23 DF  GUA Víctor Armas 27 FW  GUA Nelso García 28 MF  GUA Josué Trujillo 29 FW  GUA José González 35 MF  GUA Edy Palencia 77 MF  GUA Denilson Sánchez 99 GK  GUA Jordy Cifuentes

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player —  GUA TBD (From TBD) —  GUA TBD (From TBD) —  GUA TBD (From TBD) —  GUA TBD (From TBD) —  GUA TBD (From TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  GUA TBD (From TBD) —  GUA TBD (From TBD) —  GUA TBD (From TBD)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  CRC Adrián de Lemos (To TBD) — DF  MEX Omar Domínguez (To TBD) — DF  GUA Rubén Morales (To TBD) —  GUA Andrés Quiñónez (To TBD) —  GUA Juan Carlos Escobar (To TBD) —  GUA Andres Vargas (To TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  GUA Eloy Rodríguez (To TBD) —  MEX Isaac Acuña (To TBD) —  GUA Pablo De León (To TBD) —  GUA Jonathan Garcia (To TBD) —  GUA Diego Villatoro (To TBD)

Personnel

Coaching staff

As of June 2025

Position	Staff
Coach	Ariel Sena (*)
Assistant manager	Mike Leonardo (*)
Reserve manager	TBD (*)
Goalkeeper Coach	Victor Sololinde (*)
Under 17 Manager	TBD (*)
Under 15 Manager	TBD
Sporting director	TBD (*)
Fitness Coach	Cesar Gimenez (*)
Team Doctor	TBD (*)
Fitness Coach	TBD (*)
Physiotherapy	TBD (*)
Utility	TBD (*)

Notable Players

• Adrián de Lemos (246 games)

Managerial history

Guastatoya has had 11 permanent managers since it first appointed Uruguayan Ariel Sena coach in 2010. The longest serving manager was Ariel Sena, who managed Guastatoya for five years from 2010 to December 2015. Ariel Sena won the club's first title, winning the Segunda División title in 2011, while Amarini Villatoro won the club's first Liga Nacional title in Apertura 2018 and their second Liga Nacional title in Clausura 2018. They then won their third Apertura title under Willy Coito Olivera in February 2021.

• Ariel Sena (2010–2015)
• Francisco Melgar (2015–2016)
• Roque Alfaro (2016)
• Amarini Villatoro (2016–2019)
• Fabricio Benitez (2019–2020)
• Willy Coito Olivera (2020–2021)
• Rafael Díaz (2021)
• Daniel Guzmán (2021)
• Mario Acevedo (2021–2023)
• Roberto Montoya (2023–2024)
• Iván Sopegno (2024)
• Dwight Pezzarossi (2024–May 2025)
• Ariel Sena (June 2025–Present)