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| Full name | Deportivo Xinabajul |
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| Nickname(s) | El Equipo X (The X Team) |
| Founded | 1980; 43 years ago |
| Ground | Estadio Los Cuchumatanes |
| Capacity | 5,340 |
| Chairman | Mauro Rodríguez[1] |
| Manager | Pablo Centrone |
| League | Liga Nacional |
| Apertura 2023 | 11th |
Deportivo Xinabajul is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.
Founded in 1980, they competed in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation, and play home matches at the Estadio Los Cuchumatanes.
History
In the summer of 2012, the club was disaffiliated and disbanded after not paying player salaries and going into heavy debt. Bad ownership and mismanagement led to the downfall of the club.[2] A new club from the same city claiming to have no relation to Deportivo Xinabajul, was founded weeks later, they began play in division 3. Ever since then, the team has been playing in the Primera División, the second tier of Guatemalan football.[3]
The club returned to the Liga Nacional in June 2022 after winning their promotional playoff game against Marquense.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Álvaro Hurtarte- Henry Medina
- Sergio Azurdia
- Hetzon Pereira
- Usiel Rivas
- Andrés Quiñonez
Ademar- Valtencir
Matías González- Paolo Dantaz
Raul Peñaranda
Martín Zúñiga- Liborio Sánchez
Darwin Pacheco
Fernando Patterson
External links
- PuroXinabajul (in Spanish)
References
- ↑ Tienen nuevo Presidente - GuateFútbol (in Spanish)
- ↑ "FOX Deportes". 28 April 2022.
- ↑ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2011-02-19). "Fútbol de Guatemala está de duelo tras asesinato de vicepresidente del Deportivo Xinabajul | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-13.