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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
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Ever Hugo Almeida
Captain Guillermo Ramírez
Most caps Guillermo Ramírez (105)
Top scorer Carlos Ruíz (46)
Home stadium Estadio Mateo Flores
FIFA code GUA
FIFA ranking 84
Highest FIFA ranking 50 (August 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking 200 (November 1995)
Elo ranking 82
Highest Elo ranking 40 (April 1972)
Lowest Elo ranking 105 (February 2010)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Guatemala Guatemala 10–1 Honduras 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14 , 1921)
Biggest win
Guatemala Guatemala 10–1 Honduras 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14 , 1921)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 9–1 Guatemala Guatemala
(San José, Costa Rica; July 24, 1955)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 16 (First in 1965)
Best result Winners, 1967

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.

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 third CONCACAF Championship in 1967 and the UNCAF Nations Cup in 2001. The team's best performance in a CONCACAF Gold Cup was at the 1996 edition, where they finished fourth. Guatemala obtained the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.

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[edit] History

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.[1] Guatemala entered a World Cup qualification process for the first time in 1958.

[edit] 1967 CONCACAF Championship

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

[edit] 1968 Olympic Games

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.

[edit] 21st century

[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

In the 2006 World Cup qualifying, Guatemala started of good advancing to the third round by beating Suriname 4–2 in the second round. Then in the Third round 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 good with a 0–0 draw against Panama and 5–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago. Then loss 2–0 against United States and Mexico and a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica, then after 3 losses in a row finally won agaist panama 2–1, then loss 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, a win and a Trinidad and Tobago loss against Mexico would get them to the AFC – CONCACAF Qualification Playoff. They Won 3–1 Against Costa Rica but Trinidad and Tobago beat Mexico 2–1. Ending one of the best runs of Guatemala. They finished in 5th place, they were 2 points away of a World Cup qualification spot.

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

In 2010 World Cup qualifying They advance to the Third round by defeating Saint Lucia 9–1 in the Second round. In the third round Guatemala finished in third place with 5 points thus ending their dreams of going to the next round. They were once again unable to qualify for the World Cup.

[edit] 2014 World Cup cycle

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), lost against Jamaica (2–0) and won against Grenada (4–0), advancing to quarterfinals, where they lost against the reigning champions, Mexico (2–1).


[edit] Home Stadium

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 (soccer) matches, the stadium has hosted the majority of the home matches of the Guatemala national football team throughout its history, and is the home of local football club CSD Municipal (Los Rojos).

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] FIFA World Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1954 Did not enter
1958 to 1962 Did not qualify
1966 Entry not accepted[2]
1970 to 2010 Did not qualify
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022

[edit] CONCACAF Championships record

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 StatesMexico 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
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
Total 1 Title 66 19 19 28 81 84

[edit] UNCAF Nations Cup record

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
Total 1 Title 43 20 11 12 53 39

[edit] Olympic record

  • 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 2008 - Did not qualify

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

[edit] Schedule and resent results

See also: Guatemala national football team schedule and results
Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Guatemala scorers
February 22, 2012 Asuncion,
 Paraguay		  Paraguay IF 2-1 L C. Ruiz
February 29, 2012 Georgetown,
 Guyana		  Guyana IF 0-2 W M. López, G. Ramírez
April 25, 2012 Guatemala city,
 Guatemala		  Paraguay IF
May 26, 2012 San Jose[disambiguation needed ],
 Costa Rica		  Costa Rica IF
June 1, 2012 Guatemala city,
 Guatemala		  Costa Rica IF
June 8, 2012 TBD,
 Jamaica		  Jamaica WCQ - 3R
June 12, 2012 TBD,
 Guatemala		  United States WCQ - 3R
August 15, 2012 Guatemala city,
 Guatemala		  Costa Rica IF
September 7, 2012 TBD,
 Guatemala		  Antigua and Barbuda WCQ - 3R
September 11, 2012 TBD,
 Antigua and Barbuda		  Antigua and Barbuda WCQ - 3R
October 12, 2012 TBD,
 Guatemala		  Jamaica WCQ - 3R
October 16, 2012 TBD,
 United States		  United States WCQ - 3R
Key

      Win       Draw       Loss

Key
  • IF = International Friendly
  • WCQ = World Cup Qualification
    • 3R = Third Round

Source: RSoccer[3] FIFA[4]

[edit] Players

[edit] Current players

The following players were called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Grenada on November 11 and 15, 2011.[5]

Caps and goals as November 15, 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Juan Paredes 27 November 1984 (aged 26) 2 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
12 GK Paulo César Motta 29 March 1982 (aged 29) 16 0 Guatemala Mictlán
21 GK Ricardo Jerez, Jr. 4 February 1986 (aged 25) 6 0 Guatemala USAC
2 DF Cristian Noriega March 20, 1987 (aged 23) 28 0 Guatemala Municipal
3 DF Carlos Castrillo 16 May 1985 (aged 26) 20 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
4 DF Yony Flores February 16, 1983 (aged 28) 35 2 Guatemala Municipal
5 DF Carlos Gallardo 8 April 1984 (aged 27) 31 3 Guatemala Marquense
6 DF Gustavo Cabrera 13 December 1979 (aged 31) 101 2 Guatemala Municipal
13 DF Willian Ramírez 21 April 1991 (aged 20) 0 0 Guatemala Deportivo Nueva Concepción
16 DF Wilson Lalín May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03) (age 26) 4 0 Guatemala Suchitepéquez
23 DF Jonathan López 10 May 1988 (aged 23) 15 0 Guatemala Marquense
7 MF José Carlos Castillo 18 February 1992 (aged 19) 2 0 India Durgapur
8 MF Wilfred Velásquez 10 September 1985 (aged 25) 18 0 Guatemala Suchitepéquez
10 MF Freddy García 12 January 1977 (aged 34) 71 20 Guatemala Heredia Jaguares de Peten
11 MF Guillermo Ramírez 26 March 1978 (aged 33) 104 15 Guatemala Heredia
14 MF Bryan Ordóñez 5 November 1990 (aged 20) 1 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
15 MF Fredy Thompson June 2, 1982 (aged 28) 85 4 Guatemala Comunicaciones
17 MF Lisandro Pérez 12 June 1986 (aged 25) 1 0 Guatemala Zacapa
18 MF Ángelo Padilla 5 March 1990 (aged 21) 1 1 Guatemala USAC
9 FW Carlos Villa 18 July 1986 (aged 25) 1 0 Romania CS Concordia Chiajna
19 FW Marvin Ávila December 6, 1985 (aged 25) 29 3 Guatemala Municipal
20 FW Jorge Estrada February 27, 1979 (aged 32) 4 1 Guatemala Marquense
22 FW Minor López February 1, 1987 (aged 24) 14 3 Chile Deportes La Serena

[edit] Recent call-ups

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Ricardo Trigueño Foster April 17, 1980 (1980-04-17) (age 31) 52 0 Guatemala Malacateco
GK Luis Molina 4 June 1977 (aged 33) 17 0 Guatemala Marquense
GK Cristian Álvarez 21 May 1982 (aged 28) 1 0 Guatemala Juventud Retalteca
DF Edwin González 22 February 1982 (aged 29) 6 0 Guatemala Mictlán
DF Rafael Morales 6 April 1988 (aged 23) 0 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
DF Elías Vásquez 18 June 1992 (aged 18) 0 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
DF Henry Medina 16 March 1981 (aged 30) 22 1 Guatemala Heredia
DF Erwin Aguilar July 18, 1989 (1989-07-18) (age 22) 0 0 Guatemala USAC
DF José Hidalgo April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22) (age 22) 0 0 Guatemala Suchitepéquez
DF Jaime Vides 12 July 1987 (aged 23) 10 0 Guatemala Municipal
MF Gonzalo Romero 25 March 1975 (aged 36) 73 0 Guatemala Municipal
MF Marco Pappa 15 November 1987 (aged 23) 16 0 United States Chicago Fire
MF Juan José Castillo 12 October 1980 (aged 31) 1 0 Guatemala Municipal
MF José Manuel Contreras 19 January 1986 (aged 25) 28 2 Chile Universidad de Concepción
MF Dwight Pezzarossi 4 April 1979 (aged 32) 58 12 Chile Deportes La Serena
MF Manuel León 23 September 1987 (aged 23) 1 0 Guatemala USAC
MF Carlos Figueroa 19 April 1980 (aged 31) 41 4 Guatemala Xelajú
MF José Javier Del Aguila 7 March 1991 (aged 20) 0 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
MF Wilber Caal April 27, 1984 (1984-04-27) (age 27) 0 0 Guatemala Suchitepéquez
MF Jean Márquez March 6, 1985 (1985-03-06) (age 27) 16 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
MF Abner Trigueros December 27, 1987 (1987-12-27) (age 24) 12 2 Guatemala Comunicaciones
MF Gregory Ruiz 8 March 1981 (aged 29) 8 0 Guatemala Xelajú
MF Marco Ciani 7 March 1987 (aged 23) 4 0 Guatemala Xelajú
MF Ricky Murga 0 0 Guatemala Marquense
MF Fredy Iboy 0 0 Guatemala Mictlán
FW Mario Rodríguez 14 September 1981 (aged 29) 58 0 Guatemala Municipal
FW Tránsito Montepeque December 16, 1980 (aged 30) 18 0 Guatemala Municipal
FW Jairo Arreola 20 September 1985 (aged 25) 2 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
FW Óscar Isaula 10 October 1982 (aged 28) 0 0 Guatemala Malacateco
FW Carlos Ruiz 15 September 1979 (aged 31) 93 46 Mexico Veracruz
FW Henry Lopez 20 September 1990 (aged 20) 2 0 Brazil Noroeste
FW Mario Castellanos 19 May 1982 (aged 28) 6 2 Guatemala Heredia

[edit] Most capped

This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.
# Name Career Caps
1 Guillermo Ramírez 1997–present 104
2 Gustavo Cabrera 2000–present 102
3 Carlos Ruiz 1998–present 93
4 Juan Carlos Plata 1996–2010 87
5 Fredy Thompson 2001–present 85
6 Edgar Estrada 1995–2003 80
7 Gonzalo Romero 2000–present 77
8 Freddy García 2000–2008 71
9 Erick Miranda 1991–2001 69
10 Juan Manuel Funes 1985–2000 66

Players in bold text are still active with Guatemala.

[edit] Top scorers

# Name Career Goals
1 Carlos Ruiz 1998–present 46
2 Juan Carlos Plata 1996–2006 35
3 Carlos Toledo 1943-1953 25
4 Mario Camposeco 1943–1951 23
5 Freddy García 1998–present 23
6 Oscar Enrique Sánchez 1976–1990 19
7 Edwin Westphal 1985–1998 16
8 Juan Manuel Funes 1985–2000 15
9 Guillermo Ramírez 1997–present 15
10 Dwight Pezzarossi 2000–present 14

Players in bold text are still active with Guatemala.

[edit] Managers

[6]

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Honours
England Jimmy Elliott 1935
Manuel Felipe Carrera 1946
Argentina José Alberto Cevasco 1948
Argentina Enrique Natalio Pascal Palomini 1950
Juan Aguirre 1953
Argentina Alfredo Cuevas 1955–1957
Argentina José Alberto Cevasco 1960–1961
Italy Argentina Afro Geronazzo 1961
Argentina César Viccino 1965
Uruguay Rubén Amorín 1967 Winner of the 1967 NORCECA 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 Wellman 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 Runner up of the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
Argentina Juan Ramón Verón 1996 11 6 1 4 54.6%
Argentina Horacio Cordero 1996 9 5 0 4 55.6%
Argentina Miguel Angel Brindisi 1997–1998 23 9 11 3 39.1% Runner up of the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
Argentina Carlos Bilardo
Argentina Eduardo Luján Manera		 1998 8 2 3 3 25.0%
Guatemala Benjamín Monterroso 1999 11 4 2 5 36.4% Runner up of the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
Uruguay Carlos Miloc 2000 5 0 3 2 0.0%
Uruguay Julio César Cortés 2000–2003 Winner of the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
Runner up of the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
Mexico Víctor Manuel Aguado 2003
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%
Paraguay Ever Hugo Almeida 2010–Present

[edit] Honors

Champions (1): 1967
Runner-up (2): 1965, 1969
Champions (1): 2001
Runner-up (4): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003
Third Place (3): 1991, 2005, 2007
Silver Medal (2):1976, 1988
Silver Medal (1): 1983
Third Place (1): 1999

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Guatemala International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/guat-intres.html. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Guatemala". http://www.rsoccer.com. http://www.rsoccer.com/team/guatemala/gua.html. Retrieved January 29 2012. 
  4. ^ "FIFA". http://www.FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=gua/fixturesresults/gender=m/index.html. Retrieved January 29 2012. 
  5. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional Mayor". http://fedefutguate.org/index.php?news=1300. 
  6. ^ Olenev, Maxim (15 July 1999). "Guatemala National Team Coaches". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/guat-coach-triv.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 

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