Comunicaciones F.C.

Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C., are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. One of the most popular and successful football clubs in Guatemala, Communicaciones have won 30 National Championships, including having won six consecutive, the most of any Guatemalan club team. In addition to their 30 league titles, Communicaciones have won eight league Cups and ten Supercups. In international competition, Communicaciones have garnered 2 UNCAF Interclub Cups and one CONCACAF Champion’s Cup.

This article is about the Guatemalan club. For the Argentine club, see Club Comunicaciones.
Comunicaciones FC
Full nameComunicaciones Fútbol Club Sociedad Anónima
Nickname(s)Los Cremas (The Creams)[1]
Albos (Whites)
El Comu
FoundedAugust 16, 1949 (1949-08-16)
GroundEstadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores,
Guatemala City
Capacity26,000
OwnerAlbavision
ChairmanJuan Leonel Garcia
ManagerWilly Coito Olivera
LeagueLiga Nacional
2021 ClausuraLiga Nacional, Group A 1st (runners-up)
WebsiteClub website

The club plays their home games at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores which has a capacity of 26,000.

History

Comunicaciones origins date back to the 1920s to previous incarnations as Hospicio FC and España. Club Comunicaciones was formed in 1949 after Colonel Carlos Aldana Sandoval, then Minister of Telegraphs and Communications, took charge of the team and renamed it Comunicaciones ("Communications" in Spanish).

The club colour is white, which they began using in their kit shortly after the club's foundation, though initially the uniform was cream. Their historic arch-rival is Municipal and the two clubs compete in the El Clásico Chapín, one of the greatest rivalries in Guatemalan football.

Honours

Leagues

Cups
  • Copa de Guatemala and predecessors
    • Champions (8) : 1951–52, 1955, 1970, 1972, 1983, 1986, 1991–92, 2009
  • Campeón de Campeones (Super Cup) and predecessors
    • Champions (10) : 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1997(2) [2]

CONCACAF

Current squad
As of July 27 , 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GUA Fredy Pérez
2 DF  GUA Kevin Grijalva
3 DF  GUA Nicolás Samayoa
4 MF  CUB Karel Espino
5 DF  CRC Alexander Robinson
6 DF  GUA José Carlos Pinto
7 FW  CRC Andrés Lezcano
8 MF  GUA Rodrigo Saravia
9 FW  HON Júnior Lacayo
10 MF  GUA José Contreras (captain)
13 DF  GUA Carlos Castrillo
14 DF  GUA Rafael Morales
15 DF  SLV Alexander Larín
16 DF  GUA Diego Santis
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  GUA Oscar Santis
19 FW  MEX Marco Bueno
20 FW  GUA Jehú Fajardo
23 GK  GUA Arnold Barrios
24 MF  GUA Bryam Castañeda
25 MF  GUA Jorge Aparicio
26 MF  GUA Lynner García
28 MF  COL Jose Corena
30 GK  GUA Kevin Moscoso
31 MF  GUA Stheven Robles
33 FW  ECU Juan Anangonó
36 MF  GUA Brayan Chajón
37 DF  GUA Allen Yanes
77 FW  GUA Nelso García

Players with dual citizenship
  • Nicolás Samayoa
  • Allen Yanes
  • Andrés Lezcano

Former coaches

References
  1. Jusino, Edwin (7 August 2014). "Listo el club boricua para su partido de hoy" [The Puerto Rican club is ready for today's match]. FutbolBoricua.co (in Spanish). Fútbol Boricua Inc. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. RSSSF (2009). "Guatemala – List of Cup Winners". Retrieved 10 December 2010.
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