Comunicaciones F.C.

Guatemalan association football club

This article is about the Guatemalan club. For the Argentine club, see Club Comunicaciones.

Football club

Comunicaciones

Full name| Comunicaciones Fútbol Club Sociedad Anónima
Nickname(s)| Los Cremas[1]
(The Creams)
Los Albos
(The Whites)
El Hexacampeón
(The Six-Time Champion)
El Único Hexa
(The Only Six-Time Champion)
El Más Grande de Guatemala
(The Biggest in Guatemala)
Short name| COM
Founded| 16 August 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-16)
Ground| Estadio Cementos Progreso
Capacity| 17,000
Owner| Albavision
Chairman| Vacant
Manager| Rónald González
League| Liga Nacional
Apertura 2024| 6th (Quarterfinals)
Website| comunicacionesfc.com

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Current season

Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional 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, Comunicaciones have won 32 national championships, the most of any Guatemalan club team, including six consecutive. In addition to their 32 league titles, Comunicaciones have won eight league cups and ten Supercups. In international competition, Comunicaciones have won two UNCAF Interclub Cups, one CONCACAF Champions Cup, and one CONCACAF League championship.

The club plays their home games at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, which has a capacity of 17,000 after being renovated.

## History

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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. Their other fierce rivals consist of Antigua known as the El Clasico Provincial and a rivalry with Quetzaltenango club Xelajú as El Clásico del Oeste.

## Supporters

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Since its inception, the Albo fans have been composed of the different strata of Guatemalan society. In the 80s, organized support began to take more momentum, at that time by batons that were located in different sectors of the stadium that were felt with songs, chopped paper, balloons and blankets, marking a different pattern of support from the fans of that time in Guatemalan football.

It was at that time when the nickname of the "Millionaire Fans" was popularly printed by the thousands of fans and fans that the club has throughout the country. Currently the cream fans are the only one in Guatemala who have adopted the type of South American breath in which everyone in the stadium sings in unison giving a unique atmosphere in the stands.

Tifo commemorating the 75th anniversary of Comunicaciones with the Vltra Svr in the background

### La barra brava

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In the early 90s, the first organized support group called Fuerza Crema officially emerged, regularly located in the Preference area of the stadium, becoming the largest in the country with more than 2,500 members.[citation needed] It was until mid-1996 that after several differences between its leaders, the Albos force separated.

Some former members of the old group changed sectors in the stadium forming in the same year the barra Vltra Svr (Ultra Sur), a name it adopted due to its location in the General South area of the property. This group is characterized by the songs it provides to the team throughout the match, in addition to receptions, flags and walks, something that was not customary in Guatemalan football.

The barra has large blankets, flags, umbrellas, hype with murgas, trumpets, dubbing and a huge hype brought from Chile to encourage the club. In its beginnings the bar even hosted more than 3,000 members in transcendental matches.[citation needed]

Vltra Svr at the 2013 Apertura final

## Mascot

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### Casper

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Giant inflatable of Casper

The mascot of Comunicaciones is the ghost Casper who has been accompanying the club since 1985. It was brought from Miami in September 1985 by the then president of the team, Teddy Plocharski, at a cost of $2,000 (15,392.65 Quetzales), being the first football club to use a mascot in Central America.

He first appeared at the Doroteo Guamuch on September 8, 1985, for the 124th classic, in which Comunicaciones beat Municipal by 3 to 1. The suit has undergone three transformations since its creation, the first in 1995 and the second 1998, this being the one that is maintained today.

## Stadium

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The team currently play their home games at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, which holds at a capacity of 17,000, where their B team used to play. Before 2023, they played at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, which is also the home of the Guatemala national football team.

## Honours

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### National

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* Liga Nacional de Guatemala
* Champions (32): 1956, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979–80, 1981, 1982, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, Apertura 1999, Clausura 2001, Apertura 2002, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2008, Apertura 2010, Clausura 2011, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2022, Apertura 2023
* Runners-up (26): 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, Clausura 2000, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2021
* Copa de Guatemala
* Champions (8): 1951–52, 1955, 1970, 1972, 1983, 1986, 1991–92, 2009
* Runners-up (1): 1972–73
* Copa Campeón de Campeones de Guatemala
* Champions (10): 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998[2]
* Runners-up (4): 1952, 1984, 1986, 2024

### International

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#### Continental

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* CONCACAF Champions Cup
* Champions (1): 1978
* Runners up (2): 1962, 1969
* CONCACAF League
* Champions (1): 2021
* CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
* Runners-up (1): 1991

#### Regional

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* Copa Fraternidad/Copa Interclubes UNCAF
* Champions (2): 1971, 1983
* Runners up (3): 1976, 1977, 2003

### Awards

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* CONCACAF League Fair Play: 2021

## Performance in CONCACAF competitions

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* CONCACAF Champions Cup: 28 appearances

Best results: 1978–Champions; 1962, 1969–Runners-up
Most recent participation: 2024–First Round

* CONCACAF League: 4 appearances

2019: Quarter-finals
2020: First Round
2021: Champions
2022: Round of 16

* CONCACAF Central American Cup: 1 appearance

2023: Quarter-finals

* CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances

1991: Runners-up
2001: Semi-finals[a]

## Current squad

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As of January 5, 2025

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

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1  | GK |  GUA | Fredy Pérez
2  | DF |  GUA | Gerardo Gordillo
3  | DF |  GUA | Elsar Martín
4  | MF |  CUB | Karel Espino
5  | DF |  GUA | Marco Domínguez
6  | DF |  GUA | José Carlos Pinto
7  | FW |  URU | Diego Casas
8  | MF |  GUA | José Grajeda
10  | MF |  GUA | José Contreras (captain)
11  | FW |  GUA | Anderson Ortíz
12  | DF |  GUA | Erick González
13  | DF |  GUA | Stheven Robles
14  | DF |  GUA | Rafael Morales
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16  | MF |  GUA | Daniel Cardoza
19  | MF |  GUA | Axel de la Cruz
20  | MF |  GUA | Antonio López
21  | GK |  GUA | Josemaria Calderón
22  | DF |  GUA | Wilson Pineda
23  | GK |  GUA | Arnold Barrios
24  | DF |  MEX | Everardo Rubio
25  | FW |  GUA | Erick Lemus
26  | MF |  GUA | Lynner García
28  | DF |  COL | Jose Corena
30  | DF |  GUA | Emerson Raymundo
33  | DF |  GUA | Andy Contreras
36  | FW |  GUA | Joshua Trigueño Foster
75  | FW |  PER | Carlos Rivas
77  | FW |  GUA | Andy Palencia

### Out on loan

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

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\-  | MF |  GUA | Brayam Castañeda (at Zacapa)
\-  | DF |  GUA | Nicolás Samayoa (at Politehnica Iași)
\-  | GK |  GUA | Jorge Moreno (at Xinabajul)
\-  | FW |  GUA | Erick Rivera (at Mixco)

## Managerial history

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* José Casés Penadés (1951–1954)
* Federico Morales (1955–1956)
* José Casés Penadés (1956–1960)
* Carlos Enrique Wellman (1968–1969)
* Walter Ormeño (1970–1971)
* Carmelo Faraone (1971)
* Walter Ormeño (1972)
* Rubén Amorín (1977–1978)
* Walter Ormeño (1979–1980)
* Jorge Lainfiesta (1981–1982)
* Salvador Pericullo (1983)
* Ranulfo Miranda (1985)
* Carlos Enrique Wellman (1990–1991)
* Raúl Héctor Cocherari (1991)
* Hernán Godoy (1992)
* Juan Ramón Verón (1994–1995)
* Carlos Miloc (1996–1997)
* Juan Ramón Verón (1997–1998)
* Carlos de Toro (1998)
* Carlos Miloc (1998–1999)
* Alexandre Guimarães (1999)
* Dušan Drašković (2000–2001)
* Alberto Aguilar (2001)
* Horacio Cordero (2002–2003)
* Antonio Alzamendi (2004)
* Luis Cubilla (2005)
* Miguel Ángel Brindisi (2005–2007)
* Julio César Cortés
* Julio González (2009–2010)
* Iván Sopegno (2010–2011)
* Rónald González (2011–2012)
* Iván Sopegno (2013–2014)
* Willy Coito Olivera (2014–2015)
* Iván Sopegno (2015–2017)
* Rónald González (2017–2018)
* Willy Coito Olivera (2018–2019)
* Mauricio Tapia (2019–2021)
* Willy Coito Olivera (2021–2023)
* Iván Sopegno (2024)
* Willy Coito Olivera (2024)
* Rónald González (2024-present)

## Notes

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1. ^ This last edition of the tournament was played under the title of "CONCACAF Giants Cup".

## References

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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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comunicaciones Fútbol Club.

* Official website
* Comunicaciones F.C. at Soccerway
* Comunicaciones F.C. at CONCACAF (archived)

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Comunicaciones Fútbol Club matches

National|

| Copa de Guatemala|

* 1951–52
* 1955
* 1970
* 1972
* 1983
* 1986
* 1991–92
* 2009

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Campeón de Campeones|

* 1955
* 1957
* 1959
* 1960
* 1983
* 1985
* 1991
* 1994
* 1997
* 1997

International|

| CONCACAF Champions League|

* 1962
* 1969
* 1978

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CONCACAF League|

* 2021

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|

* 1991

Copa Interclubes UNCAF|

* 1971
* 1976
* 1977
* 1983
* 2003

* v
* t
* e

Liga Nacional de Guatemala * 2021–22 teams

* Antigua GFC
* Coban
* Comunicaciones
* Guastatoya
* Iztapa
* Malacateco
* Mixco
* Municipal
* Santa Lucía
* Sanarate
* Siquinalá
* Xelajú MC

* v
* t
* e

CONCACAF Champions Cup and CONCACAF Champions League winners

First CONCACAF Champions Cup era, 1962–2008

1960s|

* 1962: Guadalajara
* 1963: Racing
* 1967: Alianza
* 1968 Toluca
* 1969: Cruz Azul

1970s|

* 1970: Cruz Azul
* 1971: Cruz Azul
* 1972: Olimpia
* 1973: Transvaal
* 1974: Municipal
* 1975: Atlético Español
* 1976: Águila
* 1977: América
* 1978: Leones Negros,  Comunicaciones,  Defence Force
* 1979: FAS

1980s|

* 1980: UNAM
* 1981: Transvaal
* 1982: UNAM
* 1983: Atlante
* 1984: Violette
* 1985: Defence Force
* 1986: Alajuelense
* 1987: América
* 1988: Olimpia
* 1989: UNAM

1990s|

* 1990: América
* 1991: Puebla
* 1992: América
* 1993: Saprissa
* 1994: Cartaginés
* 1995: Saprissa
* 1996: Cruz Azul
* 1997: Cruz Azul
* 1998: D.C. United
* 1999: Necaxa

2000s|

* 2000: Los Angeles Galaxy
* 2002: Pachuca
* 2003: Toluca
* 2004: Alajuelense
* 2005: Saprissa
* 2006: América
* 2007: Pachuca
* 2008: Pachuca

CONCACAF Champions League era, 2008–2023

2000s|

* 2008–09: Atlante
* 2009–10: Pachuca

2010s|

* 2010–11: Monterrey
* 2011–12: Monterrey
* 2012–13: Monterrey
* 2013–14: Cruz Azul
* 2014–15: América
* 2015–16: América
* 2016–17: Pachuca
* 2018: Guadalajara
* 2019: Monterrey

2020s|

* 2020: Tigres
* 2021: Monterrey
* 2022: Seattle Sounders FC
* 2023: León

Second CONCACAF Champions Cup era, 2024–

2020s|

* 2024:  Pachuca

* v
* t
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CONCACAF League winners

* 2017: Olimpia
* 2018: Herediano
* 2019: Saprissa
* 2020: Alajuelense
* 2021: Comunicaciones
* 2022: Olimpia

* v
* t
* e

UNCAF Interclub Cup winners

Copa Fraternidad era, 1971–1984

1970s|

* 1971: Comunicaciones
* 1972: Saprissa
* 1973: Saprissa
* 1974: Municipal
* 1975: Platense
* 1976: Aurora
* 1977: Municipal
* 1978: Saprissa
* 1979::  Aurora

1980s|

* 1980: Broncos
* 1981: Real España
* 1982: Real España
* 1983: Comunicaciones

Torneo de Grandes de Centroamérica era, 1996–1998

1990s|

* 1996: Alajuelense
* 1997: Alianza
* 1998: Saprissa

Copa Interclubes UNCAF era, 1999–2007

1990s|

* 1999: Olimpia

2000s|

* 2000: Olimpia
* 2001: Municipal
* 2002: Alajuelense
* 2003: Saprissa
* 2004: Municipal
* 2005: Alajuelense
* 2006: Puntarenas
* 2007: Motagua

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