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Antigua
Full name	Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Coloniales (Colonials) ; Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) ; Los Aguacateros (The Avocado Producers)
Founded	1958; 66 years ago
Ground	Estadio Pensativo
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Víctor Hugo García
Manager	Javier López
League	Liga Nacional
Apertura 2024	7th (Semifinals)
Website	https://www.antiguagfc.com/
Home colours	Away colours

Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at the Estadio Pensativo. They are nicknamed Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) in reference to the local avocados grown in the city and as represented by the green stripes on the team uniform.

History

The club was founded in 1958 by Dr. Miguel Ángel Soto Bustamante and Mr. Antonio Martínez Barrios with the colonial city as its home. The club's first president was Rogelio Toledo Estrada and the club's first manager was César Rodríguez Gudiel.

After earning promotion to the maximum division (Liga Mayor "A") in the 1957–58 season,^[1] Antigua finished third in the 1959–60 league table.^[2] However, they could not retain their level in the following years, suffering relegation after the 1964 season.^[3] After more than a decade in the Liga Mayor B, the club's administration was inherited by the Antigua Guatemala Municipality, and in December 1976, earned promotion back to the Liga Mayor "A",^[4]^[5] but were relegated two years later as the number of teams in the league was reduced from 18 to 12.^[4]^[6] Administration changed hands again and the team earned another promotion in 1979 after winning a tie-breaking third playoff match against Juca at the Estadio Mateo Flores, remaining in the top category until 1983, when a last-place finish on the standings relegated them once again.^[7]

Relegation in 1983 marked the beginning of a 16-year-long period in which the club went through financial strain and was unable to return to the top flight. In 1998 the team's administration was again given to the Municipality, and on 22 May 1999 they earned a spot in the now called Liga Nacional.^[4] In 2006 they were relegated after seven years in the top flight, in what had been their longest period of participation at the top level.^[8] As of 2011, they have competed in the Primera División de Ascenso.

Return to Liga Nacional in 2014

Antigua compete in Guatemala's highest-level league having purchased the position offered by the Heredia Jaguares from Izabal. For the 2015 season, the club kit will be supplied by Italian sports company Diadora.

Rivals

Antigua main rivals are Mixco, known as the “Clasico del Valle.” They also rival fiercely with Comunicaciones known as the El Clásico Provincial and share rivalries with Guastatoya and Xelajú. This is given to the fact that they compete fiercely during their meetings in the Apertura and Clausura playoffs.

Championship

On December 20, 2015, Antigua won the Apertura for the first time.^[9] Since their first victory, they were champions of Guatemalan football for three consecutive years. In 2019, Antigua won its fourth Guatemalan League title.^[10]

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

Liga Nacional de Guatemala and predecessors
- Champions (4): Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019

Friendly Tournaments

Copa Santiago
- Champions (1): 2023

Performance in international competitions

CONCACAF Champions League

2016–17 - Group Stage

CONCACAF League

2019 - Preliminary Round

CONCACAF League

2020 - Round of 16

Current squad

As of August 11, 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
1	GK	GUA	Braulio Linares
2	DF	GUA	Kevin Grijalva
3	DF	GUA	Ditter Lang
4	DF	GUA	Guillermo Carbonell
5	DF	GUA	José Gálvez
7	FW	GUA	Kevin Macareño
8	MF	ARG	Cristian Hernández
9	FW	GUA	Dewinder Bradley
12	DF	GUA	José Ardón (captain)
14	FW	ARG	Santiago Gómez
15	DF	ARG	Santiago Díaz
17	MF	GUA	Óscar Castellanos
18	FW	GUA	Marvin Ávila Jr
19	MF	GUA	José Espinoza
20	DF	GUA	Miguel Quiñonez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	GUA	Selvin Sagastume
26	MF	GUA	Diego Fernández
27	FW	GUA	Vidal Paz
28	MF	GUA	Gabino Vásquez
29	FW	GUA	Oseas Guerra
30	MF	GUA	Brandon de León
31	GK	GUA	Luis Morán
32	DF	CRC	Alexander Robinson
33	FW	GUA	Héctor Prillwitz
44	DF	PAN	Manuel Gamboa
70	MF	USA	Dennis Ramirez
77	FW	VEN	Robinson Flores
99	FW	BRA	Romario da Silva
-	DF	GUA	Diego Santis

Out on loan

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