Municipal is a historic Guatemala City football club founded in 1936 and known as Los Rojos, or The Reds. Its profile covers the latest 31-player roster, coaching timeline, recent squad movement and competition history. The club’s identity is rooted in red-and-blue traditions, a long top-flight presence and the enduring Clásico Chapín rivalry with Comunicaciones. Stadium history connects Municipal with Estadio El Trébol and, for major occasions, Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores.
Municipal Upcoming matches by league
Liga Nacional
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- Regular Season - 10Antigua GFC
Municipal
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- Regular Season - 11
Municipal
Suchitepéquez
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- Regular Season - 12
MixcoNo H2HMunicipal
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- Regular Season - 13
MunicipalNo H2HMarquense
Municipal Last matches by league
Liga Nacional
Concacaf Central American Cup
CONCACAF Champions League
Municipal Team Roster
Municipal’s recorded squad contains 31 players: nine attackers, 11 defenders, three goalkeepers and eight midfielders. The attacking group includes A. Cabeza, J. Martínez, J. Bantes, Mayron Gonzalez and Y. Matos, while the defensive unit features C. Aguilar, C. Jiménez, N. Samayoa and R. Muñoz. B. Linares, D. Aldana and K. Navarro provide the goalkeeper options. Midfield names include P. Altán, R. Saravia, R. Barrientos and J. Méndez. The roster is represented across all four listed position groups, with multiple names in attack, defence and midfield alongside three goalkeepers.
position Goalkeeper
Braulio César Linares Ortiz
Kénderson Alessandro Navarro Hernández
David Aldana Melgar
position Defender
José Antonio Mena Alfaro
Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco
Cristian Alexander Jiménez Martínez
Rudy Josué Muñoz Boteo
Darwin Fabián Torres Alonso
José Alfredo Morales Concuá
Carlos Daniel Aguilar Morales
C. Raymundo
César Raúl Calderón Hernández
Aubrey Rudolph Robert David
position Midfielder
Rodrigo Saravia Samayoa
Pedro Manuel Alejandro Altán Hernández
Cristian Alexis Hernández
Rudy Ronaldo Barrientos Reyes
P. Arias
Yunior Yuri Pérez Pérez
John Roberth Méndez Sánchez
Figo Alexander Montaño Cárdenas
position Attacker
Mayron Gonzalez
Yasnier Matos Rodríguez
José Carlos Martínez Navas
Jefry Leonardo Bantes Rodríguez
A. Salama
César Eduardo Archila
Y. Baltazar
Erik Nicolás López Samaniego
Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez
Last Municipal Coachs
Sebastián Alejandro Bini is Municipal’s current coach, with his appointment beginning on 1 July 2023. The Argentine previously led Municipal from July 2019 to June 2021. Between those spells, José Saturnino Cardozo of Paraguay held the role from July 2021 to June 2022 and again from October 2022 to June 2023, while Mexico’s Juan Antonio Torres Servin recorded a shorter tenure from July to October 2022. The timeline shows repeated Bini and Cardozo appointments across the period.
Sebastián Alejandro Bini
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastián Alejandro Bini | Argentina | 1 July 2023 | |
| José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú | Paraguay | 1 October 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| Juan Antonio Torres Servin | Mexico | 1 July 2022 | 1 October 2022 |
| José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú | Paraguay | 1 July 2021 | 1 June 2022 |
| Sebastián Alejandro Bini | Argentina | 1 July 2019 | 1 June 2021 |
| Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan | Costa Rica | 1 January 2018 | 1 September 2018 |
| Ever Hugo Almeida Almada | Uruguay | 1 October 2017 | 1 December 2017 |
| Gustavo Darío Machaín Uhalde | Uruguay | 1 November 2015 | 1 October 2017 |
| Wilber Mauricio Wright Reynolds | Costa Rica | 1 July 2015 | 1 November 2015 |
| Manuel Gregorio Keosseián Amzoumanian | Uruguay | 1 September 2014 | 1 December 2014 |
| Fernando Maximiliano Díaz Seguel | Chile | 1 June 2013 | 1 December 2013 |
| Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez | Honduras | 1 October 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
| Javier Delgado Prado | Costa Rica | 30 May 2011 | 8 October 2012 |
| Guilherme Farinha | Portugal | 1 July 2010 | 31 December 2010 |
Municipal Transfers
The recorded arrivals sample includes E. Japa from Aucas and A. Cabeza from LDU de Quito as free-agent additions, plus E. López from Olimpia on loan. Earlier entries include N. Samayoa from Politehnica Iasi and C. Hernández from Antigua GFC on free transfers, along with S. Gomez, D. Contreras and A. David on loans. R. Saravia, J. Méndez and B. Linares also arrived as free transfers or free agents, while Y. Matos is listed as returning from a loan at Marquense. The listed arrivals are not a complete transfer total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Japa |
Aucas
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Japa |
Aucas
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Cabeza |
LDU de Quito
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Free agent | 28 January 2026 |
| A. Cabeza |
LDU de Quito
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Free agent | 27 January 2026 |
| E. López |
Olimpia
|
Loan | 27 January 2026 |
| N. Samayoa |
Politehnica Iasi
|
Free Transfer | 22 July 2025 |
| C. Hernández |
Antigua GFC
|
Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| Y. Pérez |
Malacateco
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| E. Hernández |
Olancho
|
Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| Y. Y. Perez |
Malacateco
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| C. Aguilar |
Malacateco
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| C. Estrada |
Marquense
|
Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| R. Corado |
Achuapa
|
30 June 2025 | |
| J. Méndez |
Achuapa
|
Free Transfer | 3 January 2025 |
| D. Contreras |
Independiente de La Chorrera
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Loan | 3 January 2025 |
Recorded departures include F. Montaño’s loan move to Suchitepéquez, E. Hernández’s free-agent departure to Real Espana and loan moves sending C. Estrada to Marquense, M. Gaitán to Achuapa and J. Asprilla to Achuapa. D. Contreras returned to Independiente de La Chorrera, while earlier free-agent or free departures include A. Galindo, E. García, M. Sequén, A. Medina and J. Rosales. The listed departures are not a complete transfer total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Montaño |
Suchitepéquez
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| E. Hernández |
Real Espana
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Free agent | 18 January 2026 |
| C. Estrada |
Marquense
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Loan | 8 January 2026 |
| M. Gaitán |
Achuapa
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Loan | 3 January 2026 |
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Achuapa
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Loan | 31 December 2025 | |
Sporting Cristal U20
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- | 30 December 2025 | |
| D. Contreras |
Independiente de La Chorrera
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| A. Galindo |
Aurora
|
Free agent | 10 July 2025 |
| M. Sequén |
Guastatoya
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| E. García |
Mixco
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| S. Gómez |
Deportivo Pereira
|
Back from Loan | 30 June 2025 |
| D. Cuque |
Mictlán
|
Loan | 29 June 2025 |
| D. Cuque |
Mictlán
|
Loan | 29 June 2025 |
| S. Gomez |
Deportivo Pereira
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2025 |
| A. Medina |
Defensores De Belgrano
|
Free agent | 19 January 2025 |
Transfers Synthesis
Municipal’s movement profile combines domestic recruitment, regional arrivals and temporary arrangements, although the published lists represent selected entries rather than a complete transfer ledger. The recent inward sample includes free-agent or free-transfer additions such as A. Cabeza, C. Aguilar, C. Hernández, J. Méndez, N. Samayoa, R. Saravia, Y. Y. Perez and B. Linares, alongside loans for E. López and A. David. It also records Y. Matos returning from Marquense. Outward entries feature loans for F. Montaño, C. Estrada, M. Gaitán, J. Asprilla and R. Corado, plus free-agent departures and loan returns. Several names recur across the two directions at different dates, reflecting temporary spells, returns or subsequent movement rather than a simple one-way turnover. No fees are recorded in the available movement entries, so the financial scale cannot be assessed. The latest 31-player squad includes a number of listed arrivals, but the movement sample should not be treated as a full accounting of squad change.
Leagues Municipal has participated in
Municipal’s recorded competition history spans Guatemala’s Liga Nacional, with participation listed from 2011 through 2025, and the Concacaf Central American Cup, recorded from 2024 through 2025. The two are the latest recorded competitions, with both reaching 2025. Earlier continental entries include the CONCACAF League from 2020 to 2022 and the CONCACAF Champions League in 2016. The record therefore places Municipal in Guatemala’s top domestic competition alongside a recent Central American Cup presence and earlier regional and continental campaigns.
More about Municipal
Municipal, formally Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, is a Guatemala City football institution founded in 1936. Known as Los Rojos, or The Reds, the club is identified with red and blue, with red dominating its traditional home image. Its civic character is reflected in an internal board structure and a long connection with the capital’s sporting community.
The club’s historical importance extends beyond its founding date. Club history places Municipal among the continuous top-flight institutions of Guatemalan football from the professional league’s inception in 1942. Its strongest continental landmark is the 1974 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, supplemented by multiple regional UNCAF titles. Municipal’s enduring domestic rivalry with Comunicaciones forms the Clásico Chapín, the defining capital-city contest in Guatemala’s football culture.
Estadio El Trébol, officially Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, is central to the club’s historical setting and hosts selected matches. For major international fixtures or especially significant clásicos, Municipal has also historically used Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City’s national stadium. These venues connect the club’s neighborhood identity with the scale of the national football stage.
Municipal competes within the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala and has a recorded continental presence through the Concacaf Central American Cup, the former CONCACAF League and the CONCACAF Champions League. Its squad tradition combines a domestic Guatemalan core with experienced regional imports, reflecting the demands of local competition and Central American travel. The red home identity, capital-city rivalry and long top-flight continuity give Municipal a distinctive place in Guatemala’s football ecosystem, while its board-led sports-club structure reinforces a community-rooted institutional character.
Last matches statistics for Municipal
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Verdes
0 - 1
Municipal
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Municipal
2 - 0
Cobán Imperial
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Guastatoya
1 - 0
Municipal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
FAS
1 - 1
Municipal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Municipal
2 - 0
Xelajú
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Municipal
1 - 1
CD Motagua
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Comunicaciones
0 - 1
Municipal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Municipal
0 - 0
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Aurora
1 - 2
Municipal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Municipal
2 - 2
Malacateco
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Municipal
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
shots Municipal
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Latest start lineups Municipal (XI)
Municipal vs CS Cartagines
CONCACAF Central American Cup 2026 - 1548343
2020-2021
1st shirt