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Wikipedia - Comunicaciones F.C.
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, including having won six consecutive, the most of any Guatemalan club team. In addition to their 32 league titles, Comunicaciones have won eight league Cups and ten Supercups. In international competition, Comunicaciones have garnered 2 UNCAF Interclub Cups, one CONCACAF Champion's 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. They also share a rivalry with Quetzaltenango club Xelajú.
Klubben grundades 1949 och spelar sina hemmamatcher på Estadio Cementos Progreso, som har en kapacitet på 17 000. Comunicaciones har en stark rivalitet med stadsrivalen CSD Municipal, och de två lagen möten är kända som "Clásico Guatemalteco".
I internationell fotboll har Comunicaciones vunnit CONCACAF Champions Cup tre gånger (1962, 1969 och 1971). Klubben har även representerat Guatemala i flera internationella turneringar, inklusive FIFA Club World Cup och CONCACAF Champions League.
Några av de mest kända spelarna som har spelat för Comunicaciones är:
* Carlos Ruiz
* Juan Carlos Plata
* Dwight Pezzarossi
* Marco Pappa
* Germán Alexis Centeno