Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | |
founding | 1919 |
FIFA accession | 1946 |
CONCACAF accession | 1961 |
president | Bryan Jimenez |
National teams |
Guatemala National Football Team Guatemala National Football Team (Women) |
Homepage | fedefutguate.org |
The Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala , or FENAFUTG for short , is the Guatemalan football association .
The association organizes the Guatemalan football championship, which is played in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala , and the Copa Centenario . In addition, the matches of the national soccer team of Guatemala are organized by the association.
history
The association was founded in 1919 when the Guatemalan football championship was held for the first time. The national team's first international match took place on September 14, 1921 in Guatemala City against the selection of Honduras . The association joined FIFA in 1946, and has also been a member of the Continental Association since CONCACAF was founded in 1961.
successes
National team
So far it has not been possible to qualify for soccer world championships , in 1991 and 1996 the team took part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup .
Club teams
In the CONCACAF Champions Cup could CSD Municipal in 1974 win the title. In addition, the club was again in 1995 and league competitor CSD Comunicaciones in 1962 and 1969 in the final of the competition.