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| Full name | Club Deportivo Cobán Imperial | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Príncipes Azules (The Blue Princes) Cobaneros (supporters) | ||
| Founded | 1 August 1924; 101 years ago (1924-08-01) | ||
| Ground | Estadio José Ángel Rossi | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Irasema Meléndez | ||
| Manager | José Luis Trejo | ||
| League | Liga Guate | ||
| Clausura 2024 | 4th (Quarterfinals) | ||
| Website | https://m.facebook.com/CSDCobanImperial/?locale2=es_LA | ||
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Club Deportivo Cobán Imperial (Spanish pronunciation:[klˈubdˌepoɾtˈiβokoβˈanˌimpeɾjˈal]), nicknamedLos Príncipes Azules ("The Blue Princes"), is a Guatemalan professionalfootball club based inCobán,Alta Verapaz. They compete in theLiga Guate, the top tier of Guatemalan football.
They play their home games in theEstadio Verapaz.
It's one of the traditional clubs of Guatemala, the club becameleague champions for the first time in 2004, when they defeatedMunicipal in theClausura tournament final.[1] The club was relegated fromLiga Mayor after losing a play-off toZacapa and spent 2007 until 2014 in thePrimera División Group "A" or "B". Following a win overMictlán in May 2015, Cobán was promoted to the Liga Mayor where they currently play.[2]
It was founded in 1924 participating for many years in the lower league. The club was invited to be part of the Cup Tournament in the Guatemalan major league in 1960 because they was a good team and their own stadium. Eduardo "Mondongo" Guzmán was the first coach of theCobaneros, under the name ofMagisterio de Cobán , they played only 3 games since from now on they did it under the name of 'Cobán Imperial'; during the tournament they must have played the number of 17 games, however Cobán only fulfilled 13 games since the rest no longer modified the standing, finishing in 14th.
Their debut was against the team called Aviateca tying for one goal, the first goal in its history was scored by player Mario Winter.
In 1964, they won promotion, but could not face more experienced teams and in 1966 they were relegated again. In 1975 when the "Jimmy Álvarez" team due to non-sports situations, changed venue, after its board managed to take part of people in the city ofCobán and therefore managing to change the name to "Cobán Imperial" thus achieving its third participation for 1976, taking advantage of it very well until 1988, when it again occupied the basement of the table. They returned with great vigour in 1994 and declined again in 1996, but achieved promotion again very quickly the following year in 1997, until the last time in 2006, when descended again, but the joy came again for the people ofCobán, on May 24, 2015, as Cobán Imperial defeatedMictlán 1-0 at theEstadio Mateo Flores. Being one of the teams that had many runners-up in a row, they earned the nickname or nickname of the "already merit" until he finally won the national championship at Mateo Flores national stadium in 2004.
The club is one of the most traditional, winning, respected teams inGuatemala andCentral America.
Their rivals areZacapa, which is known as theClásico del Norte.
TheEstadio Jose Angel Rossi or better known as theEstadio Verapaz is located in the city ofCobán in the department ofAlta Verapaz inGuatemala. It has a capacity for 15,000 in its different areas distributed among stands and skirts of hills, among whose pine trees the fans are located.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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As of June 2025
| Position | Staff |
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| Coach |  TBD (*) |
| Assistant manager | TBD (*) |
| Reserve manager | TBD (*) |
| Goalkeeper Coach | TBD (*) |
| Under 17 Manager | TBD (*) |
| Under 15 Manager | TBD (*) |
| Sporting director | TBD (*) |
| Fitness Coach | TBD (*) |
| Team Doctor | TBD (*) |
| Fitness Coach | TBD (*) |
| Physiotherapy | TBD (*) |
| Utility | TBD (*) |
Rubén Amorín (1979)Julio César Cortés (1997–1998)
Héctor Trujillo (2000–2001) Luís López Meneses (2001)Julio González (2003)
Mario Reig (2004)Julio César Antúnez (2007–2008) Carlos de Toro (2010) Garabet Avedissian (2010–2011)Amarini Villatoro (2011–2012)Fabricio Benitez (2015-2016) Héctor Trujillo (2016) Ariel Sena (2016-2017)Fabricio Benitez (2017-2019)
Jorge Rodríguez (2019-2020) Rafael Díaz (2020-2021)Ernesto Corti (2021)Fabricio Benítez (2021)Sebastián Bini (2021-2022)
Roberto Montoya (2022-2023) Eduardo Méndez (2023)Adrian Arias (2024) Roberto Montoya (2024- May 2025)José Luis Trejo (May 2025–present)
