C.S.D. Municipal

The club was founded on May 17, 1936, by workers of the Ayuntamiento (city hall) of the Guatemala City municipality, hence the name Municipal. They were first promoted to the top division, (then called Liga Capitalina) in 1938. They finished in second place in their debut season, and have since remained in the top division.

Early domestic success (1940s–1960s)

The team won its first national league title in the 1942–43 tournament, the first ever official national league championship in Guatemala. They won three of the following six tournaments, the other three being won by Tipografía Nacional, whom which they had their first known rivalry. Municipal were coached by Manuel Felipe Carrera, one of the original founders of the club, and whose name was later given to the stadium where the team currently practices. During the 1940s and early 1950s, Municipal's most iconic player was the forward Carlos "Pepino" Toledo, who wore the red shirt throughout his career. He helped the club win their first four league titles, the last of them coming at the 1954–55 tournament (also the year Toledo retired). His career total of 129 goals remains the fourth-highest in club history. His national level talent called him to the national team. Later, he became Municipal's coach.

In 1948, Municipal won its first international honors at a friendly tournament held in Havana, Cuba to commemorate the Cuban Independence. That squad featured Toledo, Mario Camposeco, and goalkeeper José Pedro…

Champion coaches

Manuel Felipe Carrera (1942–47), (1954–56) José Alberto Cevasco (1950–51) Carlos "Pepino" Toledo (1957–61) Luis Grill Prieto (1963–64), (1970) Marvin Rodríguez (1965–66) Rubén Amorín (1972–74), (1991–92) Salvador Pericullo (Copa Fraternidad Centroamericana 1977), (1976–78) Miguel Ángel Brindisi (1987–88) Walter Ormeño (Campeonatos de Liga 1989–90) Horacio Cordero (1992–94 Liga), (1994 Copa Gallo), (1995 Copa Gallo), (Clausura 2000), (Apertura 2001), (Clausura 2008) Jan Poštulka (Torneo de copa 1998–99) Ever Hugo Almeida (Torneo de Reordenamiento 2001), (Clausura 2002), (Apertura 2003) Enzo Trossero (Apertura 2004), (Clausura 2005), (Apertura 2005), (Clausura 2006), (Apertura 2006), (5 consecutive titles) Jorge Habegger (Apertura 2009) Manuel Keosseian (Clausura 2010) Javier Delgado (Apertura 2011) Gustavo Machaín (Clausura 2017) Sebastián Bini (Apertura 2019), (Clausura 2024)

List of coaches

National

Liga Guate Champions (33): 1942–43, 1947, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, Clausura 2000, Apertura 2000, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019, Clausura 2024, Clausura 2026 Runners-up (26): 1943, 1944–45, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1964, 1967–68, 1972, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1998–99, Apertura 1999, Apertura 2002, Clausura 2004, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009, Apertura 2010, Clausura 2011, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Apertura 2020, Clausura 2022, Clausura 2025 Copa de Guatemala Champions (8): 1960, 1967, 1969, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003, 2003–04 Runners-up (3): 1983, 1996, 2006 Copa Campeón de Campeones de Guatemala Champions (6): 1952, 1967, 1977, 1994, 1996, 2024 Runners-up (4): 1955, 1961, 1992, 1995

International

Intercontinental

Copa Interamericana Runners-up (1): 1974

Continental

CONCACAF Champions Cup Champions (1): 1974 Runners-up (1): 1995

Regional

Copa Fraternidad/Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica/Copa Interclubes UNCAF Champions (4): 1974, 1977, 2001, 2004 Runners-up (1): 1998