Aurora FC
Full name	Aurora Fútbol Club
Founded	1945
Ground	Estadio Del Ejército Guatemala City, Guatemala
Capacity	13,000
League	Primera Divsión de Guatemala
2006-07
Home colours Away colours

Aurora FC is one of the traditional football clubs in Guatemala. The club is owned by the military and was founded on April 14, 1945 as Aurora de la Guardia de Honor. In 1946 the named was shortened to Aurora FC. The team plays in Guatemala City in el Estadio Del Ejército, and is a traditional rival of fellow Guatemala City teams Municipal and Comunicaciones. Their stadium has a capacity of 13,000. Their uniform is black and yellow vertical striped shirt and black shorts. Image File history File links Aurora_FC.gif‎ Aurora FC logo from http://www. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... National Palace of Culture Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_black_stripes. ... kit_body. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links unknown soccer jersey pattern File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it Association football (soccer), Rugby union, Rugby league, Australian Rules football, American football, Gaelic football, or other version of football. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... National Palace of Culture Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Club Social y Deportivo Municipal is a Guatemalan football club, that currently plays in Guatemala City, Guatemala in the Estadio Mateo Flores and Estadio La Pedrera. ... CSD Comunicaciones is a Guatemalan football club located in Guatemala City. ...

Aurora joined the Liga Mayor in 1947, but in 2005 they schocked everyone when they were relegated to Primera División after 58 years of playing in Liga Mayor. They have eight league titles, 10 second place finishes and two international titles. Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (National Football League of Guatemala), formerly known as Liga Mayor A (Major League A) is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. ...

Notable former players

• Jorge Roldán, forward, 1960-1973, all-time top scorer (111)
• Selvin Pennant, forward, 1974-1982
• Victor Hugo Monzón, defender, 1980s and 1990s
• Roderico Méndez, forward, 1980s and 1990s
• Washington Castagnero, midfielder, 1990s
• Edgar Estrada, goalkeeper, 1990s
• Julio Girón, midfielder, 1980s and 1990s

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External links

• Unofficial Website