At 8:00 p.m. this Saturday, May 23, Xelaju MC will try to achieve one of the greatest feats in its entire history, because, after losing the first leg final 4-1 against CSD Municipal in the capital city, the super goats They will have to overcome the score at the Mario Camposeco stadium to reach the title of the 2026 Clausura Tournament.
If the squad Quetzaltenango manages to turn around the result with which he left the stadium Manuel Felipe Carrerabetter known as The Cloverthose led by Mexican coach Roberto Hernández will lift the eighth League title in the history of Xela, whose fans traditionally know these achievements as moons.
In Guatemala, the two clubs with the most League titles, Municipal and Communicationswhich they have 32 championships in their showcases, they do not refer to their achievements in their shields, unlike Auroralocated in third historical place, which decided to place a star for each of his eight trophies on the shield of the Aurinegro club.
At the international level, when a team wins a League title, it places a star on his shield, so Aurora (8) and Former GFC (6) they adopted that tradition and placed their respective stars. However, in Guatemala, Xelajú MC and Guastatoya They decided to be more original by placing moons and suns on their respective shields.
Xelajú MC and its moons
After becoming the first champion departmental of the National League of Guatemala, in 1962Xelajú MC, representative of Quetzaltenango, decided to create an original tradition and added a half moon to his shield for each League title won, which is why superchivo fans traditionally know those conquests as moons.
In December 2024, Xelajú MC won its seventh title National League in Guatemala and added a seventh moon to his shield, in reference to the championships achieved during the long tournaments from 1961-62, 1980 and 1995-96, as well as in the short tournaments of the Closing 2007Closing 2012Closing 2023 and opening 2024.
The moons have become one of the elements clue of the identity of Xelajú MC, since they are integrated into the club’s shield and symbolize the championships that consolidate the superchivos as one of the most historic clubs. laureates of Guatemalan soccer, only behind Municipal (32), Comunicaciones (32) and Aurora (8).
However, the origin of this relationship between the Altense club and Las Lunas is “Moon of Xelajú”he waltz further famous of Guatemala, composed in 1944 by Paco Perez and considered by many inhabitants of Quetzaltenango as a second national anthemso this piece has taken over the heart of goat fans.
Moon of Xelajú
According to what was stated by Xelajú MC on his social networks, the fans of the goat team are considered one of the most passionate of Guatemala and, for many, the best, so its connection with the moons of its shield “it has no explanation”, because “it only feel” when listening to the nostalgic and romantic serenade of “Luna de Xelajú”.
This is because the waltz tells of the lack of love for a “morena” and its lyrics pay tribute to the night landscapes from Quetzaltenango when narrating the sadness of a lost love. For this reason, the Altense club and its superchiva fans decided to adopt the references created by the huehueteco Paco Pérez 82 years ago in his clothing and shield.