Antigua GFC and Marquense began their roster renewal process this week after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of Clausura 2026. The colonial team, current two-time champion of Guatemalan soccer, began to register its first departures although without official statements on its institutional channels. It was the protagonists themselves who confirmed their separation through social networks: Estuardo Sicán, Juan David Osorio and Enzo Fernández announced that they will not continue defending the colors of the green belly team in the next tournament, marking the beginning of a new stage for the colonial club.
The departure of these three players does not go unnoticed since they were all part of one of the most successful stages in the recent history of Antigua GFC. The three were part of the team that won the two-time championship by winning the Clausura 2025 and the Apertura 2025, winning both finals against Municipal at the Manuel Felipe Carrera Stadium. Despite the elimination in the quarterfinals against Comunicaciones, the colonial club has the challenge of reinventing itself to maintain the competitive level that took it to the top of national football and arrive in optimal conditions for its participation in the 2026 Central American Cup.
Marquense, for its part, also began its restructuring process after a season marked by the fight for permanence that was resolved on the last day of the regular phase. The Lions, who finally assured their continuity in the National League, confirmed the departures of Carlos Salvador Estrada, Renato Mentía, Aarón Navarro, Elvi Elington and goalkeeper Manuel Sosawhich represents an important change in the squad for Apertura 2026.
A new stage for both clubs
With these confirmed losses, it is expected that the movement in the market will continue in the coming weeks for both institutions. Antigua GFC will have to balance the departures of important players with additions that maintain its competitive level ahead of a season that includes the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, a regional challenge that requires a renewed squad with players of international quality.
Marquense, on the other hand, will seek to build a more solid squad that will allow it to fight from the beginning of the Apertura 2026 for the first places in the table, far from the danger zone where it was for much of the Clausura 2026. The Lions know that permanence cannot again be the objective of a season and that they need reinforcements to give them greater defensive and offensive solidity for the next tournament.
Both clubs have a transfer market ahead of them that will define their aspirations for the next Guatemalan soccer season. The decisions they make in the coming weeks will be decisive in knowing if Antigua GFC can regain the prominence that led it to the two-time championship and if Marquense manages to make the leap in quality necessary to compete with the strongest teams in the National League.