Nicknamed
Los Toros, the club was founded on 8 September 1962 after a merger of clubs
Morazán,
Interrogación and
Juvenil and by initiative of Humberto Bermúdez, Evelio de León, Felipe Sánchez, José María Munguía, José Rivera, Vicente López and Feliciano Boj. Forty five years later, they earned their historic promotion to
Liga Mayor by defeating
Juventud Retalteca 3–0 (3–2 agg.) in the
Primera División de Ascenso 2007
Clausura final. This was also the first time in
Primera División de Ascenso history that the same team won both the
Apertura and
Clausura tournaments, thus being automatically promoted without a need of an "extra" game. In 2008, they were relegated to
Primera División after ending in last place in the
Liga Mayor. In 2010, the club returned to the top division in Guatemala.
Carlos Mercedes Vásquez In November 2010, first team squad member Carlos Mercedes Vásquez was kidnapped and murdered. A note on his body parts claimed he was killed for messing with another man's woman.
First Title In the
Apertura 2021, under
Roberto Hernández, Malacateco claimed their biggest success in the club history by winning their first
Liga Nacional title after defeating
Comunicaciones 2-0 on 2 January 2022.
Rivals Malacateco have a common rivalry with fellow
San Marcos club
Marquense, known as the “
Derbi de San Marcos”. ==Crest==