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History of Sonsonate FC

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The history of Sonsonate FC, a professional soccer team based in Sonsonate, El Salvador, spans over six decades. The first team based in Sonsonate was Ferrocarril club of the now-defunct league, playing from 1943 to 1950. After seven years, a new team was formed with some of the Ferrocarril players to form a new team, the first team to use the "Sonsonate" name. This team conituned until 1951. After 1951, Ferrocarril and Sonsonate joined forces to form a new team; Leones. Leones continued to play as a club (playing in the primera division and segunda division) until 1966. This team bought back the Sonsonate name in 1966 and operated continuously in various leagues until 2002. The club became defunct and a team was set in 2008 called Alba-Acajutla, they played one season in segunda division before mounting debt caused them to become defunct. A Sonsonate FC team began again in 2009 and starting in 2015 began playing in the primera division making it the first time since 1999 that a "Sonsonate" team played in the top tier of soccer in El Salvador.

F.C. Sonsonate

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Founded in 1948, the club was known as CD Sonsonate, playing in the town of Sonsonate, and that is the name used most often. Despite several name changes the club always follows the lineage of titles and history back to the Sonsonate name. The club won promotion to the primera division in 1998, however one season later they were relegated [1] The club currently competes in the Terecea Division since the 2012 season.

Ferrocarril

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The team competed for many years in the Salvadoran Sports Commission national week football tournament. In 1943, Ferrocarril won the Occidental Zone of El Salvador, and played in the final round with Central Zone winners Quequeisque and Oriental Zone winners Luis Ángel Firpo. They finished second in the group, runners-up to Quequeisque.[2] Ferrocarril did not return to the first division of El Salvador after failing to enter the 1951–52 league. They later renamed themselves as Leones.

Leones

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The Leones arrived in the national league in the 1951–52 season, simply since the Salvadoran Football Federation had no institutionalised relegation rules. In their first year, the Leones finished runners-up to FAS. After five years in the league, they were relegated to the second division in the 1955–56 season. They returned to the first division in 1958, not before being relegated again in the 1960–61 season.[3] The Leones failed to be promoted for a third time. They were renamed CD Sonsonate in 1967.

Alba-Acajutla

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Founded in 2008, the club was known as CD Alba-Acajutla, also playing in the town of Sonsonate. However, after poor attendance and financial struggle, the team sold their spot in the second division and reverted to their original form.[4]

F.C. Sonsonate rebirth and modern history (2009–Current)

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On 9 September 2009, Cesar Antonio Contreras and Miguel Antonio Castillo along with Pedro Antonio Contreras and with the support of the Sonsonate department (in particular the head of the department José Roberto Aquino) were able to re-activate Sonsonate from defunct status and begin their time in the modern era.[5]

The club competed in the Tercera Division for a few years, before winning promotion to the Segunda Division in 2011 under the direction of Ricardo Andrés Navarro.

Despite strong club following and several finals appearances the club failed to win the Apertura and Clausura title to achieve promotion in the Primera Division.

However, on the 12 July 2015, the club purchased the spot of recently promoted Real Destroyer meaning the club will participate in the Primera division for the first time in fifteen years (last time was 1999).[6]

Honours

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Domestic

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Managers

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Sonsonate (1948-1955)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
TBD  SLV TBD
Ferrocarril (1943-1951)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
TBD  SLV TBD
Leones (1951-1967)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
TBD  SLV TBD
Sonsonate (1967-2003)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
Rigoberto Guzmán  SLV TBD
Alfredo Ruano  SLV TBD
Mario "Tiorra" Castro  SLV TBD
Marcelo Estrada  SLV 1962
Victor Manuel Ochoa  SLV 1966-1967
Arnaldo da Silva  BRA 1967-1971
Mario “Tiorra” Castro  SLV February 1974- April 1974
Jorge Tupinambá  BRA May 1974- December 1974
Carlos Campuzano Ramos  Chile January 1975- April 1975
Gregorio Bundio  ARG April 1975-December 1975
José Santacolomba  ARG  ITA 1975
Gregorio Bundio  ARG 1975-1976, 1979-1980
Jorge Tupinambá  BRA 1987-1989
Rubén Alonso  URU 1997-1998
Ricardo López Tenorio  SLV 1998
Carlos Farfán  SLV 1998
Víctor Hugo Santillana  SLV 2003
Alba-Acajutla
Name Nationality Years Ref.
Rubén Alonso  URU 2008-2009
Carlos Reyes  URU 2009
Sonsonate (2009-2021)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
Rubén Alonso  URU 2009-2010
Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita"  SLV 2010
Andrés Navarro  SLV 2011-2012
Ivan Martínez  SLV 2012
Rubén Alonso  URU 2013-January 2014
Henry Rojas  SLV Jan 2014–Feb 2014
Wilson Sánchez *  COL Feb 2014–March 2014
Hector Jara  Chile March 2014–June 2014
Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita"  SLV June 2014–Sept 2014
Wilson Sánchez *  COL Sept 2014–Oct 2014
Alfonso Nerio  SLV Oct 2014–Dec 2014
Ivan 'Diablo' Ruiz  SLV Jan 2015–June 2015
German Pérez  HON June 2015–Aug 2015
Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara *  SLV August 2015
Hector Jara  Chile August 2015– October 2015
Edwin Portillo  SLV Oct 2015 – April 2016
William Renderos Iraheta  SLV April 2016– May 2016
Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara *  SLV May 2016
Agustin Castillo  PER June 2016–February 2017
Ernesto Góchez *  SLV March 2017
Eraldo Correia  BRA March 2017–May 2017
Garabet Avedissian  URU May 2017-August 2017
Rubén Alonso  URU August 2017-February 2018
Juan Ramon Sanchez  SLV March 2018-July 2018
Mario Elias Guevara  SLV August 2018-September 2018
Hugo Olevar  PAR September 2018–December 2018
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta  SLV December 2018–February 2019
Omar Pimentel Interim  SLV February 2019–March 2019
Rubén da Silva  URU March 2019–January 2021
Fabio Castromán  URU January 2021–May 2021
Hiatus  SLV June 2021–present

Club records

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Individual records

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  • Record appearances (all competitions): TBD, 822 from 1957 to 1975
  • Record appearances (Primera Division): Salvadoran Edson Melendez, 140 from 2016-2021
  • Most capped player for El Salvador: 63 (0 whilst at Sonsonate), Juan Jose Gomez
  • Most international caps for El Salvador while an El Vencedor player: 2, Henry Hernandez
  • Most caps won whilst at Sonsonate: 2, Henry Hernandez.
  • Record scorer in league: TBD, 396
  • Most goals in a season (all competitions): TBD, 62 (1927/28) (47 in League, 15 in Cup competitions)
  • Most goals in a season (Primera Division): Armando Polo, 13

Most appearances

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Place Name Period Primera Division Playoffs SLV Cup Continental Total
1 El Salvador Edson Melendez 2017–2021 140 0 0 0 140
2 El Salvador Marcos Adonay Rodriguez 2015-2017, 2019–2021 110 0 0 0 110
3 El Salvador Ivan Barahona 2015-2017, 2018–2019 94 0 0 0 94
4 El Salvador Roberto Gonzalez 2015, 2018–2021 81 0 0 0 81
5 Brazil Ze Paulo 2016–2017 68 0 0 0 68

Bolded players are currently on the Sonsonate roster.

Goals

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Place Name Period Primera Division Playoffs SLV Cup Continental Total
1 Brazil Odir Jacques 1966-67 TBD 0 0 0 TBD
2 Brazil Elenilson Franco 1968-1969 28 0 0 0 28
3 El Salvador Joaquin Pato Valencia TBD TBD 0 0 0 TBD
4 El Salvador Joaquin Pato Valencia TBD TBD 0 0 0 TBD
5 El Salvador Joaquin Pato Valencia TBD TBD 0 0 0 TBD

Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.


Historical Matches

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1971 Friendly Sonsonate 2-2 Red Star Belgrade San Salvador, El Salvador
Jorge Cornejo Lievano
Stadium: TBD
August 5, 1998 Friendly Sonsonate 1-0 Bangu San Salvador, El Salvador
Rene Martinez Valderrama 80' Nil Stadium: TBD

Notes

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  1. ^ "Deportes | Noticias de El Salvador".
  2. ^ El Salvador – List of Final Tables – RSSSF
  3. ^ El Salvador – Divisional Moves Between First and Second Division – RSSSF
  4. ^ El Salvador 2008/09 – RSSSF
  5. ^ "Sonsonate Fútbol Club - Sonsonate, El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – El Grafico
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