Sonsonate F.C.
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| Full name | Sonsonate Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname | Los Cocoteros | ||
| Founded | 2 March 1948, as Sonsonate FC 9 September 2009 as Futbol Club Sonsonate | ||
| Ground | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| President | El Salvador TBD | ||
| Manager | Uruguay Rubén da Silva | ||
| League | El Salvador Primera División | ||
| 2020 Apertura | Overall: 8th Playoffs: Quarterfinal | ||
| Website | www.sonsonate.cf | ||
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Sonsonate Fútbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Sonsonate, El Salvador.
The club plays its home games at Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, a stadium located in the City suburb of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, since 2009. The team is currently led by head coach Uruguayan Rubén da Silva.[1][2]
History
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On 9 September 2009, César 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.[3]
The club competed in the Tercera División for a few years, before winning promotion to the Segunda División in 2011, under the direction of Ricardo Andrés Navarro.
Despite strong club following and several finals appearances the club failed to win either the Segunda Division Apertura or Clausura title to achieve promotion in the Primera Division.
However, on 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).[4]
Despite several Championship winning managers coaching Sonsonate, Peruvian Agustin Castillo, Uruguayan Rubén da Silva and Salvadoran Juan Ramon Sanchez have been the only coaches to qualify Sonsonate to the post season final series, the club reached the semi-finals under Agustin Castillo and Ruben Da Silva, and Quarter final under Juan Ramon Sanchez, before each time being eliminated by Alianza F.C.
Sponsorship
[edit | edit source]Companies that Sonsonate currently has sponsorship deals with include:
- Milan – Official kit suppliers
- Proaces – Official sponsors
- Credimarco – Official sponsors
- Alcasa – Official sponsors
- Alcadia de Sonsonate –
- Fenix Inversiones e Inmobiliario
- Caja de credito Sonsonate
- Salud
- Ferreteria Santa Sofia
Stadium
[edit | edit source]- Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos; Sonsonate (2009–)
- Estadio Municipal de Izalco; Izalco ()
- Estadio Cepa; Acajutla (2008)
- Estadio Julio Milian Morales; Juayúa (2015)
The team plays its home games in Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, in Sonsonate, which opened in and has a seating capacity of 8,000. Previously the team played at Estadio Cepa for the 2009 season when they were called Alba-Acajutla which is located in Acajutla. They also previously played at the Estadio Municipal de Izalco in Izalco, which has a capacity of 8,000.
For the 2015 season, Sonsonate played their home matches (due to renovations being done Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos) at the Estadio José Millán Morales which is located in Juayúa.[5]
Colors and nicknames
[edit | edit source]Kits, colours and designs
[edit | edit source]Official Kits
[edit | edit source]- Official Sponsor: Rush Athletic
- Holder Uniform : Green T-shirt, blue-black shorts, black stockings.
- Visiting Uniform: White shirt with light green stripes and white pants with green vivid, white socks with green vivid.
- Alternative uniform: Traditional green shirt with white stripe on the chest and green shorts, green socks.
     1948–07 |
2008–09 |
2013– |
Sonsonate wore the green and white striped jersey since their establishment.
Various name changes have brought about different colored jerseys. In 2008, after the club relocated from Sonsonate to Acatulja, the club changed their colours to rad and white.
However, after the club moved back to Sonsonate they reverted to green and white.
Nicknames
[edit | edit source]- Los Tiburones (the Sharks) Known while at Alba Acajutla
- Los Cocoteros (The Coconuts)
Honours
[edit | edit source]Domestic honours
[edit | edit source]Leagues
[edit | edit source]- Tercera División Salvadorean
- Winners: 2011
Club records
[edit | edit source]For records of Sonsonate pre 2009 are located records of Sonsonate FC.
- First victory in the Primera Division for Sonsonate: 1–0 Santa Tecla 28 January 2016
- First goalscorer in the Primera Division for Sonsonate: Augusto do Carmo v Dragon 1 November 2015
- Largest Home victory, Primera División: 3–0 v Pasaquina, 23 April 2018
- Largest Away victory, Primera División: 3–0 v FAS, 27 November 2016
- Largest Home loss, Primera División: 0–4 v Alianza, 12 December 2016
- Largest Away loss, Primera División: 0–4 v FAS, 3 April 2016
0–4 v UES, 27 April 2016 - Highest home attendance: 8,000 v Primera División, Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate, Day Month Year
- Highest away attendance: 12,621 v Primera División, TBD, San Salvador, Day Month Year
- Highest average attendance, season: 49,176, Primera División
- Most appearances, Primera División: 602, TBD 1972–1991
- Most goals scored, Primera División: 35, Primera División Apertura 2016
- Most goals scored, season, Primera División: 35, Primera División Apertura 2016
Individual records
[edit | edit source]- Record appearances (all competitions): TBD, 822 from 1957 to 1975
- Record appearances (Primera Division): Salvadoran Edson Melendez, 125 from 2016
- Most capped player for El Salvador: 63 (0 whilst at Sonsonate), Juan Jose Gomez
- Most international caps for El Salvador while an Sonsonate player: 2, Henry Hernandez
- Most caps won whilst at Sonsonate: 2, Henry Hernandez.
- Record scorer in league: Panamanian Armando Polo, 28
- 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): Panamanian Armando Polo, 13
Most appearances
[edit | edit source]| Place | Name | Period | Primera Division | Playoffs | SLV Cup | Continental | Total |
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| 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 Rene Gomez | 2017 –2021 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 4 | El Salvador Ivan Barahona | 2015-2017, 2018–2019 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 5 | El Salvador Roberto Gonzales | 2015, 2018–2020 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 6 | Brazil Ze Paulo | 2016–2017 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 7 | El Salvador Carlos Arévalo | 2018–2020 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 8 | Colombia Daley Mena | 2019-2020 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 9 | El Salvador Kevin Ayala Mendoza | 2019 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | El Salvador Julio Sibrian | 2018–2020 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 10 | El Salvador Jorge Moran | 2018–2020 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Bolded players are currently on the Sonsonate roster.
Goals
[edit | edit source]| Place | Name | Period | Primera Division | Playoffs | SLV Cup | Continental | Total |
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| 1 | Panama Armando Polo | 2017–2018 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Brazil Ze Paulo | 2016–2017 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | El Salvador Roberto Gonzales | 2015, 2018–2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Argentina David Boquin | 2019-2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Brazil Rene Martinez (Valderrama) | 1999-2000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | El Salvador William Maldonado | 2019– | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | El Salvador Elman Rivas | 2019– | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | El Salvador Christian Sanchez | 2017–2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bolded players are currently on the Sonsonate roster.
Most shutouts
[edit | edit source]| Place | Name | Period | Primera Division | Playoffs | SLV Cup | Continental | Total |
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| 1 | El Salvador Oscar Martinez | 2019–present | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | El Salvador Gustavo Vega' | 2019–present | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | El Salvador Henry Hernandez | 2017–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | El Salvador Julio Martinez | 2019–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | El Salvador Luis Chamagua | 2019–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | El Salvador Ismael Valladares | 2019–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | El Salvador Luis Contrera | 2019–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | El Salvador Hector Ramirez | 2019–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | El Salvador William Torres | 2019–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | El Salvador Rodrigo Argueta' | 2019–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bolded players are currently on the Sonsonate roster.
Current squad
[edit | edit source]As of 2021:[citation needed]
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Players with dual citizenship
[edit | edit source]- El Salvador Canada Sebastien Rondeau
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Current Technical Staff
[edit | edit source]Coaching staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Uruguay Fabio Castromán |
| Assistant Manager | Uruguay Edison Pablo Ojeda |
| Reserve Manager | El Salvador Raul Orellana |
| Under 17 Manager | El Salvador TBD |
| Ladies Manager | El Salvador Angel Olivio |
| Goalkeeper Coach | El Salvador Mauricio Henriquez Vargas |
| Fitness Coach | El Salvador Wilber Melara |
| Reserve Fitness Coach | El Salvador TBD |
| Director of Sports | El Salvador TBD |
| Team Doctors | El Salvador TBD |
| Team Doctors | El Salvador TBD |
| Team Orthopedist | El Salvador TBD |
| Team Kines-logical | El Salvador Abraham Rodriguez |
| Team utility manager | El Salvador TBD |
| The reserve team props | El Salvador TBD |
Current Owners C.D. Sonsonate
[edit | edit source]Management
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
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| Owner | El Salvador Sonsonate Municipal Association |
| President | El Salvador Walter Castaneda |
| Vice President | El Salvador Municipalidad de Sonsonate |
| Club Representative | El Salvador TBD |
| Sports Manager | El Salvador Fredy Vega |
Affiliate Team
[edit | edit source]Reserve squad
[edit | edit source]As of 2018: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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List of Sonsonate coaches (2009–2021)
[edit | edit source]Sonsonate have had 25 different managers since the return era in 2009. Uruguayan Rubén da Silva served the longest term, being in office for one year and 10 months. Hector Jara , Cesar Acevedo, Wilson Sánchez, and Rubén Alonso served two terms each, while Mario Elias Guevara served three.
For coaches of Sonsonate pre 2009 are located List of Sonsonate FC coaches.
| Name | Nationality | Years | Ref. |
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| Rubén Alonso | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU | 2009–2010 | |
| Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita" | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | 2010 | |
| Andrés Navarro | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | 2011–2012 | |
| Ivan Martínez | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | 2012 | |
| Rubén Alonso | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU | 2013 – January 2014 | |
| Henry Rojas | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | January 2014 – February 2014 | |
| Wilson Sánchez * | File:Flag of Colombia.svg COL | February 2014 – March 2014 | |
| Hector Jara | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | March 2014 – June 2014 | |
| Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita" | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | June 2014 – September 2014 | |
| Wilson Sánchez * | File:Flag of Colombia.svg COL | September 2014 – October 2014 | |
| Alfonso Nerio | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | October 2014 – December 2014 | |
| Ivan 'Diablo' Ruiz | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | January 2015 – June 2015 | |
| German Pérez | File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg HON | June 2015 – August 2015 | |
| Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara * | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | August 2015 | |
| Hector Jara | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | August 2015 – October 2015 | |
| Edwin Portillo | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | October 2015 – April 2016 | |
| William Renderos Iraheta | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | April 2016 – May 2016 | |
| Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara * | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | May 2016 | |
| Agustin Castillo | File:Flag of Peru.svg PER | June 2016 – February 2017 | |
| Ernesto Góchez * | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | March 2017 | |
| Eraldo Correia | File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | March 2017 – May 2017 | |
| Garabet Avedissian | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU | May 2017 – August 2017 | |
| Rubén Alonso | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU | September 2017 – February 2018 | [6][7][8][9] |
| Mario Guevara (interim) | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | February 2018– March 2018 | |
| Juan Ramón Sánchez | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | March 2018– June 2018 | |
| Juan Ramón Paredes | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | June 2018 – August 2018 | |
| Mario Elias Guevara | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | August 2018 – September 2018 | |
| Hugo Ovelar | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg PAR | September 2018 – December 2018 | [2] |
| Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | December 2018– February 2019 | |
| Omar Pimentel (interim) | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | February 2019 – March 2019 | |
| Rubén da Silva | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU | March 2019 – January 2021 | |
| Fabio Castroman | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg URU | January 2021 - May 2021 | |
| Hiatus | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg SLV | June 2021 - Present |
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Notable players
[edit | edit source]Team captains
[edit | edit source]| Name | Years |
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| El Salvador Ronald Villalta | 2015 |
| El Salvador Mauricio Quintanilla | 2016 |
| El Salvador Mario Martinez | 2016 |
| El Salvador Marcelo Messias | 2017 |
| El Salvador Carlos Carrillo | 2017–2018 |
| El Salvador Christian Sánchez | 2018–2019 |
| El Salvador Jorge Morán | 2019– |
Notes
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