C.D. Sonsonate

F.C. Sonsonate
Full name Futbol Club Sonsonate
Nickname(s) Los “Cocoteros”
Founded 1948
Ground Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos
Ground Capacity 8,000
Chairman El Salvador Pedro Contreras
Manager Peru Agustín Castillo
League Primera División
Apertura 2016 Primera División 10th

Futbol Club Sonsonate is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Sonsonate, El Salvador.

History

F.C. Sonsonate

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

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

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

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)

On the 9th of 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]

Sponsorship

Companies that Sonsonate currently has sponsorship deals with include:

Stadium

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 Abla-Acajutla which is located in Acajutla. They also previously played at the Estadio Municipal de Izalco in Izalco, which has a capacity of. For the 2015 season, Sonsonate played their home matches (due to renovations being done Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos) at the Estadio Julio Milian Morales which is located Juayua and has a capacity

Colors and nicknames

Kits, colours and designs

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

Honours

Men's section

National titles

Current squad

As of 2016:[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 El Salvador GK Julio Martínez
2 El Salvador DF Adán Reyes
3 El Salvador DF Moisés Mejía
4 El Salvador DF Marcelo Messias
5 El Salvador DF Mario Martínez
6 El Salvador MF Érick Molina
7 Brazil FW Zé Paulo
8 El Salvador MF Iván Barahona
9 El Salvador FW Rafael Burgos
10 El Salvador MF Paolo Suárez
11 Brazil FW Jackson de Oliveira
12 El Salvador MF Edwin Sánchez
14 El Salvador MF Iván Suazo
No. Position Player
15 El Salvador MF Elman Rivas
16 El Salvador DF Edgardo Mira
17 El Salvador DF Edwin Cuéllar
19 Brazil MF Elenilson Ferreira
20 El Salvador DF Cristian Portillo
21 El Salvador FW Ricardo Ulloa
22 El Salvador GK Ismael Valladares
23 El Salvador MF Marcos Rodríguez
24 Colombia FW Carlos Hidalgo
25 El Salvador GK Óscar Martínez
26 El Salvador FW Luis Sosa
27 El Salvador MF Óscar Escalante
31 El Salvador MF Cristian Renderos

Squad Changes for the Apetura 2016

In:

Out

U-20 youth team youth league

Sonsonate's youth squad plays in the ten-team Primera División Reserves (El Salvador). Current members of the squad are:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerPeru Agustín Castillo
Assistant ManagersEl Salvador Ernesto Góchez
Reserve ManagerEl Salvador Ennio Mendoza
Under 17 ManagerEl Salvador TBD
Goalkeeper CoachCosta Rica Andres Obando
Fitness CoachEl Salvador Mario Guevara
Team DoctorsEl Salvador Oscar David Ayala
Team DoctorsEl Salvador Jean Paul Mendoza
Team OrthopedistEl Salvador William Arana
Team Kines-logicalEl Salvador Manuel de Jesus Contreras
Team utility managerEl Salvador William Ernesto Mendoza
The reserve team props El Salvador Johnathon Enrique Rivas
Director of SportsEl Salvador Óscar Benítez

Management

Position Staff
OwnerEl Salvador Alcaldía municipal de Sonsonate & Pedro Contreras
PresidentEl Salvador Pedro Antonio Contreras
Vice PresidentEl Salvador Roberto Aquino

List of presidents

List of coaches

References

External links

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