C.D. Sonsonate

C.D. Sonsonate

Full name	Club Deportivo Sonsonate
Nickname(s)	Los “Cocoteros”
Founded	1948
Ground	Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Pedro Contreras
League	Primera División
Apertura 2015	Primera División 10th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

History

C.D. Sonsonate

Founded in 1948, the club was known as C.D. 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 C.D. 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 C.D. 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 C.D. Sonsonate in 1967.

Alba-Acajutla

Founded in 2008, the club was known as C.D. 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]

C.D. 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 terecera 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 12th of 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:

• Jaguar Sportic – Official Kit Suppliers
• Proaces – Official sponsors
• leche Salud – Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• Caja de Credito de Sonsonate – Official sponsors
• Alfapraf Milano – Official sponsors
• Ferreteria Santa Sofia – Official sponsors
• Alcadia Municipal Sonsonate – Official sponsors

Stadium

• Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos; Sonsonate ()
  • Estadio Municipal de Izalco; Izalco ()
  • Estadio Cepa; Acajutla (2008)
  • Estadio Julio Milian Morales; Juayua (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 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

1948–2007

2008–2009

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

• Los Tiburones (the Sharks) Known during as Alba Acajutla
• Los Cocoteros (The Coconuts)

Honours

Men's section

National titles

• Salvadoran Primera División: 0
• Segunda División: 0

Current squad^[7][8]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Julio Martínez 4 FW Reynaldo Carpio 5 DF Mario Martínez 6 DF Francisco García 7 FW Rodolfo Pimentel 8 MF Iván Barahona 10 FW Paolo Suárez 12 FW Luis Guerrero 14 DF Mauricio Quintanilla

No. Position Player 15 MF Cristian Renderos 16 DF Edgardo Mira 19 MF Marcos Rodríguez 21 MF Óscar Escalante 22 MF Víctor Merino 23 DF Raúl González 24 DF David Flores 25 GK Óscar Martínez 29 MF William Guerrero

Squad Changes for the Apertura 2016

In:

• TBD – Transferred from TBD

Out

• Fernando Gallo – Transferred to
• Oscar Móvil – Transferred to^[9]
• Josué Hernández – Transferred to

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Edwin Portillo
Assistant Managers	Ennio Mendoza
Reserve Manager	William Orlando Lopez
Under 17 Manager	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	Mauricio Henriquez
Fitness Coach	Mario Elias Guevara
Team Doctors	Oscar David Ayala
Team Doctors	Jean Paul Mendoza
Team Orthopedist	William Arana
Team Kines-logical	Manuel de Jesus Contreras
Team utility manager	William Ernesto Mendoza
The reserve team props	Johnathon Enrique Rivas
Director of Sports	Óscar Benítez

Management

Position	Staff
Owner	Alcaldía municipal de Sonsonate & Pedro Contreras
President	Pedro Antonio Contreras
Vice President	Roberto Aquino

List of presidents

• Koky Zedán
• José Martínez (2002)
• Pedro Antonio Contreras (2013–)

List of coaches

• Rigoberto Guzmán
• Alfredo Ruano
• Mario "Tiorra" Castro
• Arnaldo da Silva (1967–1971)
• Carlos Campuzano Ramos (1974–1975)
• Gregorio Bundio (1979–1980)
• Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos (1987–1989)
• Rubén Alonso (1997–1998)
• Ricardo López Tenorio (1998)
• Víctor Hugo Santillana (2003)
• Carlos Reyes (2007–2008)
• Rubén Alonso (2008, 2009–2010)
• Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo (2010)
• Ricardo Andrés Navarro (2011–2012)
• Ivan Martínez (2012)
• Rubén Alonso (2013 – Jan 2014)
• Henry Rojas (Jan 2014 – Feb 2014)
• Wilson Sánchez Interim (Feb 2014 – Mar 2014)
• Héctor Jara (March 2014 – June 2014)
• Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo (June 2014 – Sept 2014)
• Wilson Sánchez Interim (Sept 2014 – Oct 2014)
• Alfonso Nerio (Oct 2014 – Dec 2014)
• Ivan 'Diablo' Ruiz (Jan 2015 – June 2015)
• German Pérez (June 2015 – Aug 2015)
• Ennio Mendoza and Mario Elias Guevara (Aug 2015)
• Héctor Jara (Aug 2015 – Oct 2015)
• Edwin Portillo (Oct 2015– April 2016)
• William Renderos Iraheta (April 2016-May 2016)
• Ennio Mendoza and Mario Elias Guevara (May 2016)
• Agustín Castillo (June 2016-)

References

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
6.  – El Grafico
7. http://www.ceroacero.es/equipa.php?id=65309
8. https://www.facebook.com/primerafutboles/photos/pb.126878324028289.-2207520000.1452814158./912590128790434/?type=3&theater
9. http://www.elgrafico.com/2016/05/04/movil-y-hernandez-fuera-del-sonsonate

External links

• Club Information (Spanish)
• (Spanish)