C.D. Sonsonate
Futbol Club Sonsonate 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.
History
On 9 September 2009, César Antonio Contreras and Miguel Antonio Castillo along with Pedro Antonio Contreras and with the support of the Sonsonate department were able to re-activate Sonsonate from defunct status and begin their time in the modern era.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 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.
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
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
- Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos; Sonsonate
- * Estadio Municipal de Izalco; Izalco
- * Estadio Cepa; Acajutla
- * Estadio Julio Milian Morales; Juayúa
For the 2015 season, Sonsonate played their home matches at the Estadio José Millán Morales which is located in Juayúa.
Colors and nicknames
Kits, colours and designs
Official Kits
- 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.
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 Known during as Alba Acajutla
- Los Cocoteros
Honours
Domestic honours
Leagues
- Tercera División Salvadorean
- * Winners: 2011
Club records
- 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
- Highest home attendance: 81,000 v Primera División, 23 May 1959
- Highest away attendance: 127,621 v Primera División, Hampden Park, Glasgow, 18 May 1960
- 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
- Record appearances : TBD, 822 from 1957 to 1975
- Record appearances : Salvadoran Edson Melendez, 105 from 2016
- Most capped player for El Salvador: 63, 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 : TBD, 62
- Most goals in a season : Armando Polo, 13
Most appearances
Goals
Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.Most shutouts
Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.Current squad
As of 2019:In
Out
Out on loan
Players with dual citizenship
- Sebastien Rondeau
Current Technical Staff C.D. Sonsonate
Coaching staff
Current Owners C.D. Sonsonate
Management
Affiliate Team
Reserve squad
As of 2018:List of presidents
Name | Nationality | From | To | Honours |
Name | Nationality | From | To | Honours |
List of coaches
; SonsonateName | Nationality | Years | Ref. |
Rubén Alonso | 2009–2010 | ||
Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita" | 2010 | ||
Andrés Navarro | 2011–2012 | ||
Ivan Martínez | 2012 | ||
Rubén Alonso | 2013 – January 2014 | ||
Henry Rojas | Jan 2014 – Feb 2014 | ||
Wilson Sánchez * | Feb 2014 – March 2014 | ||
Hector Jara | March 2014 – June 2014 | ||
Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita" | June 2014 – Sept 2014 | ||
Wilson Sánchez * | 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 Guevara * | August 2015 | ||
Hector Jara | August 2015 – October 2015 | ||
Edwin Portillo | Oct 2015 – April 2016 | ||
William Renderos Iraheta | April 2016 – May 2016 | ||
Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara * | May 2016 | ||
Agustin Castillo | June 2016 – February 2017 | ||
Ernesto Góchez * | March 2017 | ||
Eraldo Correia | March 2017 – May 2017 | ||
Garabet Avedissian | May 2017 – August 2017 | ||
Rubén Alonso | Sept 2017 – Feb 2018 | ||
Mario Guevara | Feb 2018– March 2018 | ||
Juan Ramón Sánchez | March 2018– June 2018 | ||
Juan Ramón Paredes | June 2018 – August 2018 | ||
Mario Elias Guevara | August 2018 – September 2018 | ||
Hugo Ovelar | September 2018 – December 2018 | ||
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | December 2018– February 2019 | ||
Omar Pimentel | February 2019 – March 2019 | ||
Rubén da Silva | March 2019 – |