History of Sonsonate FC

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 priera 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
Main article: C.D. 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 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

Managers
Sonsonate (1948-1955)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
TBD SLVTBD
Ferrocarril (1943-1951)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
TBD SLVTBD
Leones (1951-1967)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
TBD SLVTBD
Sonsonate (1967-2003)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
Rigoberto Guzmán SLVTBD
Alfredo Ruano SLVTBD
Victor Manuel Ochoa SLV1966
Mario "Tiorra" Castro SLVTBD
Marcelo Estrada SLV1962
Arnaldo da Silva BRA1967-1971
Carlos Campuzano Ramos Chile1974-1975
Gregorio Bundio ARG1975-1976, 1979-1980
Jorge Tupinambá BRA1987-1989
Rubén Alonso URU1997-1998
Ricardo López Tenorio SLV1998
Carlos Farfán SLV1998
Víctor Hugo Santillana SLV2003
Alba-Acajutla
Name Nationality Years Ref.
Rubén Alonso URU2008-2009
Carlos Reyes URU2009
Sonsonate (2009-)
Name Nationality Years Ref.
Rubén Alonso URU2009-2010
Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita" SLV2010
Andrés Navarro SLV2011-2012
Ivan Martínez SLV2012
Rubén Alonso URU2013-January 2014
Henry Rojas SLVJan 2014–Feb 2014
Wilson Sánchez * COLFeb 2014–March 2014
Hector Jara ChileMarch 2014–June 2014
Cesar Acevedo "El Piscuchita" SLVJune 2014–Sept 2014
Wilson Sánchez * COLSept 2014–Oct 2014
Alfonso Nerio SLVOct 2014–Dec 2014
Ivan 'Diablo' Ruiz SLVJan 2015–June 2015
German Pérez HONJune 2015–Aug 2015
Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara * SLVAugust 2015
Hector Jara ChileAugust 2015– October 2015
Edwin Portillo SLVOct 2015 – April 2016
William Renderos Iraheta SLVApril 2016– May 2016
Ennio Mendoza and Mario Guevara * SLVMay 2016
Agustin Castillo PERJune 2016–February 2017
Ernesto Góchez * SLVMarch 2017
Eraldo Correia BRAMarch 2017–present

Club records

Individual records
  • Record appearances (all competitions): TBD, 822 from 1957 to 1975
  • Record appearances (Primera Division): Salvadoran Edson Melendez, 105 from 2016
  • 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
Place Name Period Primera Division Playoffs SLV Cup Continental Total
1 Edson Melendez 2017–Present 105 0 0 0 105
2 Ivan Barahona 2015-2017, 2018–2019 94 0 0 0 94
2 Marcos Adonay Rodriguez 2015-2017, 2019–Present 77 0 0 0 77
3 Ze Paulo 2016–2017 68 0 0 0 68
5 Roberto Gonzales 2015, 2018–Present 66 0 0 0 66

Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.

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

Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.

Notes
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6.  – El Grafico
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