Santa Tecla F.C.
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| Full name | Santa Tecla Fútbol Club | |||
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| Founded | 2007 | |||
| Ground |
Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| Chairman |
 Oswaldo Pinto | |||
| Manager |
 Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| Apertura 2013 | 8th | |||
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Santa Tecla Fútbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. Santa Tecla was founded in 2007, and plays in the Primera División of El Salvador.
History
Santa Tecla Fútbol Club was formed on 2007 as a means for the Tecleña citizens to support a local team. It had been almost 40 years since the demise of former league champions Quequeisque.[1]
They took over the Telecom FC licence and made their debut in professional football in the 2007–08 season.[2] During their first competitive season the team managed to reach the quarter finals.
Promotion to the Salvadoran Premier Division
Santa Tecla won their first title in 2012 winning the 2012 Apertura second division title by defeating Brasilia 2–1, A week later Santa Tecla defeated Titán (the champion of the 2011 Clausura title) 2–1 with goals by William Maldonado and Roberto González allowing for Santa Tecla to be promoted to the first division for the first time in the club history.[3]
Colours and badge
The official home club colours include green and navy blue. while their away strip colours is yellow and green.
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2007–10
Honours
- Segunda Division: 1
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(1) – ::Clausura 2012
Stadium
Santa Tecla Fútbol Club has forged its entire history in the Estadio Las Delicias, however during stadium renovations they played their matches in the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players with dual citizenship
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Gerson Mayen - Facundo Simioli
Squad changes for the Clausura 2015
In:
- Kevin Mendoza – Transferred from Alianza
- Carlos Menjívar – Transferred from Juventud Independiente
- Bryan Tamacas – Transferred from FAS
Out:
- Rubén Darío Perez – Transferred to
- Facundo Nicolás Simioli – Transferred to
- Jonathan Ernesto Barahona – Transferred to
- Oscar Navarro – Retired
- Edwin Sánchez – Transferred to Atlético Marte
- Ricardo Ulloa – Transferred to Isidro Metapán
Personnel
Management
| Position | Name |
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| Manager Coach | Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" |
| Assistant Manager | Ramon Mina |
| Reserve team Manager | Oscar Antonio Ulloa |
| Fitness Coach | Luis Roberto Hernandez |
| Goalkeeper Coach | José Raúl Chamagua Estrada |
| Club Doctor | Pedro Guzmán |
| Kinesiologist | Pedro Repreza Aguilar |
| Utility | Oscar Lira |
Club Records
- First victory for Santa Tecla 2–1 Once Municipal 6 August 2012
- Largest victory was against TBD
List of coaches
Santa Tecla has had 10 permanent managers since the club first appointed Armando Contreras Palma as coach in 2007. The longest serving manager in terms of time was TBD, who managed Santa Tecla for TBD years from TBD to TBD. Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" won the club first title winning the Segunda division title in 2011.
| Name | From | To |
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| Armando Contreras Palma |
2007 | 2007 |
| Jorge Alberto Perez Quezada |
2008 | Nov 2009 |
| Leonel Cárcamo |
Nov 2009 | Feb 2010 |
| Efren Marenco |
Feb 2010 | July 2010 |
| Armando Contreras Palma |
Aug 2010 | Oct 2010 |
| Jorge Búcaro |
Oct 2010 | Dec 2010 |
 Rubén Alonso |
Dec 2010 | Nov 2011 |
| Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" |
Dec 2011 | June 2012 |
| Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" |
June 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| Guillermo Rivera |
Oct 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| Willian Renderos Iraheta |
Dec 2012 | Sept 2013 |
| Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" |
Sept 2013 | May 2014 |
| Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" |
May 2014 | Present |
League Season Performance
(Apertura 2012 – Apertura 2014)
| Season | League | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | Playoffs | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | PTS |
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| Apertura 2012 | Primera División | 7th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2013 | Primera División | 5th | Did not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| Apertura 2013 | Primera División | 8th | Did not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2014 | Primera División | 5th | Did not Qualify | ||||||||||||||
| Apertura 2014 | Primera División | 1st | Semi-Finalist | ||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2015] | Primera División | TBD | TBD |
References
- ↑ Con el espíritu de la hoja brava - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
- ↑ El Salvador 2007/08 - RSSSF
- ↑ Júbilo tecleño tras el pase a primera - El Gráfico (Spanish)
External links
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