Quequeisque

Quequeisque was a professional football club in Nueva San Salvador, (Santa Tecla) which have played the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional.

They are the only team in El Salvador besides Hércules in soccer history to win 5 or more straight championships Salvadoran football champions.^[1] Although the tournaments won were only in the Central Zone Region of El Salvador, they are often considered as national titles.

History

Quequeisque were founded in 1896, being one of the first football club founded in El Salvador. They got their name from the Quequeisque farm from Santa Tecla. Walter Soundy a notable person in Santa Tecla was the founder of the team, he was the owner of the Quequeisque farm. The team won five straight titles all be it only from the central district of El Salvador. These titles titles are still recognized as national titles.

They participated in the very first truly national tournament in 1947 and continued until the 1963–64 season where they were relegated. The club become defunct in 1968.

However in 2015, Jorge Rosa purchased the license of former team Real Destroyer, and the club was brought back from almost fifty years hiatus and will compete in the 2015–2016 Segunda division.^[2]

Honours

• First Division League Championship(s): 5

1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946

• Second Division League Championship(s): 1

1961-62

Colours and Past kits

1941–68

2015–

Originally the club colours were black and white with stripes and black short, the the use a red uniform, this was used until 1968 when they dissolved. However, when the club were resurrected in 2015 they chose to play in a white shirt with blue strips. Now in 2016 they returned to their original colours black and white.

Current squad

As of Apertura 2015: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK José Aguilar 9 FW Douglas Gil José Escobar Fernando Montes Napoleòn Baires Omar Amaya Carlos Martinez Mario Castellanos

No. Position Player Jorge Ruiz Rodrigo Medrano Christian Escobar Elmer Hernandez Ramirez José Arce Dexter Jiron Antonio Portillo GK Christian Perez

List of Coaches

• Jorge Calles (July 2015 – Nov 2015)
• Mauricio Alfaro (Nov 2015–)

Notable Coaches

• Marcelo Estrada ^[3]

References

External links

• Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Official Website (Spanish)
• Con el espíritu de la hoja brava – La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish) (although the information is about Santa Tecla F.C. has some info on Quequeisque)