C.D. Municipal Limeño

Municipal Limeño

Full name	Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño
Nickname(s)	Los Chancheros Santarroseños Cucheros
Founded	11 September 1949
Ground	Estadio Jose Ramon Flores, Santa Rosa de Lima
Ground Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Martín Herrera[1]
Manager	Hugo Ovelar
League	Salvadoran Primera División
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión, El Salvador.

The club currently participates in the Primera División. Their home stadium is Estadio Jose Ramon Flores, with a capacity of 5,000.

Limeño have won five Segunda División. Limeño have lost two Primera División finals in 1999 and 2001.

History

The club was founded on 11 September 1949 and started and continue to be based in the town of Santa Rosa de Lima in the department of La Union. The club began playing in the second division and spent almost twenty years there until in 1971 Municipal Limeño got promoted to the top flight at the expense of UCA.

First tenure in the first division (1972–1975)

Municipal Limeño campaign of the 1972 season was exceptional one for a newly promoted team with them coming in sixth place with sixteen points their team was led strongly by the Guatemalan Tomas Gambo, who scored five goals (the team leading goalscorer) and enabled the club to qualify to the semi-final group. However their experience was an unhappy one with the team losing all their games and bowing out of championship contention. Limeño 1973 and 1974 season were unhappy campaign with the team struggling and finishing in the relegation group, however both time the team managed to survive relegation at the expense of Excelsior and Sonsonate. But after several near relegation, Municipal Limeño finally were relegated in the 1975 season after only earning 16 points from 33 games. The club were forced to play a promotion-relegation battle against Once Municipal in which the team lost and were relegated to the second division along with Juventud Olímpico.

Second Tenure in the first division (1993–2005)

It would not be until 1993, 18 years after getting relegated, that they would make a return to the first division. during their second tenure (1993–05) in the first division they reached the semi-finals six times, including reaching the grand final in the Apertura 1999 and Apertura 2000 under the coaching off Óscar Emigdio Benítez however both time the club lost in the grand final against Águila. They were once again relegated in 2005, after they lost a promotion-relegation match against Coca Cola of Soyapango.

Third Tenure in the first division (2009–2010)

On 26 June 2009, Chalatenango going through financial troubles, sold their spot in the Salvadoran Primera División to Limeño. This resulted Municipal Limeño's return to the First Division after a four-year absence. However their campaign was an unhappy one with them finishing second last and forcing them to play a promotion/relegation match against Once Municipal which they lost and were relegated to the Second Division and that's where the club has remained ever since.

Recent Events

The club spent the next few seasons trying to regain promotion to the First Division, they made several second division semi-finals and grand finals but always falling short, however the club finally succeeded when they won the Apertura 2015 title defeating Fuerte San Francisco, then winning the Clausura 2016 title defeating Atlético Comalapa of Chalatenango 5–4 in penalties, after tying on aggregate 3–3, the club were promoted back to the Primera Division.

Stadium

Municipal Limeño plays their home matches on the Estadio Jose Ramon Flores in the suburb of Santa Rosa de Lima in La Union. The Estadio Jose Ramon Flores has been Municipal Limeño's home stadium since its creation 1963.^{[2] [3]}

Home stadiums

• Estadio Jose Ramon Flores; Santa Rosa de Lima (1963–present)

Rivalries

Municipal Limeño have rivalries with several clubs, including local rivalries with Atlético Balboa. A rivalry with Águila was created when Águila and Limeño, faced each other twice in grand finals (Both fallling in the way of Águila). When former Limeño player Rudis Corrales moved to Águila, it caused uproar with Águila supporters.

Limeno has supported a long rivalry with Pasaquina for geographical reasons, since both are from the province of La Union; this clash is called the "Derby Unionense."

Honours

National Tournament Titles

• First Division of El Salvador: 0
• (0) ::
• Runners-up (2) – Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000

• Second Division of El Salvador: 5
• : (5)::1971, 1992, 1993, Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016

• Third Division of El Salvador: 1
• : (1)::

• League Of Nations: 1
• : (1)::

• National Cup Of El Salvador: 0
• : (0)::

Regional

• de la Paz: 1
• Winners (1) – 2017

International Tournament Titles

• Concachampions: 0
• (0) ::

Current squad

As of 2017 ^[4] 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 Abiel Aguilera 2 DF Dony Valle 3 DF Mario Machado 4 DF Wálter Guevara 5 DF Enner Orellana 6 FW José Hernández 7 FW Clayvin Zúniga 8 MF César López 9 FW Fredrick Ogangan 10 MF Andrés Insfrán 11 FW Ivan Suazo 12 FW Otoniel Salinas 13 DF Jorge Cáceres 14 DF Francisco Álvarez 15 MF Diego Coca

No. Position Player 16 MF Nelson Barrios 17 DF José Valladares 19 FW Manuel Otero 20 MF Walter Canales 21 FW Marvin Fuentes 22 MF Christopher Galeas 23 DF Edder Melgar 24 MF Francisco Escobar 26 MF Severo Da Silva 27 MF Heriberto Velásquez 29 FW Jeremías Pereira 30 DF Carlos Del Giorno 32 FW Roberto Álvarez 34 DF Daniel Moreno 35 GK Luis Chamagua

In

^{[5] [6]} Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — MF Francisco Escobar (From Fuerte San Francisco) — FW Fredrick Ogangan (from Tiburones Veracruz) — MF Nelson Barrios (From Chalatenango) — FW Ivan Suazo (From Sonsonate) — FW Marvin Fuentes (From La Asunción) — MF Severo Da Silva (From Amadense) — MF Walter Canales (From TBA) — DF Mario Martinez (From TBA) — FW Irving Valdéz (From TBA)

No. Position Player — MF Andrés Insfrán (From Tacuary) — MF Fernando Valladares (From UES) — DF Daniel Moreno (from Santa Tecla) — FW Jeremías Ezequiel Pereira (From Nacional "B") — DF Jorge Cáceres (From Sol de America) — FW Willy Cienfuegos (From Texas Rush) — FW Clayvin Zúniga (From TBA) — FW Abelardo Escobar (From TBA)

Out

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

No. Position Player — FW César de León (To Miami United) — MF Misael Contreras (To Águila) — DF Pastor Melgar (To Dragón) — FW Yuvini Salamanca (To TBA) — DF Ramiro Carballo (To TBA) — DF Mauricio Quintanilla (To TBA)

No. Position Player — MF Fabricio Alfaro (From Isidro Metapan) — GK William Torres (To TBA) — MF Christopher Galeas (To TBA) — FW Óscar Móvil (To TBA) — FW Aly Arriola (To TBA)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Hugo Ovelar
Assistant Manager	Giovanny Portillo
Reserve Manager Sub-21	Wilfredo Molina
Goalkeeper Coach	Jose Atilio Mendez Pineda
Under 17 Manager	Ruudys Corrales
Under 15 Manager	Magdonio Corrales
Fitness Coach	Manuel Hashimoto Casco
Team Doctor	Jaime Garay
Kinesiologist	Vicente Garcia
Utility	Manuel Torres

Board of Directors

Position	Staff
Owner	Chilean football association
President	Martín Herrera
vice-president	Romulo Gomez
Secretary	Nidia De Mendez
Treasurer	Fernando Funes
Manager	Samuel Gálvez
representative	José Vásquez
Sports Manager	Marvin Benitez

Managers

In its history, Municipal Limeño have had TBD managers. The first was the Spaniard TBD. TBD was the first Limeno manager to achieve an honour when, in TBD, the club won the Segunda Division. The first Limeno manager to win the league was TBD. TBD has the honour of being the club's longest-serving manager having spent a decade with the club from 1947 to 1957. TBD is followed by TBD who spent nine season with the club in the 1980s.

Year Manager 1958-60 Gustavo Molina and Carlos Gudiel 1974–75 Juan Francisco Barraza 1975–76 Luis "Chispo" Santana 1983–84 Salvador Rivas 1984 Moises Gonzales 1988 Elmer Rodríguez 1993–94 Nelson Brizuela 1997 Henry Vanegas Aug 1999–Dec 99 Óscar Emigdio Benítez Jan 2000–July 00 Rubén Alonso Aug 2000–April 1 Agustín Castillo April 2001–July 1 Hernán Vivanco July 2001–?? Kiril Dojčinovski 2002–May 2 Óscar Emigdio Benítez May 2002–June 2 Omar Sevilla (interim) June 2002–April 3 Henry Vanegas April 2003–May 3 Antonio Carlos Vieira June 2003–Sept 03 Rubén Guevara Oct 2003–June 4 Jorge Alberto García July 2004–Sept 04 Ricardo "Tato" Ortiz Ruiz

Year Manager Sept 2004–Dec 04 Raúl Cocherai Jan 2005–06 Nelson Brizuela 2006–May 6 Hugo Coria 2006–07 Nelson Brizuela 2008–Nov 08 Mario Martínez Dec 2008–June 9 Jorge Alberto García June 2009–Aug 09 Miguel "La Peluda" Aguilar Aug 2009–Jan 10 Víctor Coreas Jan 2010–May 10 Eraldo Correia May 2010–Aug 10 Juan Ramón Paredes Jan 2011–Dec 12 Carlos Romero Jan 2013–Dec 13 Jose Manuel Romero Jan 2014–June 14 Mario Martínez July 2014–Sept 14 Fidel Antonio Bonilla Sept 2014–Feb 15 Esteban Melara Feb 2015–June 15 David Ramírez June 2015–July 16 Carlos Romero July 2016– Nov 2016 Mauricio Alfaro Nov 2016–Feb 2016 Francisco Robles Feb 2016– Hugo Ovelar

League History

Notable Plyers

Internationals who have played at Limeño

• Tomás Gamboa
• Rudis Corrales
• Deris Umanzor
• Carlos Menjívar
• Julio César de León

Captains

• Only captains in competitive matches are included.
• Players marked in bold are still playing in the professional team.

Captain	Nationality	Years	Notes
Martinez, ElmerElmer Martinez	El Salvador	2001
Arcadio Velásquez, VictorinoVictorino Arcadio Velásquez	El Salvador	2003
Velásquez, VíctorVíctor Velásquez	El Salvador	2010
Melgar, PastorPastor Melgar	El Salvador	2016
Viveros, JeffersonJefferson Viveros	Colombia	2016
Jovel Álvarez, FranciscoFrancisco Jovel Álvarez	El Salvador	2017	-

Personnel honours

The following have won the Golden Boot award whilst playing for Municipal Limeno :

• (Apertura 1999) Magdonio Corrales Goals Scored (9)
• (Clausura 2001) Rudis Corrales Goals Scored (13)
• (Apertura 2016) Jefferson Viveros Goals Scored (13)

Records

• Highest league position: 1st in the Primera division (Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000)
• Best post season finish: Runners up (Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000)
• Record League victory: 8–3 vs. C.D. Dragón (Primera Division, May 2003)
• Record attendance at Estadio Jose Ramon Flores : 25,133 v TBD, Primera Division (TBD)
• Most League appearances: 317, TBD (TBD)
• Most League goals scored: total, Tbd, TBD (1998–2003)
• Most League goals scored, season: 13, Rudis Corrales (Clausura 2001) and Jefferson Viveros (Apertura 2016)

References

External links

• Information about the club (in Spanish)
• Profile at El Grafico (in Spanish)