Zacatecoluca F.C.

Zacatecoluca F.C.
Full nameZacatecoluca Fútbol Club
Founded2023
GroundEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Zacatecoluca, La Paz department, El Salvador
Capacity10,000
ChairmanEl Salvador Lic. Alfredo Deras
ManagerEl Salvador Edgardo Henríquez
LeaguePrimera División de Fútbol Profesional
Grupo Centro Oriente A, 4th

Zacatecoluca Fútbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Zacatecoluca, La Paz department, El Salvador.

The club will debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador series since the Apertura 2025 tournament.[1]

History

Zacatecoluca FC won the Apertura 2023, Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño centro-oriente title defeating C.D. Audaz 2–0, thanks to goals from Ken Mejía and Eduardo Merino.[2] Zacatecoluca FC followed by winning Clausura 2024 Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño centro-oriente title defeating Sensunte Cabañas on penalties.

The club continued their success in the second division, the first won the Apertura 2024 title defeating Fuerte Aguilares, and then won the Clausura 2025 title by again defeating Fuerte Aguilares 1-0 on aggregate. The club was promoted to the Primera Division for the first time in the club history.[3]

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

Sponsorship

Companies that Zacatecoluca FC currently has sponsorship deals with for 2025–2026 includes:

  • El Salvador Galaxia  – Official kit suppliers
  • El Salvador TBD – Official sponsors
  • El Salvador TBD – Official sponsors
  • El Salvador TBD – Official sponsors
  • El Salvador TBD – Official sponsors


Stadium

Zacatecoluca plays its home games at Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle in Zacatecoluca, La Paz.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Paraguay PAR Sandro Melgarejo
2 Brazil BRA Jonathan Santanna
3 El Salvador SLV Mauricio Cuellar
6 El Salvador SLV Jose Zaldana
7 FW El Salvador SLV Eduardo Merino (vice-Captain)
9 FW Paraguay PAR Jose Cabanas
10 MF El Salvador SLV Gerson Mayen (Captain)
11 FW Paraguay PAR Luis Enrique Ibarra
15 El Salvador SLV Blas Lizama
16 El Salvador SLV William Flores
17 El Salvador SLV Ramon Rodriguez
19 El Salvador SLV Oscar Molina
20 El Salvador SLV Jonathan Perez
21 DF El Salvador SLV Marlon Trejo
23 MF El Salvador SLV Josue Jeremias Dubon
31 El Salvador SLV Victor Mejia
32 El Salvador SLV Cristian Gomez
— El Salvador SLV Walter Guevara
— MF El Salvador SLV Jeffrey López
— El Salvador SLV Emerson Deras
— GK El Salvador SLV Marcelo Urquilla
— MF El Salvador SLV Andy Rodríguez
No. Pos. Nation Player
— Colombia COL William Palacios
— El Salvador SLV Vinicio Munoz
- DF El Salvador SLV Anderson Castillo
- MF El Salvador SLV Gerson Figueroa
- MF El Salvador SLV Melvin Alfaro

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Paraguay PAR Sandro Melgarejo (From Platense)
— Colombia COL William Palacios (From Club Deportivo Torre Fuerte)
— El Salvador SLV Walter Guevara (From Municipal Limeno)
— El Salvador SLV Vinicio Muñoz (From Platense)
— El Salvador SLV José Zaldaña (From FAS)
— Paraguay PAR José Cabañas (From Walter Ferretti)
— Brazil BRA Jonathan Santana (From TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV Cristian Gomez (From Platense Reserva)
— El Salvador SLV Mauricio Cuellar (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV Blas Lizama (From Fuerte San Francisco)
— El Salvador SLV Gerson Mayen (From Municipal Limeno)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK El Salvador SLV Nicolas Pacheco (To Aruba)
— El Salvador SLV Ronald Padilla (To Cacahuatique)
— El Salvador SLV Jonathan Palma (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV Fernando Villalta (To Batanecos)
— El Salvador SLV Balmore Sanchez (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV Oscar Flores (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV Ernesto Crespin (To Aruba)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— Colombia COL Devier Chaverra (To Aguacatan FC)
— El Salvador SLV Alejandro Serrano (To Inter FA)
— El Salvador SLV Josué Chegüen (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV Diego Ascencio (To Inter FA)
— El Salvador SLV Carlos Gomez (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV Anderson Tula (To Inter FA)

Coaching staff

As of June 1, 2025

Position Staff
Manager El Salvador Nelson Ancheta
Assistant Manager El Salvador Ivan Ruiz
Reserve Manager El Salvador Aristides Mejia
Ladies's Manager El Salvador Carlos Gotran
Physical coach El Salvador Rudi Cedillos
Assistant Physical coach El Salvador TBD
Goalkeeper Coach El Salvador Jorge Gonzalez
Kineslogic El Salvador TBD
Utility Equipment El Salvador Boheimo Barillas
Football director El Salvador Erick Alfaro
Team Doctor El Salvador TBD

List of coaches

The club's current manager is Salvadoran Nelson Ancheta. There have been 5 permanent and TBD caretaker managers of Platense since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, Miguel Soriano in 2023. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is Miguel Soriano, who managed the club between 2023 and 2024. Uruguayan TBD was Zacatecoluca's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Salvadorian William Osorio is the club's most successful coach, having won one Segunda division title and Tercera division title, this is followed by Edgar Henríquez who also won one Segunda division title, and Miguel Soriano won one Tercera division title.

Non-playing staff

Management

As of August, 2024

Position Name
Owner El Salvador Asociacion Deportiva de Zacatecoluca
President El Salvador Lic. Alfredo Deras
Vice-president El Salvador Lic. Deming Tobar
Gerente Deportivo El Salvador
Administrative Director El Salvador
Deputy managing director El Salvador
Treasurer El Salvador Rosy Gonzalez
Executive Director El Salvador Santos Merino
Sporting director El Salvador Caja de Credito de Zacatecoluca

Other departments

Football

Reserve team

The reserve team serves mainly as the final stepping stone for promising young players under the age of 21 before being promoted to the main team. The second team is coached by Aristides Mena. the team played in the Primera División Reserves, their greatest successes were finishing runner up in the Reserve championships in the Clausura 2024. It plays its home matches at Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle, adjacent to the first teams and women's team.

Name Nat Tenure Notes
Aristides Mena El Salvador June 2025 N/A
Eduardo Lara Moscote El Salvador June 2025 - Present N/A

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD

Junior teams

The youth team (under 17 and under 15) has produced some of El Salvador's top football players, including TBD and TBD. It plays its home matches at TBD, adjacent to the first team's ground, and it is coached by Carlos Padilla (under 17) and Juan (Under 15). The team greatest successes was winning Clausura 2025 season. [4]

Name Nat Tenure
TBD El Salvador N/A
Carlos Padilla El Salvador 2025 - July 2025
Eduardo Lara Moscote El Salvador July 2025 - Present

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD
— El Salvador SLV TBD

Women's team

The women's first team, which is led by head coach Carlos Gotran, features several members of the El Salvador national ladies team. Their greatest successes were reaching the semi finals of Apertura 2023, where they lost 10–1 on aggregate to Alianza Women's.

Name Nat Tenure
Carlos Gotran El Salvador June 2025 - July 2025
Ivan Ruiz El Salvador July 2025 - Present

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 El Salvador SLV Maybelin Aguilar
5 El Salvador SLV Alisson Rivas
7 El Salvador SLV Estefany Pena
8 El Salvador SLV Jenifer Carrillo
9 El Salvador SLV Yaritza Duran
12 El Salvador SLV Yoxini Cabrera
15 El Salvador SLV Gloria Cubias
17 El Salvador SLV Zuila Caceres
21 El Salvador SLV Reina Lopez
27 El Salvador SLV Ingrid Roman
30 El Salvador SLV Sandra Tamacas
— El Salvador SLV Melody Ramirez
— El Salvador SLV Katerin Quinteros
— El Salvador SLV Suleyma Mangadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV Alejandra Aguilero
— El Salvador SLV Katherin Duran
— El Salvador SLV Rika Rivas
— El Salvador SLV Melissa Mendez
— El Salvador SLV Leslie Velasquez
— El Salvador SLV Keiri Ramos
— El Salvador SLV Maria Ramos
— El Salvador SLV Dayana Pineda
— El Salvador SLV Ixora Angel

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From TBD)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)

References

  1. ^ "¡Zacatecoluca FC jugará en Primera División!". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  2. ^ "Zacatecoluca y AD Brasilia fueron campeones en Tercera División". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  3. ^ "Zacatecoluca F.C. se proclama bicampeón y asciende a Primera-División con un gol en la ultima jugada".
  4. ^ Diego Tovar (25 May 2025). "Platense se corona campeón del Clausura 2025 en la categoría Sub-17". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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