Once Deportivo

Full name	Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan
Nickname(s)	Tanque Fronterizo
Founded	20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)
Ground	Estadio Simeón Magaña, Ahuachapán
Chairman	Antonio Salaverría
Manager	Carlos Romero
League	Primera División
2020 Apertura	Overall: 3rd Playoffs: Quarterfinal
Home colours Away colours

Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club was founded on 20 July 2019, and plays its home games at Estadio Simeón Magaña.

History

On July 20, 2019, Primera Division awarded a new license to ownership group who wanted a team based in Ahuachapan, This came about after Pasaquina were stripped of their license and were forced to sell their spot, the new team filled the vacancy in the market created by the dissolution of Once Municipal three years earlier. On July 21, 2019, the club announced that Once Deportivo, which had previously been used as a placeholder name for the club, would be the official team name.^[1]

Once Deportivo announced Uruguayan Pablo Quiñones as its head coach on July 20, 2017, joining general director Roberto Campos in a search for players. Segio Calero was signed as the club's first player on July 22, 2019.

Once Deportivo started its inaugural season against Municipal Limeno on 29 July 2019, losing 3–0.^[2] The club's first ever goal was a goal scored by Anthony Roque in the Once's third league game, a 2–1 loss against Aguila. Once Deportivo's first win was a 2–1 victory over Isidro Metapan, which came in the fifth round of their first Primera Division season on 18 August 2019.^[3] Once Deportivo finished their first season in twelfth position. They failed to make it into the top six teams to reach the finals.

Following the conclusion of the season, Once Deportivo sacked Pablo Quinones and hired Spaniard Juan Dieguez to be the new coach. The club bolstered their campaign with the hiring of international players such as Mexicans Marco Granados and Edgar Solis, Nicaraguan Luis Fernando Copete, and Salvaodran such as Marcelo Tejada. The club started the season strongly winning six games, drawing two games and losing three games. On March, 2020 the season was suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. A week later FESFUT the organiser of El Salvador football declared that the final round of matches and the final would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The title was subsequently awarded to Once Deportivo, who finished on top of the points table after the eleven rounds that were played. This is Once Deportivo first title in their history.^[4] However, at the FESFUT extraordinary meeting on 29 April 2020, it was decided that the Clausura 2020 season title originally awarded to Once Deportivo would be retracted and the title would not be awarded. However, they would remain the third representative of El Salvador in the 2020 CONCACAF League.^[5]

Honours

Stadium

• Estadio Simeón Magaña, Ahuachapán (2019-Present)
  • Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate (2019)

Once Deportivo plays its home games at Estadio Simeon Magana in Ahuachapan, Ahuachapan. However the club was not allowed to play at the Estadio Simeon Magana was to unable to meet the requirements to play dor the first part of the Clausura 2019 therefore they moved their games to the Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate. However they received approval to return to the Estadio Simeon Magana.^[6]

Sponsorship

Companies that Once Deportivo currently has sponsorship deals with for 2023–2024 includes:

• Tony Sports – Official kit suppliers
• Pepsi – Official sponsors
• Mister donut – Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• La Geo – Official sponsors
• Sistema Fedecredito – Official sponsors
• ALCASA – Official sponsors
• Electrolit – Official sponsors

Club records

• First victory in the Primera Division for Once Deportivo: 2-1 Isidro Metapan, August 17, 2019
• First goalscorer for Once Deportivo:Anthony Roque v Aguila, August 10, 2019
• First goalscorer in the Primera Division for Once Deportivo: Anthony Roque v Aguila, August 10, 2019
• Largest Home victory, Primera División: 3-0 v Chalatenango, 9 March 2020
• Largest Away victory, Primera División: 4-0 C.D. Sonsonate, November 18, 2019
• Largest Home loss, Primera División: 4-0 v El Vencedor, 25 August 2019
• Largest Away loss, Primera División: 0-6 Isidro Metapan, 18 October 2020.
• Highest home attendance: 2,000 v Primera División, 2018
• Highest away attendance: 1,000 v Primera División, San Salvador, 2018
• Highest average attendance, season: 49,176, Primera División
• Most goals scored, Apertura 2019 season, Primera División: 21, TBD, 2018
• Worst season: Primera Division Apertura 2019: 3 win, 5 draws and 14 losses (14 points)
• First CONCACAF Champions League match: Once Deportivo 1–1 Communcaciones; Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores; 5 August 2021.

Current squad

As of 24 January 2024: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SLV Gerson Lopez 3 DF  COL Manuel Murrillo 6  SLV Efrain Carcamo 7  SLV Carlos Anzora 8 MF  SLV Javier Bolanos 12 MF  SLV Carlos Herrera 14  SLV Julio Amaya (Vice captain) 15  SLV Armando Guzman 16  SLV Adrian Flores 17  SLV Diego Chavez 20  SLV Roberto Gonzalez 22  SLV Steven Cerna 23 MF  SLV Jose Emmanuel Artero 24  SLV Eduardo Gonzalez 26 FW  SLV Josué Rivera (captain) 29 DF  SLV Jorge Cruz 30 DF  SLV Néstor Renderos 33  SLV Fernando Pacheco 43  SLV Nester Somoza 51 GK  SLV Cesar Melara

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  SLV Jefferson Alvarez 4 DF  SLV Ronald Aparicio 5 MF  SLV Iván Barahona (captain) 7  SLV Carlos Echegoyen 16 DF  SLV Jorge Najarro 19 DF  SLV Ivan Alexander Molina 21 DF  SLV Kevin Roman 27  SLV Carlos Jose Garcia 4 DF  SLV Kevin Molina 14 FW  SLV Juan Sanchez 24 MF  SLV Rodrigo Herrera 28 MF  SLV Levin Rojas — DF  SLV Kevin Moreno 10 MF  SLV Fernando Castillo 24 MF  SLV Ever Flores — MF  MEX Kevin Chaurand

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season) — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season) — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season)

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SLV Gerson Lopez (From Platense) —  SLV Armando Guzman (From Atletico Marte) —  SLV Néstor Renderos (From Santa Tecla) —  SLV Eduardo Gonzalez (From Cangrejera FC)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  MEX Kevin Chaurand (From Mineros de Zacatecas) —  SLV Carlos Anzora (From Municipal Limeno) —  SLV Adrian Flores (From Santa Tecla)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV Enner Orellana (To Retired) — GK  SLV Sergio Sibrián (To Alianza) — MF  COL Camilo Delgado (To TBD) — FW  COL Victor Landazuri (To TBD) —  SLV (To TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SLV Alexis Menéndez (To TBD) —  TRI Jomal Williams (To TBD) —  SLV (To TBD)

Coaching staff 2022/2023

Coaching staff

As of January 2024

Position	Staff
Coach	Erick Prado *
Assistant manager	TBD *
Reserve manager	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	Jose Luis Gonzales *
Under 17 Manager	Francisco Sibrian *
Under 15 Manager	TBD
Sporting director	Bruno Martinez *
Fitness Coach	Mario Villatoro *
Team Doctor	Mirna Angelica Gonzalez *
Kinesiologist	Cristian Alexander Rodriguez*
Utility	Luis Alonso Anaya Sanchez *

Management staff 2019/25

Personnel management staff

Position	Staff
Owner	Salaverría Investments SV
President	Héctor Salazar
Vice-President	TBD
Alternate Vice-President	Adolfo Salume
Executive secretary	Sofia Bonilla
Director of operations	Carlos Villagrán
Brand Representative	Emanuel Queiroz
administrative representative	Franco Sanz
Grassroots Representative	Helder Figueroa
Sports director	Saul Melara

List of coaches

As of June 6, 2023

Name	Nat	Tenure	Win-Draw-Loss
Pablo Quiñonez		July, 2019– November 2019	3-5-14
Juan Cortez		December, 2019– July 2020	6-2-3
Bruno Martinez		August, 2020– April 2021	13-9-9
Mario Elias Guevara		April, 2021– May 2021	see below
Carlos Romero		May, 2021– October, 2021	6-7-3
Mario Elias Guevara		October, 2021– December 2021	6-5-4
Ruben Da Silva		December 2021– June 2022	5-8-9
Rodolfo Gochez		June 2022 - October 2022	1-4-5
Erick Prado		December 2022 - Present	7-10-6

Notable players

Captains

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

Captain	Nationality	Years	Notes
Christian Sanchez	El Salvador	2019	-
Raul Gonzalez	El Salvador	2020	–
Luis Copete	Nicaragua	2020	–
Julio Sibrian	El Salvador	2021-2022	–
Walter Chigüila	El Salvador	2022	–
Jesús Dautt	Mexico	2023	–
Iván Barahona	El Salvador	2023-Present	–

Most appearances

Place	Name	Period	Primera Division	Playoffs	SLV Cup	Continental	Total
1	Marcelo Diaz	2020–2023	100	0	0	2	100
2	Kevin Menjivar	2019–2022	95	2	0	2	95
3	Melvin Cartagena	2020–2022	85	2	0	2	85
4	Julio Sibrian	2020–2022	75	2	0	2	75
5	Jose Enrique Contreras	2019–2020, 2021-2022	72	0	0	2	72
6	Bryan Paz	2019–2022	72	0	0	2	72
8	Walter Chigüila	2019, 2021-2023	58	0	0	0	58
7	Marvin Morales	2019–2021	52	2	0	0	52
8	Enner Orellana	2022-Present	50	0	0	0	50
9	Yonatan Guardado	2020-2022	49	0	0	2	49
10	Alexander Roque	2019–2021	43	2	0	0	43

Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.

Goals

Place	Name	Period	Primera Division	Playoffs	SLV Cup	Continental	Total
1	Bryan Paz	2020–2022	19	0	0	0	19
2	Jomal Williams	2023–Present	16	0	0	0	16
3	David Rugamas	2020–2021	12	3	0	0	15
4	Edgar Medrano	2021	15	0	0	1	15
5	Jose Enrique Contreras	2019–2020, 2021	14	0	0	0	14
6	Marcelo Díaz	2020–2023	10	0	0	0	10
7	Craig Foster	2021	6	0	0	0	6
8	Raul Gonzales	2019–2020	4	0	0	0	4
9	Anthony Roque	2019–2021	4	0	0	0	4
10	Elvin Alvarado	2020–2021	4	1	0	0	4
11	Victor Landázuri	2023–Present	4	0	0	0	4

Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.

Most shutouts

Place	Name	Period	Primera Division	Playoffs	SLV Cup	Continental	Total
1	Yimmy Cuellar	2019–2020	6	0	0	0	6
2	Yonatan Guardado	2020–2022	3	0	0	0	3
2	Ismael Valladares	2019–present	0	0	0	0	0

Bolded players are currently on the Once Deportivo roster.

References

External links

• Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan at Soccerway