C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila, commonly known as Águila, is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel, San Miguel, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, the top tier of the El Salvador football league system.
The team is currently managed by Salvadoran Carlos Romero and captained by the current Salvadoran international Benji Villalobos.
Águila is one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador football history.
C.D. Águila have won sixteen Primera División championships, one Copa Presidente, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976. Their CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976 win in 1976 made them the second Salvadoran team to win a CONCACAF title.
Since 1956, Águila have played their home games at Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza. The stadium is one of the biggest stadiums in El Salvador.
Águila holds a long-standing rivalry with neighbours Dragón, known as the San Miguel derby. Águila also has a rivalry with FAS, known as El Clásico.
History
Foundation and early years
Club Deportivo Águila was founded on 15 February 1926, in the City of San Miguel, by a group of young people. The first club President was Victor Vanegas.The major goal of the club was first to establish a baseball team, and later develop football and basketball teams. At the beginning, baseball and football were not as successful as basketball with the team dominating in both El Salvador as in neighbouring countries.
In 1956, a group met in San Miguel and decided to form a football team named Club Deportivo Águila. Early players included Juan Francisco Barraza, Esteban Blanco, Salvador Hernández, Juan Merthem, Atilio Pineda, Manuel Larios, and Rodolfo Fuentes.
During its time in the lower leagues, it fought for the affections of the San Miguel people alongside rival Dragón, but when they were promoted to the Liga, it attracted a following not only from San Miguel but also from the entire country. Proof of this was demonstrated by the fact that the teams sold more tickets when the local club played against Águila.
Titles
C.D. Águila ranks second in the number of championships won in El Salvador with fifteen titles. The two most successful managers in the club history are Conrado Miranda and Argentinian Hugo Coria with three titles each, Juan Francisco Barraza and Victor Manuel Ochoa with two titles each, while Honduran Carlos Padilla, Brazilian Zózimo, Chilean Hernán Carrasco Vivanco and Serbian-Salvadoran Vladan Vićević won one title each. They were also winners of the Copa President in 2000 and won the CONCACAF Champions League.The members of the team that conquered the first championship in 1959 were Luis Alberto López, Rodolfo Fuentes, Justiniano Jiménez, Manuel Larios, Raúl Vásquez, Raúl Bonilla, Raúl Lizano, Juan Francisco Barraza, Juan Antonio Merlos, and Saúl Molina.
Sponsorship
Companies that Águila currently has sponsorship deals with include:- Maca – Official Kit Suppliers
- Pilsener – Official sponsors
- Mister donut – Official sponsors
- Canal 4 – Official sponsors
Stadium
- Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
- * Estadio Cuscatlán; San Salvador games in the CONCACAF Champions League and played in Clausura 2016 during Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza renovation.
- * Estadio Flor Blanca; San Salvador International games prior to the building of Estadio Cuscatlán
Colours and crest
Since the club foundation the clubs have always played in orange with black stripes shirt, black shorts and orange socks.While the club alternative kit is Black with Orange stripes.
- Home
- Away
Statistics and records
Luis Ramírez Zapata is Águila's all-time top goalscorer, with 184 goals. other players have also scored over 100 goals for Águila: Hugo Coria and the previous goalscoring record-holder Félix Pineda.
Rivalries
Águila's biggest rivalries are with Alianza, Luis Ángel Firpo and FAS.Together, these teams form the "Big Four" of Salvadoran football, and are the primary title contenders each season.
The rivalry stems not only from their competitiveness, but from the economic, political, and cultural clashes between the cities of San Miguel, Santa Ana and San Salvador, where the other three clubs are based.
''El Clásico''
Of those rivalries, Águila's rivalry with FAS is the strongest and most passionate. That rivalry is traditionally referred to as El Clásico. The first in the series took place on 17 May 1959, and ended in a 1–1 draw. As of the end of the 2016 Clausura season, the clubs have faced each other in 224 competitive matches, which have resulted in 68 wins for Águila, 87 for FAS and 68 draws.''El Derbi Migueleño''
The rivalry between Aguila and Dragón due to the fact that both teams are based in San Miguel.Honours
Águila is historically the second most successful team in El Salvador football, as they have won the second most championships. They are also one of El Salvador's most successful team in international competitions, having won one trophy. Águila is one of only three clubs to have won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.Domestic honours
Leagues
- Primera División Salvadorean and predecessors
- * Champions : 1959, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964, 1967–68, 1972, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1983, 1987–88, Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2001, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2019
- Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
- * Champions : 1958
- Tercera División Salvadorean and predecessors
- * Champions : 1950
Cups
- Copa President and predecessors
- * Champions : 1999-2000
- Campeón de Campeones
- * Winners : 2018-2019
CONCACAF
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- * Champions : 1976
- UNCAF Interclub Cup
- * Runners up : 1973
Current squad
Out on loan
In
Out
Players with dual citizenship
- Gerson Mayen
- Nicolás Muñoz
Youth League squad
Personnel
Coaching staff
Management
Presidential history
Aguila have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them.Team captainsNotable playersWorld Cup winnersPlayers that have played for Águila in their career and won a World Cup:
In 1976, Conrado Miranda led his side to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976, the second salvadoran team to win a CONCACAF trophy.
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