Santa Tecla F.C.


Santa Tecla Fútbol Club is a Salvadoran multi-sport club based in Santa Tecla since being formed in 2007. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Santa Tecla is mostly known for its professional association football team.
The club has competed in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, the nation's top tier, since being promoted there for Apertura 2012.
Santa Tecla was founded in 2007, and currently plays its home games at the 10,000 capacity soccer-specific Estadio Las Delicias.

History

Santa Tecla Fútbol Club was formed in 2007 as a means for the "Tecleños" citizens to support a local team. It had been almost 40 years since the demise of former league champions Quequeisque.
They took over the Telecom FC licence and made their debut in professional football in the 2007–08 season. During their first competitive season, the team managed to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Promotion to La Primera

Santa Tecla won their first title in 2012, winning the 2012 Apertura second division title by defeating Brasilia 2–1. A week later Santa Tecla defeated Titán 2–1 with goals by William Maldonado and Roberto González, allowing for Santa Tecla to be promoted to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador for the first time in club history.

Champions

In 2015, the club had its most successful period in its history under the guidance of Argentinian Osvaldo Escudero. The club were able to win their first championship in club history. Santa Tecla won on a penalty shootout 3–1 after the match finished 1–1; William Maldonado was the lone goal-scorer for Santa Tecla in the final.

Second championship

Santa Tecla finished in third place in the regular season, advancing to the 2016 Apertura Playoffs, where they met Isidro Metapan in the first round. They drew the first leg 2–2, but Santa Tecla won the second leg at TBD, to win 3–2 on aggregate. Santa Tecla faced the Aguila in the semi-final, winning 4–3 on aggregate to advance to La Primera's championship game. Santa Tecla faced the Alianza F.C. for the championship. Santa Tecla won 3–2 on a game-winning brace by Sebastian Abreu in the second half, with Gerson Mayen scoring the other goal in the first half, thus winning their second title in La Primera.

Third championship

Santa Tecla finished in third place in the regular season, advancing to the 2017 Clausura Playoffs, where they met C.D. FAS in the first round. They drew the first leg 0–0, but Santa Tecla won the second leg at Estadio Las Delicias 1–0, to win 1–0 on aggregate. Santa Tecla faced the Aguila in the semi-final, winning 5–2 on aggregate to advance to the championship game. Santa Tecla faced the Alianza F.C. for the championship for the second straight tournament. Santa Tecla once again won La Primera's championship title with a comprehensive 4–0 victory, with Marlon Cornejo, Gerson Mayen William Canales and Carlos Bueno.

Contenders and Fourth championship

Following their third La Primera championship, the team made two consecutive finals against Alianza F.C., losing 4–1 and 1–0 respectively. During that period they were coached by Argentinian Ernesto Corti and Uruguayan Ruben da Silva.
On 16 December 2018, Santa tecla won their fourth La Primera championship, defeating their rival Alianza F.C. 2–1 thanks to a double from Wilma Torres. The title end their recent losses and dominance by Alianza in the finals.

Stadium

Santa Tecla Fútbol Club has forged its entire history, from 2007 to the present, in the Estadio Las Delicias, but during stadium renovations they played their matches in the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González and Estadio Universitario UES.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

As of 2020

Out on loan

In

Out

Players with dual citizenship

Coaching staff

Personnel

Management

Reserve team

Santa Tecla's youth squad plays in the ten-team Primera División Reserves. Current members of the squad are:

Presidential history



List of notable players

Captains

Players with 50 or more goals for Santa Tecla

Includes competitive appearances only.
Current players in bold
Santa Tecla has had 16 permanent managers since it first appointed Armando Contreras Palma as coach in 2007. The longest serving manager was Osvaldo Escudero, who managed Santa Tecla for two years from May 2014 to May 2016. Edgar Henríquez "Kiko" won the club's first title, winning the Segunda División title in 2011, while Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" won the club's first Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador title in 2015. This was followed by Ernesto Corti, who coached then to a second and third consecutive La Primera titles. Corti also won Copa El Salvador in 2017. Argentinian Christian Díaz made it four consecutive with the 2018 Apertura title.
NameFromTo
Armando Contreras Palma20072007
Jorge Alberto Perez Quezada2008Nov 2009
Leonel CárcamoNov 2009Feb 2010
Efren MarencoFeb 2010July 2010
Armando Contreras PalmaAug 2010Oct 2010
Jorge BúcaroOct 2010Dec 2010
Rubén AlonsoDec 2010Nov 2011
Edgar Henríquez "Kiko"Dec 2011June 2012
Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi"June 2012Oct 2012
Guillermo RiveraOct 2012Dec 2012
William Renderos IrahetaDec 2012Sept 2013
Edgar Henríquez "Kiko"Sept 2013May 2014
Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi"May 2014May 2016
Ernesto CortiJune 2016December 2017
Rubén da SilvaDecember 2017June 2018
Christian DíazJune 2018April 2019
Rodolfo Gochez April 2019April 2019
Sebastian AbreuApril 2019May 2019
Rodolfo GochezMay 2019August 2019
Leonel Cárcamo August 2019September 2019
Marco Sánchez YacutaSeptember 2019January 2020
Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi"January 2020Present

Club records

  • First victory for Santa Tecla 2–1 Once Municipal, 6 August 2012
  • Largest victory against Once Municipal 4–0, 2012

    International level

  • As of 3 August 2018

    League season performance

: Apertura 2012 – Apertura 2018
SeasonLeaguePositionGPWDLGFGAPTSPlayoffsPl.WDLGSGAPTS
Apertura 2012La Primera7th
18
5
6
7
24
33
21
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clausura 2013La Primera5th
18
8
5
5
24
17
29
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Apertura 2013La Primera8th
18
4
7
7
24
30
19
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clausura 2014La Primera5th
18
7
4
7
25
24
25
Did not qualify
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Apertura 2014La Primera1st
18
8
6
4
20
15
30
Semi-finalist
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
Clausura 2015La Primera3rd
18
8
5
5
26
23
29
Champion
3
2
1
0
7
5
7
Apertura 2015La Primera4th
22
9
7
6
47
34
34
Quarter-finalist
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
Apertura 2016La Primera3rd
22
11
5
6
31
27
38
Champion
5
3
1
1
10
7
10
Clausura 2017La Primera3rd
22
9
7
6
36
27
34
Champion
5
4
1
0
10
2
13
Apertura 2017La Primera2nd
22
10
9
3
41
23
39
Runnerup
5
1
2
2
3
6
5
Apertura 2018La Primera2nd
22
12
7
3
40
12
47
Runnerup
5
2
2
1
6
3
8
Clausura 2018La Primera2nd
22
14
5
3
33
18
43
Champion
5
4
1
0
10
5
12
Clausura 2019La Primera2nd
00
00
0
0
00
00
00
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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