Santa Tecla F.C.

History

Santa Tecla Fútbol Club was formed in 2007 as a means for the Tecleña 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 quarter finals.

Promotion to the Salvadoran Premier Division

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 (the champion of the 2011 Clausura title) 2–1 with goals by William Maldonado and Roberto González allowing for Santa Tecla to be promoted to the first division 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 (the Clausura 2015) 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.[1]

Second time 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 the Primera Division 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 primera division title.

Colours and badge

The official home club colours include green and navy blue, while their away strip colours are yellow and green.

Their first official badge was introduced in 2007. The badge consisted of a circular shield; in top center was the Santa Tecla Municipal Palace which represented the city of Santa Tecla, under the symbol were the words "Santa Tecla", and down the bottom of the shield it consisted of a soccer ball.

The club's newest badge consists of a traditionally shaped shield split into three sections; two of the sections represent the city (this is done using the Boqueron Volcano and Santa Tecla Municipal Palace) and the other section represents the club which is done using a soccer ball.

Domestic

Minor trophies

Stadium

Santa Tecla Fútbol Club has forged its entire history in the Estadio Las Delicias, however during stadium renovations they played their matches in the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González.

Current squad

As of March 2017 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Squad changes for the Clausura 2017

In:

Out:

Out on loan

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

Players with dual citizenship

U-20 youth team youth league

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

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

Presidential history

Below is a list of Santa Tecla presidents from 2008 until the present day.

List of coaches

Santa Tecla has had 10 permanent managers since the club first appointed Armando Contreras Palma as coach in 2007. The longest serving manager in terms of time was Osvaldo Escudero, who managed Santa Tecla for 2 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 title in 2015, this was followed by Ernesto Corti who won Santa Tecla second Primera division title in 2016.

Club records

CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016

League season performance

(Apertura 2012 – Apertura 2016)