Zacatecoluca F.C.

Zacatecoluca F.C.
Full nameZacatecoluca Fútbol Club
Founded2023
GroundEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Zacatecoluca, La Paz department, El Salvador
Capacity10,000
Chairman Lic. Alfredo Deras
Manager 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 firstly won the Apertura 2024 title defeating Fuerte Aguilares, then winning 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:

  • Galaxia  – Official kit suppliers
  • TBD – Official sponsors
  • TBD – Official sponsors
  • TBD – Official sponsors
  • 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
— GK  PAR Sandro Melgarejo
— MF  SLV Gerson Mayen
— FW  PAR Jose Cabanas
—  BRA Jonathan Santanna
—  COL William Palacios
—  SLV Blas Lizama
—  SLV Jose Zaldana
—  SLV Cristian Gomez
—  SLV Vinicio Munoz
—  SLV Mauricio Cuellar
— FW  SLV Eduardo Merino (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SLV Marcelo Urquilla
2 DF  SLV Alejandro Serrano
8 MF  SLV Jeffrey López
16 DF  SLV Jonathan Palma
24 MF  SLV Andy Rodríguez
26 FW  SLV Diego Ascencio
28 DF  SLV Marlon Trejo
- DF  SLV Anderson Castillo
- MF  SLV Gerson Figueroa
- MF  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  PAR Sandro Melgarejo (From Platense)
—  COL William Palacios (From Club Deportivo Torre Fuerte)
—  SLV Walter Guevara (From Municipal Limeno)
—  SLV Vinicio Muñoz (From Platense)
—  SLV José Zaldaña (From FAS)
—  PAR José Cabañas (From Walter Ferretti)
—  BRA Jonathan Santana (From TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  SLV Cristian Gomez (From Platense Reserva)
—  SLV Mauricio Cuellar (From TBD)
—  SLV Blas Lizama (From Fuerte San Francisco)
—  SLV Gerson Mayen (From Municipal Limeno)
—  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  SLV Nicolas Pacheco (To Aruba)
—  SLV Ronald Padilla (To Cacahuatique)
—  SLV Jonathan Palma (To TBD)
—  SLV Fernando Villalta (To Batanecos)
—  SLV Balmore Sanchez (To TBD)
—  SLV Oscar Flores (To TBD)
—  SLV Ernesto Crespin (To Aruba)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  COL Devier Chaverra (To Aguacatan FC)
—  SLV Alejandro Serrano (To Inter FA)
—  SLV Josué Chegüen (To TBD)
—  SLV Diego Ascencio (To Inter FA)
—  SLV Carlos Gomez (To TBD)
—  SLV Anderson Tula (To Inter FA)

Coaching staff

As of June 1, 2025

Position Staff
Manager Nelson Ancheta
Assistant Manager Ivan Ruiz
Reserve Manager Aristides Mejia
Ladies's Manager Carlos Gotran
Physical coach Rudi Cedillos
Assistant Physical coach TBD
Goalkeeper Coach Jorge Gonzalez
Kineslogic TBD
Utility Equipment Boheimo Barillas
Football director Erick Alfaro
Team Doctor 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 Asociacion Deportiva de Zacatecoluca
President Lic. Alfredo Deras
Vice-president Lic. Deming Tobar
Gerente Deportivo
Administrative Director
Deputy managing director
Treasurer Rosy Gonzalez
Executive Director Santos Merino
Sporting director 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 June 2025 N/A
Eduardo Lara Moscote 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
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  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 N/A
TBD N/A
Carlos Padilla 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
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  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 June 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
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV TBD
—  SLV 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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