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Club Deportivo Águila, commonly known as Águila, is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, the top tier of the El Salvador football league system.[1]

C.D. Águila

Full name	Club Deportivo Águila
Nickname(s)	Aguiluchos Emplumados La 50+1 Negronaranjas
Founded	15 February 1926; 96 years ago (1926-02-15)
Ground	Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel, El Salvador
Capacity	14,000
President	José Alexander Menjivar
Manager	Agustin Castillo
League	Primera División
Home colours Away colours

Águila is one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador football history.[2] C.D. Águila have won sixteen Primera División championships, one Copa Presidente, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976. Their CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976 win 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.

Aguila is one of the most widely supported football clubs in El Salvador, and has long standing rivalry with neighbours Dragón, known as the San Miguel derby, and also competes with powerclub FAS, known as El Clásico (English: The Classic).[3]

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.[4] 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. Their first act was to meet with the president of Alacranes, Miguel Sagastizado, after sometime negotiating, they purchased their spot in Liga B and this was ratified by FESFUT on 21 August 1956. In the first season the club played under the name of CD A, this was due to another club in the division Águilas FC from Santa Tecla having a similar name. To attract big names players the clubs paid a minimum of 75 colones per month (US$8), which was above the average of their three biggest rivals (Dragon Rácing and Corona) paid their players per month, which was around 30 to 50 colones (US$3.40 – 5.70). This allowed them to signed players such as Juan Francisco Barraza, Esteban Blanco, Salvador Hernández, Fito Fuentes, Juan Merthem, Atilio Pineda, Honduran Manuel Larios, Saul Molina and Rodolfo Fuentes. This came at great cost professionally as FESFUT barred the players to play for the national team as no second division players were allowed to represent the national team. They hired Argentinian Agustin Noriega who previously coached Guatemalan club like Guatemala Deportiva. CD A first game was a 2–2 all draw with Titan, with Juan Antonio "Maquinita" Merlos scoring both goals, by the end of the season Juan Merlos was the team leading scorer with 16 goals.

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.

First titles

After two years in the Liga B (Segunda Division), Aguila qualified to Championship/Promotional series against Atlético Constancia (Currently known as Alianza F.C. Aguila won the first game 2–0, thanks to a double from Juan Antonio Merlos, and after 0–0 draw in the second leg. Aguila were promoted to the first division for the first time in the club history. In their very first campaign, Under the tutelage of Conrado Miranda, Aguila won their first titles thank to combination of based players Juan Francisco Barraza, Juan Antonio Merlos and Saul Molina, and the incorporation of Costa Rican Fernando Jiménez. They became the first club to win a title after gaining promotion, only two other clubs have done that in the history of Primera Division (C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca and C.D. Vista Hermosa).

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 (1959, 1975, 1976) and Argentinian Hugo Coria (Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2001) with three titles each, Juan Francisco Barraza (1972, 1983) and Victor Manuel Ochoa (1963, 1964) with two titles each, while Honduran Carlos Padilla (1960), Brazilian Zózimo (1968), Chilean Hernán Carrasco Vivanco (1986) and Serbian-Salvadoran Vladan Vićević (Clausura 2006) 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,[5] and Saúl Molina.[6]

Sponsorship

Companies that Águila currently has sponsorship deals with for 2021–2022 includes:

• Umbro – Official Kit Suppliers
• Tigo – Official sponsors
• Pepsi – Official sponsors
• Mister donut – Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• La Pampa El Volcan – Official sponsors

Stadium

• Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza (1956–Present)
  • Estadio Cuscatlán; San Salvador (2012, 2016–2017) games in the CONCACAF Champions League and played in Clausura 2016 during Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza renovation.
  • Estadio Flor Blanca; San Salvador (TBD) International games prior to the building of Estadio Cuscatlán

Águila plays its home games at Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza located in San Miguel. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.

Colours and crest

Since the club foundation the clubs have always played in orange with black stripes shirt, black shorts and orange socks.
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While the club alternative kit is Black with Orange stripes.

• Home

2005–06

2007–08

2009

2010–11

2012–13

2014–15

2015

• Away

2015–

Statistics and records

TBD holds the record for most Águila appearances, having played TBD first-team matches from TBD to TBD. The record for Águila's most capped international player is Rudis Corrales with 77 caps (33 while at the club), Arnold Cruz of Honduras is Águila's most capped foreign international player with 55 caps.

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 (1971–1983).

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.

The intense feelings between the two sides began early on due to the close proximity and the switching of players between the clubs. The biggest defection occurred in the 1950s when legendary players Juan Francisco Barraza and left the championship side of Dragon to Aguila and started a dynasty. The sole final played between the two teams ended 1–0 to Dragon. The most recent match was a 2-2 all draw on the 24th of October, 2022. The teams have played 80 matches in all competitions, Aguila winning 46, Dragon 11, and the remaining 23 having been drawn.

Honours

Águila is historically the third 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 (16) : 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 (1) : 1958
• Tercera División Salvadorean and predecessors
  • Champions (1) : 1950

Cups

• Copa President and predecessors
  • Champions (1) : 1999–2000
• Campeón de Campeones
  • Winners (1): 2018–2019

CONCACAF

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • Champions (1) : 1976
• UNCAF Interclub Cup
  • Runners up (1) : 1973

Current squad

Updated 29 September 2022 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 Martin Mejía 2 DF  SLV Julio Sibrian 4 DF  SLV Fredy Espinoza (captain) 6 MF  SLV Dixon Rivas 8 DF  SLV Xavier Garcia 10 MF  SLV Gerson Mayen 11 FW  SLV Kevin Santamaria 15 MF  SLV Fabricio Alfaro 16 MF  SLV Kevin Melara 17 FW  ARG Luis Alberto Acuña 19  SLV Edgar Cruz 20 FW  COL Edgar Medrano 21 DF  SLV Marlon Trejo 22 GK  SLV Benji Villalobos 23 MF  SLV Dustin Corea 24 MF  SLV Tomas Granitto 30  USA Allexon Saravia 48 DF  SLV Walter Pineda —  TRI Jomal Williams —  MEX Jahir Barraza —  SLV Romulo Villalobos — MF  SLV Santos Ortíz —  SLV —  SLV — DF  SLV Edwin Lazo

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF  SLV Franklin Torres 38 MF  SLV Daniel Arévalo 43 FW  SLV Francisco Laínez 44 MF  SLV Nelson Rodríguez 60 GK  SLV Marlon Joya

Players with dual citizenship

• Gerson Mayen
• Allexon Saravia

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 —  SLV Julio Sibrian (From Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan) —  SLV Romulo Villalobos (From Municipal Limeno) —  TRI Jomal Williams (From Luis Angel Firpo) —  SLV Wilson Rugamas (From Luis Angel Firpo) —  SLV Edgar Cruz (From Luis Angel Firpo)} —  SLV Tomás Granitto (From TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  USA Allexon Saravia (From Loudoun United) —  MEX Jahir Barraza (From TBD) —  ARG Brian Calabrese (From A.D. San Carlos) —  ARG Luis Alberto Acuña (From TBD) —  SLV Dustin Corea (From TBD)

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 —  BRA Yan Maciel (To Olimpia) —  BRA Luis Caetano (To TBA) —  SLV Jairo Henriquez (To Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) —  SLV David Rugamas (To Santa Tecla) —  COL Fáider Burbano (To FC Alashkert)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV Alexander Méndoza (To Chalatenango) —  SLV Reinaldo Aparicio (To Jocoro) —  SLV Lizandro Claros (To SC São João de Ver) — FW  SLV Léster Blanco (To Sukhothai) —  ARG Brian Calabrese (To TBA)

Youth League squad

Águila's youth squad plays in the ten-team Primera División Reserves (El Salvador). Current members of the squad are: As of January 2022

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 Paolo Ulloa —  SLV Elmer Berríos —  SLV Anthony Torres —  SLV Esau Reyna —  SLV

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV —  SLV —  SLV

Personnel

Coaching staff

As of September 2022

Position	Staff
Manager	Sebastián Bini *
Assistant Managers	Oscar Gonzalez *
Reserve Manager	Kilmar Jimenez
Under 17 Manager	TBD
Ladies Manager	TBD
Fitness Coach	Mauro de Giobbi *
Goalkeeper Coach	Cristhian Gonzalez *
Sport Director	Alexander Amaya *
Team Doctor	Dr. Marianinho Alvarado
General Physician	Dr. Salvador Beltrán
Knesliogiocal	Dr. Antonio Platero
Utility	Rene Salinas
Sub-Utility	Ricardo Morreira
Sub-Utility	Franklin Villatoro and Rorig Sigaran

Management

As of January 2022

Position	Staff
Owner	Menjivar Clinical Investments
President	Alejandro Gonzalez
Vice President	Carlos Escobar
Secretary	Jose Victorino Villatoro
Treasurer	Harold David Hernandez
First Speaker	Carlos Arturo Espinoza
Second Speaker	Jorge Salguero
managing director	José Argueta
Executive Manager	Miguel Chahin
Press Manager	Óskar Cruz
Manager of the academy	Roberto Montoya
Scout Manager

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.

На других языках

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[de] Club Deportivo Águila

Club Deportivo Águila ist ein Fußballverein aus El Salvador. Die Mannschaft ist in San Miguel beheimatet.

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- [en] C.D. Águila

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[es] Club Deportivo Águila

Club Deportivo Águila, comúnmente conocido como Águila, es un club de fútbol salvadoreño con sede en el municipio de San Miguel, en el Departamento de San Miguel, en El Salvador. El club actualmente juega en la Liga Pepsi, la máxima categoría del sistema de ligas de fútbol de El Salvador.

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[ru] Агила (футбольный клуб)

«А́гила» (исп. Club Deportivo Águila, «Орёл») — сальвадорский футбольный клуб из города Сан-Мигель, выступает в Премьере Сальвадора, сильнейшем дивизионе Сальвадора. Клуб основан 15 февраля 1926 года, домашние матчи проводит на арене «Хуан Франсиско Барраса», вмещающей 10 000 зрителей. «Агила» второй по титулованности клуб Сальвадора, и один из наиболее титулованных клубов в КОНКАКАФ.

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