C.D. FAS

FAS
Full name Club Deportivo Futbolistas
Asociados Santanecos
Nickname(s) Tigres
Tigrillos
Founded 16 February 1947
Ground Estadio Oscar Quiteño,
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Ground Capacity 15,000
Owner El Salvador Asociación Club Deportivo FAS
Chairman El Salvador Byron Rodriguez
Coach Argentina Osvaldo Escudero
League Salvadoran Primera División
Apertura 2016 Primera División 11th
Website Club home page

Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as FAS (pronounced "fas"), is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Ana.

They are rivals with Águila. FAS currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, their home ground being the Estadio Oscar Quiteño. Their mascot is the Tiger.

History

The Beginning

After many years of being dominated by clubs from San Salvador, the municipal mayor of Santa Ana district Manuel Tomás Monedero wanted a team to represent Santa Ana which would put an end to the dominance of the San Salvador clubs. With the help of Santa Ana Mayor Waldo Rey, all the clubs in Santa Ana were gathered (these Included Unión, Colegio Salesiano San José, Cosmos, RAL, Colón, Santa Lucía and Los 44) and together they decided to join forces to create a single club. The club was born on 16 February 1947. It was named Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, or FAS for short, and Samuel Zaldaña Galdámez was named the club first president. The club colours were going to be yellow and black, however Manuel Monedero went with the more traditional colours of red and blue.

The First Steps

The club played the first game of its history on 26 March 1947 against the previous year's champion Libertad FC at the Finca Modelo (which would be their home stadium for many years). The club lost 4–1. They went on the play several games with victories over Alcranes (2–1, 6–1) and defeated the first international team Municipal of Guatemala (3–2). The club's founding players were Juan Moreno and Óscar González, Goalkeeper; Tomás Morán, Jorge Brito and Guillermo Herrera, defenders; Manuel Padilla, Lino Medina, Moisés Jovel, Antonio Pérez and Eliseo Ramos, midfielders; Víctor Castro, Tomás Angulo, Antonio Mancía, Antonio Azucena and Mario González, strikers while they were coached by Armando Chacón.

Early History (1948–1959)

FAS first joined the first division in the 1948–49 season (where they have been ever since). Under the club first Manager Armando Chacón they won their very first game in the first division defeating Juventud Olimpica 2–1. They recorded two more wins over Dragón and Santa Anita (3–0, 3–2 respectively) before losing their first match in the first division to Cuscatleco 3–1. While the club lost their first match at home to the defending champion Libertad FC 4–2. The club went on to finish 3rd in the competition behind Libertad FC and champion Once Municipal. After five years after being founded, FAS won their first title (1951–52) under the guidance of Victor Manuel "Pipe" Ochoa. Despite failing to defend their title the very next season the club didn't wait long to win their second title, which happened when the club won their second title in 1953–54 enabling Victor Manuel "Pipe" Ochoa to win his second title. After the club came close to relegation During the 1956–57 season, the club came close to relegation, This caused the owners to hire Argentinian coach Alberto Cevasco and with the foreign players reinforcement (Omar Muraco, Javier Novello, Héctor Marinaro, Héctor Dadeiro and Miguelito Álvarez) lead the club to win their third title winning the 1958–59 title. The following season the club won its first minor premiership but were unable to win the championship.

1960–1969

The club won its fourth title by winning the 1961–62 title (under the coaching of César Viccinio), they won consecutive titles by winning the 1962 championship (FAS fifth title) this time under the coaching of Raul Miralles. At the beginning of the 1963, the club moved its headquarters to the newly built Estadio Santaneco, However tragedy occurred when goalkeeper Oscar Quiteño died despite efforts from doctors and players to revive him during a friendly match against Orion. The club wore black uniform for two years and renamed the stadium Estadio Quiteño in honour and to pay respect to the memory of the player. With the tragic death of Oscar Quiteño, fans thought the club had been placed with a curse since the club will spend the next 15 years waiting to win their sixth title and this is despite making the final series during the 1965 season and losing both the 1967–68 and 1969 championship final to the Alianza who at the time were known as the 'orchestra Alba' as they played beautiful football with perfect harmony and skill.

1993–1994

FAS hadn’t been national champions for ten years. In 1993, a new board of directors took over and changed many things regarding the team. First, they hired a great coach from Uruguay called Saúl Ribero. He was a skilled coach who had had a lot of success in Uruguay. The new boards of directors also hired many experienced players from other Salvadoran teams and with the recommendation of the new coach, Saul Ribero; they hired four players from Uruguay. Also, the new board of directors worked very hard with the younger leagues. FAS also won championships with the young leagues. Also, they brought electricity to the stadium, called Óscar Alberto Quiteno, so they could have night games. This made their fans very happy because now they could have night games. In 1994, FAS was national champion against a rival team called Luis Ángel Firpo. And in 1995, FAS also won the national championship against Luis Ángel Firpo. FAS had many group players, such as Jorge "Mágico" González, who has been the best player in Salvadoran history, and who played on the first division of the Spanish league. Another prominent player was Hugo Pérez. He was an active player of the United States national soccer team.

Honours

FAS is historically the most successful team in El Salvador football, as they have won the most championships. They are also one of El Salvador's most successful team in international competitions, having won one trophy. FAS is one of only three clubs to have won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Domestic honours

CONCACAF honours

Worldwide / Intercontinental honours

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

1997 : Qualifying stage (Central Zone)
Best: Champion in 1979
1963 : Round 1
1971 : Round 1
1978 : Round 2
  • 1st, gold medalist(s) (1)::1979 : Champions
1984 : Round 1
1985 : Round 1
1988 : Round 2
1995 : Round 3
1996 : Round 1
1997 : Round 1
2003 : Round 1
2004 : Quarter-final
Best: Group stage in 2010–11
2010–11 : Group stage
2012–13 : Group Stage
2014–15 : Group Stage
Best: Third Place in 1980
1978 : Semi-final
1979 : Group Stage
1980 : Third Place
1982 : Semi-final
1999 : Group Stage
2002 : Group Stage
2003 : Group Stage
2004 : Fourth Place
2005 : First Round

Stadium

The team plays its home games in the 15,000 capacity all-seater Estadio Oscar Quiteño, in Santa Ana. The stadium is named after Oscar Quiteño, a goalkeeper of FAS who died after an accident on the soccer pitch. Previously the team played at Finca Modelo, where they had played their home matches from 1947 until the end of the 1962 season. The stadium was located in Santa Ana. The team's headquarters are located in TBD.

Sponsorship

Companies that FAS currently has sponsorship deals with include:

Crest

FAS's crest has changed several times. Originally it consisted of the stylised letters F, A, S, which were woven into one symbol. The original crest was blue.

The FAS logo has a red, blue and white colour scheme. It has CD FAS written on the top and Santa Ana, El Salvador written on the bottom of the white ring enclosing a tiger.

Colours and Past kits

1963–65
1992–93
1989–91, 1994–

Originally the club colours were blue and yellow, this was used until 1962 where the colours were changed to an all black outfit. However, with a new owners and stadium the colours were update to the colors used and known today to be associated with FAS blue and Red shirts, white shorts and red socks with blue stripes.

Players

Current squad

As of Apertura 2016:[1][2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 El Salvador GK Adolfo Menéndez Jr.
2 El Salvador DF Xavier García
3 El Salvador DF Marcelo Tejeda
4 El Salvador DF Rubén Marroquín
6 El Salvador FW Rodolfo Pimentel
7 El Salvador MF Jorge Morán
12 El Salvador DF Alexander Méndoza
14 El Salvador DF Julio Amaya
15 El Salvador FW Roberto González
16 El Salvador FW Jonathan Águila
17 El Salvador MF Jairo Henríquez
19 El Salvador FW Ricardo Guevara
No. Position Player
20 El Salvador MF Erick Méndez
21 Argentina DF Facundo Simioli
22 Argentina FW Guillermo Stradella
23 El Salvador DF Jonathan Jiménez
24 El Salvador MF Christian Rodríguez
25 El Salvador GK Luis Contreras
26 El Salvador MF Eduardo Merino
27 El Salvador FW Carlos García
29 El Salvador MF Melvin Álfaro
30 El Salvador GK Nicolás Pacheco
41 El Salvador FW Fernando Castillo

Squad changes for the Apertura 2016

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.

No. Position Player
— El Salvador DF Miguel Lemus (loan to Chalatenango until 2016)

Retired numbers

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

No. Position Player
10 El Salvador FW Jorge "Mágico" González (seasons 1977–82, 1991–99)

Reserve Category Football

As of Apertura 2016:[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
31 El Salvador MF Jeffry López
32 El Salvador MF Erivan Flores
33 El Salvador Josué Chegüen
34 El Salvador Ronald Padilla
36 El Salvador Óscar Pacheco
37 El Salvador Carlos Gálvez
38 El Salvador Salvador Quiñonez
39 El Salvador Kevin Guardado
No. Position Player
40 El Salvador Rodrigo Morán
41 El Salvador FW Fernando Castillo
42 El Salvador MF Josué Santos
43 El Salvador Luis Portillo
44 El Salvador Kevin Maldonado
45 El Salvador Luis Figueroa
46 El Salvador Diego Gómez

Team captains

Name Years
El Salvador Katan Cubas 1961
El Salvador Ernesto "El Loco" Ruano 1968
El Salvador David Arnoldo Cabrera 1971
Argentina Alcides Picchioni 1979–84
Argentina Manolo Alvarez 1987–88
El Salvador Norberto Huezo 1991–92
Uruguay Luis Enrique Guelmo 1992–93
El Salvador William Osorio 1994–95
El Salvador Jorge Abrego 1996
El Salvador Jaime Murillo 1997
El Salvador William Osorio 1998–04
El Salvador Victor Velasquez 2004–06
El Salvador Cristian Edgardo Álvarez 2006–07
El Salvador Alfredo Pacheco 2007–09
El Salvador Cristian Edgardo Álvarez 2009–10
El Salvador Ramon Flores 2011–12
El Salvador Honduras William Reyes 2013
El Salvador Alexander Méndoza 2014–15
El Salvador Luis Edgardo Contreras 2015–

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerArgentina Osvaldo Escudero
Assistant ManagersArgentina Sergio Escudero
Reserve ManagerEl Salvador Jaime Medina
Under 17 ManagerEl Salvador
Goalkeeper CoachEl Salvador Adolfo Menéndez
Fitness CoachArgentina Javier Yanci
Team DoctorEl Salvador Herbert Ramirez & Boris Erazo
KinesologisrEl Salvador Fredy Mancia
Physiotherapist El Salvador Yasmin Del Carmen

Management

Position Staff
OwnerEl Salvador Asociacion Club Deportivo FAS
PresidentEl Salvador Byron Rodriguez
Vice PresidentEl Salvador
Administrative ManagerEl Salvador Salvador Polanco
SecretaryEl Salvador Rafael Villacorta
TBDEl Salvador
TBDEl Salvador

Presidential history

 
Name Years
El Salvador Samuel Zaldaña Galdámez 1947–TBA
El Salvador Armando Tomas Monedero 1960s–1980s
El Salvador Manuel Monedero (Jnr) † 1981–85
El Salvador Óscar Monedero
El Salvador Roberto Mathies Hill 1994–95
El Salvador Jose Reynaldo Valle 1996–09
El Salvador Byron Rodríguez 2009–10
Colombia Margarita Jaramillo 2010–11
El Salvador David Linares 2011–12
El Salvador Rafael Villacorta 2012–14
El Salvador Byron Rodríguez 2014–16
El Salvador Guillermo Moran 2016–

Club Records

Head coaches of FAS

FAS has had various coaches since its formation in 1947. Agustin Castillo has served three terms as head coach. Ricardo Mena Laguan, Ruben Guevara and Victor Manuel Ochoa served two terms as head coach. Agustin Castillo was the club's most successful coach, having won five Salvadoran Primera Division titles, following closely is Jose Eugenio Castro Chepito, who won two Primera titles, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1979, and Victor Manuel Ochoa & Saul Lorenzo Rivero won two Primera titles.

References

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  2. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnbIHVOWYAAUptO.jpg
  3. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnbI2qiWIAA4VO5.jpg

External links

Preceded by
Clausura 2009

A.D. Isidro Metapán

 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
Apertura 2009 (Seventeenth title) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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