Once Lobos

Once Lobos

Full name	Once Lobos Chalchuapa
Nickname(s)	Once Lobos
Founded	1922
Ground	Estadio Cesar Hernández Chalchuapa, Santa Ana (Capacity: 15,000)
Chairman	Juan Duch Martínez
Manager	Cesar "el Piscuchita" Acevedo
League	Segunda Division
Clausura 2010	(Group A), 10th
Home colours Away colours

Once Lobos Chalchuapa, commonly known as Once Lobos, is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador. They are the oldest club still active in any form of the El Salvador football league system.

They currently play in the Segunda Division, after being relegated in the Clausura 2005.

History

Once Lobos was founded in 1922, in the historic city of Chalchuapa. They celebrated their first official match against UCA in 1923 and until recently played all of their home games within earshot of the magnificent Tazumal pyramid and its ancient "ball field" from Pre-Columbian times at the "Estadio el Progreso" where the famous tagline was "the grass never progresses". Since December 2002, their home pitch is the Estadio Cesar Hernández in the outskirts of the city. Their ascension to Primera Division was achieved on February 7, 1980 at the Óscar Quiteño stadium in the neighboring city of Santa Ana, were they beat UCA in the second and decisive game.

In 1980, Once Lobos were promoted to the top division. Their struggle to fight-off relegation was made more difficult by the league's decision the previous year to remove 2 teams at season's end. Despite this, they finished 9th assuring themselves a spot in the Salvadoran top level of competition one more year. Dragón and Platense were the two clubs relegated that year.

In the 1981 Season, the Chalchuapa side won the "Torneo de Copa" beating the League Champion Atlético Marte by penalties. At the conclusion of the regulation time, the score was tied one all (Once Lobos scorer was W. Barrera at 27‘) and nothing changed in the ensuing 30 minute overtime.

The 1982 season saw the team come under the direction of Dr. Ricardo Mena Laguán. At the end of the regular season, the teams that made it onto the final Serires were Águila, Atlético Marte, Independiente and Once Lobos. In this elimination round, Atlético Marte defeated Once Lobos 2 nil in the first leg and drawing in the second leg. Once Lobos and Águila fought for 3rd and 4th place respectively in a single game played on December 19. Once Lobos emerged victorious by Penalties after the end of regulation the score read 3 all. Once Lobos capitalized on all 5 shots while Águila could only score 4. Thus achieving the best position for the "yuqueros" in their long history. To make this achievement more impressive, Once Lobos did it with only 10 men on the pitch since the 81st minute in regular time, when Mario D. Campos was sent off.

In their last season at the top level in this period, 1983, Once Lobos made it to the final round once again. Still under the direction of Ricardo Mena Laguán. Joined by Independiente, C.D. FAS and C.D. Águila fought the final in a two round robin elimination; achieving 3rd place once again by defeating Independiente this time in the last game by a score of 2-1.

They were promoted to the Segunda Division in 1995 and then ascended to the Primera Division in 2004 through a "play-off" game between the 2nd place Segunda División (Once Lobos) and the penultimate place in Primera División (Chalatenango).

Honours

• Primera Division: 0

Third Place (2): 1982, 1983

• Segunda Division: 2

1980-81, 1996-97

• Copa Champions Tourney: 1

1981

Colours and crest

Home kit colours

Throughout the club's history, Once Lobos have worn yellow with a blue strip.

Notable players

Durte Sejoua Oscar Planetti (1979–1980) Cesario Rosales (2006–07) Alexandro Moresche (2004) Anderson Batista (2004–05) Libardo Carbajal (2004–05) Hugo Elcio Luis Guevara Mora Caesar Hernadez Juan Dutch

Carles La Nurdal Juan Carlos Lopez Padilla Julio Enrique Martínez Chico Mendoza Roberto Ochoa Jaime Muñoz Jose Manuel "Loroco" Castro Jorge "La Ñurda" Oliva Alfre "Chelito" Perez Hector Eduardo Quezada Joaquin Ramos William Renderos Iraheta Jose Gilberto "Aguado" Pacheco Miguel Reyes

Guillermo Rivera Jose Rafael Tobar Giovanni Trigueros Efrain Burgos Juan Ramon "Mon" Martínez Mauricio Laureano Alvarenga James Owusu-Ansah Carlos Coyoy (1985) Noel Gutierez Rene Medieta Justavino Cisneros Néstor Ayala Gabriel Garcete Claudio Pasadi (2004) Pablo Quinones (2004–05) Gustavo Rodriguez (1979–1980)

Notable Coaches

Ranulfo Castro (1923) Moran Monchez (1950's) Jose Moreira (1950's) Raul Miralles (1976) Miguel Angel Deras "Chincullita" (1979–1980) Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos (1981–82) Ricardo Mena Laguán (1982–83) Mauricio Laureano Alvarenga "Tarzan" (1996) Ricardo Mena Laguán (2002) Edwin Portillo (2003–04) Carlos Recinos (2004–05)

Ruben Ernesto Guevara (2005) Genaro Sermeno (2005) Roberto "Toto" Gamarra (2005–06) Jose Ramon Aviles (2008) Ángel Eugenio Orellana (2008–09)

Mauricio Alvarenga (2009–2010) Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo (2010-) Eraldo Correia

External links

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• El Grafico Profile (Spanish)