FAS

Full name	Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos
Nickname(s)	El Rojo (The Red) El Cuadro Asociado Fastanecos Rey de Copas (The King of Cups) Tigres (Tigers) Tigrillos [1]
Founded	16 February 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-16)
Ground	Estadio Óscar Quiteño [2] [3] [4]
Capacity	17,500
Coach	Raúl Arias
League	Primera División
2022 Apertura	Overall: 2nd Group B Playoffs: Champions
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as FAS (pronounced "fas"), is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Ana. ^{[5] [6]}

It competes in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, the country's top professional league. ^{[7] [8]} The team's nickname is Los Tigres (The Tigers). ^[9] FAS was founded on 16 February 1947. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Óscar Quiteño, the third largest stadium in El Salvador. ^{[10] [11]}

The club has a long-standing rivalry with Águila and Alianza, and are the only three clubs to never have been relegated to the Second Division. Matches between them are known as Clásicos. FAS also plays a local derby against Isidro Metapán. ^[12]

FAS is the most successful club in El Salvador football with the highest fan base. Domestically, the club has won a record nineteen national league titles. In international competitions, FAS have one FIFA recognized club trophies, tied with Alianza and Águila as the only club to achieve it. They have won one CONCACAF Champions' Cup/ Champions League trophies, and finished runners up in the 1979 Copa Interamericana cup, and third place in the 1980 Copa Interclubes UNCAF.

History

The Beginning

Clubs from San Salvador had dominated Salvadoran football for many years. The municipal mayor of the Santa Ana district, Manuel Tomás Monedero, wanted to create a team from Santa Ana to end the dominance of the San Salvador clubs. Together with the help of Santa Ana mayor Waldo Rey, Monedero organized the union of all the clubs in Santa Ana (including Unión, Colegio Salesiano San José, Cosmos, RAL, Colón, Santa Lucía and Los 44).

On 16 February 1947, these teams united to form Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, or FAS for short. Samuel Zaldaña Galdámez was named the club first president. It was originally proposed that the club should wear yellow and black, but Monedero settled on the more traditional choice of red and blue.

The First Steps

The club played its first match 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'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, Mario (Capellan) y Jose (El Torro) González, strikers. Armando Chacón was the manager. The first match ended in a 4–1 defeat.

Early history (1948–1959)

In 1948–49, FAS moved into the First Division for the first time, and have remained their ever since. Chacón was still the manager, and the team began on a winning note by defeating Juventud Olimpica 2–1. They recorded two more wins over Dragón and Santa Anita (3–0, 3–2 respectively) before losing 3–1 to Cusatleco. FAS would ultimately finish 3rd behind Libertad FC and champion Once Municipal.

In 1951–52, FAS won their first title. The manager was Victor Manuel "Pipe" Ochoa, who proceeded to lead the club to a second title in 1953–54. During the 1956–57 season, the club came close to relegation, which caused the owners to hire Argentinian coach Alberto Cevasco and bring in the reinforcements of foreign players, including Omar Muraco, Javier Novello, Héctor Marinaro, Héctor Dadeiro and Miguelito Álvarez. This move led the club to a third title in 1958–59.

1960–1992

In 1961–62, César Viccinio managed the team to its fourth title, while Raul Miralles led the team to another in 1962. At the beginning of the 1963, the club moved its headquarters to the newly built Estadio Santaneco.

The early history of that stadium was marked by tragedy, as goalkeeper Oscar Quiteño collapsed during a friendly match against Orión F.C. Efforts to revive him failed, and Quiteño died on the pitch. In his honor, the club renamed the stadium to Estadio Quiteño and wore black uniforms for two years.

Fans came to believe the club was cursed, as Quiteño's death was followed by a fifteen-year title drought. Adding to that frustration was that the club reached the finals in 1965, 1968, and 1969 and meet defeat all three times. Their tormentor was Alianza, known at that time as the "Orquestra Alba" for their harmony and skill.

FAS did break that curse with titles in 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981, and 1984. In addition, they won the 1979 CONCACAF Champions League by defeating Jong Colombia 8-2 on aggregate. Key to that run was forward Jorge "Mágico" González. Widely considered the greatest player in Salvadoran history, Gonzalez was at FAS from 1977 to 1982, and at that time was nicknamed Mago. After the 1982 season, he left El Salvador for Spain and La Liga, playing at Cadiz, Barcelona, and Valladolid.

However, a title drought of ten more years followed.

1993–1994

In 1993, that drought led to the appointment of a new board of directors. The new board's first move was to hired Uruguayan coach Saúl Rivero, as well as a host of experienced players from both Uruguay and El Salvador. The board also placed a new emphasis on youth leagues. Finally, they purchased lights for the stadium, making night games possible. FAS proceeded to win titles in 1994-95 and 1995–96, beating Luis Ángel Firpo in both seasons. Part of the key to this run was the return of Jorge "Mágico" González and the addition of Hugo Pérez.

2000s

FAS became the most dominant team in the beginning of the century, winning six titles between 2002 and 2006, this success came under the tenureship of Peruvian Agustin Castillo

The century would start off with mild success with FAS reaching the 2000 Clausura semi final before losing to runners up ADET and this was followed by missing the finals altogether in the 2000 Apetura, marking the worst performance under the Clausura/Apertura format for FAS.

For the 2001 Clausura, FAS started a youth revolution under new coach Ruben Guevara, these players will form the backbone for the upcoming dynasty to come, these include Eliseo Quintanilla, Gilberto Murgas, Marvin Gonzalez, Gerardo Burgos, Rafael Tobar, Jaime Gómez and Juan Granados. Along with experienced players such as William Osorio, Salvador Alfaro, Ricardo Cuellar, Carlos Linares and foreigner players Urguayans Pablo Quiñones and Alejandro Soler, Brazilian Alessandro Moresche and Argenitnian Alejandro de la Cruz and Peruvian Antonio Serrano, they reached the final but were defeated by archrivals C.D. Aguila 2–1.

Towards end of the 2001 Apertura season, FAS hired Peruvian Agustin Castillo although they just missed the finals, FAS had added the final pieces and they went on to win back to back titles winning the 2002 Apertura and 2002 Clausura, defeating Alianza F.C. 4-0 and San Salvador F.C. 3-1 respectively, with the youth injected a year ago, and adding important players such as Honduran William Reyes, Colombian Victor Mafla, Costa Rican Rolando Corella, William Machón, Jorge Rodríguez, Luis Contreras, Carlos Menjivar, Victor Velasquez, Daniel Sagastizado, Juan Carlos Padilla, Cristian Álvarez, Luis Castro, Ernesto Gochez, Juan Carlos Panameño and Alfredo Pacheco

They failed to win three titles in a row, after losing the 2003 Clausura semi finals match against Luis Angel Firpo in penalties. However they were able to win 14th title and 3rd title in 3 years, defeating their archrival C.D. Aguila in penalties.

2010s to present

After a small drought, On 20 December 2009 FAS won their 19th title defeating arch rival Aguila 3-2 thanks to goals for Josué Flores, Juan Carlos Moscoso and own goal by Mexican Arturo Albarrán. It's been more than a decade since FAS last won a championships, despite making five different finals including Clausura 2011 (Falling against Alianza), Clausura 2013 ( Firpo), Apertura 2013 ( Isidro Metapan), Apertura 2015 ( Alianza) and Apertura 2019 ( Alianza). [1]

FAS progressed to the final in December 2019, where they faced the Alianza for the third time in decade; FAS was ultimately defeated in Alianza by a score of 1–0.

FAS won the Clausura 2021 Championship defeating ( Alianza) on penalty shootout, after a 1-1 Draw in regular time, winning the club the 18th title.

On 15 April 2022, FAS announced that they had been acquired by American ownership group AMG Sports ^[13] Following the acquisition of the club, FAS hired Ecuadorian Octavio Zambrano to manage the team. This was followed by the signings of players such as Mexican Luis Ángel Mendoza, Colombians Yílmar Filigrana and Juan Camilo Salazar, local players Rubén Marroquín, Marvin Marquez and Roberto Dominguez. This led to FAS winning the 2022 Apertura title, defeating first time finalist Jocoro 2–0, thanks to goals from Rudy Clavel and Yílmar Filigrana.

Stadium

• Finca Modelo; Santa Ana (1947–62), (1989/1990)
  • Estadio Cuscatlán; San Salvador (2010, 2012, 2014) games in the CONCACAF Champions League
  • Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca; San Salvador (TBD) International games prior to the building of Estadio Cuscatlan
  • Estadio Simeón Magaña; Ahuachapán (2019) games played while renovations are being done at Estadio Oscar Quiteno
• Estadio Oscar Quiteño; Santa Ana (1963–present)

The team plays its home games in the 17,500 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 for 2023-24 season includes:

• Joma – Official kit suppliers
• Tigo – Official sponsors
• Cerveza Pilsener – Official sponsors
• Cementos Fortaleza – Official sponsors
• Transporte Sol– Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• AGM Sport INC – Official sponsors
• Hospital Cader – Official sponsors

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

[2]

1963–65

1972–76

1980-81

1992–93

1989–91, 1994–2016

2017-18

-2022

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.

Rivalries

FAS's biggest rivalries are with Alianza, Luis Ángel Firpo and Aguila. 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, FAS's rivalry with Aguila 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. The most recent match was a 2-2 draw on the 24th of September, 2023. The teams have played 255 matches in all competitions, FAS winning 92, Aguila 81, and the remaining 82 having been drawn.

Honours

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

Domestic honours

League

• Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador and predecessors
  • Champions (19): 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1957–1958, 1961–1962, 1962, 1977–1978, 1978–1979, 1981, 1984, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2009, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022.

Minor Cups

• American Airlines Cup
  • Champions (1) : 2002
• Copa Salvadorean Classic Soccer Challenge
  • Runners up (1) : 2014
• EDESSA Independence Cup
  • Runners up (1) : 2014

International honours

CONCACAF

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup and predecessors
  • Champions (1) : 1979
• Copa Interamericana
  • Runners up (1) : 1979
• UNCAF Club Championship
  • Third place (1) : 1980

Retired numbers

• 10 – Jorge "Mágico" González, Forward (1977–82, 1991–99)

Players

Current squad

As of January 2024 ^[14] 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 Kevin Carabantes 2 DF   SLV Jose Guevara 3 DF   SLV Alexis Humberto Diaz 4 DF   SLV Edson Melendez 5 MF   SLV Jose Portillo 6   SLV Jose Manuel Zaldana 7   COL Yair Arboleda 8 MF   SLV Jonathan Nolasco 9 FW   COL Devier Chaverra 11   COL Harrison Mojica 12   SLV Rafael Tejeda 14 MF   SLV Emerson Sandoval 15 DF   SLV Juan Barahona

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   SLV Roberto Dominguez 19 MF   SLV Kevin Ardon 20 DF   SLV Ibsen Castro 21 MF   SLV Wilma Torres 23   SLV Jairo Martinez 24   SLV Gerardo Guirola 25 GK   SLV Jonathon Valle 28 DF   SLV Rudy Clavel ( captain) 29 MF   SLV Rodrigo Rivera 36   SLV René Dueñas 39   SLV Bryan Rios 44   SLV Michael Antero

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 — GK   SLV Jonathon Valle (at Once Lobos for the 2023-24 Apertura and Clausura)

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 Juan Barahona (From Aguila) —   SLV Jose Manuel Zaldana (From TBD) —   COL Devier Chaverra (From Titan) —   COL Harrison Mojica (From TBD) —   SLV Jonathan Nolasco (From Dragon) —   COL Yair Arboleda (From Dragon)

No. Pos. Nation Player —   COL Jairo Molina (From Jaguares de Córdoba) —   SLV TBD (From TBD) —   SLV TBD (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 Caio Laursen (To TBD) —   SLV Bryan Landaverde (To Municipal Limeno) —   SLV Kevin Reyes (To Aguila) —   SLV Dustin Corea (To Aguila) —   SLV Andrés Flores (To TBD) —   MEX Luis Ángel Mendoza (To TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —   ECU Joao Plata (To TBD) —   COL Félix Micolta (To TBD) —   SLV Jerry Ramirez (To Isidro Metapan) —   SLV Alberto Henriquez (To LA Firpo) —   SLV Marvin Marquez (To TBD)

Players with dual citizenship

• TBD

Reserve Category Football

As for 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 31   SLV Nelson Castillo 36   SLV Rene Duenas 37   SLV Alexis Diaz 38   SLV Steven Cerna 40   SLV David Funez 41   SLV Lester Ramos 42   SLV Jair Alfaro 43   SLV Josué Lopez

No. Pos. Nation Player 45   SLV Eduardo Calderon 46   SLV Hector Fabian 47   SLV Jairo Garcia 49   SLV Christopher Ortiz 50   SLV Luis Hernandez 56   SLV Duvan Penate 57   SLV Fernando Cardonna 62   SLV William Figueroa

Coaching staff

As for September 15, 2023 [3]

Position	Staff
Manager	Raúl Arias *
Assistant Managers	Luis Scatolaro
Reserve Manager	Efrén Marenco *
Under 17 Manager	Walter Montoya *
Goalkeeper Coach	Rogelio Rodríguez Martínez *
Sports Director	William Osorio * [4]
Fitness Coach	Alberto Durán *
Team Doctor	Carlos Martínez
Kinesologisr	TBD
Physiotherapist	Jorge Castro

Management

As of September 2023

Position	Staff
Owner	AGM Sport Inc
President	Emerson Avalos *
Vice President	TBD
Honorary President	Jorge Gonzalez
Administrative Manager	TBD
Secretary	TBD
Club Scout	TBD
Directing Manager	TBD
General director	Italo Argueta *
Legal Representative	Rosa Mélida Morán *

Presidential history

Name Years Samuel Saldaña Galdámez 1947–TBA Óscar Monedero 1950-1952 Armando Tomas Monedero † (1923-1997) 1957–1980s Jaime Batlle 1960s Manuel Monedero (Jnr) † 1981–1985 Roberto Matías 1994–95 José Valle 1996–2009 Byron Rodríguez 2009–2010 Margarita Jaramillo 2010–2011 Victor Aleman 2011 David Linares 2011–2012 Rafael Villanueva 2012–2014 Byron Rodríguez 2014–2016 Guillermo Morán [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] 2016–2022 Emerson Avalos 2023 TBA 2023–Present

Notable players

Team captains

Name	Years
Lino Alfredo Medina † (1926-2018) [5]	1947
Mario Wilfredo "Chele" Velásquez	1948-1956
Max "Catán" Belloso Cubas † (-2020)	1961
Mario Monge † (1938-2009)	1961-1968
Ernesto "El Loco" Ruano	1968
Eduardo Valdes	1968-1969
David Arnoldo Cabrera	1971-1972
Jorge Canas	1972
Billy Rodriguez Bou	1975
Alcides Picchioni	1979–1984
Jose Luis Rugamas	1986-1987
Manolo Alvarez	1987–1988
Ademir Benitez	1988–1989
Atilo Estrada	1989–1990
Norberto Huezo/ Efrain Burgos	1991–1992
Luis Enrique Guelmo	1992–1993
William Osorio	1994–1995
Jorge Abrego	1996
Jaime Murillo	1997
William Osorio	1998–2004
Victor Velasquez	2004–2006
Cristian Edgardo Álvarez	2006–2007
Alfredo Pacheco † (1982 – 2015)	2007–2009
Cristian Edgardo Álvarez	2009–2010
Ramon Flores	2011–2012
Williams Reyes	2013
Alexander Méndoza	2014–2015
Luis Edgardo Contreras	2015–2016
Néstor Renderos	2017–2019
Xavier García	2019-2021
Carlos Peña	2021
Wilma Torres	2021-2023
Rudy Clavel	2023-Present

Club records

David Cabrera is the all-time leading goalscorer for FAS, with 242—since joining the club in 1966. Williams Reyes, who is the all-time topscorer in Clausura-Apertura format for FAS comes in second in all competitions with 139. Omar Muraco is the club's highest scorer in a single season with 39 goals in 00 appearances in the 1957-58 season. The most goals scored by a player in a single match is 6, which is also a Salvadoran record. This was achieved by David Cabrera in a game against UES in the 1980 season. The biggest victory recorded by FAS was 11–0 against Independiente, Primera División, 3 May 1959. FAS' heaviest championship defeats came during the 1989 season: It was against Alianza in 1989 (1–7).

• FAS has the national record of most national titles won with 19
• First Primera division game and victory for FAS 2–1 Juventud Olimpica September 19, 1948
• Largest victory was against Independiente 11–0 3 May 1959
• Largest defeat was 1–7 against Alianza F.C. 29 October 1989 at Estadio Cuscatlán. Raúl Toro (4), César Pineda (2) and Jaime Rodríguez scored for Alianza. Jorge Ábrego scored the only goal for FAS.
• Most goal by any national team with 3,000 goal as of 4 July 2009 [6]
• Most goals scored by a player in one season: Omar Muraco 39 goals in 1957-58

Historical Matches

Head coaches of FAS

FAS has had various coaches since its formation in 1947. Agustín Castillo has served three terms as head coach. Ricardo Mena Laguán, Ruben Guevara and Victor Manuel Ochoa served two terms as head coach. Agustin Castillo was the club's most successful coach, having won five Primera División 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.

Name	Nationality	From	To	Honours
Victor Manuel Ochoa	El Salvador	1 July 1951 1 July 1969	12 June 1954 1 July 1969	2 Salvadoran championships (1951–1952, 1953–1954)
Alberto Cevasco	Argentina	1 January 1958	12 June 1959	1 Salvadoran championships (1957–1958)
César Viccinio	Argentina	1 January 1961	12 June 1962	1 Salvadoran championships (1961–1962)
Raúl Miralles	Argentina	1 January 1962 1 May 1975	12 June 1963 1 July 1975	1 Salvadoran championships (1962)
José Eugenio "Chepito" Castro	El Salvador	1 January 1976	12 December 1979	2 Salvadoran championships (1977–1978, 1978–1979), 1 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1979, 1 Runners up Copa Interamericana
Juan Francisco Barraza	El Salvador	1 January 1980	12 June 1982	1 Salvadoran championships (1981)
Juan Quarterone	Argentina	1 January 1983	12 June 1984	1 Salvadoran championships (1984)
Saul Lorenzo Rivero	Uruguay	1 January 1995	12 January 1997	2 Salvadoran championships (1994–1995, 1995–1996)
Agustin Castillo	Peru	1 July 2001 1 February 2012 1 September 2014	12 September 2005 1 December 2012 1 December 2015	5 Salvadoran championships (Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005)
Roberto Gamarra	Argentina Paraguay	1 January 2009	12 June 2010	1 Salvadoran championships ( Apertura 2009)
Jorge Rodriguez	El Salvador	1 March 2020	12 June 2022	1 Salvadoran championships ( Clausura 2021)
Octavio Zambrano	Ecuador	1 June 2022	12 April 2023	1 Salvadoran championships ( Apertura 2022)

Other Football 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 Efren Marenco. the team played in the Primera División Reserves, their greatest successes were winning the Reserve championships in Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019.

Junior teams

The youth team (under 17 and under 15) has produced some of El Salvador's top football players, including TBD and TBD.

Women's team

The women's first team, which is led by head coach Cristian Zañas, features several members of the El Salvador national ladies team. Their greatest successes was winning the 2021 Clausura 3-2 penalties.

Head Coaches History

Name	Years	Honours
Ofni Bolaños	2019-2022	2 Liga Femenina (2019 Clausura, 2021 Clausura)
Cristian Zañas	2022-2023	1 Liga Femenina (2022 Clausura)
Juan Carlos Moscoso	2023-Present

Other sporting departments

FAS has other departments for a variety of sports.

Basketball

FAS Denver Básquetbol Club was founded in 2015 and play Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) which is the highest level in El Salvador league tier. the club is led by head coach TBD, the club features several key members including Puerto Rican Bryan Vásquez and TBD. Their greatest successes were winning the 2015 Clausura

Famous players such as venzeualn Jonathan José Figuera

Baseball

FAS Béisbol Club was founded in 2016 and play Liga Nacional de Béisbol (LNB) which is the highest level in El Salvador league tier. the club is led by head coach Venezuelan Jesús Cartagena, the club features several key members including Puerto Rican Bryan Vásquez and TBD. Their greatest successes were reaching the TBD

Volleyball

FAS Voleibol Club was founded in 2016 and play Campeonaro Nacional which is the highest level in El Salvador league tier. the club is led by head coach TBD, the club features several key members including TBD and TBD. Their greatest successes were reaching the TBD

References

Sources

External links

• Official website
• C.D. FAS on Facebook
• C.D. FAS on Twitter
• C.D. FAS on YouTube
• C.D. FAS on Instagram