A.D. Isidro Metapán
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Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Metapán
Metapán
Metapán is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.-Geography:The city of Metapan, next to the San Jose River, at 470 meters of height, is located at 46 kilometers to the north of Santa Ana city, joined together by a paved highway. The municipality extends beyond the city and into...

, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

. The club currently plays in the Primera División
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs...

, which is the top tier football league in the country. Isidro Metapán recently has emerged as one of the top clubs of El Salvador, having won a total of five first division titles in the last eight seasons.

Early History

The team's history goes back to calero in the 1950s. They were founded by Adan Martínez and Professor José Castro under the name of Club Deportivo Isidro Menéndez. In 1986, the team, now named CESSA, were promoted to First Division. Before the start of the competition, a general meeting of partners and organisations, decided to change the club name from CESSA to Metapán F. C. and changed their kit colors to yellow shirt, blue shorts and white shorts.

Their first two seasons in the First Division saw them finished in 8th place. For the 1988 season they finished in 7th place.
After the 1991–92 season the club was relegated to the Segunda División
Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño is the second level of the El Salvador League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of...

 after losing the race against Cojutepeque F.C.
Cojutepeque F.C.
Cojutepeque Futbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Cojutepeque, Cuscatlán. The team was in the first division of El Salvador for several years. Cojutepeque F.C. was a runner-up in the 1988-89 season, losing to L.A. Firpo in the finals.-Year-by-Year:*Record League...

.

Present History

The club returned to the Primera Division in 2001, after defeating Jorocco F.C. 3–2 in the final promotion.
Since being promoted they have achieved great consistency, playing in five finals, winning four and only losing one. In their first ever final for the Apertura 2005, they lost to Vista Hermosa
C.D. Vista Hermosa
Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa, commonly known as Vista Hermosa, is a professional Salvadoran football club based in San Francisco Gotera, Morazán, El Salvador. The club plays in the Primera Division, which is the top tier league in El Salvador.-History:...

 2–0.
A.D. Isidro Metapán's greatest moment in their history came in the Clausura 2007 when they defeated Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 1–0 in extra time to win their first title. Isidro Metapán qualified to their first CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....

 in the 2008–09 edition. They however did not manage to get past the Preliminary Round and exited early from the competition.
A.D. Isidro Metapán achieved its second title in the Apertura 2008 when they won a penalty shootout against C.D. Chalatenango
C.D. Chalatenango
Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:...

 4–3 after a three all draw.
On May 24, 2009, they won their 3rd title in history against L.A. Firpo in a 1–0 win with a goal from Alexander Amaya
José Alexander Amaya del Cid
José Alexander Amaya del Cid is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Club career:Amaya started his professional career with C.D. Águila during the 1997–1998 season. He remained there until 1999. He was signed by former El Salvador manager Milovan Đorić's Chinese club side Beijing Guoan in 2000...

 in the 58th minute. That one goal would be enough to give the club the victory as well as the title. With that title, Metapán crowned themselves champions for a second consecutive time, winning the previous tournament as well. The club qualified to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, making their second appearance in this competition. Unfortunately, the club showed a poor performance, and were eliminated in the group stage. On May 23, 2010, they won their fourth title in history against Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 in a 3–2 win with goals from Léster Blanco and Paolo Suárez
Paolo Suárez
Rodolfo Paolo Suárez is a Salvadoran footballer of Uruguayan descent. He currently plays as a midfielder for Isidro Metapán...

. That title made history for the club, enabling them to win the league at least once from 2007–2010.

Honours

  • Primera División
    Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
    The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs...

    : 5
Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2009
The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2009 season , started on January 31, 2009, and concluded on May 24, 2009....

, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2010
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2010
The Apertura 2010 season was the 25th edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán, being the defending champions, kept the title as they won the final against Alianza on penalties. The season begun on July 31 and concluded on...


Performance in International competitions

  • Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    The UNCAF Club Tournament was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region . The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF...

    : 1 appearance
Best: First Round 2007
Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007
The 2007 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 25th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the ninth year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also be a...

2007
Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007
The 2007 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 25th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the ninth year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also be a...

: First Round

  • CONCACAF Champions League
    CONCACAF Champions League
    The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....

    : 4 appearances
Best: Quarter final 2011–12
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 26, 2011 and will finish with the second leg of the final April 24–26, 2012. Monterrey is the defending champion...

2008–09: Preliminary Round
2009–10: Group Stage
2010–11
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the...

: Preliminary Round
2011–12
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 26, 2011 and will finish with the second leg of the final April 24–26, 2012. Monterrey is the defending champion...

: Quarter final

Current squad

As of February 5, 2011:


Squad Changes for the Apertura 2011

In: Allan Kardeck
Allan Kardeck
Allan Kardeck Dos Santos Pereira also known as Allan Kardeck is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A.D. Isidro Metapán.-External links:**...

- Transferred from C.D. Suchitepéquez Miguel Montes
Miguel Montes
Miguel Ángel Montes Moreno is a Salvadoran footballer who is signed with Isidro Metapán in the Salvadoran First Division....

- Transferred from C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 Alfredo Pacheco - Transferred from C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 Rene Ramos - Transferred from Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...

 Edwin Sánchez
Edwin Sánchez
Edwin Sánchez is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapán in the Primera División of El Salvador, and for the El Salvador national team.-El Salvador:...

- Transferred from UES
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador
Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....

 Ramón Sánchez - Transferred from C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...



Out: Carlos Carrillo - Transferred to Hollywood United Hitmen
Hollywood United Hitmen
Hollywood United Hitmen is an American soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division, having switched from the...

 José Luis González - Transferred to Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...

 Fidel Jiménez - Transferred to Atlético Marte
Atlético Marte
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...

 Oscar Jimenez - Transferred to Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 César Larios - Transferred to UES
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador
Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....

 Raúl Quijada - Transferred to TBA Emerson Umaña
Emerson Umaña
Emerson David Umaña Corleto is a Salvadoran football midfielder who currently plays for Águila in his native country.-External links:* -References:...

- Transferred to C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 Anel Canales
Anel Canales
Anthony Canales is a soccer forward who currently plays for Isidro Metapán of the Primera Division of El Salvador.-Club:*Liga Panameña de Fútbol :**2001-02*Primera División de Fútbol Profesional :...

- Transferred to Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...


Current technical staff

Head Coach   Edwin Portillo
Edwin Portillo
Edwin Ernesto Portillo is a Salvadoran football manager who is currently the head coach of A.D. Isidro Metapán.-Coaching career:...

Assistant Coach   José Oswaldo Figueroa
Reserve Coach   Carlos Martínez
Metapan thirds Coach   Samuel Maldonado
Medical trainer   Rony Alberto Castro
knesliogiocal   David Salvador Chávez
Utility   Rolando Cabrera

Notable players

Diego Álvarez Esteban Omar Cárdenas (2002) Juan Ignacio Fuliana (2002) Carlos Alberto Gómez Esteban Rodrigo Lagos (2006–07) Diego Oyarbide
Diego Oyarbide
Diego Oyarbide is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and El Salvador....

 (2002) Gustavo Vecchiarelli (2003) Anderson Batista (2001–02) Gerardo de Oliveira (1991–92) Marcelo Messias
Marcelo Messias
Marcelo Messias is a Brazilian-Salvadoran football defender, who currently plays for Alianza F.C. in the Salvadoran Professional Football League.-International career:...

 (2006–08) Moresche
Alessandro Rodríguez
Alessandro Moresche Rodríguez also known as Moresche is a retired Brazilian footballer.Moresche played for Fluminense in the Copa do Brasil. Rodríguez has gone on to play for a number of clubs across around the world making him a journey man and making him a key to most of the clubs...

 (2001) Noé dos Santos (2001) Jose Luis Ramos (2007) Wilson Sánchez
Wilson Sanchez
Wilson Sánchez Ibarra is a Colombian naturalised salvadorian footballer who currently plays forC.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca of El Salvador.-External links:...

 (2003–04) Álvaro Misael Alfaro
Álvaro Misael Alfaro
Álvaro Misael Alfaro Sánchez is a retired Salvadoran footballer.He last played for Isidro Metapán of El Salvador.-Club career:...

 (2006–07), (2009–) Ricardo Alvarado
Ricardo Alvarado
José Ricardo Alvarado Alberto is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for A.D. Isidro Metapán in the Salvadoran Premier League .-Second Division years:...

 José Alexander Amaya del Cid
José Alexander Amaya del Cid
José Alexander Amaya del Cid is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Club career:Amaya started his professional career with C.D. Águila during the 1997–1998 season. He remained there until 1999. He was signed by former El Salvador manager Milovan Đorić's Chinese club side Beijing Guoan in 2000...

 (2006–09)
Erick Dowson Prado
Erick Dowson Prado
Erick Dowson Prado Meléndez is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Club career:A tall and tough defensive midfielder, Prado has had a lengthy career in the Salvadoran Premier Division, starting with ADET with whom he clinched promotion to the top tier, alongside Santos Rivera and Héctor Canjura...

 (2002–11) Alexander Escobar
Alexander Escobar
Alexander Escobar Rosales is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for A.D. Isidro Metapán in the Salvadoran Premier League.-Club career:...

 (2001–) Samuel Maldonado (1970s-1980s) Walter Martínez (1987-90) Omar Mejía (2000–) Jaime Murillo (1988) Orlando Nova (1967)   Emiliano Pedrozo
Emiliano Pedrozo
Emiliano José Pedrozo Cantarero is a retired Argentine-born Salvadoran football player.-Club career:Born in Argentina, Pedrozo joined his fellow countrymen Dionel Bordón and Marcelo Bauzá at Salvadoran side FAS in 1994...

 (2006–07) Ernesto Alfaro Peña Rigoberto Polanco (1985) Dagoberto Portillo
Dagoberto Portillo
Dagoberto Portillo Gamero is a Salvadoran football goalkeeper who currently plays for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo.Portillo is also an active player internationally, playing for the El Salvador national team.-Club:...

 (2004–06, 2008–09) Willian Renderos Iraheta
Willian Renderos Iraheta
William Alexander Renderos Iraheta is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer. He currently the coach of FAS.He represented his country throughout the 90's. In 2000, he began playing for the Boston Bulldogs-References:...

 (2001–03)   Williams Reyes
Williams Reyes
Williams Enrique Reyes is a Honduran-born Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Salvadoran side FAS and formerly internationally for El Salvador.-FAS:*Primera Division:...

 (2005–09) Guillermo Rivera
Guillermo Rivera
José Guillermo Rivera Escobar is a retired Salvadoran football player.He is currently the maanger of C.D. Marte Soyapango.-External links:...

 (2002–05) Jorge Rodríguez (1990–92), (2007–08) Luis Francisco Sandoval Óscar Ulloa (snr)
Emerson Umaña
Emerson Umaña
Emerson David Umaña Corleto is a Salvadoran football midfielder who currently plays for Águila in his native country.-External links:* -References:...

 (2009–11) Emanuel Bentil
Emanuel Bentil
Emanuel Bentil is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Hollywood United Hitmen in the USL Premier Development League.-Professional:...

 (2006–07) Johnny Descolines
Johnny Descolines
Johnny Descolines is a Haitian professional footballer who currently plays for Violette AC.-Club career:Descolines played for Violette and Roulado in the Haitian League before moving abroad to play for Salvadoran league side A.D. Isidro Metapán...

 (2004–06) Ernesto Noel Aquino
Ernesto Noel Aquino
Ernesto Noel Aquino Pérez is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapán.-Titles:-External links:*...

 (2008–) Johnny Ávila
Johnny Avila
Johnny Ávila is a Honduran soccer player who has played for Club Deportivo Victoria.-References:...

 (2006–07) Jorge Guillermo Wagner (2001–02) Anel Canales
Anel Canales
Anthony Canales is a soccer forward who currently plays for Isidro Metapán of the Primera Division of El Salvador.-Club:*Liga Panameña de Fútbol :**2001-02*Primera División de Fútbol Profesional :...

 (2009) Osvaldo Duarte (2003) Gabriel Garcete
Gabriel Garcete
Gabriel Garcete Jimenez isa Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays for Once Lobos.He started his career with Sportivo Luqueño in 2000. The next season he moved on to play for Municipal Limeño. In 2005 he made a transfer to Atlético Balboa. He went on to play for C.D...

 (2008–10) Jorge Esteban Ortíz (2006)   Fabinho
Fábio Pereira de Azevedo
Fábio Pereira de Azevedo , known simply as Fabinho, is a naturalized Togolese football striker, who currently plays for the Brazilian side Concórdia Futebol Clube....

 (2007) Alcides Eduardo Bandera
Alcides Eduardo Bandera
Alcides Eduardo Bandera Rodríguez is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Marte.-External links:* *...

 (2003–05) Juan Darío Bicca (2005) Raúl Esnal
Raúl Esnal
Raúl Esnal was a football defender from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of 4 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He was a member of the team that won the 1983 Copa América. On December 15, 1993, he was murdered in El Salvador...

 (1990) Clemente Gusso (1986–88) Claudio Ramón Pasadi Silva (2004) Paolo Suárez
Paolo Suárez
Rodolfo Paolo Suárez is a Salvadoran footballer of Uruguayan descent. He currently plays as a midfielder for Isidro Metapán...

 (2006–09), (2010–)

Notable Coaches

Francisco Florez "Paco Flores" (1974) Jorge Suárez
Jorge Suarez
Jorge "Calero" Suárez was a former Salvadoran footballer. He is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers El Salvador has ever produced....

 (1987–89) Ricardo Guardado (1990–93) Francisco Javier Flores "Paco Flores" (1994) Calazán Quintana (1996–97) Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Flores is a Salvadoran football coach.He is a Salvadoran idol and he was the coach of Once Lobos, which is the best soccer team in El Salvador. They won the Champion's League in 1995 with the assistance of their key star player, Master English.....

 (1999) Edwin Portillo
Edwin Portillo
Edwin Ernesto Portillo is a Salvadoran football manager who is currently the head coach of A.D. Isidro Metapán.-Coaching career:...

  (2000) Roberto Fabrizio
Roberto Fabrizio
Roberto Fabrizio is a former Argentine football player and manager. He coached his club football In Argentina, El Salvador.-External links:*http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/2002/10/2/depor4.shtml...

 (2001–02) Raúl Héctor Cocherari
Raúl Héctor Cocherari
Raúl Héctor Cocherari is a former Argentine football player and manager. Throughout his football career, he played for various teams from Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Argentina, El Salvador, and Europe....

 (2003) Marcelo Javier Zuleta
Marcelo Javier Zuleta
Marcelo Javier Zuleta is a former Argentine football player and manager. As of 27 April 2011, he is the current coach of San José in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano...

 (2004) Rubén Alonso
Ruben Alonso
Rubén Rudesindo Alonso Alves is a former Uruguayan football player and manager.-Playing career:Rubén Alonso played for several clubs in El Salvador, Uruguay, Honduras and Guatemala.He won titles with Alianza F.C...

 (2005–06) Edwin Portillo
Edwin Portillo
Edwin Ernesto Portillo is a Salvadoran football manager who is currently the head coach of A.D. Isidro Metapán.-Coaching career:...

 (2006–)

External links

  • Official Website
  • http://www.geocities.com/maradona1o/ (Archived 2009-10-24)
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070904/latribuna/Cronologia-1-Trib090120072-3.pdf
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070904/latribuna/Cronologia-2-Trib090120072-3.pdf
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070904/latribuna/Equipoideal-Trib090120078-9.pdf
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070901/latribuna/859436.asp
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070901/latribuna/861199.asp
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070901/latribuna/Historia-Trib090120076-7.pdf
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070901/latribuna/859452.asp
  • http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20070901/latribuna/859934.asp
  • Calero
  • http://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/226210-camino-a-ser-un-club.html
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