Ferrocarril
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Ferrocarril was a professional soccer team from Sonsonate, Sonsonate in El Salvador
. The team competed for many years in the Salvadoran Sports Commission national week soccer tournament. In 1943, Ferrocarril won the Occidental Zone of El Salvador
, and played in the final round with Central Zone winners Quequeisque
and Oriental Zone winners C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
. They finished second in the group, runners-up to Quequeisque
. Ferrocarril did not return to the first division of El Salvador after failing to enter the 1951-52 league, They Later renamed themselves as Leones
.
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 team competed for many years in the Salvadoran Sports Commission national week soccer tournament. In 1943, Ferrocarril won the Occidental Zone of 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...
, and played in the final round with Central Zone winners Quequeisque
Quequeisque
Quequeisque was a professional football club in Nueva San Salvador which have played the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. They are the only team in El Salvador besides Hércules in soccer history to win 5 or more straight championships Salvadoran football champions...
and Oriental Zone winners C.D. 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,...
. They finished second in the group, runners-up to Quequeisque
Quequeisque
Quequeisque was a professional football club in Nueva San Salvador which have played the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. They are the only team in El Salvador besides Hércules in soccer history to win 5 or more straight championships Salvadoran football champions...
. Ferrocarril did not return to the first division of El Salvador after failing to enter the 1951-52 league, They Later renamed themselves as Leones
Leones
Leones, was a professional soccer team in San Salvador, El Salvador. Leones arrived to the national league in the 1951-52 season, simply since the Salvadoran Football Federation had no institutionalised relegation rules. In their first year, Leones finished runners-up to C.D. FAS. After five years...
.