C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

L.A. Firpo
Full name Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo
Nickname(s) Pamperos
Los Toros (The Bulls)
Los Ultralempinos (The Ultra Lempimes)
Founded September 17, 1923 (September 17, 1923) 
Ground Estadio Sergio Torres,
Usulután, El Salvador
Capacity 3,000
Manager El Salvador Jorge Calles[1]
League Primera División

Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután.[2]

The club was founded in 1923, and has played at its current home ground, Estadio Sergio Torres, since 1930.[3][4]

They have won ten Primera Division Champions titles. Firpo has the fourth highest total of major honours won by a Salvadoran club. The club's most successful period was between 1988 and 2000, when they won the El Salvadoran title seven times.

Firpo's historical rivals are C.D. Águila, Alianza F.C. and C.D. FAS. The Derby de Oriente (vs C.D. Águila) is the most important game out of all three matches. These four clubs are considered the "best 4" of El Salvador football.

The club's traditional kit colours are white and red, blue is also used but it is less predominant. The colours were adopted from the Argentinian side San Lorenzo de Almagro, of which Luis Ángel Firpo was a supporter.

Overview

Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is the second-oldest club in El Salvador. The club was founded on September 17, 1923, by a group of local citizens. Originally named Tecún Umán, the club was soon renamed in honor of Luis Ángel Firpo, a famous Argentine boxer, who almost became the first Latin American heavyweight champion by knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring on September 24, 1923.[5]

Some of the greatest Salvadoran football players, including Mauricio Cienfuegos and Raúl Díaz Arce, have played for L.A. Firpo at some point in their careers. The team has won a total of ten Primera División de Fútbol Profesional championships, the first coming in 1988-89 and the most recent in the 2013 Clausura.

The team plays its home games at Estadio Sergio Torres in Usulután. The team's mascot is the bull, a reference to Firpo, who was known as the Wild Bull of the Pampas.

History

Early history

On September 17, 1923, a group of Usulután citizens, mostly of European descent, decided to form a team which represented their community passion for football. The club elected Gustavo Denys as their first club chairman. They decided to choose red and blue as their team's colours. Originally named Tecún Umán, the club was soon renamed in honor of Luis Ángel Firpo, a famous Argentine boxer.

The members of CD Luis Ángel Firpo acquired land near Sergio Torres creek to develop and build a stadium. Their first football manager was Manuel "El Zancudo" Segurado. Slowly but surely the team gained prestige. In 1941–42, they were named the best team in eastern El Salvador and were allowed to challenge for the national title. A year later, Luis "El Loco" Regalado brought the club further prestige when he was chosen for the El Salvador's national football team. After him came the Zamora brothers (Ricardo and Miguel), the Quinteros brothers (Leonidas and Lázaro), and Ramón and Mario Águila.

Financial instability plagued Firpo in the 1950s and 1960s, and they dropped out of the top flight on three separate occasions. They could still discover great talent, like Félix Quinteros and Roberto Aguila, but they could not afford to keep them and had to sell them on. It was not until 1972 that Firpo became a permanent top-flight fixture.

Golden generation

The team's first great joy came in the 1988–89 season, when they hoisted the league title for the first time. The team finished third in the regular season, an impressive effort, but the club nonetheless dismissed Argentinian coach Juan Quarterone before the playoffs. In his place, they hired former player Julio Escobar. Escobar justified the club's faith by leading the team through the championship round and into the finals. Their match against Cojutepeque was drawn 2-2 after extra time, setting up a penalty shootout. Firpo prevailed 4-3, with Leonel Carcamo scoring the winning penalty.

It was the beginning of a golden age for Firpo. They lost to Alianza in the 1990 final, but won their second crown in three years in 1991. That season saw Firpo go on a 30 match unbeaten streak and defeat Aguila 1–0 in the finals. Marlon Menjívar scored the only goal.

The very next year, Macedonian Kiril Dojčinovski took over the coaching reins of Firpo and led them to back to back titles. The stars of this run were Raúl Toro, Raúl Díaz Arce, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Celio Rodríguez, Leonel Cárcamo and Fernando de Moura. They defeated Alianza in both finals, giving the club four championships in five years.

Their dominance continued as the 1990s wore on. Leonal Carcamo donned the captain's armband and the club continued to play at a high level. They reached either the semifinals or finals every year from 1994–97, then won the championship again in 1998. That win came over FAS 2–0, with the goals being scored by Firpo legendary players Raúl Toro and Abraham Monterrosa.

Firpo won another championship in 1999, beating FAS 5-4 on penalty kicks. The glory years concluded with an emotional championship in 2000. Club president and owner Sergio Torres died the week before the final match against ADET, and the players dedicated the match to his memory. They went on to win, bringing home their 7th title.[6]

Modern era

After 2000, Firpo's success began to decline. The stars of the golden years were retiring, moving abroad, or being sold onto other clubs. The death of Sergio Torres cost the team their primary sponsor and led the club into an era of financial instability. As a result, performances declined. Firpo reached the grand final repeatedly, but could not win another title for seven years.

The drought finally ended with the 2007 Apertura. Argentinian coach Horacio Cordero guided the team to another final, and they defeated FAS 5–3 in a penalty shootout. The next season saw the club hoist the crown again, winning the Clausura 2008. They beat FAS again, 1-0, and celebrated their third repeat championship.

The team won their tenth title in the 2013 Clausura under the direction of Argentinian coach Roberto Gamarra with another win over their rivals from FAS.

On May 5, 2014, after 32 years of top-flight football, Firpo were relegated to the second division after a 1–1 draw with Dragón.[7]

However, the relegation didn't stick, as Firpo purchased Juventud Independiente's license.

Honours

Firpo has won primera division ten times, which ranks tied for fourth in Salvadoran football history.

Domestic honours

League

Cups

CONCACAF

Club statistics and records

TBD holds the records for both total appearances and Primera Division appearances for Firpo, with TBD official games played in total and TBD in Primera Division.

Raúl Díaz Arce is Firpo's all-time top goalscorer, with 119 goals in 000 games. Behind him, in second place, is TBD with 000 goals in 000 games, and TBD in third place, with 000 goals over 000 games.

TBD had the longest reign as Inter coach, with nine years (eight consecutive) in charge, and is the most successful coach in Firpo history with three Primera division wins.

Anthem

Ahí viene el Firpo.
Hoy vibran los estadios en todo El Salvador.
Oriente hace al Firpo el equipo ganador,
¡Viva el Firpo, Viva el Firpo!
La garra y el coraje del buen usuluteco,
Se siente cuando el Firpo comienza a golear.
¡Viva el Firpo, Viva el Firpo!
Firpo es el equipo ganador
Orgullo de mi patria El Salvador.
¡Viva el Firpo!

Stadium

CD Luis Ángel Firpo plays most of its home games at Estadio Sergio Torres in Usulután, better known throughout Central America as the Devil's Cauldron because it is close to impossible to defeat Firpo there. Located in the Barrio La Parroquia, the stadium is an exception in El Salvador's professional football: As Firpo is the only team in the First Division that plays in its own stadium. Firpo's first president, Mr. Gustavo Demis, bought two thirds of the stadium and, in 1950, the then president, Mr. Juan Boillat, bought the other third. In 1987, the stadium was renamed after the legendary former owner and president of the team. The stadium known as Usulután Stadium became known as Sergio Torres Rivera Stadium.

However the club has moved games to Estadio Cuscatlán for big clashes.

Home stadium

Club badge and colours

Luis Angel Firpo's home colours are white, blue and red. Traditional away kit colours have been either red or white and blue; however, in recent years several different colours have been used.

Their first logo contained a figure of a bull in honor of the "toro de las pampas" of the boxer Luis Ángel Firpo. However, later the board of Luis Ángel Firpo decided to replace the bull with the official coat of arms of Luis Ángel Firpo which consisted of a triangle with two half circles which contained the blue and white letters of the club. On top of the coat of arms contains stars which indicate the amount of titles the team has won, which currently is at ten.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Luis Angel Firpo's shirts have been sponsored by Pilsener since 2017. Previous sponsors have been Tapachulteca (1988–1999), TACA (1992), Pepsi (1999), Diana (2007-2013), Pilsener (2007-2013), Burger King (2013) and Tigo (2009). Their kits have been manufactured by Galaxia (since 2018). Prior manufacturers have been Galaxia (1999-2007), Kelme (2017) and Joma (2009-2013).

Supporters

Despite having a growing fan base across the country, there were no official fan groups until 1990 when Manuel Viagra founded the "Furia Pampera" in Usulután.[8] They are currently the second largest fan base in San Salvador and the fourth largest nationwide.

Famous supporters

Rivalries

  • Luis Ángel Firpo v. Alianza. The match is known as (Clásico Joven) (Young classic) Although Alianza has one more title than Firpo.
  • Luis Ángel Firpo v. Águila. The match is known as (Clásico de Oriente) (Eastern Classic). They are from the same Zone.
  • One smallest but stronger and old rivalry could be Luis Ángel Firpo v. FAS.

Presidential history

Luis Ángel Firpo has had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club while others have been honorary presidents. Here is a complete list of them.[9]

 
Name Years
El Salvador Gustavo Denys 1930
TBA
El Salvador Santiago González TBA
El Salvador Julio López Jiménez TBA
El Salvador Juan Víctor Boillat TBA
El Salvador Gilberto Flores Huezo TBA
El Salvador José Gregorio Zelaya TBA
El Salvador Humberto López TBA
El Salvador Sergio Torres Rivera 1987–??
El Salvador Vicente Rogiero TBA
El Salvador Galileo Castañeda TBA
  
Name Years
El Salvador Miguel Alcántara TBA
El Salvador David Urquilla TBA
El Salvador Lorenzo Campos TBA
El Salvador Salvador Jiménez TBA
El Salvador Ramón Aparicio 1982
El Salvador Gustavo Torres TBA
El Salvador Juan Torres TBA
El Salvador Miguel Infantozzi TBA
El Salvador Virgilio Machuca TBA
El Salvador Rafael Baires TBA
El Salvador Napoleón Osegueda TBA
  
Name Years
El Salvador Enrique Santos TBA
El Salvador Fernando Alvarado TBA
El Salvador Ramiro Luna Boza TBA
El Salvador Ovidio Martínez TBA
El Salvador William Handal 1999
El Salvador Jozsef Arguedas 2001–10
El Salvador Enrique Escobar 2010–11
El Salvador Carlos Mendez Flores 2011–14
El Salvador Tony Saca 2014
El Salvador Raúl Mendoza Galo 2015–2017
El Salvador Modesto Torres[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] 2017–

Players

Current squad

As of September 2018: [20] 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 Herbert Ramos
2 Argentina DF Rodrigo de Brito
3 El Salvador DF Óscar Menjívar
5 Colombia DF Alonso Umaña
6 El Salvador DF Edwin Martínez
7 El Salvador MF Anthony Roque
8 El Salvador MF Amílcar Bermúdez
9 El Salvador FW Carlos Medrano
10 El Salvador MF Ramón Rodríguez
11 El Salvador MF Ever Rodríguez
12 El Salvador MF Kerin Perlera
14 El Salvador FW Alexander Hernández
No. Position Player
15 El Salvador DF Carlos Hernández
16 El Salvador MF Daniel Melgar
17 El Salvador MF Brian Martínez
20 El Salvador MF Franklin Campos
23 El Salvador FW Carlos Díaz Montano
25 El Salvador GK Óscar Martínez
26 El Salvador DF Giovanni Zavaleta
27 El Salvador MF Carlos Anzora
30 El Salvador FW Christopher Ramírez
32 El Salvador Juan José Lemus
Trinidad and Tobago FW Ricardo John

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 FW TBD (at TBD for the 2018–19 season)
El Salvador MF TBD (at TBD for the 2018–19 season)
No. Position Player
El Salvador MF TBD (at TBD for the 2018–19 season)
El Salvador DF TBD (at TBD for the 2018–19 season)

In

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 Carlos Anzora (From Audaz)
— El Salvador DF Giovanni Zavaleta (From Sonsonate)
— El Salvador MF Alex Marquez (From TBD)
No. Position Player
— Colombia DF Alonso Umaña Popo (From TBD)}
— El Salvador MF Daniel Marquez (From Aguila)}

Out

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 TBD (to TBD)
No. Position Player
— Colombia DF Jhony Rios (to Limeno)

Reserve League squad

CD Luis Ángel Firpo reserve squad plays in the twelve-team Primera División Reserves (El Salvador).

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 Luis Campos
32 El Salvador Juan José Lemus
33 El Salvador José Castro Hernández
34 El Salvador Steven Quintanilla
35 El Salvador Edwin García
36 El Salvador Gerson Rivas
37 El Salvador Miguel Granados
38 El Salvador Carlos Quiros
No. Position Player
39 El Salvador Bryan Membreño Perdomo
40 El Salvador Edys Rodríguez
41 El Salvador Rafael Gamez Bonilla
42 El Salvador Miguel Ángel Ramírez
43 El Salvador José Flores
44 El Salvador César Carpio
45 El Salvador Emerson Pineda

Management

PositionName
ManagerEl Salvador Jorge Calles
Assistant ManagerEl Salvador Jaime Medina
Reserve ManagerEl Salvador Asdrúbal Kaseli
Sports DirectorEl Salvador Francisco Jovel
Fitness CoachEl Salvador TBD
Goalkeeper CoachEl Salvador Carlos Funes
Team DoctorEl Salvador TBD
Club DoctorEl Salvador TBD
KnesliogiocalEl Salvador TBD
UtilityEl Salvador TBD

Management

Position Staff
OwnerEl Salvador Grupo Modesto Torres
PresidentEl Salvador Modesto Torres
Vice PresidentEl Salvador José García Ferreiro
Management Representative
Administrative Manager
TBD
TBD

Captains

Years Captain
TBD El Salvador TBD (DF)
1989-1993, 1998, 2000 El Salvador Leonel Carcamo (DF)
1999 Brazil El Salvador Celio Rodríguez (DF)
2003-2004 El Salvador Héctor Canjura (DF)
2005-2006 El Salvador Jorge Sanchez (DF)
2007-2008 El Salvador Guillermo Morán (DF)
2009-2010 El Salvador Manuel Salazar (DF)
2010-2013 El Salvador Jorge Sanchez (DF)
2013 El Salvador Dennis Alas (MF)
2013, 2015 El Salvador Mauricio Quintanilla (MF)
2014 Panama Anel Canales (FW)
2015 El Salvador Marlon Martínez (MF)
2016–2017 El Salvador Honduras Williams Reyes (FW)
2017 * El Salvador Isaac Zelaya (MF)
2017–2018 Colombia Jhony Rios (DF)
2018– Argentina Rodrigo de Brito (DF)

Historic players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 50 league games and/or have reached international status.

National player International Player Naturalized Player

Managerial information

The clubs current manager is the Salvadoran TBD.[21] There have been TBD permanent and TBD caretaker managers of Firpo since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, TBD in TBD. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is TBD, who managed the club between 1996 and 2018. Costa Rican Ramón Rodríguez Soto was also Firpo's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Chilean Julio Escobar is the club's most successful coach, having won four Primera División titles; following closely is Macedonian Kiril Dojčinovski, who won two Primera División titles.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/El-tecnico-del-Firpo-lo-revela-No-han-llegado-los-refuerzos-que-pedi-20180729-0001.html
  2. ↑ Gráfico, El. "Firpo quiere encender la caldera ante Metapán". elgrafico.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ Gráfica, La Prensa. "Firpo arrancará la pretemporada sin haber pagado deuda del Clausura al plantel". La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Gráfico, El. "El Firpo desaparece y da vida al Vencedor, en segunda división". elgrafico.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ John Ashdown (12 September 2012). "Which club were shipwrecked on their way to a game?". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Guandique, Ever. "Ever's Applets\LA Firpo Page\Archivo". FanSpace.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Gráfico, El. "El Firpo vuelve a segunda después de 32 años". ElGrafico.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "La poderosa barra del Firpo que vendrá para el Clausura 2018". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Luís Ángel Firpo y Metapán a la gran final del fútbol salvadoreño". Archived from the original on March 26, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Presidente del Firpo sí ofreció bajar 25 por ciento de salario a jugadores". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Modesto Torres, presidente del Firpo: "Lo que hacen es una falta de respeto"". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Firpo anunció su primer refuerzo para Clausura 2018". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Firpo busca un defensa central para el Clausura 2018". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Firpo está a la venta". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dirigencia del Firpo restringe acceso a medios de comunicación". laprensagrafica.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Firpo reportó saqueo en su casa club". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Negociación por Firpo sin avances". elgrafico.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Modesto Torres: "No estoy arrepentido de haber comprado a Firpo" - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Modesto Torres pone ultimátum al técnico de Firpo - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo :: Estadísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: Historia :: Goles :: Próximos Partidos :: Resultados :: Noticias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: Plantilla :: ceroacero.es". www.ceroacero.es. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jorge Calles sería el técnico de Firpo". www.elsalvador.com (in esp). Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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