C.D. Once Municipal

The foundation of Once Municipal emerged from the union of soccer players of the different teams of his department, this when Mr. Salvador Marinero arrived in Ahuachapán in 1946, originally from San Vicente, chatted with some neighbors and put together a team to play in The second division.

Marinero had the team for a year and wondered if there was anyone who could help them with the equipment in the economic and logistic, so he decided to knock on the doors of Don Alfonso Salaverría, owner of farms and mayor at that time of the city.

He made the invitation and the mayor accepted, but first he wanted to see how the team was and observed it in Llano del Espino, a field on the outskirts of the city, which was where they were locals. However, his first impression was not pleasant and he told Marinero that just as it was the set was not going to go far. Then, he issued instructions to be reinforced with teams from the second division.

His first game was against the Railroad of La Libertad, which won Eleven Municipal 3-1.

One of the new reinforcements (whose first job was as a shoemaker), was the defender René “Chacuate” Moscoso, who remains today as the historical reference since the founding of the Canarian cadre

Once Municipal came about due to the persistent effort of Salvador Marinero a resident of Ahuachapán, originally from San Vicente. He started a factory in the heart of Ahuachapán and started a football club with the residents of the community, they began playing in the second division. However it soon became apparent that it would be impossible to run a club without a strong financial backer due to cost of running an everyday club (uniforms, balls, wages for players and ticket collections). In 1946, Marinero went to property tycoon and mayor of Ahuachapán Alfonso Salaverría for financial support, he accepted on the condition that he see them play in person. After seeing the game, Salaverría was unimpressed with the players they had at their disposal so he asked for reinforcements such as René "Chacuate" Moscoso despite protest by Marinero due to him being so young, Salaverría had the final word and signed the player. After Salaverría paid their players one colon the club was officially founded in 1946 and played their first game in August against Ferrocarril, which Once Municipal won 3–1. Their first season was a success finishing second on the standing. Due to the success, Salaverría began recruiting more players including two Costa Ricans and hired the coach Armando Chacón from FAS. the season turned to be a glorious moment with Once Municipal winning their very first title in the club history.

His first season in Primera was a success as he will finish seconds in the tournament. Due to the previous ones, For the 1948-1949 campaign, Salaverría began recruiting more players including two Costa Ricans, the first to play in Salvadoran football, and hiring coach Armando Chacón, this recent FAS as a new helmsman. The season turned out to be a glorious moment for Once Municipal winning his first title in history, this resulted in a game against FAS after a two-goal draw. His closest pursuer, El Libertad, also matched so the title went to those of Ahuachapán.

After the club won their title, the players demanded more money. However, Salaverría couldn't afford to keep paying large salaries to the players, so a large exodus of players began, most going to other first division team and the new team Atlético Marte. Then when the 1950–51 season came around as players weren't getting paid the club was punished by being demoted down to the fourth division. When the club started again they quickly rose through to the division achieving qualification to the first division in 1955. However financial problems and wage problems caused Salaverría to sell Once Municipal spot to Atlético Constancia, who would later change their name to Alianza F.C.. Once Municipal would once again be promoted to the first division being a midtable team, but in 1969–1970 another fiasco arose when players and management couldn't agree on terms of wages causing a large exodus of players and causing the club to be relegated again.

Already with the title, the players began to ask for an increase in their salary and the poor canarian told them that he had no way to give them more money and that he who wanted to leave should leave. That was how the first exodus of players happened, since many were the elements that received offers from other teams, mainly Atlético Marte.

But for these questions of life, when the national tournament was resumed for the 1950-1951 season, the Canaries did not show up to compete for the problems of not having players, and given Salaverría's refusal to increase their salary, came the painful consequence of losing its category and finishing until the fourth division.

Once Municipal hierarchy decided to try to secure their own field so they turned to Arturo Simeón Magaña who owned the land around cancha El Zapotón where Once Municipal played. Simeón Magaña Decided to donate the land on condition it could be the pride of Ahuachapán. With a new stadium, coach and players Once Municipal became a dominant force in the 70s, although they weren't able to win any titles, they were able to finish on top of the table on two occasions (1978 and 1979).

After the return of other pieces, the Municipal Eleven begins his career for the return and it was in 1955 when he reached the ascent to the first division. In that year there was the official division in Salvadoran football in their categories and from the previous campaign the first eight teams (of 15 who played) stayed in first and the others officially formed the promotion league.

Again due to problems with the players, Salaverría chose to take a step aside so he decided to sell the category for a colón to Atlético Constancia in 1959, a team that would later be called Alianza Fútbol Club.

The team returns to the first division in 1963 and remained the protagonist, placing it among the first four of the tournament, but again the march of key players predicted a new debacle and in 1970 it descends.

In the decade of the 70, the Eleven Municipal would be protagonist again of the Salvadoran soccer when obtaining two runners-up of consecutive form (1977 and 1978). But in 1980 he descended and the team passed in the shadows of the second division for fifteen years and in 1993 they hit bottom falling to the Third Division.

However, with the decade over, so were Once Municipal fortune the club were relegated in 1980. The club remained in the second division for fifteen years which included demotion to the third division in 1993.

One of the characters that will be most remembered in the modern era of the Canarian painting is undoubtedly the controversial Adalid Magaña, who took over the team in 2001 to save him from an economic crisis.

The 2003-2004 season of the second division was disputed and the Canaries were not precisely the favorites to reach the main circuit. In fact, economic problems made doubt of the continuity of great part of the establishment and after many adversities.

The frontiers won the nickname of "giant slayer" in that season and they lacked one, the Once Lobos in the very final. The wolverines were the firm candidates to gain direct promotion and had experienced players such as Memo Rivera, William Renderos and Edwin "el Bonchinche" Portillo as a strategist.

The chalchuapanecos did not leave the astonishment when in the first half the score of the Cuscatlán stadium showed a 3-0 in favor of the Municipal Eleven on the afternoon of May 22, 2004. A “hat trick” of the Colombian Víctor Jaramillo made the nightmares for the "yuqueros" and the party for the ahuachapanecos. Here began a new journey in the first division, an era with regular start and later wrote glorious new pages to his credit.

Adalid Magaña took the reign of the club in 1999, when the club was struggling financially. But due to determination of the club and players they managed to reach the repecharge against Once Lobos, The club was given little chance to overcome Once Lobos who had a lot of experienced players such as Memo Rivera, William Renderos and had Edwin "el Bonchinche" Portillo as coach. However thanks to a hat trick by Colombian Víctor Jaramillo, Once Municipal were able to win 3–0 at the Estadio Cuscatlán and gain promotion to the first division. In 2006, the club had its most success in its history under the guidance of Nelson Mauricio Ancheta the club were able to first win the Copa Presidente 1–0 over C.D. Águila and then were able to win their second championship in the club history. However two years later all their hard work was undone due to poor management, errors made by the coaches and failures of high earning players the club was relegated to the second division in 2008. In 2010 the club won their relegation/promotion battle over C.D. Municipal Limeño to regain promotion to the first division, however the club was relegated at the end of the season but they were given a reprieve after atletico balboa was demoted due to failure of payment to the league. They were relegated in the Clausura 2013 season.

It was until 2006 when things began to go from strength to strength. In July of that year, Nelson Ancheta was hired as coach for a new campaign; However, Magaña's lack of confidence gave him just three games, which if he didn't win, he would have been fired. The chalchuapaneco arranged to put together a team and was immediately characterized by being reinforced with players who had been discarded by large teams.

2006 was also the return of the President Cup, and the "canaries" managed to manage their squad well in two competitions. He played the final against the C.D. Águila and those led by Nelson Ancheta were organized the second edition of the Cup tournament, defeating the "feathered" 1-0.

Against all odds the canaries reach the grand finale of the 2006 Apertura Tournament taking place on December 17 against the tigers of C.D. FAS, and despite starting losing with a Nelson Nerio auto goal, the canaries showed more claw and in a agonizing game that was defined in overtime by climbing the score and winning 3-1, the Municipal Eleven dressed in glory, conquered his second national title and finished a dream campaign with a historic double.1

But then the debacle came, with managerial errors, of the coaching staff and players, and the Canarian team returned to second division in the Clausura 2008 putting an end to this virtuous cycle of important successes.

On January 17, 2018 Once Municipal were stripped of their footballing license due to unpaid fees to Segunda division and lack of payments to players and coaches.[1]

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — DF José Rodrigo Vega — MF Fernando Castillo (From Aguila) — FW Jeison Quiñónez (From FAS) — DF Marcelo Tejeda (From Sonsonate Sport) — MF Elvin Alvarado (From Aguila)

No. Position Player — MF Marco Granados — DF Marvin Morales — MF Wálter Chigüila (From FAS) — MF Álex Guadrón — MF Bryan Paz (From FAS)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — MF Alexánder Hernández — MF Alonso Umaña Popo — MF Joel Alcides Turcios — MF Franklin Campos — FW Neimer Miranda

No. Position Player — DF Juan José Hernández — MF Carlos Hernández — MF Marco Gallegos — MF Juan Vásquez — FW Sergio Calero

• Marcelo Tejada

• José Orlando Contreras