Municipal Limeño

Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión, El Salvador.[2]

Municipal Limeño
Full nameClub Deportivo Municipal Limeño
Nickname(s)Los Chancheros
Santarroseños
Cucheros
Founded11 September 1949
GroundEstadio Jose Ramon Flores,[1]
Santa Rosa de Lima
Chairman Samuel Gálvez
Manager Misael Alfaro
League Salvadoran Primera División

The club currently participates in the Primera División. Their home stadium is Estadio Jose Ramon Flores, with a capacity of 5,000.

Limeño have won five Segunda División. Municipal Limeño have lost two Primera División finals in 1999 and 2001.

History

The club was founded on 11 September 1949 and started and continue to be based in the town of Santa Rosa de Lima in the department of La Union. The club began playing in the second division and spent almost twenty years there until in 1971 Municipal Limeño got promoted to the top flight at the expense of UCA.

First tenure in the first division (1972–1975)

Municipal Limeño campaign of the 1972 season was exceptional one for a newly promoted team with them coming in sixth place with sixteen points their team was led strongly by the Guatemalan Tomas Gambo, who scored five goals (the team leading goalscorer) and enabled the club to qualify to the semi-final group. However their experience was an unhappy one with the team losing all their games and bowing out of championship contention. Limeño 1973 and 1974 season were unhappy campaign with the team struggling and finishing in the relegation group, however both time the team managed to survive relegation at the expense of Excelsior and Sonsonate. But after several near relegation, Municipal Limeño finally were relegated in the 1975 season after only earning 16 points from 33 games. The club were forced to play a promotion-relegation battle against Once Municipal in which the team lost and were relegated to the second division along with Juventud Olímpico.

Second Tenure in the first division (1993–2005)

It would not be until 1993, 18 years after getting relegated, that they would make a return to the first division. during their second tenure (1993–05) in the first division they reached the semi-finals six times, including reaching the grand final in the Apertura 1999 and Apertura 2000 under the coaching off Óscar Emigdio Benítez however both time the club lost in the grand final against Águila. They were once again relegated in 2005, after they lost a promotion-relegation match against Coca-Cola of Soyapango.

Third Tenure in the first division (2009–2010)

On 26 June 2009, Chalatenango going through financial troubles, sold their spot in the Salvadoran Primera División to Limeño. This resulted Municipal Limeño's return to the First Division after a four-year absence. However their campaign was an unhappy one with them finishing second last and forcing them to play a promotion/relegation match against Once Municipal which they lost and were relegated to the Second Division and that's where the club has remained ever since.

Recent Events

The club spent the next few seasons trying to regain promotion to the First Division, they made several second division semi-finals and grand finals but always falling short, however the club finally succeeded when they won the Apertura 2015 title defeating Fuerte San Francisco, then winning the Clausura 2016 title defeating Atlético Comalapa of Chalatenango 5–4 in penalties, after tying on aggregate 3–3, the club were promoted back to the Primera Division.

Stadium

Municipal Limeño plays their home matches on the Estadio Jose Ramon Flores in the suburb of Santa Rosa de Lima in La Union. The Estadio Jose Ramon Flores has been Municipal Limeño's home stadium since its creation 1963.[3][4]

Home stadiums

Rivalries

Municipal Limeño have rivalries with several clubs, including local rivalries with Atlético Balboa. A rivalry with Águila was created when Águila and Limeño, faced each other twice in grand finals (Both falling in the way of Águila). When former Limeño player Rudis Corrales moved to Águila, it caused uproar with Águila supporters.

Limeno has supported a long rivalry with Pasaquina for geographical reasons, since both are from the province of La Union; this clash is called the "Derby Unionense."

Honours

Domestic honours
  • First Division of El Salvador
  • Runners-up (2) – Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000
  • Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
    • Champions: (5)::1971, 1992, 1993, Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016
  • Tercera División Salvadorean and predecessors
    • Champions: N/A

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Abiel Aguilera
3 DF Mario Machado
4 DF Walter Guevara
5 DF Arnulfo Beitar
6 MF Blas Lizama
7 FW Isidro Gutiérrez
8 MF Marvin Hernández
9 FW Hugo Oviedo
10 FW Roberto Sol
11 FW Harold Alas (captain)
12 DF César López
14 MF Luis Méndez
15 DF Ramón Viera
No. Position Player
16 DF Edgar Serrano
17 FW Roberto Monge
19 FW Samuel Giménez
20 MF Cristian Portillo
21 FW Clayvin Zúniga
22 FW Ramón Rodríguez
23 MF Ever Rodriguez
25 GK Héctor Carrillo
26 GK William Ernesto Torres
27 MF Christopher Galeas
29 MF Raúl Guzmán
35 FW Kevin Oviedo
37 DF Ever Acosta

In

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

No. Position Player
— GK William Torres (From Sonsonate)
— MF Edgar Torres (From El Vencedor)
— MF Ramon Viera (From El Vencedor)
No. Position Player
— DF Arnulfo Beitar (From Sonsonate)
— MF Raúl Guzmán (From TBD)

Out

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

No. Position Player
- Emerson Lalin (To Chalatenango)
- Isaac Zelaya (To TBD)
- William Mancia (To Firpo)
- Yuvini Salamanca (To Jocoro)
- Roberto Carlos Sol (To Jocoro)
- Kevin Calderon (To TBD)
- Christopher Galeas (To Firpo)
No. Position Player
- Mario Martinez (To Firpo)
- Fidel Jiminez (To Chalatenango)
- GK Jose Manuel Gonzalez (To Jocoro)
- Marlon Cornejo (To Santa Tecla F.C.)
- Cristian Renderos (To TBD)

Players with dual citizenship
  • TBD

Current technical staff of Municipal Limeño 2020/2023

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Misael Alfaro
Assistant and Reserve Manager Jose Tobar
Under 17 Manager José Dagoberto Sosa
Goalkeeper Coach Mauricio Vargas
Under 15 Manager Rudys Corrales
Fitness Coach Carlos Eduardo Solito
Team Doctor Raul Juarez
Kinesiologist Salmon Blanco
Utility Manuel Torres

Reserve Municipal Limeño 2020/2021

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
31 MF Delwin Hernández
32 MF Vicente Hernández
33 FW Luis Blanco
34 FW Nelson Escobar
36 MF Cristian Alvarado
37 FW Erick Espinoza
40 DF José Canales
41 MF Luis Rivera
42 DF Ramón Velásquez
No. Position Player
43 MF Erick Santos
44 MF Carlos Ábrego
46 MF Ericsson Chávez
47 MF Paul Cedillos
49 FW Kevin Majano
53 DF Douglas Vásquez
55 GK Marcos Hernández
60 DF Josué Ramírez

Management Municipal Limeño 2020/2023

Board of Directors
Position Staff
Owner Soccer Association of Limeño
President Samuel Gálvez
Vice-President Rómulo Gómez
Alternate Vice-President Eduardo Chávez
Secretary Benjamín Lazo
Administrative Manager Pablo Cruz
Representative Mártir Herrera
Sports Manager Alejandro González
Club Administrative Manager Carlos Cruz

Limeno Reserve Sub-15

Limeno's reserve team currently plays in the Primera Division Reserve League. It plays its home matches at TBD, adjacent to the first team's ground, and it is coached by José Dagoberto Sosa.

Women

The women's team was created in 2018 and will first participate in 2019[6]

Managers

League history
  • 1950s: TBD
  • TBD-1971: Segunda Division
  • 1971–1975: Salvadoran Primera División
  • 1975–1979: Liga de Ascenso
  • 1980–1983: Liga B (tercera Division)
  • 1983–1992: Liga de Ascenso
  • 1993–2005: Salvadoran Primera División
  
  • 2005–2009: Segunda Division
  • 2009–2010: Salvadoran Primera División
  • 2010–2016: Segunda Division
  • 2016 – present: Salvadoran Primera División

Players

Internationals who have played at Limeño

Players marked in bold gained their caps while playing at Limeno.

  • Tomás Gamboa
  • Rudis Corrales
  • Deris Umanzor
  • Santos Rivera
  • Elmer Martínez
  • Josue Galdamez
  • Julio César de León
  • Carlos Guity
  • Marvin Sanchez
  • Kevin Carabantes
  • Rudy Valencia
  • Diego Coca[13]
  • Julio Palacios
  • Magdonio Corrales
  • Franklin Delgado
  • Erick Martinez
  • Edwin Gonzalez
  • Edwin Martinez
  • Rene Galan
  • Marvin Benitez
  • Cesar Charun
  • Oris Velasquez
  • Francisco Alvarez
  • Francisco Fuentes
  • Selvin Zelaya
  • Yuvini Salamanca
  • Jorge Martinez
  • Daniel Sagistizado
  • Francis Reyes
  • Elias Montes
  • Martin Paredes
  • Isidro Gutierrez
  • Salvador Coreas
  • Carlos Menjivar
  • Walter Soto
  • Victor Velasquez
  • Henry Romero
  • Rolando Torres
  • Manfredi Portillo
  • Fabricio Alfaro
  • Rommel Mejia
  • Irvin Valdez
  • Jairo Henriquez
  • Jose Angel Pena
  • Harold Alas
  • Isaac Zelaya
  • Edwin Sanchez
  • Marlon Cornejo
  • Carlos Rivera
  • Victor Coreas
  • Gilberto Ramirez
  • Francisco Osorto

Captains
  • Only captains in competitive matches are included.
  • Players marked in bold are still playing in the professional team.
CaptainNationalityYearsNotes
Mario Ruiz  El Salvador 1994
Elmer Martinez  El Salvador -2001
Victorino Arcadio Velásquez  El Salvador 2003
Víctor Velásquez  El Salvador 2010
Pastor Melgar  El Salvador 2016
Jefferson Viveros  Colombia 2016
Francisco Jovel Álvarez  El Salvador 2017-2017
Carlos del Giorno  Argentina 2017-2017
Diego Coca  El Salvador 2018-2018
Francisco Jovel Álvarez  El Salvador 2018-2018–
Mario Machado  El Salvador 2019-–

Personnel honours

Records
  • Debut in the primera division: 2–3 FAS, Estadio Santaneco, 7 May 1972
  • Highest league position: 1st in the Primera division (Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000)
  • Best post season finish: Runners up (Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000)
  • Record League victory: 8–3 vs. Dragón (Primera Division, May 2003)
  • Largest Home victory, Primera División: 4-1 v TBD, 2 February 2020
  • Largest Away victory, Primera División: 3-0 v TBD, 29 October 2018
  • Largest Home loss, Primera División: 1–3 v TBD, 4 November 2018
  • Largest Away loss, Primera División: 1-4 v TBD, 7 April 2019
  • Record attendance at Estadio Jose Ramon Flores : 25,133 v TBD, Primera Division (TBD)
  • Most League appearances: 317, TBD (TBD)
  • Most League goals scored: total, Tbd, TBD (1998–2003)
  • Most League goals scored, season: 13,
  • Worst season: TBD 2002-2003: 0 win, 0 draws and 0 losses (0 points)

Individual records
  • Record appearances (all competitions): TBD, 822 from 1957 to 1975
  • Record appearances (Primera Division): Paraguayan TBD, 64 from 2018 to 2019
  • Most capped player for El Salvador: 76 (17 whilst at Limeno), Rudis Corrales
  • Most international caps for El Salvador while a Limeno player: 17, Rudis Corrales
  • Most caps won whilst at Limeno: 17, Rudis Corrales.
  • Record scorer in league: Rudis Corrales, 77
  • Most goals in a season (all competitions): TBD, 62 (1927/28) (47 in League, 15 in Cup competitions)
  • Most goals in a season (Primera Division): Rudis Corrales (Clausura 2001) and Jefferson Viveros (Apertura 2016), 13
  • Longest streak without conceding a goal: Abiel Aguilera 495 minutes (Apertura 2017) [14]
  • First international to play for Limeno – Jorge Vásquez, 1973 (El Salvador 1967-1972)
  • First Limeno international – Magdonio Corrales (for El Salvador v Guatemala, 19 March, 1999)

Top goalscorers (Apertura/Clausura season games only)
No. Player period Goals
1 Rudis Corrales 1997-2003 77
2 Josué Galdámez 1999-2004, 2008 28
3 Magdonio Corrales 1993-2002, 2004 27
4 Clayvin Zuniga 2016-Present 26
5 Deris Umanzor 1998-2004 26
6 Carlos Villarreal 2000 18
7 Jefferson Viveros 2017 13
8 Jorge Sandoval 2002 13
9 Gabriel Garcete 2004, 2009 12
10 Raul Falero 2000-2001 10

Note: Players in bold text are still active with Municipal Limeno

References
  1. "Municipal Limeño usará el estadio Ramón Flores Berríos hasta la cuarta fecha del Apertura 2018". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica.
  2. "Limeño y Santa Tecla definirán pase a semi-finales en Las Delicias". laprensagrafica.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "La Reserva empató en su debut – Pasión Limeña". xn--pasionlimea-beb.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "La reserva de Municipal Limeño sumó su tercera derrota – Pasión Limeña". xn--pasionlimea-beb.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño :: Estadísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: Historia :: Goles :: Próximos Partidos :: Resultados :: Noticias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: Plantilla :: ceroacero.es". www.ceroacero.es. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. "Municipal Limeño Femenino va tomando forma". pasionlimeñas.
  7. "Chalatenango ya tiene nuevo portero para el Clausura 2018". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "Nuevo técnico del Municipal Limeño promete un equipo ofensivo". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ""Hicimos quedar en ridículo al campeón"". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ""Le dije que la próxima vez se tire más cerca del rival"". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  11. "Eraldo Correia: "Es un punto de oro" - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  12. "Duelos claves por la permanencia en la Liga Mayor - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. "Diego Coca: "Este torneo será inolvidable para mí"". El Gráfico.
  14. Alianza logra un nuevo récord de puntos en la primera división salvadoreña "Abiel aguilera el hombre record de la primera division Alianza logra un nuevo récord de puntos en la primera división salvadoreña" Check |url= value (help). El Gráfico.
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