Club Deportivo Santiagueño is a

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professional

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club from Santiago de María,

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. The club currently plays at Tercera Division. C.D. Santiagueño won the Salvadoran Premier Division title in the 1979–80 season.

History

1979–1980

After clinching fourth place in the regular league season, the club won the national title in the final round. In the final group round of four teams, Santiagueño beat Águila, FAS and

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to finish top of the group with five wins and only one defeat.El Salvador – List of Final Tables
– RSSSF

Subsequent years

The following season, in 1980–81, they clinched the regular season league title. In the finals, however, they fell short to

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, losing 2–1 in the first leg, and 3–1 in the second leg. Both games were played in the

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. Despite winning the title two years previous the team were relegated to Second Division in 1982. They were relegated from the Third Division in 2007.

Honours

Santiagueno's first trophy was the TBD, which they won in 1981. Their first league honour came in 1979–1980, when they won the 1979–80 Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador title Santiagueno's honours include the following:

Domestic honours

Leagues

* Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador ** Champions (1): 1979–80 * Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors ** Champions: (1): * Tercera Division and predecessors ** Champions: (1): 2022 Apertur

Current squad

''Updated September 2023.''

Players with dual citizenship

* Gregory Costly

In

Out

Captains

Records

Club records

* First Match (prior to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador#History, creation of a league): vs. TBD (a club from TBD), Year * First Match (official): vs. TBD, year * Most points in La Primera: 00 points (00 win, 00 draws, 0 losses) Year/Year * Least points in La Primera: 00 points (0 win, 0 draws, 00 losses) Year/year

Individual records

* Most capped player for

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: 50 (0 whilst at Santiagueno), TBD * Most international caps for El Salvador while a Santiagueno player: 1, TBD * Most goals in a season, all competitions: unknown player, O (Year/year) (00 in League, 00 in Cup competitions) * Most goals in a season, La Primera: TBD, 7

Santiagueño in international competition

* 1R = First Round

List of coaches

Argentina * Raúl Miralles (1979) Brazil *

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(June 2021–2021) *

(January 2023 – February 2023) Chile *

Javier Mascaró Carlos Javier Mascaró Vildósola (24 July 1934 – unknown), known as Javier Mascaró, was a Chilean football manager and a goalkeeper. Playing career A goalkeeper, Mascaró is one of the few players who have played for the three greatest club ...

El Salvador *

Juan Antonio Merlos Juan Antonio "Maquinita" Merlos Cabrera (December 3, 1941 – December 6, 2014) was a Salvadoran football player and manager. Club career Nicknamed ''Maquinita'', Merlos was snapped up by Águila at Racing San Miguel and took part in thei ...

"Maquinita" *

Miguel Aguilar Obando Miguel Angel Aguilar Obando (born 21 January 1953 in Usulután), sometimes known as "La Peluda" , is a Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Sa ...

(1996) * Luis Alonso Santana "El Chispo" * Ever Mejia (December 2021 – February 2022) * Miguel Águilar Obando (June 2022 – December 2022) Guatemala * Rafael Osorio (1980–1981)

Stadium

* Estadio Municipal de Santiago de María ** Estadio Leonidas Flores Cárdenas

References

External links

Un recuerdo llamado Santiagueño
– El Diario de Hoy Football clubs in El Salvador 1917 establishments in El Salvador Association football clubs established in 1917 {{ElSalvador-footyclub-stub