Club Deportivo Aguiluchos USA is an American

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club, founded in 2012 and based in

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, that competes in the West Region, Golden Gate Conference of the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth division of the

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. The club plays its home games at

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. Its colors are orange and black, drawing inspiration from Águila of

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, with a secondary kit of all blue, taking after the

flag and national team.

History

CD Aguiluchos USA was founded in 2012 as a tribute to Águila of

and as a community club for many players of Salvadoran descent in Northern California. In December 2012, the team announced that it would be joining the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), considered the fourth tier of the

and roughly equal to the

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(PDL). The club would be coached by

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and notable former Águila player and manager, Hugo Coria, who led the Salvadoran club to three major titles. The team played its first match on March 30, 2013; a 2–0 loss to

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. The team won its first competitive game on April 13, 4–0 at home over San Francisco Stompers FC, with a

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by Jorge Ruiz and a lone goal by William Colocho. In March 2014, Aguiluchos USA defeated Spartans Futbol Club 2–1, thanks to goals by Jorge Ruiz and former El Salvador international

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, which helped them qualify to the

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for the first time in the club history.

Colors and crest

Aguiluchos USA home uniform mirrors that of the club it is named after, Águila of El Salvador, with an orange shirt, black shorts, and orange socks. Aguiluchos USA has worn a variation of this kit since its inception, with slight variations in trim, stripe width, number of stripes, and other minor details. The club usually complements this with a white and orange away uniform, with an additional away kit that mirrors the

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, with a blue shirt with white stripes, blue shorts, and blue socks. The club badge features an eagle with two flags representing El Salvador and United States of America.

Year-by-year

Honors

*Western Regional Champs (Playoff NPSL): ** Winners (2): 2015, 2017 *Golden Gate Conference (NPSL): ** Winners (1): 2017

Current squad

In

Out

Personnel

Coaching staff

Management

Stadium

*Raimondi Park Stadium;

(2013–2016,2018) *Burrell Field;

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(2017)

Head coaches

* Hugo Coria (2013-2016) * Francisco Juarez (Aug 2017-)

References

External links

* {{California sports National Premier Soccer League teams Ag 2012 establishments in California Association football clubs established in 2012