Cojutepeque Futbol Club was a

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professional

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based in

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, Cuscatlán. The team ceased operation in 2003.

History

The team was in the first division of El Salvador from 1987 on for several years. Cojutepeque was a runner-up in the 1988–89 season, losing on penalties to L.A. Firpo in the finals after the game ended 2–2 after extra time.

Record

Year-by-year

Club records

* First Match (prior to creation of a league): vs. TBD (a club from TBD), Year * First Match (official): vs. TBD, year * Most points in La Primera: 43 points (14 win, 15 draws, 7 losses) 1988-89 * Least points in La Primera: 18 points (4 win, 10 draws, 22 losses) 1994-95 *Record League defeat: 0–11 v L.A. Firpo. April 30, 1995.

Individual records

* Most capped player for

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: 50 (0 whilst at Cojutepeque), TBD * Most international

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for El Salvador while a Cojutepeque 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,

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, 17 ( 1988-89)

Honours

Cojutepeque's first trophy was the Liga Ascensio, which they won in 1986-1987. They won 1

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title in 1986-1987. Cojutepeque's honours include the following:

Domestic honours

Leagues

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador (First Division of Professional Football of El Salvador), more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, also known as Liga Pepsi for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional ...

** Runners up (1): 1988–89 * Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors ** Champions: (1): 1986–87culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2013/06/28/magos-del-ascenso-salvadoreno
(archived)

List of notable players

''Players with senior international caps'' *

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* Hugo Ventura * Nelson Mauricio Quintanilla * José María Rivas * Héctor Edmundo Valdivieso *

Norberto Huezo José Norberto Huezo Montoya (6 June 1956 – 5 March 2025) was a footballer from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Club career Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining ...

* Rodolfo Alfaro *

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* Guillermo Ragazzone *

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* Raul Chamagua * Miguel Diaz *

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* Ruben Guevara * Patricio Antonio Guevara *

José Alfredo Poyatos José Alfredo Poyatos López (born 27 November 1964) is a retired football midfielder. Club career Poyatos played for local sides Chorrillo and Tauro and in El Salvador for Cojutepeque where he played alongside compatriots Rubén Guevara, R ...

* Victor Rene Mendieta * Carlos Maldonado *

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Manager history

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(1985,1988) * Raúl Corcio Zavaleta (1986–1987) *

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(1989) *

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(1993–94) *

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(1994–95) * José Amaya (1997) * Rigoberto Guzmán * Aquiles Medina

References

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