Zacatecoluca Fútbol Club is a
Salvadoran
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professional
football
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club based in
Zacatecoluca
Zacatecoluca () is the capital municipality of the La Paz Department of El Salvador.
Located in Southern El Salvador, in the Rio Lempa valley, at the foot of San Vicente (Chinchotepec) Volcano. A commercial center for the surrounding agricultu ...
,
La Paz department,
El Salvador
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.
The club will debut in the
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
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series since the
Apertura 2025 tournament.
History
Zacatecoluca FC won the Apertura 2023, Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño centro-oriente title defeating
C.D. Audaz 2–0, thanks to goals from Ken Mejía and Eduardo Merino. Zacatecoluca FC followed by winning Clausura 2024
Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño
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centro-oriente title defeating
Sensunte Cabañas on penalties.
The club continued their success in the second division, the firstly won the Apertura 2024 title defeating
Fuerte Aguilares, then winning the Clausura 2025 title by again defeating
Fuerte Aguilares 1-0 on aggregate, the club was promoted to the Primera Division for the first time in the club history.
Honours
Domestic honours
Leagues
*
Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
** Champions (2) :
2024 Apertura,
2025 Clausura
** Runners-up (0): N/A
*
Tercera División Salvadorean and predecessors
** Champions (1) : Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024
** Play-off winner (2): 2023–2024
*
La Asociación Departamental de Fútbol Aficionado
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Teams promoted from ADFA to Tercera Division
Teams relegated f ...
' and predecessors (4th tier)
**Champions (1):
** Play-off winner (0): N/A
Sponsorship
Companies that Zacatecoluca FC currently has sponsorship deals with for 2025–2026 includes:
* Galaxia – Official kit suppliers
*
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* TBD Records, an American record label
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– Official sponsors
*
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– Official sponsors
*
TBD
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– Official sponsors
*
TBD
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– Official sponsors
Stadium
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Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle is a multi-use stadium in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca. The stadium currently has a capacity of 10,000 p ...
,
Zacatecoluca
Zacatecoluca () is the capital municipality of the La Paz Department of El Salvador.
Located in Southern El Salvador, in the Rio Lempa valley, at the foot of San Vicente (Chinchotepec) Volcano. A commercial center for the surrounding agricultu ...
,
La Paz Department (El Salvador)
La Paz () is a department of El Salvador in the south central area of the country. The capital is Zacatecoluca. La Paz has an area of 1,228 km2. The department was created in 1852. There are various caves containing rock writing. The depar ...
(2009-''Present'')
Zacatecoluca plays its home games at Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle in Zacatecoluca, La Paz.
Current squad
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Out
Coaching staff
''As of June 1, 2025''
List of coaches
The club's current manager is Salvadoran
Nelson Ancheta. There have been 5 permanent and TBD caretaker managers of Platense since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, Miguel Soriano in 2023. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is Miguel Soriano, who managed the club between 2023 and 2024. Uruguayan TBD was Zacatecoluca's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Salvadorian
William Osorio
William Adalberto Osorio Rivera (born April 13, 1971) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
He was assistant coach at CD FAS, assisting technical director William Renderos.
Club career
After coming through at Coca-Cola, for whom he made his d ...
is the club's most successful coach, having won one Segunda division title and Tercera division title, this is followed by
Edgar Henríquez
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Club career
Nicknamed ''Kiko'', Henríquez started his career at Tercera División club A ...
who also won one Segunda division title, and Miguel Soriano won one Tercera division title.
* Miguel Soriano (June 2023 – March 2024)
*
William Osorio
William Adalberto Osorio Rivera (born April 13, 1971) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
He was assistant coach at CD FAS, assisting technical director William Renderos.
Club career
After coming through at Coca-Cola, for whom he made his d ...
(March 2024 – December 2024)
*
Guillermo Rivera
José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Memo'', Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two leag ...
(January 2025 – February 2025)
* Edgar Enrique (February 2025)
*
Edgar Henríquez
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Club career
Nicknamed ''Kiko'', Henríquez started his career at Tercera División club A ...
(February 2025– May 2025)
*
Nelson Ancheta (June 2025–''Present'')
Non-playing staff
Management
''As of August, 2024''
Other departments
Football
Reserve team
The reserve team serves mainly as the final stepping stone for promising young players under the age of 21 before being promoted to the main team. The second team is coached by Aristides Mena. the team played in the
Primera División Reserves, their greatest successes were finishing runner up in the
Reserve championships in the Clausura 2024.
It plays its home matches at
Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle
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, adjacent to the first teams and women's team.
Current squad
''As of: June, 2025''
Junior teams
The youth team (under 17 and under 15) has produced some of El Salvador's top football players, including
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and
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. It plays its home matches at
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, adjacent to the first team's ground, and it is coached by Carlos Padilla (under 17) and Juan (Under 15). The team greatest successes was winning Clausura 2025 season.
Current squad
''As of: June, 2025''
Women's team
The women's first team, which is led by head coach Carlos Gotran, features several members of the El Salvador national ladies team. Their greatest successes
were reaching the semi finals of Apertura 2023, where they lost 10–1 on aggregate to
Alianza Women's.
Current squad
''As of: June, 2025''
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zacatecoluca Futbol Clube
Football clubs in El Salvador