C.D. Alacranes

C.D. Alacranes

C.D. Alacranes, full name Club Deportivo Alacranes, was a professional soccer team in El Salvador. The team reached to the national finals in 1937, losing to C.D. 33 by a score of 3-1. The team name and logo, Alacranes, is Spanish for "Scorpions". After several years in the first division, C.D. Alacranes descended to the second division in the 1950s. After several years struggling at the lower division, they changed their name to C.D. Chalatenango (currently in the first division of El Salvador) and were promoted after the 1978-79 league season.