Alacranes Del Norte

Alacranes del Norte

Full name	Alacranes del Norte F.C.
Founded	July, 2002
Ground	Estadio José Gregorio Martínez, Chalatenango, El Salvador (Capacity: 15,000)
Chairman	Mynor Vargas
Manager	Garavet Avedissian
League	Segunda División
Apertura 2010	Segunda División, Group A 5th
Home colours Away colours

Alacranes del Norte (formerly known as Nejapa Fútbol Club) is a football club based in Chalatenango, El Salvador. The club last played in the Segunda División. On January 2011, it was announced that the Alacranes del Norte license had been removed by the Segunda División, following financial difficulties for the owner, Mynor Vargas and the failure of attempts to find a new ownership group.

History

Nejapa Fútbol Club was formed on July 2002, thanks to collaboration with both the municipal council of Nejapa (without community collaboration) and the university of El Salvador (UES). when the equipment of the UES obtained a category to be in Second Division, their representatives contacted René Canjura, mayor of Nejapa, to know if the town was interested in acquiring the space in the Third division. In that month it concluded the process of inscription of the new equipment in the Third Division.

In 2004, Nejapa futbol clube won promotion to the second division. Thanks to the help of both the Colombian player Andrés Medina and the Manager Douglas Vidal Jiménez (former coach of ADET). In 2005/06 season Nejapa progressed all the way to the final however were defeated by Nacional 1906.

Carlos "El Cacho" Meléndez signed with Nejapa, began signing both upcoming players and experienced players such as the Mexican Jose Luis Osorio, after reaching semi final they defeated C.D. Municipal Limeño.

In the final, they played against J. Independiente. They won with a winning goal by Jose Luis Osorio. They were allowed promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional for the first time.

In 2010, they decided to move the club to the city of Chalatenago and renamed the club to Alacranes del Norte (scorpions of the north) due to their new city's geographical location.

Original Nejapa FC crest from 2002–09

Sponsorship

2010–

2008–2009

2002–2008

Sponsors

• Front Milan (Kit manufacturer)
• Caja de Crédito de Quezaltepeque
• Tigo
• MK medicamentos
• CANAL 12 de Televisión
• Mides

Kit Information

Nejapa F.C. wore the red and white striped jersey since their establishment until 2008. Then they upgraded their uniform to incorporate a yellow jersey, red shorts and yellow socks. In 2010, after the club relocated from Nejapa to Chalatenango, the club decided to change the team colours from the current yellow and red to purple.

Stadium

Nejapa Estadio

Under the Nejapa F.C. name, Alacranes Del Norte played most of its home games at the Polideportivo Victoria Gasteiz, with occasions where the team would play in the Estadio Cuscatlán. Since late 2009, Estadio José Gregorio Martínez in Chalatenango have served as their home stadium.

Current squad

As of 2010: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Ramon De paz FW Héctor Omar Ramos Lebron

Personnel

Current technical staff

Head Coach	Garavet Avedissian
Assistant Coach	Marco Portillo
Physical	Roberto Hernández

Honours

• Segunda Division: 1

Clausura 2007

League Season Performance

(Apertura 2007 – Clausura 2010)

Season	League	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS	Playoffs	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	PTS
Apertura 2007	Segunda División	8th	18	5	7	6	31	34	22	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clausura 2008	Primera División	8th	18	4	7	7	20	26	19	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apertura 2008	Primera División	10th	18	2	5	10	16	32	11	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clausura 2009	Primera División	4th	18	7	8	3	21	17	29	Semi-Finals	2	0	0	2	0	6	0
Apertura 2009	Primera División	9th	18	3	5	10	16	39	14	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clausura 2010	Primera División	10th (Relegated)	18	0	5	13	12	37	5	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Top scorers in the first division

• Apertura 2007 José Luis Osorio (6 goals)
• Clausura 2008 Juan Carlos Reyes (9 goals)
• Apertura 2008 Emiliano Pedrozo (5 goals)
• Clausura 2009 Andrés Medina Aguirre (4 goals)
• Apertura 2009 José Manuel Martínez (6 goals)
• Clausura 2010 José Manuel Martínez Guillermo José Morán José Amílcar Ramírez Juan Carlos Panameño Cristian Ernesto López (2 goals)

Notable players

Nationals Álvaro Misael Alfaro (2009) Rafael Ernesto Barrientos (2007–09) Mark Lester Blanco (2006–09) Héctor Canjura (2006–08) Miguel Montes (2007–09) Guillermo Morán (2009-) Óscar Navarro (2009–10) Juan Carlos Panameño (2009–10) Emiliano Pedrozo (2007–09) Amilcar Ramírez (2004–08), (2009–10) Juan Díaz Rodríguez (2007–09) Zelvin Zepeda (2009-) Fidel Mondragón (2009–2010)

Foreigners Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos Roberto Chanampe Andrés Medina Aguirre Henry Josue Martinez Córdova Óscar Maturín José Luis Osorio Armando Collado Luis Fernando Espindola (2008–10) Juan Carlos Reyes (2008–09)

Managerial history

Name	From	To
Douglas Vidal Jiménez	2004	2006
Carlos Antonio Meléndez	2006	2007
Mauricio Cienfuegos	Jan 2008	Aug 2008
Emiliano Pedrozo (caretaker)	Aug 2008	Sep 2008
Daniel Uberti	Sep 2008	Dec 2009
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta	Jan 2009	May 2009
Gustavo de Simone	Aug 2009	Jan 2010
Carlos Antonio Meléndez	Jan 2010	Aug 2010
Garavet Avedissiani	Aug 2010	Jan 2011
Marcos Portillo	Jan 2011	Jan 2011

Presidential history

• René Canjura (2004–09)
• Gerardo Tomasino (2009)
• Mynor Vargas (2010-)

External links

• [1] (Official Website)
• El Grafico Alacranes del Norte Profile (Spanish)
• Alacranes del Norte at Soccerway.com
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