- Alacranes Del Norte
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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
5thHome coloursAway coloursAlacranes 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.
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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 2002–09Sponsorship
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
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
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- 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
External links
- [1] (Official Website)
- El Grafico Alacranes del Norte Profile (Spanish)
- Alacranes del Norte at Soccerway.com
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Group Centro Occidente: Arcense · Brasilia · Chalatenango · Fuerte Aguilares · Isidro Metapan C · Marte Soyapango · Once Lobos · Platense · Santa Tecla F.C. · Titán
Group Centro Oriente: ADI · Aspirante · C.D. La Asunción · Dragón · El Roble · Liberal · Municipal Limeño · Pasaquina · Santa María · Topiltzín ·Categories:- Salvadoran football clubs
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