C.D. Sonsonate
| Full name | Fútbol Club Sonsonate |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Los “Cocoteros” |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Chairman |
 Pedro Contreras |
| Manager |
 Garabet Avedissian
|
| League |
Primera División
|
| Apertura 2016 | Primera División 10th |
Futbol Club Sonsonate is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Sonsonate, El Salvador.
On 9 September 2009, César Antonio Contreras and Miguel Antonio Castillo along with Pedro Antonio Contreras and with the support of the Sonsonate department (in particular the head of the department José Roberto Aquino) were able to re-activate Sonsonate from defunct status and begin their time in the modern era.
The club competed in the Tercera División for a few years, before winning promotion to the Segunda División in 2011, under the direction of Ricardo Andrés Navarro.
Despite strong club following and several finals appearances the club failed to win either the Segunda Division Apertura or Clausura title to achieve promotion in the Primera Division.
However, on the 12 July 2015, the club purchased the spot of recently promoted Real Destroyer meaning the club will participate in the Primera division for the first time in fifteen years (last time was 1999).
Despite several Championship winning managers coaching Sonsonate, Peruvian Agustin Castillo has been the only coach to qualify Sonsonate to the post season final series, the club reached the semi finals before being eliminated by Alianza F.C..
Companies that Sonsonate currently has sponsorship deals with include:
The team plays its home games in Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, in Sonsonate, which opened in and has a seating capacity of 8,000. Previously the team played at Estadio Cepa for the 2009 season when they were called Alba-Acajutla which is located in Acajutla. They also previously played at the Estadio Municipal de Izalco in Izalco, which has a capacity of 8,000. For the 2015 season, Sonsonate played their home matches (due to renovations being done Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos) at the Estadio José Millán Morales which is located in Juayúa.
Sonsonate wore the green and white striped jersey since their establishment. Various name changes have brought about different colored jerseys. In 2008, after the club relocated from Sonsonate to Acatulja, the club changed their colours to rad and white. However, after the club moved back to Sonsonate they reverted to green and white.
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