Alianza F.C.

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For the football team in Panama with the same name, see Alianza F.C. (Panama).
Alianza F. C.
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Full name Alianza Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) Los Albos
Paquidermos (Elefantes Blancos)
Founded 1958 (as Atlético La Constancia)
Ground Estadio Cuscatlan,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Ground Capacity 57,000
Chairman Lisandro Pohl
Manager Rubén Alonso
League Primera División
Apertura 2015 Primera División 2nd
Website Club home page

Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador. The team currently plays in the Primera División, which is the highest tier league in the country.

Founded in 1960, Alianza was almost immediately successful, winning its first championships in the 1966 and 1967 Salvadoran seasons. Even more significantly, Alianza was the first Central American and Salvadoran club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1967, and is currently one of only three Salvadoran teams to have done so.

History

The Beginning

Atlético La Constancia were formed in 1958 by the workers of the local industry. Although small in terms of financial status, they were able to reach the Liga de Ascenso (second division) final in 1958. However they lost 2–0 in a two legged series against Águila. The club however purchased a spot in the first division at the expense of Once Municipal. After promotion to the first division, they were able to gain the sponsorship of the Intercontinental Hotel and the president of the Intercontinental Hotel, Peruvian Mr. Axel Hochkoeppler, and Enrique Sol Meza, the industrialist and president of Alianza F.C. decided to name the club Alianza F.C. in honor of Alianza Lima. Hernán Carrasco Vivanco joined the club as the coach and began getting the players to play an exciting game of football and alongside a strong advertisement campaign Salvadorans (in particular San Salvador residents) began to change their allegiance from Juventud Olimpica and began to embrace Alianza. One of Alianza greatest triumphs happened in 1966, when they defeated Santos, containing the great Pelé, at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca they were helped mostly from their foreign players Argentines Dante Juárez, Juan Verón and Santiago all on loan at the time.

Orquesta Blanca

After their achievement of defeating Santos, Alianza won their first title in the very same year. Hernán Carrasco had the team playing some such cohesion and fast, they were labelled Orquesta Blanca by fans and media alike. No other Salvadoran team had that success defeating a World and Americas Champion. The team won fifteen straight games when they reached the final and thanks to goals by the Chilean Miguel "el Chueco" Hermosilla and Mario Monge and despite a goal by "el Tabudo" Méndez for Águila, they were able to win 2–1 becoming champions for the first time. "The Orquesta Alba" were able to win twenty games, draw ten games and only lose six games scoring eighty three goals and conceding thirty nine goals. The team was made up by many great players, including Edgar "Pata Gorda" Morales, Roberto "la Burra" Rivas, Alberto "Pechuga" Villalta, Raúl "Araña" Magaña, Guido Alvarado, Salvador Mariona, Mario Monge, Luis "Cascarita" Tapia, Miguel "el Chueco" Hermosilla, Ricardo Sepúlveda and Jorge "el Conejo" Liévano. In the 1967 season the club signed Gualberto "el Pulpo" Fernández who replaced the departing Raúl Magaña, and also signed "el Chino" Flores, "Tancho" Ángel, "el Ruso" Quintanilla and the Chilean Hernán Álvarez. On 20 August 1967, the club were able to win their second title defeating Sonsonate F.C. 5–1, Tapia scored a double while Monge, Cabezas and Flores scored one goal each. Alianza's success continued defeating Club América (2–0), Flamengo (3–2) and tying (0–0) with Peñarol.[1]

Alianza F.C. became the first El Salvadoran club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1967, when they defeated Jong Colombia over a three-leg series. Despite losing the first leg, Alianza was able to win the second leg 3–0 thanks to goals by Odir Jacques, Tapia and Leonardo Salas. With the series tied at one all and the away goals wasn't invented yet the teams played another leg to decide the winner: Alianza won the leg 5–3 with Tapia and Flores scoring a double while Odir Jacques scored the other goal.

Decline and title drought

With a new decade starting Carrasco and several of the Orquesta Alba players either left or retired. Despite a new era of great players coming through the ranks including international players including Brazilians Camargo, Taneses and Nilton Rodarte, Peruvian Fernando Alva, Uruguayan Julio Cesar Cortés "el Pocho", Chileans Hugo Ottensen and domestic players including Miguel "la Mica" González, Herbert Machón, "Míchel" Cornejo, Armando Cortez Sandoval, Roberto "el Cuchillo" Guerra, Jaime "la Chelona" Rodríguez and Carlos "el Cacho" Meléndez. The club failed to win another championship despite reaching the final four times, finishing runner-up four times (1971, 1973, 1975–76 and 1978–79). The club lowest point came when they came close to relegation in 1975, only surviving relegation by defeating Sonsonate on the last day of the championship. The club came from the wilderness to challenge for the title on Christmas Day 1985, however they lost 5–2 against city rivals Atlético Marte. [2]

Title success

After 20 years, In 1986 Alianza won its third league title under Ricardo Sepúlveda, a member of "The Orquesta Alba". Thanks largely to a 3–1 penalty shoot-out win over C.D. Águila after the game finished 0–0, with Carlos Reyes scoring the winning penalty. Their success began to build again with another title in 1989 under their legendary technician Carrasco and mainly based on the outstanding performance of Chilean Raúl Toro who scored the winning goal against Luis Ángel Firpo. Another title was obtained in the 1993–94 season after defeating FAS 2–1. Alianza's goals were scored by Milton Meléndez and Argentine Sergio Bufarini. Their achievement were due to the masterful tactics of the Uruguayan Gustavo Faral.[3]

Alianza's international championship drought ended in 1997, when they defeated Deportivo Saprissa to win the UNCAF Club Championship. Their strong momentum lead them to achieve another two domestic titles, both of these achievements were under the watchful eyes of the technician Juan Carlos Masnik and were helped by the heroic players such as Horacio Lugo, Marcelo Bauza and Uruguayan Alejandro Curbelo and Adrián de la Cruz.[4]

Honours

Domestic honours

International honours

Runner-up (1): 1980

Championship Tournament

  • 1st (1)*Copa Santa Ana: 1
1977
  • Roberto Championship "Burra" Rivas
  • 1st (0)*Roberto Championship "Burra" Rivas: 0
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Records

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Main article: List of Alianza F.C. records and statistics

Sponsorship

Companies that Alianza currently has sponsorship deals with include:

  • TBD – Official Kit Suppliers
  • Tigo – Official sponsors
  • Pepsi – Official sponsors
  • Dominos Pizza – Official sponsors
  • Los Rinconcitos – Official sponsors
  • Farmactas virgen de Guadulope – Official sponsors
  • Gatorade – Official sponsors
  • Canal 4 – Official sponsors

Stadium

Alianza Futbol Club has forged its entire history in the Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca (Now Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González), in which achieved three titles during the 1960s. However it was damaged in the 2001 earthquakes and Alianza moved to the Estadio Cuscatlán. Since the 2013–14 season; Alianza FC return to Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González.

Players

Alianza is the first Salvadoran team to form an under-17 team for the new Under-17 League competition that will begin in April 2014.

Current squad

As of Clausura 2016:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 El Salvador GK Elmer Iglesias
3 El Salvador DF Edson Meléndez
4 El Salvador DF Andrés Flores Jaco
5 Colombia DF Iván Garrido
6 El Salvador DF Ramón Martínez
7 El Salvador MF Rudy Valencia
8 El Salvador MF Rodrigo Rivera (vice-captain)
9 Trinidad and Tobago FW Willis Plaza
10 Colombia FW Oscar Guerrero
11 El Salvador MF Juan Carlos Portillo
12 El Salvador MF Levi Martínez
14 El Salvador MF Herbert Sosa Capitán.
No. Position Player
15 El Salvador DF Danny Torres
17 El Salvador FW José David Díaz
22 El Salvador FW Rodolfo Zelaya
25 El Salvador GK Óscar Arroyo
26 El Salvador DF Miguel Blanco
27 El Salvador MF Isaac Portillo
28 El Salvador FW Manuel Iglesias
29 El Salvador DF Rodolfo Orellana
36 El Salvador DF Mario Jacobo
42 El Salvador MF Tony Roque
46 El Salvador MF Enrique Contreras
49 El Salvador MF Marvín Joya

Retired numbers

2 – El Salvador Roberto Rivas, Defender (1960–70)

Squad Changes for the Clausura 2016

In:

Out:

Notable players

Below are the notable former and current players who have represented Alianza in Primera Division and international competition since the club's foundation in 1958. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club, a list of every Alianza player who has been called up by there national team.

For a complete list of Alianza players, see Category:Alianza F.C. footballers.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Uruguay El Salvador Rubén Alonso
Assistant Managers El Salvador Juan Carlos Serrano
Reserve Manager Argentina Daniel Fernandez
Under 17 Manager Argentina Daniel Fernandez
Goalkeeper Coach El Salvador Shafick Chávez
Fitness Coach El Salvador Mario Villatoro
Team Doctor El Salvador Dr. Aristides Caceres
Knesliogiocal El Salvador Felix Zambia
Utility El Salvador Pablo Quironga
Director of Sports El Salvador Milton Melendez

Management

Position Staff
Owner El Salvador Asociación de Empresa Pohl
President El Salvador Lisandro Pohl
Vice President El Salvador Jorge Rajo
Secretary El Salvador Herberth Silva
Treasury El Salvador Roberto Barillas
TBD El Salvador
TBD El Salvador

Presidential history

Alianza have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them.

 
Name Years
Peru Axel Hochkoeppler 1957–59
El Salvador Enrique Sol Meza TBA
Mauricio Salaverría Cáceres, TBA
El Salvador Ricardo Sol Meza TBA
Ernesto Muyshondt Parker TBA
Vicente Sol Bang TBA
Juan Grané TBA
 
Name Years
Alejandro Hutt TBA
Ricardo Simán TBA
Luis Ohrlich TBA
Fernando Calvo TBA
Ronald Calvo TBA
Miguel Pinto TBA
Rafael Rengifo TBA
 
Name Years
Ricardo Balzaretti TBA
El Salvador Oscar Antonio Rodriguez ????–01
El Salvador Ricardo Padilla 2001–05
El Salvador Salvador Mariona 2005–07
El Salvador Lisandro Pohl 2008–Present

Notable managers

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Main article: List of Head Coaches of Alianza F.C.

The most successful all-time manager is Chilean Hernán Carrasco, who won four championships during his two tenures with Alianza FC (1966–1967, 1989–92). The list of honours include three Primera División titles (1965–66, 1966–67, 1989–90) and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1967).

Uruguayan Carlos Masnik was another notable manager with two titles won with Alianza, one Primera División championships (1996–97) and one UNCAF Club Championship (1997).

Chilean Ricardo Sepúlveda and Uruguayan Rubén Alonso both had outstanding careers as players for Alianza, and are the only two to win a title both as a player and coach (Sepulveda won the 1986–87, while Alonso won the Apertura 1998).

Gustavo Faral won the 1993–94 championship becoming the first Uruguayan and the first of three Uruguayan to win a title with Alianza.

Ramón Paredes become the first and so far only Salvadoran coach to win a title as coach of Alianza, which he did in 2001 Apertura title.

Uruguayan Juan Martín Mujica led the team to the 2004 Clausura title.

Under the coaching of Roberto Gamarra (coach), Alianza won the Clausura 2011 there most recent title victory.

References

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