C.D. Once Lobos

Once Lobos was founded in 1918, in Chalchuapa.[3] Their first match that year – long before the country had a football league or even a football federation – was against Fuerte 22, a club from nearby Santa Ana. The Club came about after the fusion of clubs Esparta and Germania. [3] They played their first international match that same year, travelling about 60 km (37 mi) north to face a team in Jutiapa, Guatemala.[4] Once Lobos played their first official match against UCA in 1923.

For many decades, the team played its home games at Estadio el Progreso, a pitch within earshot of the ancient Tazumal pyramid and its ballcourt from Pre-Columbian times. In December 2002, Once Lobos moved to the Estadio Cesar Hernández, in the outskirts of the city.

Once Lobos made its first ascension to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) on February 7, 1980 at the Óscar Quiteño stadium in the neighboring city of Santa Ana, where they beat UCA in the second and decisive game. During their first full season in La Primera, struggled to fight-off relegation, made more difficult by the league's decision the previous year to relegate two teams at season's end. They finished 9th, staying ahead of Dragón and Platense, to maintain a spot in La Primera for the 1981 season.

In the 1981 Season, the Chalchuapa side won the "Torneo de Copa" by beating the League Champion Atlético Marte by penalties. At the conclusion of the regulation time, the score was tied one all (Once Lobos scorer was W. Barrera at 27‘) and nothing changed in the ensuing 30-minute overtime.

The 1982 season saw the team come under the direction of Dr. Ricardo Mena Laguán. At the end of the regular season, the teams that made it onto the final Serires were Águila, Atlético Marte, Independiente and Once Lobos. In this elimination round, Atlético Marte defeated Once Lobos 2 nil in the first leg and drawing in the second leg. Once Lobos and Águila fought for 3rd and 4th place respectively in a single game played on December 19. Once Lobos emerged victorious by Penalties after the end of regulation the score read 3 all. Once Lobos capitalized on all 5 shots while Águila could only score 4. Thus achieving the best position for the "yuqueros" in their long history. To make this achievement more impressive, Once Lobos did it with only 10 men on the pitch since the 81st minute in regular time, when Mario D. Campos was sent off.

In their last season at the top level in this period, 1983, Once Lobos made it to the final round once again. Still under the direction of Ricardo Mena Laguán. Joined by Independiente, C.D. FAS and C.D. Águila fought the final in a two-round robin elimination; achieving 3rd place once again by defeating Independiente this time in the last game by a score of 2–1.

After a later relegation to the third division, Once Lobos were promoted to the Segunda División in 1995. They were promoted to La Primera in 2004 through a "play-off" game victory against Chalatenango.

In 2018, Once Lobos celebrated their 100th year of existence, receiving a special recognition from the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador as the oldest football club still in existence in the nation.[4]

Once Lobos's first trophy was the Copa Campeons Tourney, which they won in 1981. Their first league honour came in 1980–1981, when they won the 1980–81 Segunda División title

Once Lobos's honours include the following:

Home kit colours

Throughout the club's history, Once Lobos have worn blue with a yellow stripe.

• Estadio de Chalchuapa, (2002–present)
  • Estadio El Progreso, (1918–2002)
  • Estadio César Hernández, (2004–2011) games played while renovations are being done at Estadio de Chalchuapa.

The 2,000-capacity Estadio de Chalchuapa has been Once Lobos's home stadium since its creation 2002. Previously the team played at Estadio El Progreso, where they had played their home matches from 1918 until the end of the 2001 season. The stadium was located in Santa Ana. The team's headquarters are located in TBD.

In 2012, Estadio El Progreso was remodelled by INDES and Municipality of Chalchuapa for a cost of 39,000 dollars .

As of October 2022:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SLV Luis Wmilio Rivera 22 DF  SLV Manuel Castro 7  SLV Luis Alonso Castro 21  SLV Fabricio Guardo 35  SLV Daniel Carcamo 12  SLV Jose Alfredo Hernandez 23  SLV John Valencia 20  SLV Ricardo Lemus 9  SLV Cristian Leiyva 11  SLV Juan Carlos Gil

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SLV Geovani Garcia —  SLV William Maldonado —  SLV Gendrix Castro —  SLV Jonathon Ramos —  SLV Ricardo Grijalva —  SLV Ruben Guillen —  SLV Duban Penate —  SLV Fernando Hernandez — GK  SLV Brayan Escobar —  SLV Michael Antero —  SLV Oswaldo Santamaria —  SLV Fernando Jaime —  SLV Duvan Duarte

As of August 2023

Position	Staff
Manager	Cesar Acevedo
Assistant Manager	TBD
Reserve Manager	TBD
Ladies's Manager	TBD
Physical coach	TBD
Assistant Physical coach	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	TBD
Kineslogic	TBD
Utility Equipment	TBD
Football director	TBD
Team Doctor	TBD

The club's current manager is the Salvadorian Nelson Mauricio Ancheta. There have been TBD permanent and TBD caretaker managers of Once Lobos since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, Ranulfo Castro in 1922. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is TBD, who managed the club between 1996 and 2018. Argentinian Raul Miralles was Once Lobos's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Salvadoran Ricardo Mena Laguán helped Once Lobos reached its highest possible finish in Primera division with a 3rd place finish in 1982. Miguel Angel Deras "Chincullita", Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo and Mauricio Laureano Alvarenga "Tarzan" is the club's most successful coach in terms of titles, having won one Segunda División Salvadorean title.

Name	Nat	Tenure	Achievement
Ranulfo Castro		1922–1923
Moran Monchez		1947 – 1955
Jose Moreira		1950s
Julio Contreras		1961
Raul Miralles		1976
Miguel Angel Deras "Chincullita"		1979–1980	1 Segunda División Salvadorean
Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos		1981– 1982
Ricardo Mena Laguán		1982–1983	2 x Third place Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
Miguel Angel Deras "Chincullita"		1984–1985
Ricardo López Tenorio		1986
Ruben Guevara		1992
David Aquiles Medina		1993–1994
Marcelo Fabián Bruno <>		1995	coached 5 games
Mauricio Laureano Alvarenga "Tarzan"		1996	1 Segunda División Salvadorean
Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo		1997
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta		1996–1998
Rubén Guevara		January 2001 - 2001
Nicolás "Nicky" Chávez		2002
Ricardo Mena Laguán		2002 - January 2003
Jorge Rivas		February 2003 - 2003
Edwin Portillo		2003 – July 2004
Carlos Recinos		August 2004 – January 2005
Ruben Guevara		January 2005 - 2005
Genaro Sermeño		2005 - 2005
Roberto "Toto" Gamarra		April 2005–2006
Jose Ramón Aviles		2008
Eraldo Correia		2008
Ángel Eugenio Orellana		2008–2009
Mauricio Alvarenga		2009 -2010
Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo		2010 – June 2014	1 Segunda División Salvadorean (2014 Clausura)
Antonio García Prieto		June 2014 – November 2014
Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo		December, 2014 – May 2015
Ivan Ruiz		June 2015 – June, 2017
Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo		July 2017 – September, 2017
Jorge Molina		October 2017 – May 2018
Cesar "El Piscuchita" Acevedo		May 2018 – May 2019
Efrain Burgos		May 2019 – November 2019
Carlos Che Martinez		December 2019 – March 2022
Enzo Enriquez		March 2022 – December 2022
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta		December 2022 – Present

Players with senior international caps

• Byron Pérez
• Óscar Enrique Sánchez
• Néstor Ayala
• Luis Guevara Mora
• Jose Luis Rugamas

Team captains

Name	Years
Raul Reynaldo Rodriguez Nochez	1983
Alex Flores	1992
	19
Jhon Polo	2013-2018
Mario Gutierrez	2019
Carlos Portillo Alvarenga	2019-2020
Luis Castro	January 2021 -Present

• Web Oficial Once lobos – Official website
• El Grafico Profile (in Spanish)