Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan

On July 20, 2019, Primera Division awarded a new license to ownership group who wanted a team based in Ahuachapan, This came about after Pasaquina were stripped of their license and were forced to sell their spot, the new team filled the vacancy in the market created by the dissolution of Once Municipal three years earlier. On July 21, 2019, the club announced that Once Deportivo, which had previously been used as a placeholder name for the club, would be the official team name.[1]

Once Deportivo announced Uruguayan Pablo Quiñones as its head coach on July 20, 2017, joining general director Roberto Campos in a search for players. Segio Calero was signed as the club's first player on July 22, 2019.

Once Deportivo started its inaugural season against Municipal Limeno on 29 July 2019, losing 3–0.[2] The club's first ever goal was a goal scored by Anthony Roque in the Once's third league game, a 2–1 loss against Aguila. Once Deportivo's first win was a 2–1 victory over Isidro Metapan, which came in the fifth round of their first Primera Division season on 18 August 2019.[3] Once Deportivo finished their first season in twelfth position. They failed to make it into the top six teams to reach the finals.

Following the conclusion of the season, Once Deportivo sacked Pablo Quinones and hired Spaniard Juan Dieguez to be the new coach. The club bolstered their campaign with the hiring of international players such as Mexicans Marco Granados and Edgar Solis, Nicaraguan Luis Fernando Copete, and Salvaodran such as Marcelo Tejada. The club started the season strongly winning six games, drawing two games and losing three games. On March, 2020 the season was suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. A week later FESFUT the organiser of El Salvador football declared that the final round of matches and the final would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The title was subsequently awarded to Once Deportivo, who finished on top of the points table after the eleven rounds that were played. This is Once Deportivo first title in their history.[4] However, at the FESFUT extraordinary meeting on 29 April 2020, it was decided that the Clausura 2020 season title originally awarded to Once Deportivo would be retracted and the title would not be awarded. However, they would remain the third representative of El Salvador in the 2020 CONCACAF League.[5]

• Estadio Simeón Magaña, Ahuachapán (2019-Present)
  • Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate (2019)

Once Deportivo plays its home games at Estadio Simeon Magana in Ahuachapan, Ahuachapan. However the club was not allowed to play at the Estadio Simeon Magana was to unable to meet the requirements to play dor the first part of the Clausura 2019 therefore they moved their games to the Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate. However they received approval to return to the Estadio Simeon Magana.[6]

Companies that Once Deportivo currently has sponsorship deals with for 2023–2024 includes:

• Tony Sports – Official kit suppliers
• Pepsi – Official sponsors
• Mister donut – Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• La Geo – Official sponsors
• Sistema Fedecredito – Official sponsors
• ALCASA – Official sponsors
• Electrolit – Official sponsors

• First victory in the Primera Division for Once Deportivo: 2-1 Isidro Metapan, August 17, 2019
• First goalscorer for Once Deportivo:Anthony Roque v Aguila, August 10, 2019
• First goalscorer in the Primera Division for Once Deportivo: Anthony Roque v Aguila, August 10, 2019
• Largest Home victory, Primera División: 3-0 v Chalatenango, 9 March 2020
• Largest Away victory, Primera División: 4-0 C.D. Sonsonate, November 18, 2019
• Largest Home loss, Primera División: 4-0 v El Vencedor, 25 August 2019
• Largest Away loss, Primera División: 0-6 Isidro Metapan, 18 October 2020.
• Highest home attendance: 2,000 v Primera División, 2018
• Highest away attendance: 1,000 v Primera División, San Salvador, 2018
• Highest average attendance, season: 49,176, Primera División
• Most goals scored, Apertura 2019 season, Primera División: 21, TBD, 2018
• Worst season: Primera Division Apertura 2019: 3 win, 5 draws and 14 losses (14 points)
• First CONCACAF Champions League match: Once Deportivo 1–1 Communcaciones; Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores; 5 August 2021.

As of 16 August 2023: 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 Sergio Sibrián 2 DF  SLV Jefferson Alvarez 3 DF  COL Manuel Murrillo 4 DF  SLV Ronald Aparicio 5 MF  SLV Iván Barahona (captain) 6  SLV Efrain Carcamo 7  SLV Carlos Echegoyen 8 MF  SLV Javier Bolanos 9 FW  COL Camilo Delgado 10 FW  TRI Jomal Williams 11 FW  COL Victor Landazuri 12 MF  SLV Carlos Herrera 14  SLV Julio Amaya (Vice captain) 15 DF  SLV Enner Orellana 16 DF  SLV Jorge Najarro 17 FW  SLV Alexis Menéndez 19 DF  SLV Ivan Alexander Molina 20  SLV Roberto Gonzalez 21 DF  SLV Kevin Roman 22  SLV Steven Cerna 23 MF  SLV Jose Emmanuel Artero 26 FW  SLV Josué Rivera 27  SLV Carlos Jose Garcia 29 DF  SLV Jorge Cruz

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  SLV Kevin Molina 14 FW  SLV Juan Sanchez 24 MF  SLV Rodrigo Herrera 28 MF  SLV Levin Rojas — DF  SLV Kevin Moreno 10 MF  SLV Fernando Castillo 24 MF  SLV Ever Flores

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season) — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season) — MF  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2021-2022 season)

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  COL Camilo Delgado (From Jocoro) — DF  COL Manuel Murrillo (From A. D. Inter) — MF  SLV Steven Cerna (From FAS) — FW  SLV Kevin Román (From Isidro Metapan) — MF  SLV Julio Amaya (From Isidro Metapan) —  SLV Carlos Garcia (From Jocoro) —  SLV Ronald Aparicio (From Jocoro)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV Jefferson Alvarez (From Santa Ana F.C.) —  SLV César Melara (From A. D. Inter) — FW  COL Victor Landazuri (From Santa Tecla)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SLV Marcelo Díaz (To Aguila) — GK  MEX Jesús Dautt (To TBD) — DF  MEX José Luis Calderón (To TBD) — DF  SLV Israel Landaverde (To TBD) — FW  SLV José Ángel Peña (To TBD) — DF  SLV Walter Chigüila (To Platense) —  SLV Willian López (To Tiburones Sonsonate)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  ARG David Boquín (To Atletico Mictlán) —  SLV Nahum Portillo (To Topiltzín) —  SLV Levin Rojas (To Tiburones Sonsonate) —  SLV (To TBD)

As of June 6, 2023

Name	Nat	Tenure	Win-Draw-Loss
Pablo Quiñonez		July, 2019– November 2019	3-5-14
Juan Cortez		December, 2019– July 2020	6-2-3
Bruno Martinez		August, 2020– April 2021	13-9-9
Mario Elias Guevara		April, 2021– May 2021	see below
Carlos Romero		May, 2021– October, 2021	6-7-3
Mario Elias Guevara		October, 2021– December 2021	6-5-4
Ruben Da Silva		December 2021– June 2022	5-8-9
Rodolfo Gochez		June 2022 - October 2022	1-4-5
Erick Prado		December 2022 - Present	7-10-6

• Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan at Soccerway