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. In 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 2021 CONCACAF League.^[5]

On the 13th of November, 2024 the club president Héctor Salazar announced on the club social media that the entire Once Deportivo board had resigned due to the club inability to continue to run the club, as the club had acquired 100,000 dollars worth of debts.^[6]

Despite financial issues and most of the board resigning, Once Deportivo finished sixth in the Primera division, they went on to defeat LA Firpo and Cacahuatique and reached the final for the first time in their history. The club shocked the nation powerhouse team FAS 2–1 in the final, thanks to goals for Josue Rivera and Jomal Williams to win the title for the first time in history.^[7]

Following their title win, the club lost their coach Erick Prado and Josue Rivera to Isidro Metapan, Jorge Cruz to FAS and Goalkeeper Gerson Lopez to long term Injury. They Hired Argentinian Fabio Larramendi to defend their title, However they started the campaign as the worst season for a champion in Apertura/Clausura format, after 10 games the club had only gained 3 points (3 draws and 7 loss) and were anchored to the bottom of the table. After the poor start of the season Argentinian Fabio Larramendi was sacked. ^[8]

On March 15, 2025 the president of Once Deportivo Giancarlo Angelucci announced that Once Deportivo will no longer be based or play in Ahuachapan due to conflict with the department council and refusal to install stadium lights ruling out night games. ^[9]

• 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 for 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.^[10]

• Home

• Away

Companies that Once Deportivo currently has sponsorship deals with for 2024–2025 includes:

• Elite Wear SVs – 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
• Longest winless streak: 2025 Apertura: 10 games (3 draws and 7 loss)
• 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 9 March 2025^[update]: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  SLV Gabriel Velasquez 11 FW  JAM Kemal Malcolm 12  SLV Angel Ortega 14  SLV William Flores (vice-captain) 19 MF  SLV Enrique Vasquez 20  SLV Brandon Martinez-Trelles 21 FW  SLV Kevin Roman 22 MF  SLV Steven Cerna 23 MF  SLV Jose Emmanuel Artero 27  SLV Juan Gil 28 MF  SLV Jimmy Najarro (captain) 32  SLV Julio Paulinho 37  SLV Walter Menjivar 44  SLV Carlos Lainez 58 MF  SLV Diego Rosales

No. Pos. Nation Player 30  SLV Michael Antero 47  SLV Adrian Figueroa 9  CUB Kevin Martin 16 DF  SLV Adrian Flores

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Out on loan

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

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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)

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No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD)

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV Diego Chavez (To FAS) —  SLV Nester Somoza (To Aruba) —  SLV Eduardo Gonzalez (To Hércules) —  SLV Cesar Noe Flores (To Hércules) —  SLV Efrain Carcamo (To Hércules) —  SLV Cesar Melara (To Hércules) —  SLV Gabriel Velasquez (To Inter FA)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  COL Miguel Murrillo (To FAS) —  SLV Andres Rivas (To Inter FA) —  TRI Jomal Williams (To Isidro Metapan) —  SLV Carlos Anzora (To Isidro Metapan) —  SLV TBD (To TBD)

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As of January 2025^[11]

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Position	Staff
Owner	Salaverría Investments SV
President	Giancarlo Angelucci
Vice-president	Juan Marco Escobar
Treasure	Carlos Villagran
Executive secretary	Deimy Franco
Director of operations	TBD
Brand Representative	TBD
Administrative representative	TBD
Grassroots Representative	TBD
Sports director	TBD

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As of January 20, 2024

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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 - December 2024	33–32–29
Fabio Gaston Larramendi		January 2025 - March 2025	0–3–7
Guillermo Rivera		March 2025 - May 2025	0–0–1

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Notable managers

The following managers have won at least one trophy while in charge at Once Deportivo:

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Name	Nationality	From	To	Honours
Erick Prado	El Salvador	1 December 2022	28 December 2024	1 Salvadoran championships (Apertura 2024)

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