Club Deportivo Platense - Zacatecoluca

The football club was founded on 1 May 1951. one of the key founder Napoleón Villalta stated one of the key reasons for starting the club was to give the reserves players of historic club 11 Viroleño an opportunity for game time. Another founder Ramiro Díaz suggested the club name as a tribute to Argentinian club Club Atlético Platense. At the beginning of the 1970s, the club was still an obscure football team playing in the regional amateur division. They steadily improved and by 1972 were playing in Tercera division. Around this time, the Rengifo family took over the financial and administration side of the club gathering new sponsors and contributing large amount of their own family fortune. Their contributions generated almost immediate results: in 1973 the club under the direction of Brazilian Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos won the Tercera División for the first time and earned promotion to the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. Despite this success, The Rengifo family parted ways with Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos and hired Argentinian Juan Quarterone whose new tactics, player recruitment and training methods helped the team win the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño in 1974 and earn promotion to the Salvadoran Primera División for the first time in the club history. Platense did the impossible and won the 1975 Primera division, they also set various records doing so such being the second team to win the title after gaining promotion in their very first season…

These awards are updated to October 2024. Throughout its history, the club has managed several international, national and regional titles that have made it occupy the top position in the ranking of the La Paz football teams, being considered one of the most outstanding Salvadoran football clubs.

Leagues

Domestic

Primera División Salvadorean and predecessors Champions: (1): 1974–75 Runners-up: (1): Apertura 2021 Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors Champions (3): 1974, Apertura 2019, Apertura 2020 Play-off winners (1): 2020–21 Tercera Division and predecessors Champions (2): 1973, 2003

International

Copa Fraternidad and predecessors Champions (1): 1975