Santa Tecla F.C.
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Career & Clubs
Santa Tecla Fútbol Club was formed in 2007 as a means for the "Tecleños" citizens to support a local team. It had been almost 40 years since the demise of former league champions Quequeisque. They took over the Telecom FC licence and made their debut in professional football in the 2007–08 season. During their first competitive season, the team managed to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Promotion to La Primera
Santa Tecla won their first title in 2012, winning the 2012 Apertura second division title by defeating Brasilia 2–1. A week later Santa Tecla defeated Titán (the champion of the 2011 Clausura title) 2–1 with goals by William Maldonado and Roberto González, allowing for Santa Tecla to be promoted to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) for the first time in club history.
Champions
In 2015, the club had its most successful period in its history under the guidance of Argentinian Osvaldo Escudero. The club were able to win their first championship (the Clausura 2015) in club history. Santa Tecla won on a penalty shootout 3–1 after the match finished 1–1; William Maldonado was the lone goal-scorer for Santa Tecla in the final.
Second championship
Santa Tecla finished in third place in the regular season, advancing to the 2016 Apertura Playoffs, where they met Isidro Metapan in the first round. They drew the first leg 2–2, but Santa Tecla won the second leg at TBD, to win 3–2 on aggregate. Santa Tecla faced the…
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- Tercera División de El Salvador
Legacy
Domestic honours
Leagues
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador and predecessors Champions (4): Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2018 Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors Champions (1): Clausura 2012
Cups
Copa El Salvador and predecessors Champions (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
Minor Cups
Jaguar Sportic Cup Champions (1): 2015–16
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Santa Tecla Fútbol Club was a Salvadoran multi-sport club based in Santa Tecla since being formed in 2007. Although they competed in a number of different sports, Santa Tecla was mostly known for its professional association football team. The club competed in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, the nation's top tier, since being promoted there for Apertura 2012. Santa Tecla was founded in 2007, its home games were at the 10,000 capacity soccer-specific Estadio Las Delicias.
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