Alacranes del Norte (formerly known as Nejapa Fútbol Club) was a football club based in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
| Full name | Alacranes del Norte Fútbol Clube | ||
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| Founded | July 2002 (as Nejapa F.C.) | ||
| Dissolved | January 2011 | ||
| Ground | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez, Chalatenango, El Salvador | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
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The club last played in the Segunda División. In January 2011, it was announced that the Alacranes del Norte license had been removed by the Segunda División, following financial difficulties for the owner, Mynor Vargas and the failure of attempts to find a new ownership group.[1]
History edit
Nejapa Fútbol Club edit
Nejapa Fútbol Clube was formed on July 2002, thanks to collaboration with both the municipal council of Nejapa (without community collaboration) and the University of El Salvador (UES). When the equipment of the UES obtained a licence to play in the Second Division their representatives contacted René Canjura, mayor of Nejapa, to know if the town was interested in acquiring the space in the Third Division. In that month it concluded the process of inscription of the new equipment in the Third Division.
In 2004, Nejapa won promotion to the Second Division thanks to the help of both Colombian player Andrés Medina Aguirre and Manager Douglas Vidal Jiménez (former coach of ADET). In 2005/06 season Nejapa progressed all the way to the final but were then defeated by Nacional 1906.
In 2006, Carlos "El Cacho" Meléndez took the reins at Nejapa and started to sign both upcoming players and experienced ones, such as Mexican forward José Luis Osorio. In the play-off semi final they defeated Municipal Limeño to reach the final, which they played against Juventud Independiente. They won with a winning goal by Osorio and earned promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador for the first time.[2]
Relocation and rename to Alacranes del Norte edit
In 2010, some of C.D. Chalatenango's former players created a new team and merged it with Nejapa to establish a new club. They decided to move it to the city of Chalatenango and renamed the club to Alacranes del Norte (Scorpions of the North) due to their new city's geographical location.[3] In January 2011 the club folded due to financial reasons.
Stadium edit
Under the Nejapa F.C. name, they played most of their home games at the Polideportivo Victoria Gasteiz in Nejapa, with occasions where the team would play in the Estadio Cuscatlán. Since late 2009, the Estadio José Gregorio Martínez in Chalatenango had served as their home stadium.
Sponsorship edit
- Sponsors
- Front Milan (Kit manufacturer)
- Caja de Crédito de Quezaltepeque
- Tigo
- MK medicamentos
- CANAL 12 de Televisión
- Mides
- Kit Information
Nejapa F.C. wore the red and white striped jersey since their establishment until 2008. Then they upgraded their uniform to incorporate a yellow jersey, red shorts and yellow socks. In 2010, after the club relocated from Nejapa to Chalatenango, the club decided to change the team colours from the current yellow and red to purple.
Honours edit
- Clausura 2007
League season performance edit
(Apertura 2007 – Clausura 2010)
| Season | League | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | Playoffs | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2007 | Segunda División | 8th | 18 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
31 |
34 |
22 |
Did not qualify | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| Clausura 2008 | Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador | 8th | 18 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
26 |
19 |
Did not qualify | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| Apertura 2008 | Primera División | 10th | 18 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
32 |
11 |
Did not qualify | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| Clausura 2009 | Primera División | 4th | 18 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
21 |
17 |
29 |
Semi-finals |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| Apertura 2009 | Primera División | 9th | 18 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
39 |
14 |
Did not qualify | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| Clausura 2010 | Primera División | 10th (Relegated) | 18 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
12 |
37 |
5 |
Did not qualify | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Top scorers in the first division edit
- Apertura 2007
José Luis Osorio (6 goals) - Clausura 2008
Juan Carlos Reyes (9 goals) - Apertura 2008
Emiliano Pedrozo (5 goals) - Clausura 2009
Andrés Medina Aguirre (4 goals) - Apertura 2009 José Manuel Martínez (6 goals)
- Clausura 2010 José Manuel Martínez Guillermo José Morán José Amílcar Ramírez Juan Carlos Panameño Cristian Ernesto López (2 goals)
Managerial history edit
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
 Douglas Vidal Jiménez
|
2004 | 2006 |
| Carlos Antonio Meléndez
|
2006 | 2007 |
| Mauricio Cienfuegos
|
Jan 2008 | Aug 2008 |
 Emiliano Pedrozo (caretaker)
|
Aug 2008 | Sep 2008 |
 Daniel Uberti
|
Sep 2008 | Dec 2009 |
| Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
|
Jan 2009 | May 2009 |
| Gustavo de Simone
|
Aug 2009 | Jan 2010 |
| Carlos Antonio Meléndez
|
Jan 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| Garavet Avedissian
|
Aug 2010 | Jan 2011 |
| Marcos Portillo
|
Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
Presidential history edit
- René Canjura (2004–09)
- Gerardo Tomasino (2009)
Mynor Vargas (2010)
References edit
- ^ Desaparecen los Alacranes del Norte Archived 2012-07-10 at archive.today – Diario el Mundo (in Spanish)
- ^ El Salvador 2006/07 – RSSSF
- ^ "Club Deportivo Chalatenango history". Enchalate.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-04-06.
External links edit
- Alacranes del Norte at Soccerway.com
- Football in Nejapa 1935–2002 – La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- Football in Nejapa 2004–2006 – La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- La Evolución de Nejapa – La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)