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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Caleros (The Caleros) Los Cementeros (The Cementers) Los Jaguares (The Jaguars) | ||
| Founded | 29 September 1950; 75 years ago (1950-09-29) (as Isidro Menéndez) 2 June 2000; 25 years ago (2000-06-02) (as Isidro Metapan) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Rafael Morataya | ||
| Manager | Erick Dowson Prado | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2025 Clausura | Overall: th Playoffs: Quarter-Final | ||
Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply asIsidro Metapán, is aSalvadoransports club based inMetapán,Santa Ana,El Salvador.[1][2]
It is best known for its professionalfootball team, which plays in thePrimera División, the top tier of theEl Salvador football league system, they have won 10 National League titles inEl Salvador football.[3]
Isidro Metapán was founded in 2000, after the merger of Isidro Menéndez and Metapán FC. The club had its period of greatest success in the 2000s.[4][5]
Since the formation of the Apertura/Clausura, A.D. Isidro Metapán has been the dominant club inEl Salvador football, winning ten championships. Their traditional local rivals areFAS.
Since the beginning of the 2000–01 season, A.D. Isidro Metapán has played its home games at theEstadio Jorge Calero Suárez. The team colours are blue, red and white, and the team crest shows the white and blue and theJaguar. The club has other departments inbasketball, and others.
In 2000, Metapán FC and Isidro Menéndez, two Second Division strugglers, chose to merge. In 2001, the newly born club won promotion to thePrimera División with a 3–2 playoff win over Jocoro FC.
The club quickly consolidated their position as a mid-table side, and starting in Apertura 2004 began making title pushes. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time that year by defeatingLuis Ángel Firpo in a fourth place playoff. In Apertura 2005, they finished the regular atop the table, defeated Once Municipal in the semi-finals, and only fell short of their first title after a 2–0 extra time loss toVista Hermosa.
InClausura 2007, the club finally bettered that result, taking home their first ever championship with a 1–0 extra time win overLuis Ángel Firpo. That qualified the team for theCONCACAF Champions League for the very first time, although they did not get past the preliminary rounds.
Over the next several years, Isidro Metapán began to surpass the traditional powers of Salvadoran football (FAS, Firpo, Alianza, and Águila). They won their second title in a penalty shootout overChalatenango in Apertura 2008, then defended their crown in Clausura 2009 with a 1–0 win overLuis Ángel Firpo.Alexander Amaya scored the winner in the 58th minute.
After a near miss in the Apertura 2009, Isidro returned to the top for the third time in four seasons by winning the championship of Clausura 2010.Léster Blanco andPaolo Suárez each scored in a 3–2 win overÁguila. In each season from 2007 to 2010, the club had won the title at least once. They would win it for a fourth time in five in Apertura 2010, beatingAlianza 4–3 in a penalty shootout.
2011–2012 was the most successful season in club history. It started in the summer, in theCONCACAF Champions League. Metapan qualified for the group stages, and a 2–0 win over Mexican teamSantos Laguna allowed them to qualify out of the groups into the quarterfinals for the first time. AlthoughUNAM Pumas eliminated them at that stage, it had still been a very successful run.
Meanwhile, domestically, Metapán won a sixth title in eight years with a 1–0 victory overOnce Municipal the only goal coming fromPaolo Suárez in the 51st minute.[6]
They narrowly missed a repeat that spring in the Clausura, losing 2–1 to Áquila in the championship match. However, they recovered to win a seventh championship in nine years, defeating Alianza in extra time to win the Apertura 2012. For a moment it looked like the hero would be Metapán's top goal scorerNicolás Muñoz, who scored from a free kick in extra time.[7] HoweverSean Fraser ofAlianza equalized with a header, forcing the match into penalties. After a dramatic shootout, Isidro Metapán won 6–5.[8]
They won their 8th title in Apertura 2013, beatingFAS 1–0 on a goal fromAndrés Flores in the 85th minute.[9]
On 25 May 2014 Isidro Metapán won thePrimera División title for the ninth time in the club history, defeatingDragón onpenalties 6–5.[10]
Title number 10 came in Apertura 2014, as Metapán defeatedÁguila inpenalties 3–2. Once again,Nicolás Muñoz played a very important role in taking the match to penalties with an extra time goal.[11]
| Season | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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| 2000 | Milán | CESSA |
| 2001–02 | Milán | CESSA,Texaco,Coca-Cola |
| 2003–04 | Milán | CESSA |
| 2005 | Milán | CESSA |
| 2006 | Milán | CESSA,Tigo,Hankook |
| 2007 | Milán | Tigo,Dunlop |
| 2008 | Milán | Tigo, Arroz San Pedro, Salazar |
| 2009 | Milán | Bimbo,Tigo, Salazar, MK Medicementos |
| 2010 | Milán | Bimbo,Tigo, Cartan Global |
| 2011–2013 | Milán | Bimbo,Holcim, Arroz San Pedro |
| 2014–15 | Milán | Bimbo,Holcim, Arroz San Pedro, Don Chilo |
| 2016–17 | Milán | Gumarsal, Concentrados, AgroAmigo, Arroz San Pedro, Don Chilo, SalzarRomeo.com, Industrias La Constancia |
| 2017–2020 | Milán | Arroz San Pedro, Gumarsal |
| 2021– | Milán | las Perlitas, Auto Repuestos Herrera, Canal 4, Sudagrip, Arroz San Pedro |
The team currently plays in theEstadio Jorge Calero Suárez. The stadium is located inMetapán, Santa Ana. A new stadium is currently being built and is expected to be finished in the year 2015 or 2016
The 2015–16 season was to have been the last season at the Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, with the club moving to their new 10,000-seater stadium Complejo Deportivo Metapán in time for the 2017–18 season. However, due to the club being in financial crisis, work on the new stadium has since stopped.
Metapan have won 10 domestic trophies, including the league ten times. From 2009 to 2011, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record.
Isidro Metapan's name is attached to a number of Primera division and CONCACAF records:
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| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Efrain Burgos (*) |
| Assistant Manager | Edwin Portillo (*) |
| Assistant Manager and Video Analyst |  TBD (*) |
| Reserve manager | Hector Omar Mejjia (*) |
| Under 17 Manager | Alfredo Saavedra (*) |
| Under 15 Manager | Jose Oswaldo Figueroa (*) |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Jesús Dautt (*) |
| Physical Trainer | Mario Villatoro (*) |
| Physical Trainer Juniors | Irvin Garcia (*) |
| Ladies manager | Jose Oswaldo Figueroa (*) |
| Physiotherapy |  TBD (*) |
| Utility | William Martinez and Jonathan Avelar |
| Kinesiologo | Roberto Antonio Bayona |
| Sports director | Edwin Portillo * |
| Position | Staff |
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| Owner | Asociación Deportiva Metapan |
| President | Lic. Rafael Morataya |
| Vice-President | Ing. Juan Samayoa |
| Vice-President Suplente | Lic. Israel Peraza |
| Gerente Deportivo | Prof. Edwin Portillo |
| Team-Representative | Lic. Fredy Vega |
| Team-Representative Sport | Prof. Roberto Campos |
| Position | Name |
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| Owner | Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán |
| President | Rafael Morataya |
| Vice President | Juan Umaña Samayoa |
| Administrative Manager | Fredy Vega |
| Representative of the Isidro Metapan club | Roberto Campos |
| Sports director | Carlos Martinez |
15 – Retired in 2011 in recognition ofgoalkeeperÁlvaro Misael Alfaro. Alfaro was a major player for Metapán who suffered a neck injury which forced him to retire from the game. In 2011, the number was brought out of retirement and given to back-up goalkeeper.[12]
18 – Retired in 2011 in recognition ofmidfielderNelson Rivera. Rivera was shot in the head and died after unknown gunmen attacked the car he was traveling in. The number was brought out of retirement in 2012.[12]
20 – Retired in 2015 in recognition ofmidfielder Héctor Mejía. Mejía was a long serving and major player for Metapán, he participated in all 10 of Metapán title victories. He retired as Metapán most decorated and most capped player in their history.
| Name | Nationality | Position | Metapan Debut | Metapan Last Match |
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| Enllelbert González | El Salvador | GK | 1997 | 2011 |
| Edwin Portillo | El Salvador | DF | 1979 | 1990 |
| Erick Dowson Prado | El Salvador | DF | 2002 | 2011 |
| Héctor Mejía | El Salvador | MF | 2000 | 2015 |
| Milton Molina | El Salvador | DF | 2009 | Present |
Isidro Metapán has had 12 permanent managers and 3 temporary manager since the club was formed after the merger of Metapán FC and Isidro Menéndez FC.Edwin Portillo holds the record for most championships won with the club with 7, longest-serving manager in terms of time consecutively of time with 8 years between 2006 and 2013, and most tenures as coach of Metapán with 6.Jorge Rodríguez the manager holds the record with most consecutive titles with three.This list also includes the coaches who coached CESSA/Metapán FC and Isidro Menéndez
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The reserve team serves mainly as the final stepping stone for promising young players under the age of 21 before being promoted to the main team. The second team is coached byTBD. the team played in thePrimera División Reserves, their greatest successes was winning theReserve championships four times in Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2018.
| Name | Nat | Tenure | Titles |
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| TBD | | N/A | |
| José Oswaldo Figueroa | | 2013 | Apertura 2013 |
| Carlos Martínez | | 2014 | Clausura 2014 |
| José Oswaldo Figueroa | | 2014, 2015 | Clausura 2015 |
| Hector Omar Mejia | | 2018 | Clausura 2018 |
| Samuel Maldonado | | 2021, 2022 | |
| Samuel Maldonado | | 2024 | |
| Hector Omar Mejia | | 2025 -Present |
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The youth team (under 17 and under 15) has produced some of El Salvador's top football players, includingTBD andTBD. eir greatest successes was winning the 2023 Apertura 3-2 penalties after tying 2-2 after 120 minutes.
| Name | Nat | Tenure |
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| TBD | | N/A |
| Alfredo Saavedra | | 2024 |
| TBD | | 2025 -Present |
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Players that have played for Isidro Metapan in their career and played in aU-17 World Cup:
Alfredo Esquivel (2025)The women's first team, which is led by head coach Cristian Zañas, features several members of the El Salvador national ladies team. Their greatest successes was winning the 2021 Clausura 3-2 penalties.
| Name | Nat | Tenure |
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| Miriam de la O | | 2019 |
| Lesly Ventura | | 2022-2024 |
| Oswaldo Figueroa | | 2025 -Present |
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Isidro Metapan has other departments for a variety of sports.
AD Isidro Metapan Básquetbol Club was founded in 2015 and playLiga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) which is the highest level in El Salvador league tier. the club is led by head coachTBD, the club features several key members including NigerianDeji Akindele and TBD. Their greatest successes were winning the 2015 Clausura
Notable players: NigerianDeji Akindele, Panamanian Jonathan King, Nicaraguan Bartel López, Past coaches: Darwin Veliz (2017)
