The club plays its home games atRaimondi Park. Its colors are orange and black, drawing inspiration fromÁguila ofEl Salvador, with a secondary kit of all blue, taking after theEl Salvador flag and national team.
CD Aguiluchos USA was founded in 2012 as a tribute toÁguila ofEl Salvador and as a community club for many players of Salvadoran descent in Northern California. In December 2012, the team announced that it would be joining theNational Premier Soccer League (NPSL), considered the fourth tier of theAmerican soccer pyramid and roughly equal to theUSL Premier Development League (PDL). The club would be coached byArgentine and notable formerÁguila player and manager,Hugo Coria, who led the Salvadoran club to three major titles.[1]
The team played its first match on March 30, 2013; a 2–0 loss toReal San Jose.[2] The team won its first competitive game on April 13, 4–0 at home overSan Francisco Stompers FC, with ahat-trick by Jorge Ruiz and a lone goal by William Colocho.[3]
In March 2014, Aguiluchos USA defeatedSpartans Futbol Club 2–1, thanks to goals by Jorge Ruiz and former El Salvador internationalRudis Corrales, which helped them qualify to theUS Open Cup for the first time in the club history.[4]
Aguiluchos USA home uniform mirrors that of the club it is named after,Águila of El Salvador, with an orange shirt, black shorts, and orange socks. Aguiluchos USA has worn a variation of this kit since its inception, with slight variations in trim, stripe width, number of stripes, and other minor details. The club usually complements this with a white and orange away uniform, with an additional away kit that mirrors theEl Salvador national football team, with a blue shirt with white stripes, blue shorts, and blue socks.
The club badge features an eagle with two flags representing El Salvador and United States of America.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[5]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current season
Francisco Juarez
David Lorenzana
Roger Amaya
