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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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 Aguila in the semi-final, winning 4–3 on aggregate to advance to La Primera's championship game. Santa Tecla faced the Alianza F.C. for the championship. Santa Tecla won 3–2 on a game-winning brace by Sebastian Abreu in the second half, with Gerson Mayen scoring the other goal in the first half, thus winning their second title in La Primera.

Third championship

Santa Tecla finished in third place in the regular season, advancing to the 2017 Clausura Playoffs, where they met C.D. FAS in the first round. They drew the first leg 0–0, but Santa Tecla won the second leg at Estadio Las Delicias 1–0, to win 1–0 on aggregate. Santa Tecla faced the Aguila in the semi-final, winning 5–2 on aggregate to advance to the championship game. Santa Tecla faced the Alianza F.C. for the championship for the second straight tournament. Santa Tecla once again won La Primera's championship title with a comprehensive 4–0 victory, with Marlon Cornejo, Gerson Mayen William Canales and Carlos Bueno.

Contenders and fourth championship

Following their third La Primera championship, the team made two consecutive finals (Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018) against Alianza F.C., losing 4–1 and 1–0 respectively. During that period they were coached by Argentinian Ernesto Corti and Uruguayan Ruben da Silva. On 16 December 2018, Santa tecla won their fourth La Primera championship, defeating their rival Alianza F.C. 2–1 thanks to a double from Wilma Torres. The title end their recent losses and dominance by Alianza in the finals.

Domestic honours

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD (at TBD for the 2023-24 Apertura and Clausura)

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ARG Alejandro Frezzotti (From Gimnasia y Tiro) — MF  ARG Adrian Toloza (From Gimnasia y Tiro) — FW  ARG Gonzalo Tarifa (From Gimnasia y Tiro) — MF  SLV Bryan Erazo (From San Pablo Tacachico) —  SLV Adrian Flores (From Once Deportivo)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD) —  SLV TBD (From TBD)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV Luis Canales (To Fuerte San Francisco) —  SLV Néstor Renderos (To Once Deportivo) —  SLV Jose Gerardo García (To TBD) —  SLV Rodrigo Zetino (To TBD) —  SLV (To TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV (To TBD) —  SLV (To TBD) —  SLV (To TBD)

Management

Position	Staff
Honorary President	José Eduardo Amaya
President	Eduardo Amaya de Leon
Vice President	Jorge Italo Argueta *
Management Representative	Roberto D'Aubuisson
Administrative Manager	Rene Guevara
Board Director	Guillermo Figueroa
Board Director	Oscar Ortiz
Legal Representation	Max Ayala Revelo
General Director	Enrique Monico *
Board Director
Board Director
Board Director

Presidential history

Name Years Óscar Ortiz 2012–2014 José Vidal Hernández[11][12][13][14][15] 2014–2018 Guillermo Figueroa 2018–2019 José Eduardo Amaya 2020-Present

Captains

Name	years
Jaime Medina	2012–2013
Óscar Navarro	2013–2015
Gerson Mayen	2015–2016
Diego Chavarría	2016–2017
Gerson Mayen	2018–2019
Alexander Méndoza	2020-2021
Marlon Cornejo	2022
Gilberto Baires	2022-2023
Néstor Renderos	2023
Aquiles Méndez	2024-Present

World Cup players

Players that have played for Santa Tecla in their career and played in a World Cup:

• Sebastian Abreu

Copa America players

Players that have played for Santa Tecla in their career and played in a Copa America:

• Sebastian Abreu
• Carlos Bueno

Players with 50 or more goals/appearances for Santa Tecla

Includes competitive appearances only. Current players in bold

International level

• As of 24 January, 2023

Opponent	First meeting	Last Meeting	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Municipal	August 20, 2015	August 25, 2015	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Real Salt Lake	September 15, 2015	September 24, 2015	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Seattle Sounders FC	February, 2018	March 2018	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3
Herediano	August 2, 2018	August 2018	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Real Esteli	30 July, 2019	6 August, 2019	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
San Carlos	20 August, 2019	27 August, 2019	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Totals			0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Football

Reserve team

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 by [ Rodrigo Vanegas. the team played in the Primera División Reserves, their greatest successes were winning the Reserve championships in Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019 and Apertura 2021.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 32  SLV M Perez 33  SLV A Nerio 35  SLV Rodrigo Rodríguez 37  SLV Brandon Amaya 38  SLV O Guardado 40  SLV Fernando Sánchez 41  SLV M Garcia 47  SLV A Figueroa 48  SLV W Escobar

No. Pos. Nation Player 52  SLV M Barahona 54 GK  SLV J Osorio 57  SLV Samuel Rosales 63  SLV B Guevara 65  SLV W Gutierrez —  SLV Andrés Rivas —  SLV Aldair Pérez —  SLV René Fuentes —  SLV Carlos Alfaro

Women's team

The women's first team, which is led by head coach René David López, features several members of the El Salvador national ladies team including Damaris Quelez (who won golden boot 42 goals). Their greatest successes was winning the 2023 title.

Name	Years	Honours
TBD	TBD-TBD
TBD	TBD-TBD
René David López	TBD-Present	1 Liga Femenina (2022 Clausura)

Other sports

Santa Tecla has other departments for a variety of sports.