Club Deportivo Brasilia, usually known simply as Brasilia are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Suchitoto, El Salvador. They currently play in the Tercera Division.

C.D. Brasilia
Full nameClub Deportivo Brasilia Suchitoto
Nickname(s)Los Soleños
Founded1960
GroundEstadio Municipal de La Ciudad de Suchitoto
Capacity5,000
ChairmanEl Salvador Santos Guardado
ManagerEl Salvador Walter Casco
LeagueTercera Division
Apertura 2015 Grupo "A"

History

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In 1960, a group met in Suchitoto city hall and decided to form a football team named Xotlan. However, after a few months the club changed their name to Club Deportivo Brasilia Suchitoto, named after Brazil who were the football world champions at the time and after Brazil's newly named capital city.[1] Early players included Gregorio Marroquín, Roberto Guardado, Lito Cañas, Nelson Cañas, Orlando Coto, Roberto Santamaría, Mauricio Montalvo and Mauricio Cañas.

Later on Brasilia were able to obtain the services of Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez and the Paz brothers (Rolando and Ricardo) for a few games.

In the 2012 Clausura, Brasilia had their best season in their history reaching the Segunda División Grand Final, however despite Walter Casco scoring in the 77th minute to level the game, the club went on to lose in extra time with a goal late in second half of extra time.

However, after losing their financial support and coach Milton Melendez in 2015, Brasilia were relegated to the Salvadoran Third Division.

Honours

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Domestic honours

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Colours and crest

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Home kit colours

Throughout the club's early history, Brasilia have worn blue with a blue shorts and socks.

Stadium

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Estadio Municipal de La Ciudad de Suchitoto

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The club's home matches are usually played at Estadio Municipal de La Ciudad de Suchitoto, which has a maximum capacity of 1,000 people. It was renovated in 2009.[2]


Current squad

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As of: October 2023 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 Yonatan Pineda
  SLV Jonathan Rivera
  SLV Nelson Diaz
GK   SLV Elton Olmedo
No. Pos. Nation Player
  SLV David Guardado
GK   SLV Jaime Mozo
MF   SLV Henry Benitez
MF   SLV Nelson Arevalo

Players with dual citizenship

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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 Yonatan Pineda (From Vendaval)
  SLV Jaime Mozo (From Chalatenango)
  SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
  SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
  SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
  SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
No. Pos. Nation Player
  SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
  SLV TBD (From Free Agent)

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

List of coaches

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  •   Manuel Antonio Cienfuegos (1976)
  •   Orlando Cotto (1976–1977)
  •   Geovanni Portillo
  •   Víctor Hugo López Santillana (2007-2008)
  •   Willian Renderos Iraheta (2009)
  •   Milton Meléndez (2010 – Dec 2014)
  •   Oliveira (Jan 2015 – Feb 2015)
  •   Fausto Vásquez (Feb 2015 – July 2015)
  •   Raul Danilo Castillo (Aug 2015 – Dec 2015)
  •   Oscar Martinez (Jan 2016 – Feb 2016)
  •   Erick Cruz (Feb 2016–)
  •   Walter Casco (2022-Present)
  •   Jorge Armando Gonzalez

References

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  1. ^ History – Brasilia Suchitoto Blogspot (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Reestructuran cancha de Suchitoto Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine – DiarioCoLatino (in Spanish)
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