CD Aguiluchos USA

CD Aguiluchos USA

Full name	Club Deportivo Aguiluchos USA
Founded	2012;13 years ago (2012)
Stadium	Raimondi Park Oakland, California
Capacity	~2,000
Chairman	Roger Amaya
Head Coach	Francisco Juarez
League	National Premier Soccer League
2017	1st, Golden Gate Conference Playoffs: West Region Champions, National Semifinalist
Website	http://www.cdaguiluchosusa.org/
Home colors Away colors
Current season

Club Deportivo Aguiluchos USA is an American soccer club, founded in 2012 and based in Oakland, California, that competes in the West Region, Golden Gate Conference of the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid.

The club plays its home games at Raimondi Park. Its colors are orange and black, drawing inspiration from Águila of El Salvador, with a secondary kit of all blue, taking after the El Salvador flag and national team.

History

CD Aguiluchos USA was founded in 2012 as a tribute to Águila of El 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 the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), considered the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid and roughly equal to the USL Premier Development League (PDL). The club would be coached by Argentine and notable former Águila 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 to Real San Jose. ^[2] The team won its first competitive game on April 13, 4–0 at home over San Francisco Stompers FC, with a hat-trick by Jorge Ruiz and a lone goal by William Colocho. ^[3]

In March 2014, Aguiluchos USA defeated Spartans Futbol Club 2–1, thanks to goals by Jorge Ruiz and former El Salvador international Rudis Corrales, which helped them qualify to the US Open Cup for the first time in the club history. ^[4]

Colors and crest

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 the El 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.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular season	W-L-D	Playoffs	Open Cup
2013	4	NPSL	4th, Northern Division	3–6–3	did not qualify	did not qualify
2014	4	NPSL	3rd, Golden Gate Conference	5–2–5	did not qualify	1st Round
2015	4	NPSL	3rd, Golden Gate Conference	7–1–4	National Semi Final	did not qualify
2016	4	NPSL	2nd, Golden Gate Conference	7–3–4	West Regional 1st Round	2nd Round
2017	4	NPSL	1st, Golden Gate Conference	8–3–1	National Semi Final	did not qualify
2018	4	NPSL	2nd, Golden Gate Conference	8-3-3	West Regional 1st Round	1st Round

Honors

• Western Regional Champs (Playoff NPSL):
  • Winners (2): 2015, 2017
• Golden Gate Conference (NPSL):
  • Winners (1): 2017

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Adrian Topete 3 DF   PER Victor Ramirez 4 DF   USA Anthony De Souza 5 DF   USA Jose Cabeza 6 MF   USA Ahmad Arash Hatifie 7 MF   SLV Jorge Morán 8 MF   USA Arnol Arceta 9 FW   ENG Simon Rawnsley 10 FW   SLV Carlos Aparicio 11 FW   USA Ross Middlemiss 0 GK   USA Kevin Gonzalez

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF   HON Mario Torres 14 DF   USA Bengy Ruiz 15 DF   AFG Navid Sharifi 17 MF   USA Nissa Hatifie 18 MF   MEX Ricardo Guerra 19 FW   USA Marco Villa 20 MF   USA Christian Valdez 21 GK   USA Kevin Esquivel 22 MF   USA Miguel Santiago 23 MF   MEX Jesus Maldonado 25 MF   BRA Matheus Freire

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   SLV Carlos Aparicio(From FAS)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   SLV Jorge Morán (From FAS)

Out

^[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   USA TBA (To TBA)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   USA TBA (To TBA)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Francisco Juarez
Assistant Managers	David Lorenzana
Sports Director	Roger Amaya
Fitness Coach	Jose Mena
Team Doctor
Kinesologisr
Physiotherapist

Management

Position	Staff
Owner	Asociacion De Salvadoreños en USA
President	Roger Amaya
Vice President
Honorary President
Administrative Manager
Secretary
Club Scout

Stadium

• Raimondi Park Stadium; Oakland, California (2013–2016,2018)
• Burrell Field; San Leandro, California (2017)

Head coaches

• Hugo Coria (2013-2016)
• Francisco Juarez (Aug 2017-)

See also

• C.D. Águila, the parent club of C.D. Aguiluchos USA
• Chivas USA

References

1. "FOUR MORE FOR NPSL". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
2. "National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
3. "National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
4. "2014 US Open Cup qualifying: NPSL's San Diego Flash back after 13 years; CD Aguiluchos USA to debut in 2014 - TheCup.us - Full Coverage of US Open Cup Soccer". thecup.us. 21 March 2014.
5. ""Polaco" Marroquín: "En FAS no habían condiciones" - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

External links

• Official website