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C.D. Luis Angel Firpo

Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or simply Firpo, is a Salvadoran football club that plays in Usulután, El Salvador and in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional.

Overview

Club Deportivo L.A. Firpo is the oldest club in El Salvador. The club was founded September 17, 1923 by a group of local citizens. Originally named Tecún Umán, the club was soon renamed in honor of Luis Angel Firpo, a famous Argentine boxer, who almost became the first Latin heavyweight champion by knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring on September 24, 1923.

Some of the greatest Salvadoran football players, including Mauricio Cienfuegos and Raul Diaz Arce, have played for L.A. Firpo at some point in their careers.

The team has won a total of nine Primera División de Fútbol Profesional championships in 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1997-98, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura, 2007 Apertura and 2008 Clausura. There most recent title came June 1, 2008 after defeating C.D. FAS 1-0. The game ended 0-0 after the first 90 minutes, so the game went to extra time, where Firpo took the advantage by winning and converting a penalty in the dying seconds of extra time to claim it's second consecutive, and ninth title overall.

The team plays its home games at Estadio Sergio Torres in Usulután.

The team's mascot is the bull, a reference to the nickname of the team's namesake who was called "El Toro de las Pampas", which translates to "The Wild Bull of the Pampas"

Furia Pampera was the first to have two different representative locations; Usulutan (Furia Usulutan) and San Salvador (Furia SS).

History

Early History On 17 september, 1923 a group of Usulután citizens, mostly of European descent decided to form a team which represent their community passion for football. The club first elected Gustavo Denys as their first club chairman. They decided to choose red and blue as their teams colours. Originally named Tecún Umán, the club was soon renamed in honor of Luis Angel Firpo, a famous Argentine boxer, who almost became the first Latin heavyweight champion by knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring on September 24, 1923. The members of C.D. Luis Angel Firpo acquired land near Sergio Torres creek to develop and build a stadium. Slowly but surely the team gained prestige in 1941-1942, when it labeled the best team in the eastern zone of El Salvador. After defeating Chinameca S.C. and Corona F.C. they succeed in participating in the triangular series, but were no match to Quequeisque of Santa Ana.

Luis “el Loco” Regalado was the first Firpo player to earn selection to El Salvador national football team, he was followed by Ricardo y Miguel Zamora, Leonidas y Lázaro Quinteros and Ramón y Mario Águila.

Their first football manager was Manuel “el Zancudo” Segurado.

In the early 40's, although Firpo were decently skilled football team, its leadership, was not economically stable.

In the 50's despite being bi-champions along with Atletico Marte they were relegated. However, due to the command of Narciso Romagoza returned to primera division the very next year. The team discovered some great talents such as Félix Quinteros and Roberto Aguila, however due to poor economic stability they lost both players and were relegated in 1962. In 1967, Firpo were promoted again thanks to the efforts of Francisco Contreras, Daniel Martíenz, Napoleón Regalado, Ramón Tenorio, Raúl Corcio Zavaleta and Miguel Deras. The acquisition of Chilean Andrés Paretti and Julio Escobar breathed fresh air into the team. Once again poor management and financial control lead to Firpo being demoted once again. In 1972 Firpo returned to first division and has stayed there ever since.

Team success and Heartbreak

The team first great joy came in the 1988-1989 season, after finishing third on the table (with 12 wins, 16 draws, 8 loses) despite this amazing effort, The team leadership dismissed their Argentina coach Juan Quarterone and replaced him with the former luis angel firpo player, Chilean Julio Escobar. The club won their first title after 66 years, They beat Cojutepeque F.C. 4–3 on penalties in the final in Estadio Cuscatlan, after a 1–1 draw in normal time. The same team roster reached the 1990 final, however they were outplayed by Alianza F.C. and were defetaed. In the 1991 final,Firpo defeated C.D. Aguila under the direction of Juan Carlos Masnick the team won their second title in just three years.

International Representation

At the beginning of the nineties they participated in their first international tournament and surpassed expectation by defeating Pumas UNAM 1-0 in the first round however they lost in the second round by penaties against LD Alajulense. Firpo hasn't achieved much since then losing predomintley in early rounds.

Achievements

Primera División: 9

1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1997-98, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008.

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (2 appearances)

1993 - 3rd place

1995 - 2nd place

Anthem

HAY VIENE EL FIRPO, HAY VIENE EL FIRPO. HOY VIBRAN LOS ESTADIOS EN TODO EL SALVADOR. ORIENTE HACE AL FIRPO EL EQUIPO GANADOR, ¡VIVA EL FIRPO, VIVA EL FIRPO! LA GARRA Y EL CORAJE DEL BUEN USULUTECO, SE SIENTE CUANDO EL FIRPO COMIENZA A GOLEAR. ¡VIVA EL FIRPO, VIVA EL FIRPO! FIRPO ES EL EQUIPO GANADOR, ORGULLO DE MI PATRIA EL SALVADOR ¡VIVA EL FIRPO!.

Stadium

C.D. Luis Angel Firpo plays its home games at Estadio Sergio Torres in Usulután, better known throughout Central America as The Devil's Cauldron because it is close to impossible to defeat Firpo there. Located in the Barrio La Parroquia, the stadium is an exception in El Salvador's professional soccer: As Firpo is the only team in First Division that plays in its own stadium. Firpo's first president, Mr. Gustavo Demis, bought two thirds of the stadium and, in 1950, the then president, Mr. Juan Boillat, bought the other third. In 1987, The stadium was renamed after the legendary former owner and president of the team -- the stadium known as Usulután Stadium became known as Sergio Torres Rivera Stadium.

Logo

Their first logo contained a figure of a bull in honour of the "toro de las pampas" of the boxer Luis Angel Firpo. However later on the board of Luis Angel Firpo decided to replace the bull with the official coat of arms of luis angel firpo, Which consisted of a triangle with two half circles and containg blue and white letters of the club. Top of the coat of arms contains stars which indicate the amount of titles the team has won which currently is at 9.

Fans

Despite having a growing fan base across the country, there were no official fan groups until 1990 when Manuel Viagra founded the Furia Pampera in Usulutan. They are currently second largest fan base in San Salvador and the fourth largest nationwide.

Presidential history

Luis Angel Firpo has had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club while others have been honorary presidents. Here is a complete list of them.

Name	Years
Gustavo Dennys	1930
David Munguía Payés	TBA
Santiago González	TBA
Julio López Jiménez	TBA
Juan Víctor Boillat	TBA
Gilberto Flores Huezo	TBA
José Gregorio Zelaya	TBA
Humberto López	TBA

Name	Years
Sergio Torres Rivera	TBA
Vicente Rogiero	TBA
Galileo Castañeda	TBA
Miguel Alcántara	TBA
David Urquilla	TBA
Lorenzo Campos	TBA
Salvador Jiménez	TBA
Ramón Aparicio	TBA
Gustavo Torres	TBA
Juan Torres	TBA

Name	Years
Miguel Infantozzi	TBA
Virgilio Machuca	TBA
Rafael Baires	TBA
Napoleón Osegueda	TBA
Enrique Santos	TBA
Fernando Alvarado	TBA
Ramiro Luna Boza	TBA
Ovidio Martínez	TBA
William Handal	TBA
Jozsef Arguedas	TBA

Current squad

As of Apertura 2008:

Squad Changes for the Clausura 2008

In:

Gerardo Reinoso (coach)
Henry Hernández - Transferred from C.D. Águila
Yosimar Hernández - Transferred from Atlético Marte
Ramón Patricio Ávila - Transferred from Rangers de Talca
Fernando Leguizamón- Renewed Contract

Out:

Horacio Cordero (Coach)
Fidel Mondragon - Transferred to C.D. Águila
Fernando Leguizamón
Mario Costas- Out of contract

Squad Changes For 2008/09 Season

Player	From	League	Fee	Date
Dennis Jonathan Alas	Real Maryland F.C.	USL-2	-	June 2008

Out

Player	To	League	Fee	Date
José Rafael Tobar Lemus	J. Independiente	Primera División de Fútbol Profesional	-	June 2008
Guillermo José Morán	Nejapa F.C.	Primera División de Fútbol Profesional	-	June 2008

Personnel

Management

Position	Name	Country
Manager	Gerardo Reinoso
Assistant Manager	Miguel Angel Aguilar Obando
Fitness Coach	Luis Medina Pinto
Club Doctor	Dr. Carlos Alberto Molina
knesliogiocal	Miguel Angel Barrera
Utility	Julio Ernesto Méndez