A.D. Isidro Metapán
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Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran sports club based in Metapán, Santa Ana, El Salvador.[1][2]
Full name | Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán | ||
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Nickname(s) | Los Caleros Los Cementeros (The Cementers) Los Jaguares (The Jaguars) | ||
Founded | 29 September 1950; 73 years ago (1950-09-29) (as Isidro Menéndez) 2 June 2000; 23 years ago (2000-06-02) (as Isidro Metapan) | ||
Ground | Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Rafael Morataya | ||
Manager | Jose Osvaldo Figueroa | ||
League | Primera División | ||
Apertura 2018 | 5th | ||
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It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Primera División, the top tier of the El Salvador football league system, they have won 10 National League titles in El Salvador football.[3]
Isidro Metapán was founded in 2000, after the merger of Isidro Menéndez and Metapán FC. The club had its period of greatest success in the 2000s.[4][5]
Since the formation of the Apertura/Clausura, A.D. Isidro Metapán has been the dominant club in El Salvador football, winning ten championships. Their traditional local rivals are FAS.
Since the beginning of the 2000–01 season, A.D. Isidro Metapán has played its home games at the Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez. The team colours are blue, red and white, and the team crest shows the white and blue and the Jaguar. The club has other departments in basketball, and others.