Hércules (Salvadoran football club)

For the Spanish football team, see Hércules CF.

Hércules is a professional football team that play in San Salvador, El Salvador. They were founded on 25 September 1904 as Club Deportivo Hércules as a sporting club focused on athletics, swimming, basketball and football.

Hércules

Full name	Hércules Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Estrellas Negras (The Black Stars) Azulgrana
Founded	25 September 1904 (first time) 9 May 2025 (re-foundation)
Ground	El Salvador
Capacity	To be determined
Chairman	Giancarlo Angelucci
Manager	Gabriel Alvarez
League	Primera División
To be determined	To be determined
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Hércules was a powerhouse during the late 1920s and early 1930s, winning titles in 1927, 1928 and in the 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34 seasons.^[1] Although the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional in El Salvador didn't exist at that time, and the Salvadoran Sports Commission (Comisión Nacional de Educación Física) didn't conduct an official national tournament during those years, the championships they won are often considered the national titles. Hercules won their first title on the 13th of November, 1927 defeating Chinameca S.C. 3–0. It was re-established on May 9, 2025, to participate in the Primera División series starting with the 2025 Apertura Tournament.

History

Recent events

After several decades of hiatus, It was announced on March 15, 2025 that Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan would be moving from Ahuachapán to San Salvador due to minimal fan support and council support. FESFUT announced no longer allowed to multi club ownership which meant Salume group who owned Once Deportivo (along with Aguila and Alianza) gave their ownership to another group of investor. On May 9, 2025 It was announced that the historic club Hercules was would be taking over Once Deportivo's former spot in the Primera División series in the Apertura 2025.^[2] Later, the club's board of directors, history, and official crest were officially presented on the Canal 4 forums on TCS (in the Yo me llamo studios). The event was attended by various sports journalists.^[3]

The team will participate in the CONCACAF Central American Cup as one of El Salvador's representatives, based on the title won by its predecessor in the 2024 Apertura Tournament.^[4]

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

• Primera División Salvadorean and predecessors
  • Champions (7): 1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34

Cups

• Supacopa de Campeones
  • Winners (1): 2025 ^[5]

Sponsorship

Companies that Hercules currently has sponsorship deals with for 2025–2026 includes:

• Macron – Official kit suppliers
• Pepsi – Official sponsors
• Mister Donut – Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• Gatorade – Official sponsors

Stadium

Estadio Cuscatlán has been home to Hércules since 2025. It has a capacity of 44,836.^[6]

• Estadio Cuscatlán (2025-Present)
  • Estadio Las Delicias (2025-Present) games in the CONCACAF Central America Cup

Record

• From 1927 to 1933, the club won seven successive league titles, equalling the all-time record.

Historical Matches

Hercules v C.S. Herediano

November 4, 1929 Friendly	Hercules	0-11	C.S. Herediano	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Campo de Marte

Record versus other Clubs

As of 2025-08-22

The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)

Opponent	Last Meeting	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-
Aguila	2025 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	-2
Olimpia	2025 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	-2
Real Esteli	2025 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	-3
Xelajú	2025 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	-2
Totals

Club records

• First victory in the Primera Division for Jocoro: 3-2 Firpo, July 29, 2018
• First goalscorer in the Primera Division for Jocoro: Paraguayan Jorge Caceres v Firpo 29 July 2018
• 100th goal in the Primera Division for Jocoro: Honduran Ovidio Lanza v Atletico Marte 4 January 2021
• Largest Home victory, Primera División: 5-1 v Limeno 25 October 2020
• Largest Away victory, Primera División: 3-0 v Pasaquina, 29 October 2018
• Largest Home loss, Primera División: 1–3 v Chalatenango, 4 November 2018
• Largest Away loss, Primera División: 1-4 v A.D. Isidro Metapan, 7 April 2019
• Highest home attendance: 2,000 v Primera División, 2018
• Highest away attendance: 1,000 v Primera División, San Salvador, 2018
• Highest average attendance, season: 49,176, Primera División
• Most goals scored, season, Primera División: 25, Apertura 2018
• Worst season: Segunda Division 2002-2003: 1 win, 4 draws and 17 losses (7 points)
• First CONCACAF tournament match (2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup): Hercules 0-2 Xelajú; Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla; July 30, 2025.
• Largest Home victory, CONCACAF tournament match (2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup): 5-1 v TBD, 2023
• Largest Away victory, CONCACAF tournament match (2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup): 3-0 v TBD, 2023
• Largest Home loss, CONCACAF tournament match (2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup): 1-3 Olimpia; Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla; August 6, 2025.
• Largest Away loss, CONCACAF tournament match (2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup): 0-2 v Xelajú, 23 August 2025
  0-2 v Aguila, 13 August 2025
• First goal scorer in International competition: Jose Posada (v. Olimpia; Estadio Las Delicias; 6 August 2025)

Current Squad

As of 17 June 2025^[update]: 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  SLV Cesar Melara 3  SLV Diego Chevez 4 DF  SLV Ivan Mancia (captain) 5  SLV Dennis García 6 MF  SLV Efrain Carcamo 7  SLV Kelvin Hernandez 8  SLV César Flores 9  SLV Isaac Esquivel 12 MF  SLV Angel Ortega 14 MF  SLV Christian Aguilar 15  SLV Samuel Rosales

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  SLV Rodrigo Rivera 17 MF  SLV Eduardo Gonzalez 19  SLV Enrique Vasquez 21 DF  SLV Bryan Tamacas (vice-captain) 22 MF  SLV Steven Cerna 24 MF  SLV Kevin Roman 26  SLV Ezequiel Rivas 28 FW  SLV Jose Posada 29 MF  SLV Kevin Velasquez 30 GK  SLV Gerson Lopez — MF  SLV Josue Artero

Players with dual citizenship

• TBD

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 —  SLV Gerson Lopez (From Injury) —  SLV Kelvin Hernandez (From Cacahuatique) —  SLV César Flores (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Cesar Melara (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Eduardo Gonzalez (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Efrain Carcamo (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Angel Ortega (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Josue Artero (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Alexander Larin (From Aguila) —  SLV Bryan Tamacas (From FAS) —  SLV Rodrigo Rivera (From FAS) —  SLV Enrique Vasquez (From TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV Jose Posada (From A.D. Juventud Independiente) —  SLV Dennis García (From Alianza) —  SLV Christian Aguilar (From Isidro Metapan) —  SLV Isaac Esquivel (From Isidro Metapan) —  SLV Ezequiel Rivas (From Alianza) —  SLV Ivan Mancia (From Alianza) —  SLV Kevin Velasquez (From Talleres Jr) —  SLV Kevin Roman (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Steven Cerna (From Once Deportivo) —  SLV Samuel Rosales (From FAS) —  SLV Diego Chevez (From Cacahuatique)

Out

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 —  SLV Alexander Larin (To Injured) —  SLV TBD (To TBD) —  SLV TBD (To TBD)

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

As of June 2025

Position	Staff
Coach	Gabriel Alvarez (*)
Assistant manager	Francisco Hernandez (*)
Reserve manager	TBD (*)
Goalkeeper Coach	Rodrigo Argueta (*)
Under 17 Manager	TBD (*)
Under 15 Manager	TBD
Sporting director	TBD (*)
Fitness Coach	Duvan Echeverry (*)
Team Doctor	TBD (*)
Fitness Coach	TBD (*)
Physiotherapy	Sergio Torres (*)
Utility	TBD (*)

Management

As of May 2025^[7]

Position	Staff
Owner	TBD
President	Giancarlo Angelucci
Vice-president	Juan Marco Escobar
Treasure	TBD
Executive secretary	TBD
Board Member	Gerardo Arias
Board Member	Fernando Cuenca
Board Member	Pedro Artana
Director of operations	TBD
Brand Representative	TBD
Administrative representative	TBD
Grassroots Representative	TBD
Sports director	TBD

Notable players

• Américo González
• Antonio Toledo
• Tono Melendez (Cangrejo)
• Rogelio Aviles (Jocote)
• Miguel Tabata Aguilar
• Santiago Barrachina
• Manuel Cano

List of coaches

• Hiatus (-2025)
• Gabriel Alvarez (June 2025 - Present)

Notable managers

The following managers have won at least one trophy while in charge at Hercules:

Name	Nationality	From	To	Honours
Gabriel Alvarez	Argentina	1 June 2025	Present	1 Supercopa de Campeones (2025)

Other departments

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 TBD. the team played in the Primera División Reserves, their greatest successes were finishing runner up in the Reserve championships in the Clausura 2024. It plays its home matches at TBD, adjacent to the first teams and women's team.

Name	Nat	Tenure	Notes
TBD		June 2025 - Present	N/A

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 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 —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD

Junior teams

The youth team (under 17 and under 15) has produced some of El Salvador's top football players, including TBD and TBD. It plays its home matches at TBD, adjacent to the first team's ground, and it is coached by William Osorio (under 17) and Chepe Martínez (Under 15). The team greatest successes was winning Clausura 2025 season.

Name	Nat	Tenure
TBD		June 2025 - Present

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 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 —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD

Women's team

The women's first team, which is led by head coach TBD, features several members of the El Salvador national ladies team. Their greatest successes were reaching the semi finals of Apertura 2023, where they lost 10–1 on aggregate to Alianza Women's.

Name	Nat	Tenure
TBD		June 2025 - Present

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 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 —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD

No. Pos. Nation Player —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD —  SLV TBD