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Independiente F.C.
Full name	Independiente Futbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Fantasmas del Jiboa; Camoteros; Aurinegros
Founded	1946
Ground	Estadio Jiboa,; Ciudad de San Vicente,; El Salvador
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Lic. Josué Palacio
Manager	Adonay Ulises Martinez
League	Tercera División
Clausura 2019	9º (as C.D. Audaz)
Home colours	Away colours

Independiente Futbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in San Vicente, San Vicente, El Salvador. They currently play in the Tercera División, the top tier of El Salvador football league system, El Salvador football. The club was formed in 1946 and has played at its home ground, Estadio Jiboa, since TBD.

History

Early history, golden era and decline

The team was founded in 1946 with the union of the 4 most representative teams of San Vicente, calling itself C.D. UDAL, a year later Independiente Futbol Clube was born. They were one of the first clubs to participate in the first professional division. They participated in the first division from 1948 to 1959 before being relegated for the first time in their history. The participated in the Segunda division until 1977, where they purchased the first division spot of ANTEL. It was during this spell did the club hit their golden period as they had several renowned players including Jesus Gonzales, Carlos “Carlanga” Rivera, Joaquín Valencia, Ricardo “la Tuca” Gómez, Jesús González Barillas, Efrain Yin Gonzalez Óscar "Lotario" Guerrero, Jose Maria Rivas, Ramón Maradiaga and Jorge González. The club reached the final twice in 1981 and 1982, the clubs lost the final to C.D. FAS and Atletico Marte respectively. Following these highs the club lost their top players and just two years later in 1984 were relegated to Segunda Division.

The club struggled financially and spent the next two decades moving between Segunda Division, Tercera Division and Semi Professional league. During this time between 1999 and 2001 they were known as Club Deportivo Real Independiente.

Merger, return to the primera division and decline

In 2006, the owners of Coca/Cola later renamed Nacional 1906 approached Independiente FC, the board voted on merging the club forming Independiente Nacional 1906, this was the shot in the arm the club needed as they won promotion to Primera division, however the poor results led the team to the decline in the 2007 Clausura.

Refoundation

After the relegation to Segunda Division they could not register in the new season in the 2007 Apertura for not fulfilling their financial obligations and the table went idle for several seasons, to the point of considering that the team had ceased to exist professionally, was until 2015 when they resume their activity when they register to compete in the Apertura Tournament of that year by purchasing a franchise in the Tercera Division, this because they lost the right to be in the Segunda Division after the long time elapsed after his descent from the Primera Division and his return to sports.

After a year in the Tercera Division, in January 2016, they decided to buy an invitation category and returned to Segunda Division, where they would reach the tournament of the Apertura Tournament that year when they defeated Turin F.C. getting half a ticket to the Major League, would return to final instances in the 2017 Clausura, but would fall with Audaz both in the final series of the tournament, and in the first defining party^[1]

In 2019, for the start of the Tournament 2019 Clausura it is announced that the club's leadership acquires the team's franchise Audaz,^[2] which due to economic problems and debts can not continue to hold in the first division, although for reasons of logistics handling in the tournament with the name and distinctive of the apastepecano club^[3]

At the end of the 2020 season, Pablo Herrera (owner of the franchise license) announced that Independiente will lose their license and he will be giving the license to Luis Angel Firpo for the Clausura 2020.^[4]

After four year hiatus, Independiente FC announced on June 15, 2024 they had purchased Estrella Roja and will complete in the 2024-2025 Tercera Division season.^[5]

Honours

Domestic honours

Primera Division and predecessors
- Runners up: 1981, 1982
Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
- Champions: 2016 Apertura

Stadium

Estadio Jiboa, San Vincente (1970-Present)
- Estadio Sergio Torres Riviera, Usultan (2020)

The club currently plays its home matches at Estadio Jiboa, Formerly known as "Estadio Vicentino", it is located center of the city of San Vicente. Following renovation done by INDES, which included remodelling of dressing rooms, repairment of stands, installation of prefabricated perimeter wall and improvement of athletic track, upgrading of sanitary services (men and women), and installation of light towers to permit night games. This enabled the capacity to increase from 1,500 spectators to 8,00 spectators.

During stadium renovations in 2020, they played their matches in the Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera.

Supporters

Independiente have two recognized, independent supporters groups the `` 'Yellow Faithful' and `` 'The Ghost bar of the jiboa' formerly LBDS. The latter group's name is a reference to the club mascot which is a ghost.

They gave a spectacular tribute in the 19th minute to Erasmo Henriquez, a player who died a year earlier from an illness, this bar has also lost three of its members 'Manyula' was the leader, 'Chato' and the 'Pijuyo' were always present.

Players

Current squad

As of: October 1, 2024 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
29	MF	SLV	Nery Mejia
—		SLV	Samuel Leon
2		SLV	A Avalos
6		SLV	A Gomez
7		SLV	Aldair Perez
10		SLV	Eduardo Navarro
11	MF	SLV	J Argueta (captain)
16	FW	SLV	David Garcia
17	DF	SLV	Mauricio Garcia
—		SLV	Edwin Sibrian
—		SLV	Kevin Valladares
—		SLV	Axel martinez
—		SLV	Everlio Aguilar
—	GK	SLV	Levi Quintanilla


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		SLV	Derek Rivas
—		SLV	Saul Rivas
—		SLV	Rodrigo Lopez
20		SLV	Fernando Gomez
21	DF	SLV	Steven Arevalo
21		SLV	A Diaz
22	GK	SLV	Aldair Argueta
25	MF	SLV	Enrique Garcia
26		SLV	Oscar Monge
33		SLV	I Martinez
35		SLV	Melvin Maldonado

Out on loan

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 (to TBDy until May 2020)
—		SLV	TBD (to TBDy until May 2020)

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
—	DF	SLV	TBD (From TBD)
—	DF	SLV	TBD (From TBD)
—	DF	SLV	TBD (From TBD)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SLV	TBD (From TBD)
—	DF	SLV	TBD (From TBD)
—	DF	SLV	TBD (From TBD)

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
—	MF	SLV	TBD (To TBD)
—	MF	SLV	TBD (To TBD)
—	MF	SLV	TBD (To TBD)
—	MF	SLV	TBD (To TBD)


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

Management and support staff

Coaching staff

As of June 2024

Position	Staff
Manager	Adonai Martínez
Assistant Manager	TBD
Fitness Coach	Wilmer Melara
Goalkeeper Coach	TBD
Under 17 Manager	TBD
Under 15 Manager	TBD
Team Doctor	TBD
Kinesiologist	TBD
Utility	TBD

Sponsorship

Companies that Independiente currently has sponsorship deals with for 2024–2025 includes:

Pancho Sport – Official kit suppliers
VaqueranoRentaCar – Official sponsors

Records and statistics

Club records

First victory in the Primera Division for Independiente: 3-2 TBD, 1977
First goalscorer in the Primera Division for Independiente: TBD v TBD, 1977
Largest Home victory, Primera División: 4-1 v Chalatenango 2 February 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: 0-8 v Aguila, October 28, 2007 ^[6]
Highest home attendance: 2,000 v Primera División, 2018
Highest away attendance: 1,000 v Primera División, San Salvador, 2018
Most goals scored, season, Primera División: 55 goals, 1982 Season
Worst season: Primera Division 1984 & Apertura 2006: 4 wins, 7 draws and 16 losses (15 points) and 4 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses (15 points)

Individual records

Record appearances (all competitions): TBD, 822 from 1957 to 1975
Record appearances (Primera Division): Paraguayan Jorge Caceres, 64 from 2018 to 2019
Most capped player for El Salvador: 62 (0 whilst at Independiente), Magico Gonzalez
Most international caps for El Salvador while a Independiente player: 1, TBD
Most caps won whilst at Independiente: 1, TBD.
Record scorer in league: TBD, 16
Most goals in a season (all competitions): TBD, 62 (1927/28) (47 in League, 15 in Cup competitions)
Most goals in a season (Primera Division): Óscar Gustavo “Lotario” Guerrero, 19 (1982) ^[7]

Top goalscorers

No.	Player	period	Goals
1	Óscar Gustavo “Lotario” Guerrero	1978-1983	19*
2	Tardelis Peña	2019-2020	9
3	Alexander Obregón	2019	8
3	Mágico González	1977	7
4	Camilo Gomez	2019	4
5	Luciano Sanhueza	2019	4
6	Fredrick Ogangan	2020	3
7	Rafael Burgos	2019	2
8	Jose Maria Rivas	1978–1984	tbd
10	Fredy González Víchez	2019	6

Note: Players in bold text are still active with Independiente FC

Team captains

Name	Years
TBD	TBD
Francisco Calixto	1977
Jesus Gonzalez	1978
Henry Moreno Gato	1978-1979
Modesto Henriquez	1989
TBD	TBD
Erasmo Henriquez [1]	2015-2016

Coaches

Club Deportivo Real Independiente/ Independiente Nacional 1906

Carlos Antonio Meléndez (2002- June 2006)
Juan Ramon Paredes (July 2006 –Sept 2006)
Juan Quarterone (Oct 2006 – Mar 2007)
Rubén Alonso (April 2007 – Jun 2007)

Independiente de San Vicente

Guillermo "Loro" Castro (1978–1980)
Julio del Carmen Escobar Ortiz (1982)
Luis Alonso Santana "El Chispo" (1983)
Iván Antonio Ruíz Zuñiga (2003–2005)
Hiatus – Club suspended (2008– 2014)
Ricardo Garcia "La Culebra" (2014 – Oct 2015)
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta (Feb 2016 -Sep 2016)
Willy Mirnda (interim) (Sep 2016 – Oct 2016)
Rubén Alonso (Oct 2016 – Aug 2017)
Edgar Henríquez (Aug 2017 – Dec 2017)
Ivan Ruiz (Dec 2017 -May 2018)
Wilson Angulo (July 2018 – Sep 2018)
Ivan Ruiz (Sep 2018– Nov 2018)
Orlando Hernandez Torres (Nov 2018 – Dec 2019)
Hiatus – Club suspended (Jan 2019– June 2019)
Juan Cortes Diéguez (July 2019– October 2019)
Omar Sevilla (October 2019 – March 2020)
William Renderos Iraheta (March 2020- April 2020)
Hiatus (April 2020– June 2024)
Adonay Martinez (June 2024- Present)

References

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^ El Grafico. 22 February 2019 https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/554806/el-independiente-de-san-vicente-podria-volver-a-primera-division-en-the-clausura-2019/. Retrieved 2 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Audaz acatará la resolución de la comisión disciplinaria". El Grafico. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ "Herrera: "Estamos hablando con Firpo"". El Gráfico. elGrafico.com. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Independiente de San Vicente regresa al fútbol profesional". diarioelsalvador.com. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Archived copy". El Salvado. 29 October 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Amos del gol en el fútbol salvadoreño". El Grafico. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.