Zacatecoluca FC
Zacatecoluca Fútbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Zacatecoluca, La Paz department, El Salvador.
The club will debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador series since the 2025–26 [Primera División de El Salvador|Apertura 2025] tournament.
History
Zacatecoluca FC won the Apertura 2023, Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño centro-oriente title defeating C.D. Audaz 2–0, thanks to goals from Ken Mejía and Eduardo Merino. Zacatecoluca FC followed by winning Clausura 2024 Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño centro-oriente title defeating Sensunte Cabañas on penalties.The club continued their success in the second division, the first won the Apertura 2024 title defeating Fuerte Aguilares, and then won the Clausura 2025 title by again defeating Fuerte Aguilares 1-0 on aggregate. The club was promoted to the Primera Division for the first time in the club history.
On the 6th of December, 2025 the new owners of Zacatecoluca FC, Colombian Élite Field Holdings ownership, announced that the team will be moving to San Salvador, the club will play in the Estadio Cuscatlan.
Honours
Domestic honours
Leagues
- Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
- * Champions : 2024–25 [Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño|2024 Apertura], 2025 Clausura
- * Runners-up : N/A
- Tercera División Salvadorean and predecessors
- * Champions : Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024
- * Play-off winner : 2023–2024
- La Asociación Departamental de Fútbol Aficionado' and predecessors
- *Champions :
- * Play-off winner : N/A
Sponsorship
Companies that Zacatecoluca FC currently has sponsorship deals with for 2025–2026 includes:- Galaxia – Official kit suppliers
- El Sabor Casero – Official sponsors
- Electrolit – Official sponsors
- Ury Store – Official sponsors
- Elite Field Holdings – Official sponsors
Stadium
Zacatecoluca will plays its home games at Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador. They previously played at the Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle in Zacatecoluca, La Paz Department (El Salvador).Rivalries
El Derbi Viroleño
The rivalry between Platense and Zacatecoluca is known as the "El Derbi Viroleño" due to the fact that both teams are based not only on the same department, La Paz Department, but also in the same city Zacatecoluca.The intense feelings between the two sides began recently due to the close proximity and the switching of players between the clubs. The club "big brother, little brother" relationship between the clubs themselves,as Platense is a historic club while Zacatecoluca was only founded in 2023.
The team have started facing each once Zacatecoluca were promoted to the first division. The most recent match was 1-1 draw on the 28 September 2025. The teams have played 2 matches in all competitions, Platense winning 0, Zacatecoluca 1, and the remaining 1 having been drawn
Coaching staff
As of December, 2025| Position | Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  List of coachesThe club's current manager is Salvadoran Nelson Ancheta. There have been 5 permanent and TBD caretaker managers of Platense since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, Miguel Soriano in 2023. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is Miguel Soriano, who managed the club between 2023 and 2024. Uruguayan TBD was Zacatecoluca's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Salvadorian William Osorio is the club's most successful coach, having won one Segunda division title and Tercera division title, this is followed by Edgar Henríquez who also won one Segunda division title, and Miguel Soriano won one Tercera division title.
Non-playing staffManagementAs of January, 2026
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