Nacional F.C. (Sonsonate)

Nacional FC

Full name	Nacional Fútbol Club
Founded	2026
Ground	Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Julian Acevedo
Manager	TBD
League	Liga de Ascenso
2026 Clausura	Overall: 12th (Relegated) Playoffs: Did not qualify
Home colours Away colours

Nacional Fútbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Sonsonate, La Paz department, El Salvador.

The club was formed after relocation of the previous club Zacatecoluca to Sonsonate.

The club will play in the Liga de Ascenso.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

• Liga de Ascenso' and predecessors (2nd tier)
  • Champions (1):
  • Play-off winner (0): N/A

Sponsorship

Companies that Nacional FC currently has sponsorship deals with for 2026–2027 includes:

• Macron  – Official kit suppliers
• WEG Western Emerald & Gold  – Official sponsors
• Gana 777  – Official sponsors
• TBD  – Official sponsors
• TBD  – Official sponsors

Stadium

• Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate (2026-Present)

Nacional FC will plays its home games at Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos in Sonsonate.

Records

Club records

• First match (non official): 0-4 vs. Aguila, July 11, 2025
• First match (official Liga de Ascenso): vs. TBD, year
• Most points in La Primera: 00 points (00 win, 00 draws, 0 losses) Year/Year
• Least points in La Primera: 00 points (0 win, 0 draws, 00 losses) Year/year
• Biggest victory in the Primera division: 3-1 vs. Platense,
• Biggest loss in the Primera Division: 1-6 vs. FAS, April 5, 2026

Individual records

• Most games for Zacatecoluca, (Primera División): 31, Manuel Zaldana
• Most goals in a season, (Primera División): 9, Matias Mier

Current squad

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	Elmer Posada
2	DF	SLV	Diego Lemus
3	DF	SLV	Brandon Retana
4	DF	SLV	Nestor Somoza
5	DF	SLV	Sergio Castillo
6	DF	SLV	Harrison Valladares
7	FW	SLV	Inner Guevara
8	MF	SLV	Steven Paniagua
9	FW	SLV	Bryan Alas
10	FW	SLV	Andres Vizcaino
11	FW	SLV	Javier Bolanos
12	GK	SLV	Joel Osorio
13	DF	SLV	Osmaro Orellana
14	MF	SLV	Levi Zelaya
15	MF	SLV	Angel Ortega
16	MF	SLV	Luis Miguel Portillo

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	SLV	Ymer Menjivar
19	MF	SLV	Henry Tamacas
20	MF	SLV	Allan Castro
21	FW	SLV	Walter Gutierrez
22	FW	SLV	Samuel Merino
23	FW	SLV	Zander Tidwell
24	FW	SLV	Alessandro Nativi
25		SLV	Maximus de Frias
26	FW	SLV	Miguel Campos
27	FW	SLV	Jose Aguilar
28	DF	SLV	Rafael Montes
29	DF	SLV	Cesar Fuentes
30	GK	SLV	Angel Reyes
—		SLV	TBD (vice-Captain)

Players with dual citizenship

• Maximus de Frias
• Zander Tidwell

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
—	MF	SLV	Carlos Pena (at Aguila for the 2026–2027 season)
—	MF	COL	Víctor Landazuri (at Atletico Balboa for the 2026–2027 season)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SLV	TBD (at TBD for the 2026–2027 season)
—	MF	SLV	TBD (at TBD for the 2026–2027 season)

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
—	FW	COL	Víctor Landazuri (From Platense)
—	FW	SLV	Maximus de Frias (From Niteroiense)
—	GK	SLV	Joel Osorio (From Juventud Independiente)
—	GK	SLV	Elmer Posada (From Juventud Independiente)
—	GK	SLV	Angel Reyes (From AD Destroyer)
—	DF	SLV	Harison Valladares (From Neo Pipil)
—	DF	SLV	Diego Lemus (From Alianza)
—	DF	SLV	Rafael Montes (From Buenos Aires F.C.)
—	MF	SLV	Henry Tamacas (From Brasil FC)
—	MF	SLV	Levi Zelaya (From Inter Santa Tecla)
—	MF	SLV	Steven Paniagua (From Independiente FC)
—	MF	SLV	Luis Miguel Portillo (From AD Academia el Pino)
—	MF	SLV	Allan Castro (From Real Antiguo Cuscatlán)
—	MF	SLV	Angel Ortega (From Hércules)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SLV	Sergio Castillo (From Cangrejera FC)
—	DF	SLV	Brandon Retana (From FAS)
—	FW	SLV	Javier Bolanos (From Municipal Limeno)
—	FW	SLV	Walter Gutierrez (From Inter Santa Tecla)
—	FW	SLV	Inner Guevara (From Inter Santa Tecla)
—		SLV	Jose Aguilar (From Atletico Balboa)
—		SLV	Alessandro Nativi (From Alianza u-17)
—		SLV	Miguel Campos (From San Antonio FC)
—		SLV	Andres Vizcaino (From Atletico Santa Marta)
—		SLV	Bryan Alas (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
—		SLV	TBD (To TBD)
—		SLV	TBD (To TBD)
—		SLV	TBD (To TBD)
—		SLV	TBD (To TBD)

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

Coaching staff

As of June, 2026

Position	Staff
Manager	Lazaro Gutierrez
Assistant Manager	TBD
Reserve Manager	TBD
Ladies's Manager	TBD
Physical coach	TBD
Assistant Physical coach	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	TBD
Kineslogic	TBD
Utility Equipment	TBD
Football director	Lazaro Gutierrez
Team Doctor	TBD

List of coaches

The club's current manager is Salvadoran TBD. There have been permanent and caretaker managers of Nacional since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, TBD in 2026. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is TBD, who managed the club between 2023 and 2024. Colombian-Spaniard TBD was Nacional's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Salvadorian TBD is the club's most successful coach, having won one Segunda division title and Tercera division titles.

• Lazaro Gutierrez (April 2026 – Present)

Non-playing staff

Management

As of May, 2026

Position	Name
Owner	Elite Field Holding
President	Julián Acevedo
Vice-president	Santiago Ortiz
Gerente Deportivo	Vacant
Administrative Director	Vacant
Deputy managing director	Vacant
Treasurer	Rosy Gonzalez
Executive Director	Santos Merino
Sporting director	Vacant

List of President

• Julián Acevedo (June 2026 - Present)

Notable Players

Team captains

Name	Years
TBD	June 2026-Present