C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque

Atlético Marte
Full name	Club Deportivo Atlético Marte
Nickname(s)	Los Marcianos, el Equipo Bandera, El Bombardero Marciano, Los Carabineros
Founded	22 April 1950
Ground	Estadio Cuscatlan; (Capacity: 32,000)
Chairman	Felix Guardado
Manager	Ramiro Cepeda
League	Primera División de Fútbol Professional
Apertura 2009	Start August 2009 shirtsupplier= Adidas
Home colours	Away colours

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Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to 'C.D. Arabe Marte' 1998-1999, 1999-2000 and 'C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque' 2006-2007, 2007-2008. The club has changed to its original name again in 2008 C.D. Atlético Marte.

The club was once a prominent team in the top-tier Primera División de Fútbol Profesional winning eight championships while in the league. The team won titles in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1980-81, 1982, and 1985. [1] In the 80's, Salvadoran football legend Luis Ramírez Zapata and Norberto Huezo , Alfredo Fagoaga, Jose Luis Rugamas were among their stars. The team was relegated to the second division after the 2002 Clausura season, where it has remained until the Clausura 2009.

In 1981, the team was runner-up of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup losing to SV Transvaal of Surinam.

In 1991 the club won the CONCACAF Cup Winners Tournament in Guatemala.

C.D. Atletico Marte will play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after being promoted at the end of the 2009 Clausura season from the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.

1 History
2 Achievements
3 Performance in CONCACAF competitions
- 3.1 Overall seasons table in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
4 Recent Updated squad
5 Current squad
- 5.1 Squad Changes for the Clausura 2009
6 Notable players
- 6.1 Copa America winners
- 6.2 Amílcar Cabral Cup winners
7 Notable Coaches
- 7.1 Other
8 External links

[edit] History

Atlético Marte came to life on April 22, 1950, when the Alacranes, which was managed by some of the military, were given promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. Atlético Marte arrival in the first division coincided with the disappearance of Libertad F.C., both players and staff were absorbed into Atlético Marte as a sign of respect.

The team were made up of great players such as the goalkeeper Ovidio López, defenders Antonio “El Chino” Montes, Isaías Choto, Alvaro Alarcón and Roberto “Venado” Barrios, Midfielders Luis Regalado and Conrado Miranda, and finally the strikers Carlos “La Rata” Gálvez, Armando “El Potro” Ruano, Obdulio Vásquez and Mario Aguila.

The original team colours were camisola cream and ochre calzoneta. In 1959 the team colours was changed to blue and white.

In the 1955-56 season, reinforced with players of the stature of Gustavo Lucha, Manuel Garay, Armando Rivas, Miguel “El Pibe” Vásquez, René “Pelón” García and Abraham “El Carabina” Jiménez, Atlético Marte won its first championship, and remained champion in the tournament 1956-57 and 1957-58. In other words, three consecutive years of being champions.

After ten years of drought in terms of titles, but always with the label of a prestigious and dangerous team, 'The Martians' returned to the glory of winning successive championships in 1969-70 and 1970-71. It was the fourth and fifth titles respectively in its history.

From 1972 to 1979, 'The Martians' continued fighting for the title with the teams of the primera Division, but it was not until the 1980-81 season could they raise their sixth title. They were able to reclaim the title by winning 1982-83 season, it's fair to mention that the team had only domestic players this year and continued with their Eighth and what would turn out to be their last title in 1985.

However, their teams quality were finally recognised internationally, when in 1992 they were crowned champion of CONCACAF Cup Winners Tournament, a contest held in Guatemala and with the presence of so many strong teams in the regions such as University of Guadalajara, Mexico; Communications, Guatemala; Saprissa, Costa Rica; and Real Estelí, Nicaragua.

They had previously made the final of Concacaf champions cup in 1981 however losing to SV Transvaal of Surinam over two leg series.

They failed to reach the final of the primera division, but maintained its strength by making two semifinal both times defeated by Aguila. The team of 1995 was directed by Reno and Renucci contained great foreigners players such as Rodinei Martins, el “ostrero” Alberi Dos Santos y Agustin Alberto “La Chochera” Castillo. The players of 1999 finished second on the table, mainly due to Emiliano Pedrozo, Ernesto Góchez, Cristian Lopez, Chepe Martínez, Mario Pablo Quintanilla and Guillermo Morán.

[edit] Achievements

Primera División: 8

1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1980-81, 1982, 1985

Segunda División: 1

2008 Apertura, In June 14 2009 the team won the right to be in the Primera División by defeating AFI-El Roble de Ilobasco in the FINALISIMA of Segunda Division.

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1981 - Runner-up

- Round 1 v. Juventud Retalteca (GUA)-- 2:2, 3:1
- Round 2 v. UANL Tigres (MEX)-- 1:1, 1:0
- Round 3 v. C.D. Marathón (HON) -- not played
- Final v. SV Transvaal (Sur) -- 0:1, 1:1, 1:2

[edit] Performance in CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (2 appearances)

1991 - Champion

1994 - Quarter-Final

[edit] Overall seasons table in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional

Pos.	Club	Season In D1	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif.
TBA	Atletico Marte	52	1509	583	476	450	2306	1948	+308

Last updated: 15 June 2009 [2]

[edit] Recent Updated squad

[edit] Current squad

As of Apertura 2009:

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Diego Cuéllar
2	DF	José Lemus
3	DF	Jaime Medina
5	DF	Juan Granados
7	MF	Edwin Benítez
8	MF	Erick Molina
9	FW	Juan Melgar
10	FW	José Osorio
11	MF	Gilberto Baires
12	FW	Carlos Calderón
15	MF	Danny Torres
16	MF	Aníbal Parada

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Léster Blanco
18	MF	Emiliano Pedrozo
19	FW	José Mendoza
20	DF	Wilson Sanchez
21	MF	Franco Arlindo
22	MF	Jose García
23	MF	José Martínez
25	GK	Javier Gómez
26	MF	Luis Galdámez
28	MF	Marvin Melara
29	MF	José Pérez