Club Social Deportivo Vendaval or Vendaval is a professional football club based in the Salvadoran city of Apopa.
The club currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.
History The club most successful campaign was the 1987-1988 season. Vendaval reached the final against ADET, however Vendaval lost the match and this was the closest Vendaval would get to reach the first division.
In 2012, the club was forced to merge with Chalatenango to form Chalatenango-Vendaval because of financial difficulties and they currently play in the second division. However after one season, In 2013 the partnership between Chalatenango and Vendaval ended and they split into two teams again, with Vendaval remaining in the second division while Chalatenango descended to the third division.
Prior to the start of the 2024 Clausura season Vendaval suffered a major crisis with several experienced players leaving the club. Vendaval was able to assemble a squad predominantly made of youth players yet the club suffered a horrible campaign losing every game and only scoring three goals. Vendaval were relegated to the third division.
Honours Domestic honours Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors Runners up (1) : 1987-1988 Tercera División Salvadorean and predecessors Champions:(1) : Apertura 2025 (Centro-Occidental) Play-off runners up (1): 2025-2026
Club records Top goalscorers No. Player period Goals TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD 10 Eduardo Merino 2021-2022 25 Note: Players in bold text are still active with Vendaval
Stadium Vendaval plays its home games at Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez in Apopa.
Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez (1983-Present) Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno; San Francisco Gotera (1995) Vendaval was suspended for two games from their home stadium and forced to play at Estadio Luis Amilcar Morneo.
Current squad As of: August 2026
Players with dual citizenship Luis Aguilar
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Notable players Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have earned international caps. Victor Coreas Juan Diaz Rommel Mejía Cesar Larios Cyril Errington
Coaching staff As of August 2026 PositionStaffManager Alex Ulises MongeAssistant Manager Dani TorresReserve Manager TBDLadies's Manager TBDPhysical coach Kevin MaldonadoAssistant Physical coach TBDGoalkeeper Coach TBDKineslogic TBDUtility Equipment TBDFootball director TBDTeam Doctor TBD
Management PositionStaffOwner CSD VENDAVALPresident Vice President Secretary Sportraadslid
Managerial history NameNationalityTenure Francisco Zamora TBD–TBD Fausto Omar Vásquez "El Bocho" 1986 Juan Ramón Paredes 1986–1987 Raúl Corcio Zavaleta 1994 Mario Sotelo 1995 Jorge Juarez 1997 Ricardo Alarcón TBD, 2001 Ricardo Herrera January, 2002 – TBD, 2002 Manuel Alarcón August 2006 - October 2006 Raúl Héctor Cocherari November, 2006 - Fausto Omar "El Bocho" Vásquez TBD, 2007 Manuel Alarcón August 2007 - Víctor Girón Huezo TBD, 2008 Juan Carlos Carreño TBD, 2008 Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" TBD, 2009 – TBD, 2010 Ángel Orellana TBD, 2010 Marcos Portillo "el Clavo" TBD, 2012 Jorge Calles TBD, 2013 Carlos Orellana TBD, 2014 – December, 2014 Angel Chiquillo January, 2015 – June, 2015 Carlos Orellana TBD, 2015 – TBD, 2016 Francisco Hernandez October, 2016 – TBD, 2016 Carlos Mauricio Sortelo TBD, 2016 – August, 2017 Héctor Jara August, 2017 – May, 2018 Pablo Quiñonez July, 2018 – September, 2018 Bairon Alvarez september, 2018 – January, 2019 Jorge Calles January, 2019 – March 2019 Osmin Orellana March, 2019 – July 2019 Christian Lopez August, 2019 – October 2019 Bayrón Álvarez (Interim) October 2019 Osmin Orellana November, 2019 – March, 2020 Alonzo Aguilar January, 2021 – March 2021 Angel Orellana March, 2021 – April 2021 Angel Hernandez April, 2021 – May 2021 Luis Landos June, 2021 – July 2021 Ramirez Moisa July, 2021 – September 2021 Jorge Calles September, 2021 – May 2022 Jorge Molina June 2022 - October Francisco Hernandez October 2022 - June 2023 Fausto Omar Vásquez "El Bocho" July 2023 - August 2023 Ramon Avila Sugar August 2023 - September 2023 Ramon Preza Jr September 2023 - TBD Bairon Acevedo Amayes July 2024 - February 2025 Rene Lopez March 2025 - May 2025 David Omar Sevilla May 2025 - February 2026 Fabricio Moisés Trejo March 2026 - July 2026 Ulises Monge August 2026 - September 2026 TBD October 2026 - Present
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