Hércules (Salvadoran football club)

For the Spanish football team, see Hércules CF.

Hércules

Full name	Hércules Futbol Clube
Nickname(s)	Los Estrellas Negras (The Black Stars) Azulgrana
Founded	25 September 1904 (first time) 9 May 2025 (re-foundation)
Ground	El Salvador
Capacity	To be determined
Chairman	Giancarlo Angelucci
Manager	Gabriel Alvarez
League	Primera División
To be determined	To be determined
Home colours Away colours

Hércules is a professional football team that played in San Salvador, El Salvador. They were founded on 25 September 1904 as Club Deportivo Hercules as asporting club focused on athletics, swimming, basketball and football.

Hércules was a powerhouse during the late 1920s and early 1930s, winning titles in 1927, 1928 and in the 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34 seasons. Although the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional in El Salvador didn't exist at that time, and the Salvadoran Sports Commission (Comisión Nacional de Educación Física) didn't conduct an official national tournament during those years, the championships they won are often considered the national titles. Hercules won their first title on the 13th of November, 1927 defeating Chinameca S.C. 3–0. It was re-established on May 9, 2025, to participate in the Primera División series starting with the 2025 Apertura Tournament.

History

Recent events

After several decades of hiatus, It was announced on March 15, 2025 that Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan would be moving from Ahuachapán to San Salvador due to minimal fan support and council support. FESFUT announced no longer allowed to multi club ownership which meant Salume group who owned Once Deportivo (along with Aguila and Alianza) gave their ownership to another group of investor. On May 9, 2025 It was announced that the historic club Hercules was would be taking over Once Deportivo's former spot in the Primera División series in the Apertura 2025. Later, the club's board of directors, history, and official crest were officially presented on the Canal 4 forums on TCS (in the Yo me llamo studios). The event was attended by various sports journalists.

The team will participate in the CONCACAF Central American Cup as one of El Salvador's representatives, based on the title won by its predecessor in the 2024 Apertura Tournament.

Honours

Domestic honours

Leagues

• Primera División Salvadorean and predecessors
  • Champions (7): 1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34

Sponsorship

Companies that Hercules currently has sponsorship deals with for 2025–2026 includes:

• Macron – Official kit suppliers
• Pepsi – Official sponsors
• Mister Donut – Official sponsors
• Canal 4 – Official sponsors
• Gatorade – Official sponsors

Stadium

Estadio Cuscatlán has been home to the Herculez since 2025. It has a capacity of 44,836.

• Estadio Cuscatlán (2025-Present)

Record

• From 1927 to 1933, the club won seven successive league titles, equalling the all-time record.

Historical Matches

Hercules v C.S. Herediano

November 4, 1929 Friendly	Hercules	0-11	C.S. Herediano	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Campo de Marte

Record versus other Clubs

As of 2025-06-04

The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)

Opponent	Last Meeting	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-
Aguila	2025 Central American Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Olimpia	2025 Central American Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Esteli	2025 Central American Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xelajú	2025 Central American Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals

Current Squad

As of 17 June 2025: 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
—	GK	SLV	Gerson Lopez
—	DF	SLV	Alexander Larin
—	DF	SLV	Bryan Tamacas
—		SLV	Efrain Carcamo
—		SLV	Eduardo Gonzalez
—	GK	SLV	Cesar Melara
—		SLV	César Flores
—		SLV	Kelvin Hernandez
—		SLV	TBD (vice-captain)
—		SLV	TBD (captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SLV	Jose Posada
—		SLV	Dennis García
—		SLV	Christian Aguilar
—		SLV	Isaac Esquivel
—		SLV	TBD
—		SLV	TBD
—		SLV	TBD

Players with dual citizenship

• TBD

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
—		SLV	Gerson Lopez (From Injury)
—		SLV	Kelvin Hernandez (From Cacahuatique)
—		SLV	César Flores (From Once Deportivo)
—		SLV	Cesar Melara (From Once Deportivo)
—		SLV	Eduardo Gonzalez (From Once Deportivo)
—		SLV	Efrain Carcamo (From Once Deportivo)
—		SLV	Alexander Larin (From Aguila)
—		SLV	Bryan Tamacas (From FAS)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		SLV	Jose Posada (From A.D. Juventud Independiente)
—		SLV	Dennis García (From Alianza)
—		SLV	Christian Aguilar (From Isidro Metapan)
—		SLV	Isaac Esquivel (From Isidro Metapan)
—		SLV	TBD (From TBD)
—		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
—		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)

Personnel

Coaching staff

As of May 2025

Position	Staff
Coach	Gabriel Alvarez (*)
Assistant manager	Francisco Hernandez (*)
Reserve manager	TBD (*)
Goalkeeper Coach	Rodrigo Argueta (*)
Under 17 Manager	TBD (*)
Under 15 Manager	TBD
Sporting director	TBD (*)
Fitness Coach	Duvan Echeverry (*)
Team Doctor	TBD (*)
Fitness Coach	TBD (*)
Physiotherapy	TBD (*)
Utility	TBD (*)

Management

As of May 2025

Position	Staff
Owner	TBD
President	Giancarlo Angelucci
Vice-president	Juan Marco Escobar
Treasure	TBD
Executive secretary	TBD
Board Member	Gerardo Arias
Board Member	Fernando Cuenca
Board Member	Pedro Artana
Director of operations	TBD
Brand Representative	TBD
Administrative representative	TBD
Grassroots Representative	TBD
Sports director	TBD

Notable players

• Américo González
• Antonio Toledo
• Tono Melendez (Cangrejo)
• Rogelio Aviles (Jocote)
• Miguel Tabata Aguilar
• Santiago Barrachina
• Manuel Cano