After clinching fourth place in the regular league season, the club won the national title in the final round. In the final group round of four teams, Santiagueño beat Águila, FAS and Independiente Nacional 1906 to finish top of the group with five wins and only one defeat.[1]
Subsequent years
The following season, in 1980–81, they clinched the regular season league title. In the finals, however, they fell short to Atlético Marte, losing 2–1 in the first leg, and 3–1 in the second leg. Both games were played in the Estadio Cuscatlán. Despite winning the title two years previous the team were relegated to Second Division in 1982.
They were relegated from the Third Division in 2007.
Honours
Santiagueno's first trophy was the TBD, which they won in 1981. Their first league honour came in 1979–1980, when they won the 1979–80 Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador title
Updated September 2023.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
