Creeperopolis national football team

Creeperopolis

Nickname(s)	The Team (Լա'Սելեծծիօն/La'Selección)
Association	National Football Association (ANF)
Confederation	CONFUSUR (Sur)
Manager	Carlos Cobos Cruz
Captain	Alberto Pacheco Hernández
Most caps	Víctor Pacheco Durán (201)
Top scorer	Víctor Pacheco Durán (91)
Home stadium	Emperor Adolfo III Stadium
TC code	CRE
Home colors Away colors Alternate colors
Terraconservan Cup rankings
Current	1
Highest	1 (Several occasions)
Lowest	10 (1951)
First international
Creeperopolis 6–0 El Salvador (San Salvador, Creeperopolis; 18 November 1900)
Biggest win
Creeperopolis 21–0 Castilliano (San Salvador, Creeperopolis; 2 December 1900)
Biggest defeat
Salisford 7–1 Creeperopolis (Croca, Salisford; 11 November 1951)
Terraconservan Cup
Appearances	20 (first in 1928)
Best result	Champions (1928, 2016)
Copa Sur
Appearances	21 (first in 1922)
Best result	Champions
Medal record Men's soccer Terraconservan Cup 1928 Greater Sacramento Team 2016 Greater Sacramento Team Siglo XX Games 1900 Creeperopolis Team

The Creeperopolis national football team (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Սելեծծիօն նածիոնալ դե ֆղտբոլ դե Ծրեեպերոպօլիս; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Selección nacional de fútbol de Creeperopólis), officially the National Football Team of the Holy Traditionalist Empire of Creeperopolis (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Սելեծծիօն Նածիոնալ դե Ֆղտբոլ դել Սանտո Իմպերիո Տրադիծիոնալիստա դե Ծրեեպերոպօլիս; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Selección Nacional de Fútbol del Santo Imperio Tradicionalista de Creeperopólis) is the national level football team of Creeperopolis. The team is managed by the National Football Association (ANF), the governing body of professional football in Creeperopolis.

The team has appeared in and won several Terraconservan Cup Finals, most recently winning in 2016 in Greater Sacramento. The Creeperopolis national team is considered to be one of the best national football teams on the planet.

The Emperor Adolfo III Stadium in San Salvador is the official home stadium of the national team. Since 1991, the national team has had an indefinite kit sponsorship with Alvarado Deportes. Víctor Pacheco Durán is the all-time scorer at 91 goals and the most capped player at 201 caps. His son, Alberto Pacheco Hernández, is the higher active scorer at 48 goals and most capped active player at 116 caps.

History

Establishment, 1900–1928

Gustavo Marroquín Herrera scored the first Creeperian international goal.

The Creeperopolis national football team was established in 1900. The team played its first international match on 18 November 1900 as a part of the Siglo XX Games, an international tournament between the national teams of Creeperopolis, Atlántida, Castilliano, El Salvador, and the State of the Church. The first match the team played was against El Salvador, in which the team won by a score of 6–0. Gustavo Marroquín Herrera scored all six of Creeperopolis' goals. Creeperopolis' second game was on 22 November 1900 against Castilliano, in which the team won by a score of 4–0. The team's third game was on 24 November 1900 against the State of the Church, in which the team won by a score of 6–0. The teams fourth and final game of the group stage was against Atlántida, in which the team won by a score of 2–0. The team finished the group stage with a perfect 12 points and a goal differential of +18; the team scored 18 goals and was not scored upon once.

The only known photo of the Siglo XX Games Final, where Creeperopolis defeated Castilliano 21–0.

Creeperopolis advanced to the knockout stage of the Siglo XX Games as first in the group and played its first match against Atlántida, which finished in fourth in the group, on 28 November 1900. Creeperopolis won the match by a score of 3–0, eliminating Atlántida and advancing to the Final. Creeperopolis faced Castilliano in the Final. Earlier in the tournament, Creeperopolis won by a score of 4–0. When the match started, Creeperian Humberto Gómez Serrano scored a goal at the 56 second mark, gaining Creeperopolis a 1–0 lead in the 1st minute. Marroquín Herrera then scored in the 8th minute, and at the 10th minute, Castillianan goalkeeper Manuel Rodríguez Torra scored an own goal. Víctor Recinos Yagüe scored at the 12th minute and Marroquín Herrera scored again at the 19th minute on a penalty. With the match at 5–0 at the 19th minute, the match had been effectively already decided. Marroquín Herrera went on to score eight goals during the match, an international record, and Creeperopolis won by a score of 21–0, also an international record. Creeperopolis ended the tournament 42–0, not being scored on once.

After the tournament, the Creeperopolis national team was accused of bribing the referees of the six matches they played to rule favorably to the Creeperian team and to rule negatively against their opponents. The Creeperopolis national team vehemently denied bribing any match officials to rule in their favor and to give them an unfair advantage. Several of the referees also came out denying being bribed to rule in favor of the Creeperans.

Team image

Nicknames

The Creeperian team is commonly known by fans as Los'Romeristos, Creeperian Spanish for The Romerists, in reference to the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council of the Creeperian Civil War, who were also known as Romerists after their leader, Emperor Romero I. Other nicknames include El Negro y Gualda, Creeperian Spanish for The Black and Gold, and La'Selección, Creeperian Spanish for The Team.

Kits

The first kit of the Creeperopolis national team bore the colors of the national flag: black and white. The kit remained in black and white until 1923, when manager Ramón Osorio Molina had the team change its kit to be the colors red and blue. The decision was made due to Marroquín Herrera's murder the year prior and that the national team wanted to pay homage to him, as red and blue were reportedly his favorite colors. After the Creeperian Civil War and the negative connotations of the color red, the colors were briefly reverted back to black and white, however, they were returned to red and blue in 1953 and remain the colors of the national team to the present day.

1900–1923 Home	1900–1923 Away	1900–1923 Alternate
1923–1933 Home	1923–1933 Away	1923–1933 Alternate
1951–1953 Home	1951–1953 Away	1951–1953 Alternate
1953–1961 Home	1953–1961 Away	1953–1961 Alternate
1961–1982 Home	1961–1982 Away	1961–1982 Alternate
1982–2002 Home	1982–2002 Away	1982–2002 Alternate
2002–2012 Home	2002–2012 Away	2002–2012 Alternate
2012–present Home	2012–present Away	2012–present Alternate

Kit supplier

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Deportes León	1900
Deportes Nacional Nariño	1901–1923
Deportes León	1923–1933
Deportes León	1951–1961
Deportes Nacional Nariño	1961–1990
Alvarado Deportes	1990–present	Contracted indefinitely

Home stadium

The Emperor Adolfo III Stadium in 2013.

The home stadium of the Creeperopolis national team is the Emperor Adolfo III Stadium in San Salvador, San Salvador. The stadium has served as the home of the team since its opening in 1987. Prior to 1987, the home stadium of the national team was the San Salvador National Stadium beginning in 1956, and the San Salvador City Field beginning in 1900.

The team also used the CORNACA Stadium in San Romero, San Romero, and the 18 June Stadium in Adolfosburg, Adolfosburg, in 2011 when the Emperor Adolfo III Stadium was undergoing renovations.

Media coverage

Every game of the national team is broadcast in Creeperopolis over the ANF-operated Channel 4. Domestic Creeperian games are commonly delayed if they conflict with the schedule of the national team.

Rivalries

Lyoa

Main article: Creeperopolis–Lyoa football rivalry

Salisford

Main article: Creeperopolis–Salisford football rivalry

Tirol

Main article: Creeperopolis–Tirol football rivalry

National team staff

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Head Coach	Carlos Cobos Cruz
Assistant Coach	Jesús Gómez Casas
Goalkeeping Coach	José Ochotorena Carpio
Fitness Coach	Rafael Fuentes Pérez
Data Analysts	Aitor Unzué Menea Juan Herrador González
Psychologist	Joaquín Valdés Valdés
Video Analyst	Pablo Piñón Peña
Doctor	Juan García Cota
Physiotherapists	Lorenzo Pozo Salinas Raúl Santos Guerrero Manuel Gutiérrez Dávalos Juan Herranz Rivera Fernando Velázquez Galván
Kit men	Joaquín Retamosa Piñón Damián García Galán Antonio Guerra Franco
Sporting Director	José Moreno Molina
Team Manager	Antonio Limones González
Delegate	Pedro Alvarado Cortéz

Manager history

Main article: List of Creeperopolis national football team managers

Period Name 1900–1906 Guillermo Funes Alvarado 1906–1911 Gustavo Marroquín Herrera 1911–1915 Alexander Galán Merino 1915–1918 Ricardo Mendoza Yagüe 1918–1920 José Ramírez Ramírez 1920–1924 Ramón Osorio Molina 1924–1927 Humberto Menéndez Salinas 1927–1928 Adolfo Piñón Guerrero 1928–1930 Juan Meléndez Gutiérrez

Period Name 1930–1933 Simón Dávalos Figueroa 1951–1952 José Huerta Portillo 1952–1955 César Hurtado Díaz 1955–1962 Carlos Buenaventura Tejón 1962–1968 Basilio Guevara Dávalos 1968–1969 Daniel Mendoza Zaldívar 1969–1970 Mario Umaña Revelo 1970–1980 José Pérez Pérez 1980–1981 Alfredo Bermúdez Sarmiento

Period Name 1981–1988 Diego Guzmán Fuentes 1988–1994 Manuel Luján Castellanos 1994–1996 Alexander Hernández Obregón 1996–2001 Sergio López Valdéz 2001–2006 Édgar Rosales Muñoz 2006–2008 Jorge Sumpul Rivera 2008–2010 Víctor Pacheco Durán 2010– Carlos Cobos Cruz

Players

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Edimar Hernández Cruz	(1985-01-04) 4 January 1985	39	1	San Romero
18	1GK	Kevin Carabantes Cruz	(1993-03-20) 20 March 1993	11	0	Victoria
22	1GK	Óscar Pleitez Guerrero	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993	13	0	Chalatenango
2	2DF	Juan Barahona Salinas (Vice-captain)	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990	111	2	San Salvador
3	2DF	Alexander Mendoza Rodas	(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990	37	0	Adolfosburg
4	2DF	Iván Mancía Ramírez	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989	34	1	Innsbruck
5	2DF	Roberto Domínguez López	(1993-05-09) 9 May 1993	22	0	Salvador
14	2DF	Rubén Marroquín Meléndez	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989	10	0	San Salvador
16	2DF	David Jiménez Guzmán	(1992-07-12) 12 July 1992	10	0	Bullmar
21	2DF	Alexander Tamacas López	(1991-02-24) 24 February 1991	33	0	San Salvador
6	3MF	Oswaldo Orellana Gisbón	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	20	1	San Salvador
7	3MF	Adelso Cerén Delgado	(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989	43	2	Adolfosburg
12	3MF	Marvin Monterrosa Delzas	(1991-01-03) 3 January 1991	7	0	Victoria
13	3MF	René González Leiva	(1988-04-17) 17 April 1988	19	1	Chalatenango
15	3MF	Elías Cerén Delgado	(1991-10-24) 24 October 1991	28	6	Adolfosburg
19	3MF	Tomás Granitto Heesch	(1993-06-12) 12 June 1993	35	4	Gardena
20	3MF	Alexander Flores Mejía (3rd captain)	(1990-07-28) 28 July 1990	87	5	San Romero
23	3MF	Joaquín Rivas Corrales	(1993-09-24) 24 September 1993	8	0	San Salvador
8	4FW	Érick Rivera Guerrero	(1990-02-17) 17 February 1990	35	13	Ciudad Los'Ángeles
9	4FW	Bernardo Gil Salvatierra	(1990-09-11) 11 September 1990	27	9	Santa Ana
10	4FW	Alberto Pacheco Hernández (Captain)	(1985-12-01) 1 December 1985	116	48	San Romero
11	4FW	Carlos Portillo Leal	(1991-12-26) 26 December 1991	21	9	La'Libertad
17	4FW	Rodolfo Zelaya García	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994	52	23	Salvador

Records

Individual records

Most capped players

Víctor Pacheco Durán is the most capped player and has the most goals with the national team.

Alberto Pacheco Hernández is the active player with the most caps and has the most goals with the national team.

Below is a list of the ten players with the most caps for Creeperopolis, as of 11 June 2021.

Rank	Player	Position	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Víctor Pacheco Durán	FW	201	91	1982–2006
2	José Moreno Menjíva	DF	152	5	1970–1990
3	Diego Ramos Silva	MF	130	14	1973–1992
4	Ramón Encarnación Ureña	MF	129	13	1981–2000
5	Andrés Yagüe Rumano	FW	125	40	1999–2018
6	Sergio Gutiérrez Dávalos	GK	118	3	1951–1977
7	Alberto Pacheco Hernández	FW	116	48	2008–present
8	Martín Zapata Hurtado	DF	113	1	1968–1989
9	Juan Barahona Salinas	DF	111	2	2011–present
10	Gerardo Payés Muñoz	FW	110	38	1995–2016

Most goals

Below is a list of the top ten goalscorers for Creeperopolis, as of 11 June 2021.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Period
1	Víctor Pacheco Durán	91	201	0.45	1982–2006
2	Armando Maradona Huerta	73	104	0.7	1975–1994
3	Felipe Mendoza Salinas	67	100	0.67	2000–2018
4	Mario Tejón Sandoval	62	103	0.6	1980–1997
5	Arturo Gutiérrez Guerrero	58	105	0.55	1959–1970
6	Martín Galdámez Fuentes	51	98	0.52	1959–1970
7	Alberto Pacheco Hernández	48	116	0.41	2008–present
8	Andrés Yagüe Rumano	40	125	0.41	1999–2018
9	Gustavo Marroquín Herrera	39	20	1.95	1900–1906
10	Alexander Menjíva Figueroa	35	88	0.4	1970–1985

Manager records

Most manager appearances

Carlos Cobos Cruz: 176

Competitive record

Terraconservan Cup

Further information: Terraconservan Cup

Terraconservan Cup record												Terraconservan Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Place	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1928	Champions	1st	10	9	0	1	16	11	+5	18		No qualification
1932	Third place	3rd	7	4	1	2	13	8	+5	9		Qualified automatically as defending champions
1936	Banned											Banned
1940	Withdrew											Withdrew
1944
1948
1952	To be determined											To be determined
1956	To be determined											To be determined
1960	To be determined											To be determined
1964	To be determined											To be determined
1968	To be determined											To be determined
1972	To be determined											To be determined
1976	To be determined											To be determined
1980	To be determined											To be determined
1984	To be determined											To be determined
1988	To be determined											To be determined
1992	To be determined											To be determined
1996	To be determined											To be determined
2000	To be determined											To be determined
2004	To be determined											To be determined
2008	To be determined											To be determined
2012	To be determined											To be determined
2016	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	12	5	+7	13		6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
2020	To be determined											To be determined

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Copa Sur

Copa Sur record
Year	Round	Place	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1922	To be determined
1926	To be determined
1930	To be determined
1934	Withdrew
1938
1942
1946
1950
1954	To be determined
1958	To be determined
1962	To be determined
1966	To be determined
1970	To be determined
1974	To be determined
1978	To be determined
1982	To be determined
1986	To be determined
1990	To be determined
1994	To be determined
1998	To be determined
Siglo XXI	To be determined
2002	To be determined
2006	To be determined
2010	To be determined
2014	To be determined
2018	To be determined
2022	To be determined

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Siglo XX Games

Main article: Siglo XX Games

Siglo XX Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1900	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	42	0	+42	18
Total			6	6	0	0	42	0	+42	18

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Results and fixtures

2020

Template:Country data Lyoa v Creeperopolis

3 May 2020 Friendly	Template:Country data Lyoa	1–2	Creeperopolis	Tigera, Lyoa
	Masimbi  52'		Pacheco Hernández  33', 67'	Stadium: Tigera National Stadium Attendance: 68,236 Referee: Gautier Devereux (Quebecshire)

2021

Creeperopolis v Tirol

20 December 2021 Friendly	Creeperopolis	2–2	Tirol	San Salvador, Creeperopolis
18:00 SST	Pacheco Hernández  18', 90+1'	Report	50' Chera  73' Kalajdžić	Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium Attendance: 101,338 Referee: Gautier Devereux (Quebecshire)

See also

• Copa Creeperiano
• National Football Association
• Terraconservan Cup