Creeperopolis national football 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.[1] 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.
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History
Establishment, 1900–1922
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.
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.
Domination at the Copa Sur and Terraconservan Cup, 1922–1932
Reentry to international football, 1951–2003
Modern era, 2003–present
Team image
Nicknames
The Creeperian team is commonly known by fans as Los'Romeristos (Լոս'Րոմերիստոս), 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 la'Gualda (Ել Նեգրո յ լա'Գփալդա) meaning The Black and the Gold, despite the team's uniforms being red and blue, and La'Selección (Լա'Սելեծծիօն), meaning "The Team."
Style of play
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 due to its association with Miguelism, 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.
Kit supplier
Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
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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 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 Campo de Alfonso 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
Salisford
Tirol
National team staff
Current technical staff
Role | Name |
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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
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Manager history
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Players
Current squad
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Edimar Hernández Cruz | 4 January 1985 | 39 | 1 | San Romero |
18 | GK | Kevin Carabantes Cruz | 20 March 1993 | 11 | 0 | Victoria |
22 | GK | Óscar Pleitez Guerrero | 6 February 1993 | 13 | 0 | Chalatenango |
2 | DF | Juan Barahona Salinas (Vice-captain) | 26 June 1990 | 111 | 2 | San Salvador |
3 | DF | Alexander Mendoza Rodas | 4 June 1990 | 37 | 0 | Adolfosburg |
4 | DF | Iván Mancía Ramírez | 1 May 1989 | 34 | 1 | Innsbruck |
5 | DF | Roberto Domínguez López | 9 May 1993 | 22 | 0 | Salvador |
14 | DF | Rubén Marroquín Meléndez | 10 May 1989 | 10 | 0 | San Salvador |
16 | DF | David Jiménez Guzmán | 12 July 1992 | 10 | 0 | Bullmar |
21 | DF | Alexander Tamacas López | 24 February 1991 | 33 | 0 | San Salvador |
6 | MF | Oswaldo Orellana Gisbón | 28 January 1995 | 20 | 1 | San Salvador |
7 | MF | Adelso Cerén Delgado | 31 December 1989 | 43 | 2 | Adolfosburg |
12 | MF | Marvin Monterrosa Delzas | 3 January 1991 | 7 | 0 | Victoria |
13 | MF | René González Leiva | 17 April 1988 | 19 | 1 | Chalatenango |
15 | MF | Elías Cerén Delgado | 24 October 1991 | 28 | 6 | Adolfosburg |
19 | MF | Tomás Granitto Heesch | 12 June 1993 | 35 | 4 | Gardena |
20 | MF | Alexander Flores Mejía (3rd captain) | 28 July 1990 | 87 | 5 | San Romero |
23 | MF | Joaquín Rivas Corrales | 24 September 1993 | 8 | 0 | San Salvador |
8 | FW | Érick Rivera Guerrero | 17 February 1990 | 35 | 13 | Ciudad Los'Ángeles |
9 | FW | Bernardo Gil Salvatierra | 11 September 1990 | 27 | 9 | Santa Ana |
10 | FW | Alberto Pacheco Hernández (Captain) | 1 December 1985 | 116 | 48 | San Romero |
11 | FW | Carlos Portillo Leal | 26 December 1991 | 21 | 9 | La'Libertad |
17 | FW | Rodolfo Zelaya García | 14 November 1994 | 52 | 23 | Salvador |
Previous squads
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Records
Individual records
Most capped players
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Captains
Manager records
Most manager appearances
- Carlos Cobos Cruz: 176
Team records
Competitive record
Terraconservan Cup
Terraconservan Cup record | Terraconservan Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Place | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
Siglo XX | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | +42 | 12 |
1922 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 15 |
1926 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
1930 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 12 |
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.
Results and fixtures
- 2021
17 March 2021 Friendly | State of the Church | 0–2 | Creeperopolis | Suchitoto, State of the Church |
14:00 SST (AMT–4) | Zelaya García 16', 90+1' | Stadium: Crusader Stadium Attendance: 43,221 Referee: Alfredo Durán Obregón (El Salvador) |
10 July 2021 Friendly | Creeperopolis | 1–0 | El Salvador | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
14:00 SST (AMT–4) | Zelaya García 67' (pen.) | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium Attendance: 89,922 Referee: Alberto Gaitán Henríquez (State of the Church) |
20 December 2021 Friendly | Creeperopolis | 2–2 | Tirol | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
18:00 SST (AMT–4) | Pacheco Hernández 18', 90+1' | Report | 50' Chera 73' Kalajdžić |
Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium Attendance: 101,338 Referee: Gautier Devereux (Quebecshire) |
- 2022
25 January 2022 Friendly | Creeperopolis | 2–2 | Template:Country data Lyoa | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
12:00 SST (AMT–4) | Flores Mejía 15' Pacheco Hernández 23' |
Ngatenda 70', 73' | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium Attendance: 96,328 Referee: Alberto Gaitán Henríquez (State of the Church) |
17 March 2022 Friendly | Creeperopolis | v | State of the Church | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
14:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium |
12 June 2022 Copa Sur GS | Creeperopolis | v | State of the Church | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
12:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium |
16 June 2022 Copa Sur GS | Creeperopolis | v | El Salvador | Salvador, Creeperopolis |
12:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: San Alfonso Stadium |
20 June 2022 Copa Sur GS | Creeperopolis | v | Salisford | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
14:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium |
24 June 2022 Copa Sur GS | Creeperopolis | v | Sequoyah | Salvador, Creeperopolis |
14:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: San Alfonso Stadium |
28 June 2022 Copa Sur GS | Creeperopolis | v | Rakeo | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
16:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium |
6 July 2022 Copa Sur GS | Creeperopolis | v | Cospania | San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
16:00 SST (AMT–4) | Stadium: Emperor Adolfo III Stadium |
30 July 2022 Friendly | El Salvador | v | Creeperopolis | Ciudad Los'Ángeles, El Salvador |
14:00 SLC (AMT–5) | Stadium: Los'Ángeles Stadium |
See also
References
- ↑ "نهائي كأس تيرا كونسيرفان 2016" [2016 Terraconservan Cup Final] (in Arabic). Ar Heshubic Center, Ankarabad, Greater Sacramento: Terraconservan Cup. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)