C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila, commonly known as Águila, is a Salvadoran professional football club based in San Miguel. The club currently competes in Primera División, the top tier of El Salvador football league system.
| Full name | Club Deportivo Águila | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Aguiluchos Emplumados La 50+1 Negronaranjas | ||
| Founded | 15 February 1926 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | ||
| Capacity | 14,000 | ||
| President | José Alexander Menjivar | ||
| Manager | Ernesto Corti | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
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Águila is one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador football history. C.D. Águila have won seventeen Primera División championships, one Copa Presidente, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976. Their CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976 win made them the second Salvadoran team to win a CONCACAF title.
Since 1956, Águila have played their home games at Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza. The stadium is one of the biggest stadiums in El Salvador.
Aguila is one of the most widely supported football clubs in El Salvador, and has long standing rivalry with neighbours Dragón, known as the San Miguel derby, and also competes with powerclub FAS, known as El Clásico (English: The Classic).