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Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club was founded in 1923, and has played at its current home ground, Estadio Sergio Torres, since 1950. They have won ten Primera Division Champions titles. Firpo has the fourth highest total of major honours won by an Salvadoran club. The club's most successful period was between 1988 and 2000, when they were runner up in both CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup and Copa Presidente and seven of their First Division titles. They have a fierce local rivalry with FAS, and the two clubs have engaged in a fierce derby. The club's traditional kit colours are Red shirts, red shorts and white socks. ==Overview== Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is the second oldest club in El Salvador. The club was founded on September 17, 1923 by a group of local citizens. Originally named ''Tecún Umán'', the club was soon renamed in honor of Luis Ángel Firpo, a famous Argentine boxer, who almost became the first Latin American heavyweight champion by knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring on September 24, 1923. Some of the greatest Salvadoran football players, including Mauricio Cienfuegos and Raúl Díaz Arce, have played for L.A. Firpo at some point in their careers. The team has won a total of ten championships in 1988–1989, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1997–1998, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura and 2013 Clausura. Their most recent title came May, 2013 after defeating C.D. FAS 3–0. Firpo otuplayed FAS on rain effected game with goals coming from Panamanian Anel Canales, Medardo Max Guevara and Marlon Trejo García. The team predominately plays its home games at Estadio Sergio Torres in Usulután. The team's mascot is the bull, a reference to the nickname of the team's namesake who was called ''"El Toro de las Pampas"'', which translates to ''"The Wild Bull of the Pampas"'' Furia Pampera was the first to have two different representative locations; Usulután (Furia Usulután) and San Salvador (Furia SS). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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