Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña was a Costa Rican football (soccer) club based in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica.
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| Full name | Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña | ||
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| Founded | 1 September 2003 | ||
| Dissolved | 18 December 2008 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Cacique Diriá Santa Cruz, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman | Édgar Pizarro | ||
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History
editFounded as a football club in September 2003,[1] the club quickly rose to prominence when it managed to reach the Costa Rican Primera División in two years,[2] winning promotion from the Liga Ascenso in 2005[3] after beating Fusión Tibás in a promotion playoff.[4]
They were relegated in summer 2007 and spent two seasons in the Segunda División de Costa Rica before withdrawing from the league in December 2008 due to financial problems.[5]
Historical list of coaches
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Hernán Fernando Sosa (2004 – Nov 19, 2005)- Orlando de León (Nov 19, 2005–2006)[6]
- Alejandro Larrea (Jul 2006– Oct 15, 2006)
John Henry Villafuerte (Oct 18, 2006 – Dec 2006)[7]
Ramón Vecinos (Jan 10, 2007 – Jul 2007)
References
edit- ^ El equipo a través del tiempo en el futbol tico – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Pamperos sin club en la Primera División Guanacaste se desvela por lucir en la máxima categoría Archived December 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Costa Rica 2004/05 Archived November 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Santacruceña a la Primera División¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Santacruceña se retira de la Segunda – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ De León, técnico de Santacruceña Ramonense 2 – Santacruceña 2: A poetas se les escapó su primer triunfo – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Santacruceña Un hombre de la casa en el banquillo – Nación (in Spanish)
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