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A.D. Santacruceña

Football club in Costa Rica

Football club

Santacruceña

Full name

Asociacion Deportiva
Santacruceña

Founded

1 September 2003

Dissolved

18 December 2008

Ground

Estadio Cacique Diriá
Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

Capacity

1,500

Chairman

Édgar Pizarro

Home colours

Away colours

Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña was a Costa Rican football (soccer) club based in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica.

History

Founded 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

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

^ 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)