A.D. Santacruceña

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

1. El equipo a través del tiempo en el futbol tico – Nación (Spanish)
2. 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 (Spanish)
3. Costa Rica 2004/05 Archived November 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. – RSSSF
4. Santacruceña a la Primera División¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz – Nación (Spanish)
5. Santacruceña se retira de la Segunda – Nación (Spanish)
6. De León, técnico de Santacruceña Ramonense 2 – Santacruceña 2: A poetas se les escapó su primer triunfo – Nación (Spanish)
7. Santacruceña Un hombre de la casa en el banquillo – Nación (Spanish)

Primera División de Costa Rica
2014–15 teams	Alajuelense Belén Carmelita Cartaginés Herediano Limón Municipal Liberia Pérez Zeledón Santos de Guápiles Saprissa Universidad de Costa Rica Uruguay
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954* 1955 1956* 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990* 1991 1992 1992-93 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Associated competitions	CONCACAF Champions League UNCAF Club Championships (defunct)
Related articles	List of football clubs in Costa Rica Costa Rica national football team
Former teams	Barrio México Brujas Buenos Aires Corsarios Curridabat Gimnástica Española Goicochea Guanacasteca Hispano Atlético Juventud Mata Redonda La Unión Liberia Mía La Libertad Limonense Moravia Orión Osa Once Tigres Puma Palmares Progreso Puntarenas Ramonense Rohrmoser Sagrada Familia San Carlos Santa Bárbara Santacruceña Turrialba
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