Puntarenas F.C.

Puntarenas F.C.

Full name	Puntarenas Fútbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva
Nickname(s)	Areneros, Chuchequeros, Naranjas, Porteños, Tiburones, Fuerza Naranja
Founded	June 30, 2004
Ground	Estadio Lito Pérez
Capacity	4,105
Chairman	María Alejandra Ordóñez Lucovich
Manager	Wálter Centeno
League	Segunda División de Costa Rica
2015 Clausura	Group A: 2nd Overall: 3rd Playoffs: Quarter-Finals Ascenso Nacional: Runner-up
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Puntarenas Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Segunda División de Costa Rica.

The team plays its home games in the Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy nicknamed “Olla Mágica” ("Pressure Cooker") in Puntarenas Centro, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, known by that name because of the high temperatures of the zone and the unstopping support from the fans along the games.

History

A.D. Municipal Puntarenas

The club was founded in June 2004,^[1] by Adrián Castro Velásquez and Eduardo Li Sánchez and is basically a spinoff of the A.D. Municipal Puntarenas club, founded on January 9, 1952^[2] which until 2001 had spent 34 seasons in the Primera División (UNAFUT). Municipal Puntarenas debuted in the Primera División on 19 April 1964^[2] and won their first and only division title in the 1986–87 season against Alajuelense,^[3] they also finished second three more times. In 2002 Municipal Puntarenas was relegated to Liga de Ascenso, Segunda División (LIASCE) and in 2009 to third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).

A.D. Sánta Barbara franchise purchased

Municipal Puntarenas's relegation in 2001 and Municipal Osa's descend in 2003 left Puntarenas Province without a Primera División club^[1] so Li and Castro purchased the franchise of A.D. Santa Bárbara^[4] to restore the province's presence in the top tier.^[5]

Santa Bárbara had made their debut in the Primera in the 1997–98 season with 4th place being their best league result.^[6]

Puntarenas F.C.

Puntarenas F.C. counts with the supporter group "Estação La Samba Primeira" that brings cheers and music to the local games. Puntarenas F.C. played its first game on August 22, 2004 in Estadio Miguel "Lito" Pérez, beating Belén 2–1. They became one of the best teams in the Primera División, being in the first 3 places in their first 3 years as a new team, starting a rivalry with Saprissa and Alajuelense, the most successful teams in the country. According to IFFHS Club World Ranking, Puntarenas F.C. ranked 342 (285) in the World in 2007, making them one of the best squads in Costa Rica and in the UNCAF region.

On July 4, 2007, Eduardo Li Sánchez resigned as team owner and President to take over the reins of Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL) as President.^[7] Owner and Vice President Adrián Castro Velásquez became the club's new President and sole proprietor.

On December 9, 2008, it was announced that Alejandro Márquez, owner of Mexican second division football club Atlético Celaya had bought 50 percent of the shares of Puntarenas F.C.^[8] making it the second Costa Rican team with Mexican interest. Márquez was elected Vice President.

On February 16, 2009 Adrián Castro Velásquez was assassinated as he left his house in Miramar de Montes de Oro en route to Puntarenas Centro, by a pair of hitman on a motorbike^[9] to settle a business dispute. As a result of Castro's tragic death, his wife María Alejandra Ordóñez Lucovich took over^[1] his half of the club's shares. The board of directors elected Adrian's son Marcelo Enrique Castro as second Vice President and Víctor Herrera as President.

On June 27, 2009, it was reported that Alejandro Márquez defaulted on his contract with the club.^[10] Alejandra Ordóñez took full ownership, control of all club assets and the Presidency.^[11]

In 2009, Score One Soccer became equity partner of Puntarenas F.C. and was also granted a 10-year contract by Municipalidad de Puntarenas to operate Estadio Miguel "Lito" Pérez.

In April 2014, Puntarenas were relegated to the Second Division.^[12]

Colors and badge

On February 15, 2008 Puntarenas F.C. unveiled its new crest and mascot at an event at Capitán Moreno, a local restaurant. "Sharkman" is represented by a shark and Costa Rican media has dub the team "Los Tiburones", but note the team's name remains the same. The colors of the Puntarenas F.C. crest are orange, black and white.

On June 22, 2015 during a press conference in San José, Puntarenas F.C. presented its new crest to the public. The team's colors remain the same.

• 
  Original Crest
  (June 30, 2006–
  February 14, 2008)
• 
  Former Crest
  (February 15, 2008–
  June 21, 2015)

Home stadium

Puntarenas plays its home matches at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy (2004–Present)

• (Stadium photo 1)

Television and Radio

Puntarenas F.C. matches are broadcast on Teletica Canal 7 and Local Radio coverage is broadcast live on Radio Columbia 98.7 FM

Puntarenas F.C. broadcast a weekly television program featuring Club Tactics, Fan of the Week, Statistics and Summary, Team Knowledge, etc. on Canal 8 de Cabletica.

Costa Rican National Championships

Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División (UNAFUT) – Copa UNAFUT: 0

Runner-up (1): 2005–06

Third Place (1): 2006–07

Fútbol de Primera División de Costa Rica (FPD) – Copa UNAFUT: 0

• Apertura (Invierno)

Runner-up (1): 2009

• Clausura (Verano)

Liga de Ascenso (LIFUSE): 0

• Apertura (Invierno)

Winner (1): 2014

• Clausura (Verano)

• Final Nacional por el Ascenso – Copa Ascenso Nacional: 0

Runner-up (1): 2015

Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica: 0 ^[13]

International Tournament Championships

• Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 1

Winner: 2006

International Competitions

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2007 Quarter-Finals v. Houston Dynamo – 1:0, 2:0 (Dynamo advances 2:1 on aggregate)

• Copa Interclubes UNCAF

2006 First Round v. Hankook Verdes F.C. – 5:0, 1:1 (Puntarenas advances 6:1 on aggregate)

2006 Quarter-Finals v. L.D. Alajuelense – 0:3, 2:0 (Puntarenas advances 5:0 on aggregate)

2006 Semi-Finals v. C.D. Marquense – 2:0, 0:0 (Puntarenas qualify 2:0 on aggregate)

2006 Final v. C.D. Olimpia – 3:2, 1:0–1:3 (Puntarenas Champion and qualify to 2007 CONCACAF Champion's Cup)

2007 First Round v. F.C. Belize – 3:0, 0:0 (Puntarenas advances 3:0 on aggregate)

2007 Quarter-Finals v. C.D. Saprissa – 1:1, 2:1 (Saprissa advances 3:2 on aggregate)

Year-by-year in Primera División

Year	Winter Season	Apertura	Summer Season	Clausura	Season Aggregate	Copa UNAFUT	Copa Interclubes UNCAF	CONCACAF Champions League	FIFA Club World Cup
2004–05	5th, Group A	Not qualified	4th, Group A	Not qualified	9th Place	Not qualified	Could not qualify	Could not qualify	Could not qualify
2005–06	2nd, Group A	Semi-Finals	1st, Group A	Semi-Finals	2nd Place	Runner-Up	2005 Not qualified	2006 Not qualified	2005 Not qualified
2006–07	2nd, Group A	Semi-Finals	2nd, Group A	Semi-Finals	3rd Place	Third Place	2006 Champions	2007 Quarter-Finals	2006 Not qualified
2007–08	4th, Group A	Not qualified	4th, Group A	Not qualified	5th Place	Defunct 2007	2007 Quarter-Finals	2008 Not qualified	2007 Not qualified
2008–09	4th, Group A	Not qualified	4th, Group A	Not qualified	7th Place		Defunct 2008	2008–09 Not qualified	2008 Not qualified
2009–10	3rd, Group B	Runner-up	3rd, Group B	Quarter-Finals	8th Place			2009–10 Not qualified	2009 Not qualified
2010–11	4th, Group A	Not qualified	5th, Group A	Not qualified	11th Place			2010–11 Not qualified	2010 Not qualified
2011–12	5th Place	Not qualified	9th Place	Not qualified	9th Place			2011–12 Not qualified	2011 Not qualified
2012–13	10th Place	Not qualified	6th Place	Not qualified	9th Place			2012–13 Not qualified	2012 Not qualified
2013–14	8th Place	Not qualified	12th Place	Not qualified	12th Place			2013–14 Not qualified	2013 Not qualified

• Puntarenas F.C. was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after the 2014 Clausura season.
• Costa Rica – List of Champions and Runners-up RSSSF

Year	League Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2004–05	32	09	08	15	51	59	35
2005–06	32	19	08	05	52	28	65
2006–07	32	16	08	08	52	35	56
2007–08	32	10	14	08	34	39	44
2008–09	32	11	09	12	40	48	42
2009–10	32	08	13	11	31	42	37
2010–11	32	08	05	19	39	54	29
2011–12	40	12	10	18	50	69	46
2012–13	44	12	16	16	57	69	52
2013–14	44	09	15	20	45	69	42
Total	352	114	106	132	451	512	448

Year-by-year in Segunda División

Year	Winter Season	Apertura	Summer Season	Clausura	Season Aggregate	Copa Ascenso Nacional
2014–15	1st, Group A	Winner*	2nd, Group A	Quarter-Finals	3rd Place	Runner-up
2015–16

Year	League Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2014–15	32	17	07	08	47	27	58
2015–16	12	04	04	04	17	22	16
Total	44	21	11	12	64	49	74

Players

Player Records

Most appearances (as of May 25, 2010)[14] # Name Career Apps Goals 1 Roberto Wong 2004–2008 141 2 Rafael Núñez (footballer) 141 3 Kevin Sancho 118 4 Mario Víquez 110 5 Mario Camacho 2006–2007, 2008–2009 97 6 Shane Orio 2005–2009 89 7 Sherman Vásquez 86 8 Kurt Bernard 2005–2009 84 9 Ricardo García 1976–1989 84 12 10 José Macotelo 2006–2010 82 Current squad As of January 2015 The players and numbers are established according to the official website: puntarenasfc.com No. Position Player Nation 1 Goalkeeper Velásquez, AnthonyAnthony Velásquez      Costa Rica 3 Defender Alvarado, JonathanJonathan Alvarado      Costa Rica 4 Defender Sánchez, Jean CarloJean Carlo Sánchez      Costa Rica 5 Defender Núñez, RafaelRafael Núñez      Costa Rica 6 Defender Wong, RobertoRoberto Wong (Captain)     Costa Rica 7 Forward Arrieta, KevinKevin Arrieta      Costa Rica 8 Midfielder Blanco, CristianCristian Blanco      Costa Rica 9 Forward País, DiegoDiego País      Argentina 10 Forward Solís, AlonsoAlonso Solís      Costa Rica 11 Midfielder López Ramírez, José LuisJosé Luis López Ramírez      Costa Rica 12 Goalkeeper Mena, NéstorNéstor Mena      Costa Rica 13 Defender Vallejos, Luis DanielLuis Daniel Vallejos      Costa Rica 14 Midfielder Cháves, FelipeFelipe Cháves      Costa Rica 15 Defender Solís, Luis AlejandroLuis Alejandro Solís      Costa Rica 16 Midfielder Peña, JeissonJeisson Peña      Costa Rica 18 Forward Pizarro, YonderYonder Pizarro      Costa Rica 19 Defender Garcia, RicardoRicardo Garcia      Costa Rica 21 Midfielder Martínez, LuisLuis Martínez      Costa Rica 23 Midfielder Picado, CarlosCarlos Picado      Costa Rica 24 Midfielder Araya, JeremyJeremy Araya      Costa Rica 26 Defender González, CarlosCarlos González      Costa Rica 27 Forward Zamora), FrankFrank Zamora)      Costa Rica 28 Forward Leitón, JoséJosé Leitón      Costa Rica 30 Goalkeeper Herrera, EstebanEsteban Herrera      Costa Rica 32 Midfielder Canessa, AlexeiAlexei Canessa      Costa Rica Historical list of coaches Carlos De Toro (July 1, 2004 – Sep 28, 2004) Hernán Fernando Sosa (Sep 28, 2004 – Oct 2004) Orlando de León (Oct 27, 2004– Apr 5, 2005) Luis Fernández Texeira (Apr 11, 2005– 2005) Luis Diego Arnáez (2005 – Oct 2007) Alejandro Larrea (Oct 30, 2007 – Jan 14, 2008) Gilberto Pereira (Jan 22, 2008-May, 2008) Javier Delgado Prado (May 5, 2008 – Oct 6, 2008) Enrique Vásquez (Oct 9, 2008–) Rafael Bautista (Jan 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009) Juan José Hernández (2009) Carlos Restrepo Isaza (July 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009) Jorge Wálter González (Jan 6, 2010 – Sept 6, 2010) Rafael Bautista (Sept 7, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010) Alfredo Contreras (Jan 1, 2011 – Jan 27, 2011) Mauricio Wright (Jan 28, 2011 – Feb 28, 2011) Juan Luis Hernández (Feb 28, 2011 – June 30, 2011) Luis Fernando Fallas (July 1, 2011 – Jan 30, 2012) Rónald Mora (Jan 30, 2012 – Oct 29, 2012) Victorino Quesada (Oct 29, 2012 – March 4, 2013) Rónald Cháves (March 4, 2013 – Oct 7, 2013) Alfredo Contreras (Oct 7, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013) Randall Chacón (Jan 1, 2014 – Feb 23, 2014) Norman Gómez (interim) (Feb 24, 2014 – March 6, 2014) Luis Diego Arnáez (March 7, 2014 – June 21, 2015) Wálter Centeno (June 22, 2015 – Present) Team officials Senior club staff President — María Alejandra Ordóñez Lucovich Director of Operation — Daniel Araujo Public Relations Officer — TBD Director of Maintenance & Sports Installations — José Cubillo Luck Secretary — Mercedes Morera Corrales Sports Secretary — Luis Fernández Texerira Coaching Staff Head Coach — Wálter Centeno Assistant Coach — Alfredo Contreras Zuñigas Goalkeeper Coach — Alain Hernández Head Athletic Trainer — Jonathan Fernández Team Physician — Jimmy Hong Equipment Managers — Luis David Bonilla & Jean Carlos Boniche Vivas Key People Adrián Castro Velásquez † , Co-founder, Owner (2004–09), Vice President (2004–07) and President (2007–09) Eduardo Li Sánchez, Co-founder, Owner & President (2004–07) Alejandro Márquez, Owner & Vice President (2008–09) Víctor Herrera, President (2009) Marcelo Enrique Castro, Vice President (2009–) María Alejandra Ordóñez Lucovich, Owner & President (2009–) Score One Soccer, Equity Partner (2009–) References Fiesta en la perla del pacífico – UNAFUT (Spanish) Aquel grandioso Municipal Puntarenas – UNAFUT (Spanish) Municipal Puntarenas ganó el título el 20 de mayo de 1987 La marea naranja llegó a su máximo nivel hace 25 años – Nación (Spanish) Puntarenas regresa a la Primera – Nación (Spanish) Equipo en primera El Puerto echa a andar su sueño – Nación (Spanish) Negociación con Santa Bárbara Puerto a punto de volver – Nación (Spanish) Eduardo Li asumió Fedefútbol – Al Día (Spanish) Atlético Celaya Equipo mexicano compra el 50% del Puntarenas F. C. – Nación (Spanish) Motociclistas le dispararon cuando transitaba por cruce de Barranca Asesinado de dos balazos dueño del Puntarenas F. C. – Nación (Spanish) Conflicto en el Puntarenas F. C. Alejandro Márquez asegura que aún son accionistas – Nación (Spanish) Alejandra Ordoñez tiene 100% de las acciones Viuda de Adrián Castro toma el control del Puerto – Nación (Spanish) El día después del descenso Un mar de incertidumbre acompaña a Puntarenas FC – Nación (Spanish) Torneos de Copa – UNAFUT (Spanish) Dueños de la comparsa – UNAFUT(Spanish) External links (Spanish) Website of Puntarenas FC (Spanish) Foro Chuchequeros (Spanish) Municipalidad de Puntarenas (Spanish)(English)(French)(German) International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)