Full name | Asociación Deportiva Santos | ||
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Nickname(s) | Rojiblancos La Marea Roja | ||
Founded | 1961 | ||
Ground | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles, Costa Rica | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Manager | Randall Row | ||
League | Liga Promerica | ||
Clausura 2023 | 8° | ||
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Asociación Deportiva Santos, commonly known simply as Santos de Guápiles, is a Costa Rican association football club, which currently plays in the Liga FPD.
The club plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica.
History
The club was founded in 1961[1] and have never been league champions. They were runner-up twice, in 2001–02 and in the 2012 Verano championship. They reached the top tier after winning promotion in 1999[2] after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.[3]
Stadium
Santos play their home games in the Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, where Alajuelense's Wilson Muñoz scored the first Primera División goal in a 1999 4–0 league win over the hosts.[4]
Current squad
As of July 28, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ Club de Costa Rica pasará a tener dueños mexicanos – Diez (in Spanish)
- ↑ Costa Rica 1998/99 – RSSSF
- ↑ Con simpleza al cetro•El Santos se coronó campeón ante un confundido Liberia – Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 – UNAFUT (in Spanish)