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A.D. Santacruceña

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Santacruceña
Full nameAsociacion Deportiva
Santacruceña
Founded1 September 2003
Dissolved18 December 2008
GroundEstadio Cacique Diriá
Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Capacity1,500
ChairmanÉdgar Pizarro

Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña was a Costa Rican football club based in Santa Cruz.

History

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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]

Coaches

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  • Uruguay Hernán Fernando Sosa (2004 – November 19, 2005)
  • Uruguay Orlando de León (November 19, 2005 – 2006)[6]
  • Uruguay Alejandro Larrea (July 2006 – October 15, 2006)
  • Costa Rica John Henry Villafuerte (October 18, 2006 – December 2006)[7]
  • Spain Ramón Vecinos (January 10, 2007 – July 2007)

References

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  1. ^ "Nacion.com, San José, Costa Rica [Deportes]". wvw.nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  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 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Costa Rica 2004/05". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  4. ^ "Nacion.com, San José, Costa Rica [Deportes]". wvw.nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  5. ^ "Santacruceña se retira de la Segunda - DEPORTES - nacion.com". wvw.nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  6. ^ De León, técnico de Santacruceña Ramonense 2 – Santacruceña 2: A poetas se les escapó su primer triunfo – Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Santacruceña Un hombre de la casa en el banquillo – Nación (in Spanish)