A.D. Santacruceña
| Full name | Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña | ||
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| Founded | 1 September 2003 | ||
| Dissolved | 18 December 2008 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Cacique Diriá Santa Cruz, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman | Édgar Pizarro | ||
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Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña was a Costa Rican football club based in Santa Cruz.
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]
Coaches
- Hernán Fernando Sosa (2004 – November 19, 2005)
- Orlando de León (November 19, 2005 – 2006)[6]
- Alejandro Larrea (July 2006 – October 15, 2006)
- John Henry Villafuerte (October 18, 2006 – December 2006)[7]
- Ramón Vecinos (January 10, 2007 – July 2007)
References
- ^ "Nacion.com, San José, Costa Rica [Deportes]". wvw.nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ 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". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "Nacion.com, San José, Costa Rica [Deportes]". wvw.nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "Santacruceña se retira de la Segunda - DEPORTES - nacion.com". wvw.nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ 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)