A.D. San Carlos

San Carlos
Full nameAsociación Deportiva San Carlos
Nickname(s)Toros del Norte (Northern Bulls)
Founded9 May 1965; 58 years ago (9 May 1965)
GroundEstadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
Capacity5,600
ChairmanSergio Chaves
CoachVictor Abelenda
LeagueLiga Promerica
Clausura 20236°

Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team based in Ciudad Quesada, the capital of San Carlos, Alajuela. They currently play in the Costa Rican First Division. Their home stadium is Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez.

History

The club was founded on 9 May 1965, after local clubs El Refugio and El Maravilla merged to become Selección de San Carlos and won promotion to the Primera División in 1965.[1] They were relegated in 1971 and stayed in the Second División until returning at the top level in 1978. In 2004 they were relegated again after 25 years in the Primera, staying in the second tier for another two years. In May 2006 they beat Cartagena in a promotion playoff final[2] and from 2006 through 2013 they were in the Primera before descending once more in 2013.[3] They returned to the top flight in 2016, after defeating A.S. Puma Generaleña 3–2 on aggregate in the Segunda División final.[4] However, the next season they got relegated again.

In 2018, San Carlos defeated A.D.R. Jicaral 5–4 on aggregate in another playoff final (their 6th second tier title) to return to the Primera División.[5] In 2019, the club got its first top flight title by defeating Deportivo Saprissa in the final on away goals (1-1 aggregate),[6] to become the first northern Costa Rica team to become champions.

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.

Honours

League

Championship Clausura 2019

List of players and coaching staff who won the Costa Rica First Division National Soccer Championship on 2019.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Top scores

Pos Player Goals
1 Juan Pablo Chacón 66
2 Álvaro Saborío 63
3 Ronald Vega 49
4 Gilbert Solano 47
5 Álvaro Sánchez 44

References

  1. ^ Historia Archived 2014-08-31 at the Wayback Machine – AD San Carlos (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Campeones de la Segunda San Carlos 3 – Cartagena 1: San Carlos sacó la tarea y regresa a la Primera – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ San Carlos desciende tras perder 2–0 con Herediano – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Cerdas, Kenneth Hernández. "San Carlos se corona campeón y regresa a la Primera División". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  5. ^ "Con sello de primera, San Carlos recupera la ilusión y asciende". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  6. ^ Goñi, Diana Flores (2019-05-16). "¡Histórico! San Carlos campeón del fútbol nacional". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-19.

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