Santos de Guápiles F.C.

Asociación Deportiva Santos, commonly known simply as Santos de Guápiles, is a Costa Rican association football club, which currently plays in the Liga FPD.

Santos
Full nameAsociación Deportiva Santos
Nickname(s)Rojiblancos
La Marea Roja
Founded1961 (1961)
GroundEstadio Ebal Rodríguez
Guápiles, Costa Rica
Capacity3,000
ManagerRandall Row
LeagueLiga Promerica
Clausura 20238°

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]

Former club crest

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Costa Rica CRC Brayan Morales
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Jhamir Ordain
4 DF Costa Rica CRC Luis José Hernández
5 DF Costa Rica CRC Alvin Bennett
6 MF Costa Rica CRC Emmanuel Carvajal (on loan from Saprissa)
7 MF Costa Rica CRC Edder Solórzano
8 MF Costa Rica CRC Denilson Mason
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Royner Rojas
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Reimond Salas
12 MF Costa Rica CRC Denilson Mora
13 GK Costa Rica CRC Iker Sanabria
16 MF Costa Rica CRC Isaac Salas
17 FW Costa Rica CRC Brandon Matarrita (on loan from Saprissa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Jamaica JAM Cardel Benbow
20 DF Costa Rica CRC Armando Ruiz Cole
21 DF Costa Rica CRC Juan Diego Madrigal
23 GK Costa Rica CRC Alejandro Barrientos
24 MF Costa Rica CRC Jeremy Gómez
28 MF Costa Rica CRC Randy Chirino
29 DF Costa Rica CRC Rigoberto Jiménez
31 GK Costa Rica CRC Anderson Trejos
53 FW Panama PAN Juan Villalobos
79 DF Panama PAN Oscar Linton
88 FW Costa Rica CRC Starling Vega Matarrita (Captain)
91 DF Costa Rica CRC Jordy Evans (on loan from Saprissa)
97 FW Panama PAN Luis Zuñiga Andrade

References
  1. Club de Costa Rica pasará a tener dueños mexicanos – Diez (in Spanish)
  2. Costa Rica 1998/99 – RSSSF
  3. Con simpleza al cetro•El Santos se coronó campeón ante un confundido Liberia – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
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