A.D. San Carlos
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.
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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva San Carlos | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Toros del Norte (Northern Bulls) | ||
| Founded | 9 May 1965 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 5,600 | ||
| Chairman | Sergio Chaves | ||
| Coach | Carlos Restrepo | ||
| League | Liga FPD | ||
| 2019 Apertura | Liga FPD, 4th (semifinals) | ||
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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 winning 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.
Players
Current squad
Updated on 20 February 2020[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Honours
League
- Primera División de Costa Rica
- Winners (1): Clausura 2019
- Segunda División de Costa Rica
- Winners (6): 1965, 1977, 1978, 2006, 2016, 2018
Historical list of coaches
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References
- Historia Archived 2014-08-31 at the Wayback Machine – AD San Carlos (in Spanish)
- Campeones de la Segunda San Carlos 3 – Cartagena 1: San Carlos sacó la tarea y regresa a la Primera – Nación (in Spanish)
- San Carlos desciende tras perder 2–0 con Herediano – Nación (in Spanish)
- Cerdas, Kenneth Hernández. "San Carlos se corona campeón y regresa a la Primera División". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "Con sello de primera, San Carlos recupera la ilusión y asciende". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- Goñi, Diana Flores (2019-05-16). "¡Histórico! San Carlos campeón del fútbol nacional". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- AD San Carlos squad, torosdelnorte.com
- La AD San Carlos lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento del Señor Antonio Moyano Reina Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine – AD San Carlos (in Spanish)
- San Carlos cambia de entrenador – Nación (in Spanish)
- Guardia dirige a San Carlos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Nuevo técnico de San Carlos Arguedas llega a levantar a los Toros – Nación (in Spanish)
- San Carlos despide al técnico Juan Carlos Arguedas – Nación (in Spanish)
- Daniel Casas es el técnico de San Carlos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Paciencia de San Carlos se acabó y despidieron al técnico Johnny Chaves – Nación (in Spanish)
- Óscar Alegre es el nuevo técnico de San Carlos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Orlando de León será el nuevo técnico de San Carlos – Nación (in Spanish)