Academia Quintana
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| Full name | Academia Quintana Futbol Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Onceno del pueblo, La Academia |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Ground |
Hiram Bithorn Stadium San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| Chairman |
 Norman Morales
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| Manager |
 Víctor Hugo Barros
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| League |
Puerto Rico Soccer League Liga Nacional |
Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were founded in 1969, making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Puerto Rico. They are one of the founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first nationwide league. The reserve team plays in the Liga Nacional. The club plays their home games at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, sharing the facility with Atléticos de San Juan.
The team was founded in 1969, playing in a baseball field. The team was named after a public housing project, also known as Residencial César Cordero, since it served to develop several players that lived there. The team has won 15 national titles during its four decades of existence making it the most successful club in Puerto Rico.
2008 Season
Before the beginning of the season the team participated in exhibition games against college teams. Academia Quintana played their debut game on 5 July 2008 against Tornados de Humacao, which they won 5–0. In their second game (against Atléticos de San Juan) the team lost by three goals to two. Academia Quintana then lost its second straight game (against Sevilla FC) on 20 July 2008. Quintana defeated Guaynabo Fluminense FC in their fourth game. On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Gigantes de Carolina, with both teams scoring a single goal. On 10 August 2008, Quintana defeated Caguas Huracán. This marked the end of the league's first half, the teams would then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Academia Quintana lost to Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico and defeated Tornados de Humacao. To close the regular season, the team won 3 and lost 2 games.
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