Puntarenas F.C.
| Full name | Puntarenas Fútbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Areneros, Chuchequeros, Naranjas, Porteños, Tiburones, Fuerza Naranja |
| Founded | June 30, 2004 |
| Ground | Estadio Lito Pérez |
| Capacity | 4,105 |
| Chairman | María Alejandra Ordóñez Lucovich |
| Manager | Wálter Centeno |
| League | Segunda División de Costa Rica |
| 2015 Clausura | Group A: 2nd Overall: 3rd Playoffs: Quarter-Finals Ascenso Nacional: Runner-up |
| Website | www |
Puntarenas Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Segunda División de Costa Rica.
The team plays its home games in the Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy nicknamed “Olla Mágica” ("Pressure Cooker") in Puntarenas Centro, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, known by that name because of the high temperatures of the zone and the unstopping support from the fans along the games.
The club was founded in June 2004, by Adrián Castro Velásquez and Eduardo Li Sánchez and is basically a spinoff of the A.D. Municipal Puntarenas club, founded on January 9, 1952 which until 2001 had spent 34 seasons in the Primera División (UNAFUT). Municipal Puntarenas debuted in the Primera División on 19 April 1964 and won their first and only division title in the 1986–87 season against Alajuelense, they also finished second three more times. In 2002 Municipal Puntarenas was relegated to Liga de Ascenso, Segunda División (LIASCE) and in 2009 to third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
Municipal Puntarenas's relegation in 2001 and Municipal Osa's descend in 2003 left Puntarenas Province without a Primera División club so Li and Castro purchased the franchise of A.D. Santa Bárbara to restore the province's presence in the top tier.
Santa Bárbara had made their debut in the Primera in the 1997–98 season with 4th place being their best league result.
Puntarenas F.C. counts with the supporter group "Estação La Samba Primeira" that brings cheers and music to the local games. Puntarenas F.C. played its first game on August 22, 2004 in Estadio Miguel "Lito" Pérez, beating Belén 2–1. They became one of the best teams in the Primera División, being in the first 3 places in their first 3 years as a new team, starting a rivalry with Saprissa and Alajuelense, the most successful teams in the country. According to IFFHS Club World Ranking, Puntarenas F.C. ranked 342 (285) in the World in 2007, making them one of the best squads in Costa Rica and in the UNCAF region.
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