Full name | Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club |
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Nickname(s) | Rojos |
Founded | 1961 |
Ground |
Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles, Costa Rica |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Chairman | Jorge Caamaño |
Manager | Johnny Chaves |
League | Primera División de Costa Rica |
2014 Verano | Regular Season: 11th Play-offs: DNQ |
Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División.
The club plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They have a loyal fan club, who call themselves the La Marea Roja.
The club was founded in 1961 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 after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.
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.
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