Belén F.C.

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Belén F.C.
Belén FC logo.png
Full nameBelén Fútbol Club
Founded13 June 1979
Dissolved24 April 2017
GroundEstadio Polideportivo de Belén
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Capacity3,000
OwnerGrupo Somnus
LeagueCosta Rican Primera División

Belén F.C. was a professional football club that played in the Primera División de Costa Rica, the owners relocated the team to San José suburb of Guadalupe and now plays as Guadalupe F.C..

History[]

  • 1979 (13 June): Asociación Deportiva Belén is founded. A.D. Belen will go on to become the second team in the province of Heredia to participate in Primera División the First Division of Costa Rica.
  • 1987: Using the name "Belén-Calle Flores" (Bethlehem, Street of Flowers), Belén wins the title of the National Association of Soccer as well as the title of the National Association of Amateur Soccer (ANAFA), and is placed in Segunda División de Costa Rica, the Second Division of Costa Rica, under the leadership of head coach Enrique "Quique" Vasquez.
  • 1993: Belén, led by coach Armando Rodríguez, is proclaimed Division II National Champion defeating Sagrada Familia 4–2 in the final round.
  • 1993–94: A.D. Belén officially debuts in Primera División, Division I, and plays in the old national stadium but loses to Deportivo Saprissa 4–1.[1] Belén talent Eusebio Montero wins the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia.
  • 1995–96: Head coach Alexander Guimaraes guides Belén to a fifth-place finish in the championships[1] as the team wins 50% of its games. This is Belén's best finish in Division I. 1996–97 head coach Carlos Santana will match this feat.
  • 1996 (2 June): Under head coach Alexandre Guimarães, former player in the FIFA World Cup A.D. Belén wins the last game of the Torneo de Copa en Costa Rica, beating Club Sport Cartaginés, 1–0.
  • 1997–98: The team returns to the second division.
  • 1998: The entire community of Belén receives honor when A.D. Belén participates for the first time in an international competition, the CONCACAF Winners Cup. In the first phase, under coach "Quique" Vasquez, Belén eliminates Diriangen Nicaragua (2–1 and 3–2).[2] But in the second stage the team stumbles to rival Olympia Honduras (3–0).
  • 2003: Under strategist Mario Solis, A.D. Belén ascends to Division I again following the team's triumph over Cartagena in the final.
  • 2004–05: Belén drops back down to the second division. The last head coach in the premier division is Benjamin Mayorga.[3]
  • 2010–11: Led by Vinicio Alvarado and playing at Polideportivo de Belén, Belén Siglo XXI wins "El Campeonato de la Liga de Ascenso," the National Championship of the League of Ascension, defeating Cartagena, 3–0. And the team is promoted back to Division I.[4]
  • 2011 (31 July): A.D. Belén begins competing in Torneo de Invierno Campeonato Nacional de Invierno, the Winter National Championship Tournament, now under the name Belén Bridgestone F.C.
  • April 2017 the team was relocated to Guadalupe suburb in San José city and renamed as Guadalupe F.C.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 19 March 2017.

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 Luis Torres
2 MF Mexico MEX Alejandro Abasolo
4 DF Costa Rica CRC Juan Pablo Vargas
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Víctor Murillo (on loan from Herediano)
7 MF Costa Rica CRC Jordan Medina (on loan from Deportivo Saprissa)
10 MF Costa Rica CRC Ronny Mora
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Bryan López
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Mayorga
12 DF Costa Rica CRC Josué Rodríguez
13 MF Costa Rica CRC Rafael Rodríguez
14 DF Colombia COL Sebastián González
15 DF Costa Rica CRC Kijell Medina (on loan from Deportivo Saprissa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Argentina ARG Lautaro Ayala
17 FW Costa Rica CRC Iván Ramírez
19 FW Costa Rica CRC Reinaldo Brenes
20 MF Costa Rica CRC Esteban Espinoza
21 DF Costa Rica CRC Brandón Bonilla
22 GK Costa Rica CRC Jorge Jara
25 DF Costa Rica CRC Jason Prendas
26 DF Costa Rica CRC Andrey Mora
27 DF Costa Rica CRC Víctor González
31 DF Costa Rica CRC Kevin Espinoza

Notable players[]

Player Records[]

Coaching staff[]

  • Head coach: Briance Camacho
  • Assistant coach: Milton Morales
  • Physical therapist: Marcelo Betancourt
  • Goalkeeper coach: William "Papo" Brenes
  • Masseur: Geovanni Cornejo
  • Equipment manager: Juan Carlos Zarate

Historical list of coaches[]

References[]

External links[]

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