Asociacion Deportiva Limonense also known as ''ASODELI'', was a
Costa Rica
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football
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team, which played for more than 20 years at the Costa Rican top level, the
Primera Division.
It was based in
Limón, their home stadium
Estadio Juan Gobán and nicknamed "Caribeños" (Caribbeans).
History
The football club was founded on 10 July 1961 and made its debut in the Primera División on 19 April 1964.
By 2009, playing on Segunda Division level, the team entered in a financial crisis and the shareholders agreed to lease the team to local businessman Carlos Howden Pascal, renaming the team to
Limón F.C.
Limón Fútbol Club, commonly known as Limón, was a professional football club based in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It last played in the Liga FPD.
The team played their home matches at the Estadio Juan Gobán, although the more recent Est ...
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Stadium
The Juan Gobán Stadium is a soccer stadium located in Limón, head of the province of the same name, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
In February 2010, a synthetic turf measuring 91 meters long by 72 meters wide was installed. The following reforms included the construction of boxes, press areas, complete remodeling of the dressing rooms and installation of artificial lighting.
In September 2010, the Juan Gobán stadium was reopened after a series of renovations that involved a year and a half of work, in addition to an investment of close to $1 million, 800 thousand dollars.
Among the novelties is the expansion of the dressing room area from two to four, a weight room, a doping room, laundry, four sodas, two offices, the installation of 20 restrooms and a VIP area for 220 people. In addition to the total replacement of the roof of the shadow grandstand.
In general, the capacity of the redoubt was expanded to 2,349 people. The stadium was home to the Limon F.C. of the First Division of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2020.
Honours
* Primera División de Costa Rica
::Runner up (1): 1981
* Segunda División de Costa Rica
::Champion (2): 1971, 1998
See also
*Limón F.C.
Limón Fútbol Club, commonly known as Limón, was a professional football club based in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It last played in the Liga FPD.
The team played their home matches at the Estadio Juan Gobán, although the more recent Est ...
*Limón Black Star
Limón Black Star is a Costa Rican association football team based in Limón. It is set to make its debut in the Segunda División de Costa Rica, starting in the 2022–23 season.
The team originated in the aftermath of Limón's demise in 2021 du ...
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1961 establishments in Costa Rica
Defunct football clubs in Costa Rica
Association football clubs disestablished in 2009
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