Carolina Giants are an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club from Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were formed in 2008 as the football branch of the existing baseball side Gigantes de Carolina. They are founding members of the

Puerto Rico Soccer League The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto ...

, the first nationwide football league on the island. They play their matches at the

Roberto Clemente Stadium Roberto Clemente Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Roberto Clemente) is a multi-purpose stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home of Gigantes de Carolina. The stadium holds 12,500 people and w ...

which is primarily a baseball venue.

History

Puerto Rico Soccer League

2008 Season

Carolina Giants debuted on July 6, 2008, in a game against

Guaynabo Fluminense FC Guaynabo Fluminense Futbol Club is an Association Football club from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The team was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club is affiliated with Fluminense Football Club, a leading team from Brazil. The tea ...

, which concluded with both teams tied 2-2. On its second game the team defeated

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five goals to one. On July 19, 2008, the Gigantes won its second consecutive game against

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. In their fourth game, the team lost to

Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

, three goals to one. On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with

Academia Quintana 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 ...

, with both team scoring a single goal. On August 10, 2008, Carolina lost to

Atlético de San Juan FC Atlético de San Juan FC are an association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly formed club, they will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first unified football competition. They will play their home matches at the ...

. 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, Gigantes de Carolina lost to

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and Guaynabo Fluminense. To close the regular season, the team won 1, lost 4 and tied 1 games.

2009 Season

Carolina Gigantes FC won their first game 2-1 against

. They ended their season in 5th place. Missing the playoffs by one position.

Club hierarchy

Gigantes de Carolina Ltd. ''Chairman'': Ricardo Romano Gigantes de Carolina plc. ''Vice President'' : Yessica Yulfo ''Club treasure'' : Carlos Román ''Club Secretary'' : Annette Miro

Achievements

Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional, known more commonly as just Liga Mayor was one of the two amateur football leagues in Puerto Rico played during the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005 the league became defunct as the Federación Puertorriqueña de ...

: 0 ::Runners-up (1): 2000 *

Liga Premier de Fútbol de Puerto Rico Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga ...

: 0 ::Runners-up (1): 2007

Current squad

References

External links

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