Asociación Deportiva Santa Bárbara is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. They are based in

Santa Bárbara de Heredia Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of Santa Bárbara, Costa Rica. The district of Santa Bárbara is commonly referred to as ''Santa Bárbara de Heredia'', and is the seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, and ...

and play their home games at the Estadio Carlos Alvarado Villalobos.

History

Founded in 1943, ''Club Sport Barbareño'' represented Santa Bárbara in the first division of the national football league. Between 1962 and 1975, they played in the third division before winning the title in 1976 and subsequent promotion to the Second Division. The team changed its name to ''Asociación Deportiva Barbareña'' in 1984. In 1997 they won promotion to the

Costa Rican Primera División The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

and made their debut in the top tier against San Carlos on 17 August 1997. In summer 2000, they announced the arrival of former World Champion

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as their new manager, only for the Argentinian to leave the club after a week due to a dispute between the club and the players representatives. In 2004, the team sold their franchise and moved to

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. A ...

, becoming

Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Costa Rican association football, football club, currently competing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. The team plays its home games in the Estadio Miguel "Lito" Pérez, Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Mi ...

Santa Bárbara have totalled 7 seasons in the top tier, with a 4th place being their best league result.Negociación con Santa Bárbara Puerto a punto de volver
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Honours

National

Segunda División de Costa Rica Costa Rican Second Division (also known as Liga Transcomer for sponsorship reasons) is a professional league incorporated in 1921 for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's second-tier/division football competition, which ...

: 1 :: 1997 * Tercera División de Costa Rica: 1 :: 1976

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Barbara Football clubs in Costa Rica Association football clubs established in 1943 1943 establishments in Costa Rica