Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican

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team based in

Ciudad Quesada Quesada is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. It is the head city of the canton of San Carlos. Although Ciudad Quesada is the official name, it is commonly referred to by the area name of San Carlos. Ciu ...

, the capital of San Carlos,

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. They currently play in the Costa Rican First Division. Their home stadium is

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History

The club was founded on 9 May 1965, after local clubs ''El Refugio'' and ''El Maravilla'' merged to become ''Selección de San Carlos'' and won promotion to the Primera División in 1965. They were relegated in 1971 and stayed in the Second División until returning at the top level in 1978. In 2004 they were relegated again after 25 years in the Primera, staying in the second tier for another two years. In May 2006 they beat Cartagena in a promotion playoff final and from 2006 through 2013 they were in the Primera before descending once more in 2013. They returned to the top flight in 2016, after defeating A.S. Puma Generaleña 3–2 on aggregate in the Segunda División final. However, the next season they got relegated again. In 2018, San Carlos defeated A.D.R. Jicaral 5–4 on aggregate in another playoff final (their 6th second tier title) to return to the Primera División. In 2019, the club got its first top flight title by defeating

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aym ...

in the final on away goals (1-1 aggregate), to become the first northern Costa Rica team to become champions.

Current squad

''As of 28 August, 2024''

Honours

League

Primera División de Costa Rica 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 ...

**Winners (1): Clausura 2019 *

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 ...

**Winners (6): 1965, 1977, 1978, 2006, 2016, 2018

Championship Clausura 2019

List of players and coaching staff who won the Costa Rica First Division National Soccer Championship on 2019.

Top scores

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:San Carlos Football clubs in Costa Rica Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Costa Rica