Atlético de San Juan FC are an

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club from

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. A newly formed club, they will play in the

Puerto Rico Soccer League The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico founded in 2008 and the first unified football league in the island's history. Association football had been growing in popularity in recent years, and this wa ...

, the island's first unified football competition. They will play their home matches at the 18,000 capacity

Hiram Bithorn Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Hiram Bithorn) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect Pedro Miranda. The stadium is home to the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Baseb ...

, which has been traditionally used for

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History

Puerto Rico Soccer League

2008 Season
Atlético de San Juan opened the season against Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico in the

, following an opening ceremony which lasted over one hour. The game was dominated by River Plate, who won 2-0. Following this defeat the team considered several adjustments, including changing the starting lineup. Atlético de San Juan won its second game against Academia Quintana, three goals to two. On July 19, 2008, the team defeated

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9-0. The team lost to

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in their fourth game, losing one goal to nil. On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Guaynabo Fluminense FC, with both teams scoring four goals a piece. On August 10, 2008, Atléticos defeated Gigantes de Carolina. This marked the end of the league's first half, the teams then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Atléticos de San Juan defeated

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and lost to River Plate. To close the regular season, the team won 2, lost 2 and tied 1 game. One of these wins was against Sevilla FC, who were the last undefeated team in the tournament.
2009 Season
Atletico de San Juan started the 2009 season with a 2-0 win against Guaynabo Fluminense FC. Having a really good year, ending fourth in the league table. In the Play off finishing runner up champion. Losing in aggregate score 3-2 against Bayamon FC.

Stadium

They currently play in Hiran Bithorn Stadium, sharing it with Academia Quintana.

Current squad

Club hierarchy

Atlético de San Juan Ltd. ''Chairman'': Roberto Lucena Atlético de San Juan plc. ''Vice President'' : Ricardo Carillo ''Club treasure'' : Antonio Martínez ''Club Secretary'' : Carmen Carillo

Achievements

**Runners-up (1): 2009

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:San Juan Association football clubs established in 2008 Football clubs in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Soccer League teams 2008 establishments in Puerto Rico