Nickname(s) Rojos Chairman Jorge Caamaño Arena/Stadium Estadio Ebal Rodríguez | Ground Capacity 3,000 Manager Glen Blanco Founded 1961 | |
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Full name Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club Ground Estadio Ebal Rodríguez
Guápiles, Costa Rica League Costa Rican Primera División | ||
Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División.
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The club plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They have a loyal fan club, who call themselves the La Marea Roja.
History
The club was founded in 1961 and have never been league champions. They were runner-up twice, in 2001–02 and in the 2012 Verano championship. They reached the top tier after winning promotion in 1999 after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.
Stadium
Santos play their home games in the Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, where Alajuelense's Wilson Muñoz scored the first Primera División goal in a 1999 4–0 league win over the hosts.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.