Rancho Santana FC

Rancho Santana
Full nameRancho Santana Fútbol Club
NicknameNaranja Mecánica
Founded2015
GroundCampo Fun Limon
Tola, Nicaragua
Capacity1,000
ManagerJonathan Orellana
LeagueLiga Primera

Rancho Santana Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football team playing in the second division of the Nicaragua football system. It is based in Tola.

History

The club was founded in 2015 in the city of Tola, Rivas, In 2023 became the first team from the Rivas region in the modern era to win promotion to the Liga Primera de Nicaragua after defeating Juventus Managua.[1]

They became the second team from Rivas region after ENAG did it previously 1960/1961.[2]

Honours

Sponsors

  • Hertz
  • Sporade
  • Agua Roca
  • Cielo
  • Easy MD

Current squad

As of: 22|03|2026 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW  NCA Yader Zamora
4 DF  ECU Brando Villacis
5 MF  NCA Luis Gaitan
6 DF  BRA Rafael Vieira
7 DF  NCA Luis Baltodano
8 FW  NCA Marcelo Cruz
9 FW  COL Will Robledo
10 FW  MEX Taufic Guarch
11 FW  NCA Francisco Calero
12 MF  NCA Mynor Bustos
13 GK  NCA Fernando Moreno
15 DF  NCA Fernando Parrales
14 MF  BRA Pedrinho
16 MF  NCA William España
17 MF  CRC Miguel Tercero
18 FW  NCA Bryant Román
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  COL Óscar Mieles
20 MF  NCA Axel Velazquez
21 MF  NED Isacq De Leeuw
22 FW  NCA Leonardo Bonilla
23 DF  NCA Axel Campos
24 MF  CRC Guillermo Morales
25 GK  NCA Kevin Garcia
27 MF  NCA Ismael Mendieta
29 MF  CRC Luigui Muñoz
30 FW  NCA Adrián Chavarría
37 MF  NCA Aryen Barbosa
46 MF  NCA Denis Portocarrero
47 MF  NCA Darren Morales
55 DF  NCA Maikin Rojas
59 MF  NCA Olver Molinares

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Adrian Chavarria (From TBD)
—  NCA Adrian Calero (From TBD)
—  NCA Rafael Vieira (From TBD)
—  BRA Pedrinho (From UNAN Managua)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Guillermo Morales (From TBD)
—  COL Wil Robledo (From TBD)
—  NCA TBD (From TBD)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  ECU Johan Padilla (To TBD)
—  COL Dayrn Benavides (To TBD)
—  NCA Jose Martinez (To TBD)
—  NCA Edgard Castillo (To TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Hamilton Membreno (To TBD)
—  NCA TBD (To TBD)
—  NCA TBD (To TBD)

Coaching staff

As of September, 2025

Position Staff
Manager Mauricio Cruz
Assistant Manager Pablo Castro
Physical coach TBD
Goalkeeper Coach TBD
Physiotherapist Claudio Cartenes
Team Doctor TBD
Under 20 coach German Salinas

List of coaches

  • Milton Busto (- June 2024)
  • Carlos Javier Martino (July 2024 - November 2024)
  • Cristian Taberna (Interim) (November 2024 - December 2024)
  • Jonathan Orellana (January 2025 – May 2025)
  • Cristian Taberna (Interim) (May 2025 – July 2025)
  • Alexis Sanchez (July 2025 – August)
  • Flavio da Silva (August 2025 – September 2025)
  • Mauricio Cruz (September 2025 – present)

See also

References

  1. ^ Dávila, Gerald (2024-05-27). "Rancho Santana doblega a Juventus y asciende a Liga Primera". Radio Nicaragua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. ^ Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (2024-05-26). "Rancho Santana, el primer equipo de Rivas en la máxima categoría del futbol nicaragüense". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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