Santos de Guápiles
| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Santos | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Guapileños Rojiblancos La Marea Roja | ||
| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Manager | Randall Row | ||
| League | Liga FPD (Disqualified) | ||
| 2025–26 cycle | Disqualified (Licensing issues) | ||
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Asociación Deportiva Santos, commonly known simply as Santos de Guápiles, is a Costa Rican association football club. Historically a mainstay in the Liga FPD, the club was excluded from the top-tier competition for the 2026 Clausura season due to its failure to comply with mandatory licensing regulations.[1]
The club plays its home matches at Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón.
History
The club was founded in 1961[2] 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[3] after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.[4]
2026 Licensing Disqualification
In December 2025, the Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF) Licensing Committee announced that Santos de Guápiles, alongside AD Guanacasteca, did not meet the necessary administrative and financial criteria to maintain their professional license for the 2026 cycle.[5] Consequently, the club was barred from participating in the Clausura 2026 tournament, and their scheduled matches were removed from the official UNAFUT calendar. The club management has since announced plans to restructure their administrative finances to regain their status in future seasons.
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.[6]
Current squad
As of 28 August, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ Vargas, Dinia (2 December 2025). "14 de enero iniciará el Torneo de Clausura 2026: Así quedó el calendario". CRHoy. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Club de Costa Rica pasará a tener dueños mexicanos – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Costa Rica 1998/99 – RSSSF
- ^ Con simpleza al cetro•El Santos se coronó campeón ante un confundido Liberia – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Licencias confirma exclusión de Santos y Guanacasteca para el Clausura". La Nación. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
External links
- Official website (archived)