CF Universidad de Costa Rica

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UCR
File:Universidad de Costa Rica CF.png
Full name Club de Fútbol de la Universidad de Costa Rica
Nickname(s) Los Universitarios
Académicos
Founded 1941
Ground Estadio Ecológico,
Sabanilla
Ground Capacity 1,800
President Flag of Costa Rica.svg Zaida Araya V.[1]
Manager Flag of Portugal.svg Guilherme Farinha
League Primera División
2014 Invierno Regular Season: 5th
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page

Club de Fútbol Universidad de Costa Rica is a professional football club, based in the Universidad de Costa Rica in San José, which is currently playing in the Costa Rican Primera Division.

History

Founded as Universidad Nacional in 1941, they won their only league title in 1943 and were relegated to the Segunda División in 1956.[2] They had another spell in the top tier between 1973 and 1976 and Universidad won promotion again to the Primera División after a record 30 years, after winning both the 2006 Apertura and 2007 Clausura seasons.[3]

Honors

National competitions

Winners (1): 1943
  • Segunda División[5]
Winners (3): 1972–73, 2006–07, 2012–13

Players

Current squad

  • As of 16 April, 2016.

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

No. Position Player
1 Costa Rica GK Julián Loría
2 Costa Rica DF José Mena
3 Costa Rica DF Darío Delgado
5 Costa Rica DF Jason Scott
6 Argentina MF Joel Silva
7 Costa Rica MF Víctor Gutiérrez
8 Costa Rica DF José Vargas
9 Costa Rica FW Olman Vargas
10 Costa Rica MF Freddy Álvarez
11 Costa Rica FW Josué Martínez
13 Costa Rica MF Pablo Herrera
14 Costa Rica DF James Scott
No. Position Player
15 Costa Rica DF Ignacio Quesada
17 Costa Rica MF Aarón Navarro
20 Costa Rica MF Gustavo Díaz
22 Costa Rica MF Pedro Leal
23 Costa Rica DF Julio Cascante
24 Costa Rica FW Francisco Rodríguez
26 Costa Rica MF Jonathan Sibaja
31 Costa Rica GK Aarón Cruz
35 Costa Rica GK Carlos Méndez
80 Costa Rica DF Randall Alvarado
87 Costa Rica MF Rónald Mauricio Montero

Source: Official website

Player Records

  1. ↑ Club de Fútbol UCR con nueva Presidenta - UNAFUT (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Lección de coraje allanó el camino - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ UCR es el club que tardó más en volver a Primera - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos43.html
  5. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos2champ.html
  6. ↑ El portero legendario de la U - UNAFUT(Spanish)
  7. ↑ Juan Diego Quesada dirigirá a la UCR - Nación (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Mario Carrera asumió como técnico de la UCR - Nación (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Mario Carrera fue separado como técnico de la UCR - Nación (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Iván Mraz dirigirá a la Universidad - Nación (Spanish)
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