Costa Rican football club
Football club
Sporting Football Club, also known as Sporting
San José, is a Costa Rican football club, that 9️⃣ currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol de
Primera División, the top division of Costa Rican football league system.
History [
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On 2 March 2003, a group of Mexican businessmen, led by Jorge Vergara, arrived
in Costa Rica to purchase 9️⃣ Deportivo Saprissa, of the First Division of that country, in
order to acquire all the shares and reduce debts. club 9️⃣ finances. Within the set of
owners was Jorge Alarcón, who served as the general manager. The main objectives were
the 9️⃣ promotion of new talents and transcendence at an international level, which were
successfully achieved. For seven years he remained in 9️⃣ charge of the team until its sale
to another administration. During that time, Alarcón greatly appreciated the country
for the 9️⃣ opportunity to work in management, so he did not rule out returning.
On 16 June
2024, the disappearance of the subsidiary 9️⃣ club that participated in the Second
Division, the Saprissa Generation, was confirmed at a press conference by the
saprissistas. Due 9️⃣ to this, the franchise was released and Jorge learned about this
news. For this reason he contacted the owner Andrés 9️⃣ Calderón, to found the new team
with a different name. Calderón accepted the proposal and the group was renamed
"Sporting 9️⃣ San José", with its headquarters in the district of Pavas, in the capital.
The businessman affirmed that it will give 9️⃣ an increase in the football level of the
Costa Rican capital, through the creation of schools and the contribution of
9️⃣ experienced players. The colors navy blue and gold were chosen for the uniform, and its
first coach would be Randall 9️⃣ Row, while Gerald Drummond and Marco Herrera would serve
as the talent trainers, in U-17 and U-20 categories, respectively. The 9️⃣ team's first
game in the 2024 Opening Tournament was held on 6 August, at the "Cuty" Monge Stadium
in Desamparados, 9️⃣ due to the fact that its main venue did not meet the distance
requirements between the field and the walls 9️⃣ of the stadium. infrastructure. On that
occasion the rival was Jacó Rays. At minute 10 of the meeting, the football 9️⃣ player
Cristian Carrillo scored the first official goal in the history of the club, which
meant the 1-0 victory of 9️⃣ the Josefinos in his debut. The team was placed in group C,
finished as leader with 29 points and obtained 9️⃣ 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. With this
performance, they qualified for the quarterfinals to face AS Puma Generaleña. 9️⃣ The first
leg was away on 12 November, and ended in a 4-1 loss. For the round developed a week
9️⃣ later, those from the central canton of the capital won with a score of 1-0, but
insufficient for the aggregate 9️⃣ result, so they were eliminated.
Their second
competition of the season was the Clausura 2024, in which the team advanced to 9️⃣ the
knockout round again after finishing third in group C. Statistically, they recorded
seven wins, five draws and three losses, 9️⃣ for a total of twenty-five goals in favor. and
eighteen against. In the first leg of the quarterfinals, those from 9️⃣ the capital won 1-0
over Juventud Escazuceña at the Ernesto Rohrmoser Stadium, this on 9 April. Despite
losing 2-1 in 9️⃣ the second leg played at the Nicolás Masís Stadium, the series was
decided on penalties for equality added to two 9️⃣ goals. On that occasion, figures of 2-3
favored the team to continue in the tournament. However, the two losses in 9️⃣ the
semifinals of 0-1 in the first leg and 4-0 in the second leg against Jicaral, had
repercussions in the 9️⃣ elimination of the club. On the other hand, the top scorer in the
first year for the Josefinos was Byron 9️⃣ Bonilla, who scored eight goals.
On 5 September
2024, it renewed its shield and colors, using black and white as a 9️⃣ tribute to the
extinct La Libertad team. It was also renamed to "Sporting Football Club". On 23 June
2024 Sporting 9️⃣ F.C. manages to win the grand finale of the promotion league, and with
this ascend to the First Division of 9️⃣ Costa Rica for the first time in its
history.
Stadium [ edit ]
Sporting San José plays its home games at Ernesto 9️⃣ Rohrmoser
Stadium [es], located in Pavas, San José, with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. The
stage was inaugurated on 28 9️⃣ February 2013, for the Central American Games of that
year.
Before the founding of the team, the headquarters was used by 9️⃣ other Second
Division clubs, as well as in various sports, for which Jorge Alarcón negotiated the
property negotiations with Johnny 9️⃣ Araya, mayor of San José.
Current squad [ edit ]
As
of July 28, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under 9️⃣ FIFA eligibility
rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
