Belén F.C.

Belén F.C.

Full name	Belén Fútbol Clube
Nickname(s)	Equipo Con Estrella
Founded	13 June 1979
Ground	Estadio Polideportivo de Belén Belén, Costa Rica
Ground Capacity	3,000
Owner	Grupo Somnus
Chairman	Olman Vega
Manager	Fernando Palomeque
League	Costa Rican Primera División
2015 Invierno	Regular Season: 9th Playoffs: DNQ

Belén F.C. is a professional football club that currently plays in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

History

1979 (13 June): Asociación Deportiva Belén is founded. A.D. Belen will go on to become the second team in the province of Heredia to participate in Primera División the First Division of Costa Rica.
1987: Using the name "Belén-Calle Flores" (Bethlehem, Street of Flowers), Belén wins the title of the National Association of Soccer as well as the title of the National Association of Amateur Soccer (ANAFA), and is placed in Segunda División de Costa Rica, the Second Division of Costa Rica, under the leadership of head coach Enrique "Quique" Vasquez.
1993: Belén, led by coach Armando Rodríguez, is proclaimed Division II National Champion defeating Sagrada Familia 4–2 in the final round.
1993–94: A.D. Belén officially debuts in Primera División, Division I, and plays in the old national stadium but loses to Deportivo Saprissa 4–1.^[1] Belén talent Eusebio Montero wins the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia.
1995–96: Head coach Alexander Guimaraes guides Belén to a fifth-place finish in the championships^[1] as the team wins 50% of its games. This is Belén´s best finish in Division I. 1996–97 head coach Carlos Santana will match this feat.
1996 (2 June): Under head coach Alexandre Guimarães, former player in the FIFA World Cup A.D. Belén wins the last game of the Torneo de Copa en Costa Rica, beating Club Sport Cartaginés, 1–0.
1997–98: The team returns to the second division.
1998: The entire community of Belén receives honor when A.D. Belén participates for the first time in an international competition, the CONCACAF Winners Cup. In the first phase, under coach "Quique" Vasquez, Belén eliminates Diriangen Nicaragua (2–1 and 3–2).^[2] But in the second stage the team stumbles to rival Olympia Honduras (3–0).
2003: Under strategist Mario Solis, A.D. Belén ascends to Division I again following the team´s triumph over Cartagena in the final.
2004–05: Belén drops back down to the second division. The last head coach in the premier division is Benjamin Mayorga.^[3]
2010–11: Led by Vinicio Alvarado and playing at Polideportivo de Belén, Belén Siglo XXI wins "El Campeonato de la Liga de Ascenso," the National Championship of the League of Ascension, defeating Cartagena, 3–0. And the team is promoted back to Division I.^[4]
2011 (31 July): A.D. Belén begins competing in Torneo de Invierno Campeonato Nacional de Invierno, the Winter National Championship Tournament, now under the name Belén Bridgestone F.C.

Players

Current squad

As of 10 August, 2016.

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

No.	Position	Player
2	MF	Alejandro Abasolo
3	DF	Éder Morales (on loan from Morelia)
4	DF	Juan Pablo Vargas (on loan from Herediano)
5	DF	Javier Castro
6	DF	Víctor Murillo (on loan from Herediano)
7	MF	José Luis Cordero (on loan from Herediano)
8	MF	Jimmy Marín (on loan from Herediano)
9	FW	Leonardo Adams
10	MF	Bryan Vega (on loan from Herediano)
11	MF	Bryan López
12	DF	Josué Rodríguez
13	MF	Rafael Rodríguez
15	MF	Keven Alemán (on loan from Herediano)

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Freddy Góndola
17	MF	Fabián Garita
18	GK	Keylor Díaz
19	MF	Jorge Ramírez
20	MF	Esteban Espinoza
21	DF	Rigo Ramírez
22	GK	Luis Torres
25	DF	Jason Prendas
26	MF	Júnior Alvarado
27	DF	Víctor González
28	FW	Alberto García, Jr. (on loan from Atlante)
33	MF	Verny Scott (on loan from Herediano)
—	MF	Brian García (on loan from Querétaro)

Notable Players

Bismark Acosta (2011–13)
Michael Barrantes (2004–05)
Wálter Centeno (1994–96)
José Luis López Ramírez (2011–13)

Allan Oviedo (1995–96, 2005)
José Porras (1993–94)
Óscar Ramírez (1995, 1996)

Player Records

Most appearances (as of June 13, 2012)^[1]
#	Name	Career	Apps	Goals
1	Vinicio Alvarado		155

Most goals (as of June 13, 2012)^[1]
#	Player	Career	Apps	Goals
1	Allan Oviedo	1995–96, 2005		24

Coaching Staff

Head coach: Briance Camacho
Assistant coach: Milton Morales
Physical therapist: Marcelo Betancourt
Goalkeeper coach: William "Papo" Brenes
Masseur: Geovanni Cornejo
Equipment manager: Juan Carlos Zarate

Historical list of coaches

Enrique "Quique" Vásquez (1987)
Armando Rodriguez (1993)
Manuel Arias (1993)
Rodolfo Arias (1993)
Juan Luis Hernández (1994)
Alexandre Guimarães (1994–1996)
Carlos Santana (1996–1997)

Enrique "Quique" Vásquez (1997–1998)
Carlos Castro (2002–2003)^[5]
Mario Solis (2003–2004)
Benjamín Mayorga (2004–2006)^[3]
Vinicio Alvarado (July 1, 2010 – March 4, 2014)^[6]
Briance Camacho (March 4, 2014 – Feb 2015)
Gerardo Ureña (Feb 18, 2015–)^[7]

References

1 2 3 4 Aniversario belemita – UNAFUT (Spanish)
↑ Belén sueña clasificar•Buscará mañana ante Olimpia pase a final en Recopa de CONCACAF – Nación (Spanish)
1 2 Mayorga quiere seguir dirigiendo en Primera – Nación (Spanish)
↑ Belén retorna a Primera; Cartagena, a su estigma Archived February 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. – Nación (Spanish)
↑ Segunda toma aire – Nación (Spanish)
↑ Se fue Vinicio Alvarado Briance Camacho tomó a Belén – Nación (Spanish)
↑ Manuel Gerardo 'Puro' Ureña es el nuevo técnico de Belén – Nación (Spanish)

External links

Official website

Primera División de Costa Rica

2014–15 teams	Alajuelense Belén Carmelita Cartaginés Herediano Limón Municipal Liberia Pérez Zeledón Santos de Guápiles Saprissa Universidad de Costa Rica Uruguay

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Associated competitions	CONCACAF Champions League UNCAF Club Championships (defunct)

Related articles	List of football clubs in Costa Rica Costa Rica national football team

Former teams	Barrio México Brujas Buenos Aires Corsarios Curridabat Gimnástica Española Goicochea Guanacasteca Hispano Atlético Juventud Mata Redonda La Unión Liberia Mía La Libertad Limonense Moravia Orión Osa Once Tigres Puma Palmares Progreso Puntarenas Ramonense Rohrmoser Sagrada Familia San Carlos Santa Bárbara Santacruceña Turrialba

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