A.D. Carmelita
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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Carmelita | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Carmen | ||
| Founded | 20 October 1948 | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 18,500 | ||
| Chairman |
 Cruz Campos Mena | ||
| Manager | Vinicio Alvarado | ||
| League | Primera División de Costa Rica | ||
| 2014 Verano |
Regular Season: 5th Play-offs: DNQ | ||
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Asociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing in Primera División de Costa Rica.
They are based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica and their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.
History
El Carmen
Founded as Costa Rica on 20 October 1948 by Manuel Guillén Fernández, the club joined the Costa Rican Third Division in 1949 and changed its name to Carmen Asociación Deportiva or just El Carmen de Alajuela a year later. They spent a few years in that league before reaching the second division[1] in 1953 and on 9 April 1958 they debuted in the Primera División de Costa Rica against Alajuelense.[2]
1961 League title dispute
They won one championship in 1961,[3] when the big clubs left the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol and founded their own ASOFUTBOL league and the title was contested between three club only: Carmen, Uruguay de Coronado and Gimnástica Española. However, the ASOFUTBOL teams returned to the league and their league winners Herediano were named champions[1] only to recognize Carmen's title 40 years later.
Carmelita
From 1968 through 1975 they played in the third tier of the Costa Rican football pyramid again and from 1975 through 1991 they were in the second division except for one season in the top division in 1983. Renamed Carmelita, they won promotion to the Premier Division after Pérez Zeledón and Generaleña merged. In 2009 they dropped down again after 16 years in the Primera, only to bounce back again in summer 2012 after beating Orión in a promotion/relegation play-off.[4]
Achievements
- 1961
Players
Player Records
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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.
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Historical list of coaches
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References
- 1 2 Carmelita Historia – UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ Historial de Carmelita Archived August 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. – Carmelita (Spanish)
- ↑ Costa Rica 1961 – RSSSF
- ↑ Verdolagas sin tiempo que perder – Nación (Spanish)
- 1 2 Carmelita de manteles largos – UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ La Bala Gómez dirigirá Carmelita – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Carmelita destituyó al técnico Orlando de León – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ José Luis Torres es el nuevo técnico de Carmelita – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Guilherme Farinha renunció a Carmelita tras caer goleado ante Belén – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Técnico Hugo Robles asume las riendas de Carmelita – Nación (Spanish)