Cibao FC
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Full name | Cibao Fútbol Club | |
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Nickname(s) | La Bestia Naranja | |
Founded | 2015 | |
Stadium | Estadio Cibao FC Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
Capacity | 10,000 | |
Chairman | Manuel Estrella | |
Manager | Joaquín Sánchez | |
League | Liga Dominicana de Fútbol | |
2016 | Liga Dominicana de Fútbol, 2nd | |
Website | Club website | |
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Cibao Fútbol Club is a Dominican professional football team based in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, founded in 2015. The team plays in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.
History
Cibao Futbol Club was founded on January 1, 2015,[1] ahead of the inaugural season of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The club built a new stadium, Estadio Cibao FC, that opened on March 8, 2015.
Cibao FC partnered with the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and the ARMID Foundation to build the stadium and form a development academy. The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra contributed 26,187 square meters of land for the construction of the stadium. The ARMID-Foundation Real Madrid Foundation used these facilities to establish the first Real Madrid Foundation's Tecnification School in Latin America, which will be responsible for giving sports and academic training to children and adolescents.[citation needed]
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Edward Acevedo – Head coach
Jon López Saenz – Trainer
Sainvilus Scheldeur Junior – Trainer
Royer Parra – Goalkeeper trainer
Stadium
Estadio Cibao FC is a football stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, not to be confused with el Estadio Cibao, which is the home stadium for Santiago's baseball team las Águilas Cibaeñas. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators.
Achievements
- 2018 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Champions
- 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season Runner-up
- 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season Runner-up
- Copa Dominicana de Fútbol Champions 2015, 2016
International Achievements
- Copa Dominico-Haitiana Champions 2016
- 2017 CFU Club Championship
References
- ^ Marshall, Tom. "Cibao FC to make CONCACAF Champions League knockout debut". ESPN.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)