A.D. Santa Bárbara
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| fullname = Asociación Deportiva Santa Bárbara
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| founded = 3 January 1943
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| ground = Estadio Carlos Alvarado Villalobos, Santa Bárbara de Heredia
| capacity = 1,500
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Asociación Deportiva Santa Bárbara is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Tercera División.
They are based in Santa Bárbara de Heredia and play their home games at the Estadio Carlos Alvarado Villalobos.
History
Founded in 1943, Club Sport Barbareño represented Santa Bárbara in the first division of the national football league.{{cite news|title="Club Sport Barbareño" Semillero de talentos futbolísticos.|url=http://desarrollodelftbolenelcantnbarbareo.blogspot.com/|accessdate=23 May 2014|date=16 February 2011|language=Es}} Between 1962 and 1975, they played in the third division before winning the title in 1976 and subsequent promotion to the Second Division. The team changed its name to Asociación Deportiva Barbareña in 1984. In 1997 they won promotion to the Costa Rican Primera División[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/julio/13/deportes6.html Agonía antes del triunfo•Santa Bárbara, campeona de Segunda División al vencer a Limón en los penales] – Nación {{in lang|es}} and made their debut in the top tier against San Carlos on 17 August 1997.{{cite news|last=Coto|first=Gerardo|title=Santa Bárbara también tuvo su equipo|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368:santa-barbara-tambien-tuvo-su-equipo&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|accessdate=23 May 2010|newspaper=UNAFUT|date=4 January 2012|location=San Jose|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005213634/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368:santa-barbara-tambien-tuvo-su-equipo&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|archive-date=2013-10-05|url-status=dead}} In summer 2000, they announced the arrival of former World Champion Mario Kempes as their new manager,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/junio/01/deportes6.html "No voy a hacer milagros"•Mario Kempes arribó ayer al país para dirigir a Santa Bárbara] – Nación {{in lang|es}} only for the Argentinian to leave the club after a week due to a dispute between the club and the players representatives.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/junio/07/deportes6.html Kempes se va•Conflicto entre empresarios y Santa Bárbara lo aleja del banquillo rojiblanco] – Nación {{in lang|es}} In 2004, the team sold their franchise and moved to Puntarenas, becoming Puntarenas F.C.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/junio/12/deportes7.html Puntarenas regresa a la Primera] – Nación {{in lang|es}}
Santa Bárbara have totalled 7 seasons in the top tier,[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Buzon_0_1323067731.html Todos los equipos de la Primera tica] – Nación {{in lang|es}} with a 4th place being their best league result.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/junio/11/deportes3.html Negociación con Santa Bárbara Puerto a punto de volver] – Nación {{in lang|es}}
Honours
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References
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External links
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{{Costa Rican Primera División}}
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Category:Football clubs in Costa Rica