Limón Black Star

File:Mac 218.JPG]]During the first half of 2021, Limón entered "a series of bad decisions" that ultimately led to the team's relegation to the Liga de Ascenso.{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Adrián |title=Limón FC: sanciones, despidos y crisis que terminan en un amargo descenso {{!}} Crhoy.com |url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/limon-fc-sanciones-despidos-y-crisis-que-terminan-en-un-amargo-descenso/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=CRHoy.com {{!}} Periodico Digital {{!}} Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 |date=26 May 2021 |language=es}} Despite efforts to nullify the 2020–21 Liga FPD season and avoid relegation,{{cite news |last1=Herrera |first1=Walter |title=Limón F.C. apelaría el descenso y la temporada 2020-2021 |url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/limon-fc-apelaria-el-descenso-y-la-temporada-2020-2021 |access-date=7 February 2025 |work=La República |date=26 May 2021 |language=es |trans-title=Limón F.C. would appeal relegation and the 2020-2021 season |publisher= |location=San José, Costa Rica }} the club's situation worsened. The club had accumulated numerous delayed payments to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, which prevented them from playing matches in the Liga de Ascenso.{{cite news |last1=Araya |first1=José Fernando |title=Limón no debutará en Liga de Ascenso por deudas con la CCSS |url=https://www.teletica.com/liga-de-ascenso/limon-no-debutara-en-liga-de-ascenso-por-deudas-con-la-ccss_292284 |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=Teletica |date=6 August 2021}} By January 2022, Limón had accumulated over ₡98 million in debts to the Security Fund.{{cite news |last1=Vargas |first1=Dinia |title=Deudas, atrasos y problemas de licencia: Limón FC se hunde a la espera de un milagro {{!}} Crhoy.com |url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/deudas-atrasos-y-problemas-de-licencia-limon-fc-se-hunde-cada-vez-mas-a-la-espera-de-un-milagro/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=CRHoy.com {{!}} Periodico Digital {{!}} Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 |date=29 January 2022 |language=es}} The club could not solve the situation and was officially relegated to the Tercera Division de Costa Rica, losing its category as a professional team.{{cite news |last1=Gutiérrez |first1=César |title=Limón F.C. con 61 años de historia desciende al fútbol de canchas abiertas - El Guardián CR |url=https://elguardian.cr/limon-f-c-desciende-al-futbol-de-canchas-abiertas/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=El Guardián |date=12 February 2022 |language=es}}

Immediately after the team's disappearance, former administrative manager Celso Gamboa announced his intentions of acquiring the franchise of Marineros de Puntarenas, a team based in Puntarenas that struggled in coexisting with the more traditional Puntarenas F.C.{{cite news |last1=Herrera |first1=Walter |title="El público está de luto en Limón por la desaparición del club": Celso Gamboa |url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/el-publico-esta-de-luto-en-limon-por-la-desaparicion-del-club-celso-gamboa |access-date=7 February 2025 |work=La República |date=22 February 2022 |language=es |trans-title="The public is mourning in Limón for the disappearance of the club": Celso Gamboa |publisher= |location=San José, Costa Rica}}{{cite news |last1=Herrera |first1=Walter |title=Celso Gamboa a un paso de trasladar franquicia de Marineros a Limón |url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/celso-gamboa-a-un-paso-de-trasladar-franquicia-de-marineros-a-limon |access-date=7 February 2025 |work=La República |date=17 February 2022 |language=es |trans-title=Celso Gamboa one step away from moving Marineros franchise to Limón |publisher= |location=San José, Costa Rica}} On 28 April 2022, the acquisition of Marineros was officially confirmed, and the team was renamed to Limón Black Star.{{cite news |last1=Arroyo |first1=Franklin |title=Limón tendrá un nuevo equipo en la segunda división |url=https://www.lateja.cr/deportes/limon-tendra-un-nuevo-equipo-en-la-segunda/OU4PXDYH4JF7LI5IIYCOZVOJTA/story/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=La Teja |date=28 April 2022 |language=es}} The name is an allusion of the Liberty Hall, also known as the Black Star Line, a prominent landmark in downtown Limón and a symbol of Afro-Costa Rican culture, which was destroyed by a fire in April 2016.

On 25 May 2022, the new team's administration announced the badge and colours, adopting the Pan-African colouring due to the Rastafari movement and the city's historical ties with the Afro-Caribbean people.{{cite news |last1=Arroyo |first1=Franklin |title=Equipo Limón Black Star ya tiene escudo y bandera |url=https://www.lateja.cr/deportes/equipo-limon-black-star-ya-tiene-escudo-y-bandera/CK5RPBMAVND6VMGV6JPJ2O7NLM/story/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=La Teja |date=25 May 2022 |language=es}}

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The Juan Gobán Stadium is a soccer stadium located in Limón, head of the province of the same name, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

In February 2010, a synthetic turf measuring 91 meters long by 72 meters wide was installed. The following reforms included the construction of boxes, press areas, complete remodeling of the dressing rooms and installation of artificial lighting.

In September 2010, the Juan Gobán stadium was reopened after a series of renovations that involved a year and a half of work, in addition to an investment of close to $1 million, 800 thousand dollars.

Among the novelties is the expansion of the dressing room area from two to four, a weight room, a doping room, laundry, four sodas, two offices, the installation of 20 restrooms and a VIP area for 220 people. In addition to the total replacement of the roof of the shadow grandstand.

In general, the capacity of the redoubt was expanded to 2,349 people. The stadium was home to the Limon F.C. of the First Division of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2020.

As of 23 July 2023.{{cite web |title=Limón Black Star on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/LimonBlackStar/status/1683193473111818240 |website=Twitter |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=en |date=23 July 2023}}

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The initial staff members were announced on 28 April 2022.{{cite news |last1=Herrera |first1=Walter |title=¡Volvió la fiesta! Limón Black Star nace de las cenizas |url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/volvio-la-fiesta-limon-black-star-renace-de-las-cenizas |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=La República |date=28 April 2022 |language=es |trans-title=The party is back! Black Star Lemon Rises From The Ashes |publisher= |location=San José, Costa Rica}} Aside from the members listed below, Carlos Watson and Juan Cayasso have also been mentioned as collaborators.{{cite news |last1=Alpizar |first1=María |title=Carlos Watson regresa a las canchas |url=https://www.elmundo.cr/deportes/carlos-watson-regresa-a-las-canchas/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=El Mundo |date=19 May 2022}}

The current staff, as of 23 July 2023, is as follows:

• Limón F.C.
• A.D. Limonense

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