Guadalupe FC

Background

Through the creation of the Costa Rican First Division championships in 1921, the country's cantons organized their respective teams. The Goicoechea area carried out the foundation of the Club Sport Guadalupe in 1958, dedicated exclusively to the practice of soccer.

The team debuted in the top flight in 1980, after having won promotion from the third division, under the name Asociación Deportiva San Miguel. He played two seasons, but was relegated in 1981, until his return in the 1995-96 period. It remained for four more years and played the home games at the José Joaquín "Colleya" Fonseca Stadium, however, it lost the category again. Due to this situation, it disappeared as a representative team of the canton.

Appearance as a new franchise

As of February 9, 2017, the Belén Fútbol Club team gave a press conference about the change of venue, moving to the José Joaquín "Colleya" Fonseca Stadium in Goicoechea, this after having shared the Rosabal Cordero with Herediano in seasons previous. As a result of the transfer, speculations arose that indicated the change of the Belemite franchise to the Guadalupan zone, in terms of name and uniform. The group from Belén finished its participation in the Summer Championship, a competition in which it saved the category by the score obtained in the accumulated table of the season. Once the sports year was over, the Belemitic president Olman Vega really considered a name change for the franchise. He had Goicoechea Fútbol Club and Guadalupe Fútbol Club as options, leaning more towards the second. He thanked the sponsors that he obtained with Belén on April 24 and began the new project with the team, which has a history apart from its predecessor Club Sport Guadalupe. Working to recover the importance of the region, Luis Fernando Fallas was appointed as the first coach and in addition, the renewed intention of the group attracted local fans and sponsorship interest.