Cibao Fútbol Club is a Dominican professional football team based in Santiago de los Caballeros. Founded in 2015, the team competes in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.
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| Full name | Cibao Fútbol Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | La Bestia Naranja (The Orange Beast) | |
| Short name | Cibao FC | |
| Founded | 2015 | |
| Stadium | Estadio Cibao FC Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
| Chairman | Manuel Estrella | |
| Manager | [1] | |
| League | Liga Dominicana de Fútbol | |
| 2023 |  Champions | |
| Website | Club website | |
History
Cibao Futbol Club was founded on January 1, 2015, 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.[1]
On May 21, 2017, the team won the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship by defeating San Juan Jabloteh in the final, becoming the first team from the Dominican Republic to be crowned Caribbean club champions and the first to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League,[2] the team played against Guadalajara in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.[3]
Stadium
Estadio Cibao FC
Estadio Cibao FCIs a football stadium located in Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra campus, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators.
Players and staff
Squad
Cibao FC roster 2022 [4]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | MF |  DOM | Carlos Heredia Fontana |
| 16 | MF | DOM | Esmailin Segura |
| 22 | MF | DOM | Christopher Espunny |
| 24 | MF | DOM | Angel Montes de Oca |
| 26 | MF | DOM | Welkin Luis |
| 27 | MF | DOM | Lucas Bretón |
| 30 | MF |  COL | Juan Díaz |
| 9 | FW | DOM | Erik Japa |
| 14 | FW | DOM | Jean Carlos López |
| 15 | DF | COL | Erick Moreno |
| 23 | FW |  URU | Christian Rodrigo Alba Nievas |
| 21 | FW | DOM | Lean Torres |
Technical staff
| Role | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Jorge Alfosno |  Argentina |
| Assistant coach | Scheldeur Jr Sainvilus |  Haiti |
| Goalkeeper trainer | Yova Velazquez |  Venezuela |
| Athletic trainer | Maximiliano Alonso | Argentina |
Honours
Championships
- 2018 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
- 2021 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
- 2022 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
- 2023 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
Runner-up
- 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Season Runner-up
- 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Runner-up
National Cup
International achievements
- Copa Dominico-Haitiana Champions 2016
- 2017 CFU Club Championship Winners
- 2022 Caribbean Club Championship Runner-up
References
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)