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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva San Carlos | ||
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| Nickname | Toros del Norte (Northern Bulls) | ||
| Founded | 9 May 1965; 60 years ago (9 May 1965) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 5,600 | ||
| Chairman | Sergio Chaves | ||
| Coach | Victor Abelenda | ||
| League | Liga Promerica | ||
| Clausura 2023 | 6° | ||
| Website | https://www.torosdelnorte.com/ | ||
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican professionalfootball club based inCiudad Quesada, the capital ofSan Carlos,Alajuela. They currently play in theCosta Rican First Division. Their home stadium isEstadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez.
The club was founded on 9 May 1965, after local clubsEl Refugio andEl Maravilla merged to becomeSelección de San Carlos and won promotion to the Primera División in 1965.[1] They were relegated in 1971 and stayed in the Second División until returning at the top level in 1978. In 2004 they were relegated again after 25 years in the Primera, staying in the second tier for another two years. In May 2006 they beat Cartagena in a promotion playoff final[2] and from 2006 through 2013 they were in the Primera before descending once more in 2013.[3] They returned to the top flight in 2016, after defeatingA.S. Puma Generaleña 3–2 on aggregate in the Segunda División final.[4] However, the next season they got relegated again.
In 2018, San Carlos defeatedA.D.R. Jicaral 5–4 on aggregate in another playoff final (their 6th second tier title) to return to the Primera División.[5] In 2019, the club got its first top flight title by defeatingDeportivo Saprissa in the final on away goals (1-1 aggregate),[6] to become the first northern Costa Rica team to become champions.
As of 2 July, 2025
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List of players and coaching staff who won the Costa Rica First Division National Soccer Championship on 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Juan Pablo Chacón | 66 |
| 2 | Álvaro Saborío | 63 |
| 3 | Ronald Vega | 49 |
| 4 | Gilbert Solano | 47 |
| 5 | Álvaro Sánchez | 44 |
