Gigantes de Carolina FC

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Carolina Giants
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Full namePuerto Rico Giants de Carolina
Founded1998
Stadium Roberto Clemente Stadium
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Capacity12,500
Chairman Esdras Cruz Strazzara
Manager Ricardo Romano
League Puerto Rico Soccer League
20095th

Carolina Giants are an association football club from Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were formed in 2008 as the football branch of the existing baseball side Gigantes de Carolina. They are founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first nationwide football league on the island. They play their matches at the Roberto Clemente Stadium which is primarily a baseball venue.

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History

Puerto Rico Soccer League

2008 season

Carolina Giants debuted on July 6, 2008, in a game against Guaynabo Fluminense FC, which concluded with both teams tied 2–2. [1] On its second game the team defeated Tornados de Humacao five goals to one. [2] On July 19, 2008, the Gigantes won its second consecutive game against Caguas Huracán. [3] In their fourth game, the team lost to Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico, three goals to one. [4] On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Academia Quintana, with both team scoring a single goal. [5] On August 10, 2008, Carolina lost to Atlético de San Juan FC. [6] This marked the end of the league's first half, the teams would then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Gigantes de Carolina lost to Sevilla FC and Guaynabo Fluminense. [7] To close the regular season, the team won 1, lost 4 and tied 1 games. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

2009 season

Carolina Gigantes FC won their first game 2-1 against Academia Quintana. They ended their season in 5th place. Missing the playoffs by one position.

Puerto Rico Soccer League
SeasonPosition
2008-096th
2009-105th

Club hierarchy

Gigantes de Carolina Ltd.

Chairman: Ricardo Romano

Gigantes de Carolina plc.

Vice President : Yessica Yulfo

Club treasure : Carlos Román

Club Secretary : Annette Miro

Achievements

Runners-up (1): 2000
Runners-up (1): 2007

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Lionel Jackson
5 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Carlos Torres Rivera
8 DF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Flavio Vilca
9 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Carlos Astondoa
10 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Oscar Sánchez Martínez
11 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Efraín Torres Centeno
14 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Irving Flores
15 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Carlos Morales
16 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Mauricio A. Turizo Pulido
20 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Kenny Amaba
1 GK Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Justo Rivas
— GK Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Oswaldo Herrera
— DF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Wally Contreras
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Ernesto Guerrero
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Gustavo Rizzo
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Christian Vega
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Luis A. Mussenden
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR José Valle Riefkohl
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nsouleyman N
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Félix Calderón
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Christopher Gores
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Luis Cerna
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Alexe Torres Zierath
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Joel González
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Julio Zafra
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Christian Turizo
— DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Eduardo Núñez
— DF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Ramón Mariano
— DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Mauricio Turizo
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Owens
— FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Jorge A. Nadal
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Webb

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References

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  3. ↑ Octavio Benítez (2008-07-20). "Vence 3–0 a Caguas Huracán" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
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