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| Full name | Guayama Futbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Brujos | ||
| Founded | 1959 | ||
| Stadium | Cancha Dr. Roberto Monroig Guayama, Puerto Rico | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman | Milton Ortiz | ||
| League | Liga Puerto Rico | ||
| 2014 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Guayama Futbol Club is a football team based in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1959, the club plays in the Liga Puerto Rico.
The club was founded in 1959 as an amateur team, before later becoming a professional club. The club joined the premier division of Puerto Rican football, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, in 2012. [1]
The club was selected to participate internationally in the 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Rockmaster FC of the U.S. Virgin Islands, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Current roster updated on January 4, 2017. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Manager: Wilfredo 'Willie Boyer' Díaz Technical Director: Julio Fernández Bou
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