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'''Brujas F.C.''' was a Costa Rican [[Association football|football]] club, based in [[Desamparados]], [[Costa Rica]].

The name Brujas translates to ''Witches''. The team's home town used to be [[Escazú (district)|Escazú]], known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the franchise later transferred to Desamparados. The team was dissolved in July 2011.

==History==
===A.D. Guanacasteca===
The club was founded in 2004 as ''Brujas de Escazú'' when they took over the ''Asociación Deportiva Guanacasteca'' (''A.D. Guanacasteca'' or ADG)<ref>{{cite web |title=Otro nombre y mismas deudas |url=http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/enero/12/deportes04.php |publisher=diarioextra.com |access-date=13 September 2011 |author=Alejandro Fonseca Hidalgo |date=12 January 2010 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828220035/http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/enero/12/deportes04.php |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> licence to play in the [[Primera División de Costa Rica]]. Guanacasteca, known as ''Los Pamperos'', were founded on 3 March 1973<ref name=ADG>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/julio/29/d29guanacaste.gif ADG" se reorganiza] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> as ''Nicoya F.C.''<ref name=UNAFUT>[http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3742:liberia-le-celebra-a-su-equipo&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Liberia le celebra a su equipo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221013312/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3742:liberia-le-celebra-a-su-equipo&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49# |date=2015-02-21 }} – UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}</ref> but were renamed when they made their debut in the second division in 1974; they were once more renamed ''Sociedad Deportiva Guanacasteca'' in 2001.<ref name=Fuertes>[http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-04-07/Deportes/NotaPrincipal/Deportes2740781.aspx Juan Luis Hernández toma control de Brujas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218000247/http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-04-07/Deportes/NotaPrincipal/Deportes2740781.aspx# |date=2015-02-18 }} – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> Guanacasteca were crowned Second Division champions 4 times, in 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2002.<ref name=ADG/><br>In 2005, [[A.D. Guanacasteca|ADG]] was reestablished after buying Ciudad Colón's second division franchise.

===Brujas de Escazú===
The newly founded team was subsequently moved from [[Nicoya]], where they played at the Estadio Chorotega, in [[Guanacaste Province|Guanacaste]] to [[Escazú, Costa Rica|Escazú]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/septiembre/23/deportes1.html Brujas es un hervidero Trasladarse de Nicoya a Escazú aumentó penurias a jugadores] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181510/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/septiembre/23/deportes1.html |date=2015-04-02 }} – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> in an attempt to get more support from fans. Club president Percy Chamberlain kept Uruguayan manager Hernán Fernando Sosa, who had taken Guanacasteca to 4th place in the previous season, at the helm but he was eventually dismissed in September 2004<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/septiembre/21/deportes8.html Sosa fuera de Brujas] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and replaced by compatriot Carlos Blanco on an interim basis and later [[Manuel Keosseián]].<ref>[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/septiembre/28/ovacion3.html Banquillos movidos Sosa sustituyó a De Toro en Puntarenas y Keosseián dirigirá al Brujas] – Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> By June 2005, the team had signed one of the best coaches from the 2004 tournament, Colombian coach [[Carlos Restrepo (soccer)|Carlos Restrepo]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/junio/18/deportes1.html Negociación relámpago en Escazú Restrepo salió de Pérez y ahora es técnico del Brujas] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and they played in the National Stadium of Costa Rica. In September 2005, Chamberlain was replaced as president of the club by former Saprissa president Mínor Vargas<ref name=Vargas>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Vargas-dice-retira-funcion-dirigente_0_1161083922.html Vargas dice que se retira de su función de dirigente] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and Restrepo was released from his managerial duties in May 2007<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Restrepo-quedo-Brujas_0_900509970.html Restrepo quedó fuera de Brujas] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and club president Mínor Vargas replaced him with [[Mauricio Wright]],<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/mayo/09/deportes1090447.html Brujas confirma a Mauricio Wright en el banquillo] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> who was a member of Costa Rica's 2002 World Cup national team.

===Brujas F.C.===
In summer 2007, the club moved again to play at the [[Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge]] in [[Desamparados]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/julio/09/ultima-sr1162116.html Brujas a Desamparados] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160146/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/julio/09/ultima-sr1162116.html |date=2015-04-02 }} – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and were renamed Brujas F.C. In December 2009 Brujas won the Invierno 2009 championship after beating [[Puntarenas F.C.|Puntarenas]] in the final, which was the first to be decided on penalties in 38 years.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/diciembre/28/deportes2209445.html Brujas es el Campeón Nacional de Invierno] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>

Wright was replaced by Luis Torres in May 2010<ref>[https://archive.today/20150128231945/http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2010-05-20/Deportes/NotasSecundarias/Deportes2377981.aspx Brujas abre Concacaf en casa] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and in November 2010 club president Vargas resigned after it was claimed his company ''Grupo Ícono'' not only owned Brujas but also the then recently from the premier division expelled [[Club Deportivo Barrio Mexico|Barrio México]].<ref name=Vargas/> Vargas was arrested in the United States for alleged fraud with the PCI company in January 2011<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Minor-Vargas-arrestado-EE-UU_0_1172482847.html Minor Vargas fue arrestado en EE. UU. por supuesto fraude] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and was found guilty to seven counts of fraud and three counts of money laundering in April 2012<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Minor-Vargas-declarado-culpable-fraude_0_1265673634.html Minor Vargas declarado culpable de fraude] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and sentenced to 60 years in prison in October 2012.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/anos-carcel-Minor-Vargas_0_1300869963.html 60 años de cárcel para Minor Vargas] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>

In April 2011 the club's franchise was transferred to [[Orión F.C.|Orión]], who continued to play at the Cuty Monge stadium,<ref>[http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-04-08/Deportes/UltimaHora/UH0408-BRUJAS.aspx Franquicia del Brujas FC será cedida por 5 años] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218000148/http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-04-08/Deportes/UltimaHora/UH0408-BRUJAS.aspx# |date=2015-02-18 }} – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and acquired by Spaniard [[Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes]].<ref name=Fuertes/> Hernández was later acquitted of charges pressed by the Vargas family over bad checks.<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/Absuelven-Juan-Hernandez-Minor-Vargas_0_60593947.html Absuelven a Juan Luis Hernández de acusación de Minor Vargas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120301/http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/Absuelven-Juan-Hernandez-Minor-Vargas_0_60593947.html |date=2016-03-04 }} – Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref>

The club's supporters were known for using the now infamous phrase, ''Menores de lo que pensábamos'' (Smaller than we thought) as their official motto.

==Honours==

===Domestic===
* '''[[Primera División de Costa Rica]]'''
**Champions (1): Invierno 2009

==Championship Invierno 2009==
List of players and coaching staff who won the Costa Rica First Division National Soccer Championship on December 28, 2009.

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=CRC|pos=GK|name=Luis Diego Sequeira}}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Roy Smith}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Luis Pena}}
{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Osman López}}
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Paolo Jiménez}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Danny Fonseca}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Pablo Brenes}}
{{Fs player|no=10 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Yosimar Arias}}
{{Fs player|no=11 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Allan Alemán}}
{{Fs player|no=12 |nat=CRC|pos=GK|name=Dany Carvajal}}
{{Fs player|no=13 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Maykol Ortiz}}
{{Fs player|no=14 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Rodolfo Rodríguez}}
{{Fs player|no=16 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Jameson Scott}}
{{Fs player|no=18 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Andrés Barquero}}
{{Fs player|no=20 |nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Lucas Gómez}}
{{Fs player|no=21 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Keilor Soto}}
{{Fs player|no=23 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Tray Bennette|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25 |nat=CRC|pos=FW|name=Daniel Jiménez}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Héiner Mora}}
{{Fs player|no=29 |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Esteban Maitland}}
{{Fs player|no=30 |nat=CRC|pos=GK|name=Warner Hernández}}
{{Fs player|no=32 |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Randy Cubero}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Berny Peña}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=James Scott}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Derrick Johnson}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Jason Scott}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Ariel Soto}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Brandón Poltronieri}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=Sergei James}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Marlon Arias}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=MF|name=Daniel Varela}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=GK|name=Norberto Bonilla}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=FW|name=Bryan Vega}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=FW|name=Cristhiam Lagos}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=FW|name=Sergio Hernández}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=FW|name=Mynor Escoe}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat=CRC|pos=FW|name=Olman Vargas}}
{{Fs end}}

=== History ===

In a long-awaited match for the Costa Rican soccer fans, because after the 1964 campaign in which the Carmen FC team defeated Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado, there have been no finals without one of the 3 biggest in this league, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Herediano and Deportivo Saprissa.  The match began at 7:05&nbsp;p.m. with an excited Buenos Aires team that went happily to the front but to no avail, because the first actions of real danger occurred until approximately 25 minutes later, and until 37 minutes when Luis Lara beat the defense but the ball crashed into the vertical.  In the second half the "shark" team got tired of wasting goals and the "sorcerers" went all out on the attack but there were no goals, the first leg final was very lackluster especially because Brujas FC was not the overwhelming team that it was before the Municipal Pérez Zeledon and Liberia Mía, everything is defined on Monday, December 28, 2009, at 2:00&nbsp;p.m.

The return leg was played at the Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge Stadium in a hotly contested game that welcomed 5,500 people seated even in the yellow zones and perhaps a little more fans, and at least 150 more than They stayed outside the stadium.  The game was played too much in the first few minutes, so much so that Puntarenas FC took the lead in the 13th minute through Luis Lara, in a first half that did not leave much to talk about.

In the second half at minute 46' Daniel "naughty" Jiménez tied the game in a dressing room goal and would leave it that way until the end.  The team from Desamparadeño won on penalties 5–4 with the failure of Josimar Arias for Brujas FC and Mario Viquez together with Bryan Zamora for Puntarenas FC.  With this Brujas FC earned their first star on their shield, in other words their first national title.

==Historical list of coaches==
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*{{flagicon|URU}} Hernán Fernando Sosa (2004)
*{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Blanco (September 2004)
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Manuel Keosseián]] (September 2004 – March 2005) 
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Restrepo (soccer)|Carlos Restrepo]] (June 2005 – May 2007)
*{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Mauricio Wright]] (May 2007 – May 2010)
*{{flagicon|CRC}} José Luis Torres Mora (May 2010 – April 2011)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Costa Rican Primera División}}

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[[Category:Defunct football clubs in Costa Rica]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Costa Rica]]
[[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2011]]