Academia Quintana

Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were founded in 1969, making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Puerto Rico. They are one of the founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first nationwide league. The reserve team plays in the Liga Nacional. The club plays their home games at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, sharing the facility with Atléticos de San Juan.^[1] The team currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico.

Academia Quintana

Full name	Academia Quintana Futbol Club
Nickname(s)	Onceno del pueblo La Academia
Founded	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Stadium	Complejo Deportivo Residencial Juan C. Cordero Dávila
Capacity	18,000
Chairman	Norman Morales
Manager	Víctor Hugo Barros
League	Liga Puerto Rico
Home colors Away colors

History

The team was founded in 1969, playing in a baseball field. The team was named after a public housing project, also known as Residencial César Cordero, since it served to develop several players that lived there.^[1] The team has won 15 national titles during its four decades of existence making it the most successful club in Puerto Rico.^[1]

2008 season

Before the beginning of the season the team participated in exhibition games against college teams.^[2] Academia Quintana played their debut game on 5 July 2008 against Tornados de Humacao, which they won 5–0.^[3] In their second game (against Atléticos de San Juan) the team lost by three goals to two. Academia Quintana then lost its second straight game (against Sevilla FC) on 20 July 2008.^[4] Quintana defeated Guaynabo Fluminense FC in their fourth game.^[5] On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Gigantes de Carolina, with both teams scoring a single goal.^[6] On 10 August 2008, Quintana defeated Caguas Huracán.^[7] 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, Academia Quintana lost to Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico and defeated Tornados de Humacao.^[8] To close the regular season, the team won 3 and lost 2 games.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

2009 season

Opened the 2009 Season with a 2–1 loss to Carolina Giants.^{[14][permanent dead link]} Finishing six in the league table and missing the play off.

2010 season

2011 season

2012 season

2013 season

2014 season

2015 season

2016 season

2017 season

A week before the PRSL season, PRSL officials held a meeting and granted Academia Quintana request to join the Cup of Excellence. It was reported that Quintana fulfilled the economic responsibilities they had with the PRSL and were therefore allowed to enter the Cup, demonstrating that the league administration is working seriously to put order and discipline among its members.^[15]

Current squad

Updated as of 19 March 2024.

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. Nation Player 47 DF  PUR Rodolfo Sulia 11 MF  PUR Marc Nieves 17 MF  PUR Raysond Abdel Rosario Diaz 4 FW  PUR Carlos Fernando Matos Homs 14 MF  PUR Ryan Xavier Lopez Viera 15 MF  PUR Gerald Díaz 9 FW  PUR Francisco Alfonso 13 MF  PUR Lorenzo Escudero 1 GK  PUR Mario Gonzalez 18 FW  PUR Alexander Castellano 20 MF  PUR Juan Luis Hernandez 23 MF  PUR Eric Guzman 55 MF  PUR Jean Carlos Conde 57 MF  PUR Jose Luis Ferreiras

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK  PUR Joel Serrano 10 MF  PUR Joseph Marrero 52 MF  PUR Gianfranco Sperenza 7 FW  PUR Eriesel Ocasio 2 MF  PUR Daniel Enrique Alvarado 28 DF  PUR Jeriel Melendez Robles 3 FW  PUR Edwin Rivera 16 FW  PUR Lui Ramirez 58 DF  PUR Joshuam Javier Collazo 21 FW  PUR Kevin Torres 0 GK  PUR Jeremy Gonzalez 46 MF  PUR Lucca Cervini 59 FW  PUR Santiago Murillo 45 DF  PUR Andres Sierra 22 DF  PUR Ian Raul Sierra 25 GK  PUR Juan Orengo

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

• - Joseph Marrero (2013)

Club hierarchy

Academia Quintana Ltd.

Chairman: Benjamín Martínez

Academia Quintana plc.

Vice President : Norman Morales

Club treasure  : José Barreda

Club Secretary : Francisco Castellano^[16]

Stadium

The stadium's front entrance

They currently play in Hiran Bithorn Stadium, sharing it with Atlético de San Juan.

Achievements

• Torneo Nacional Superior: 6

1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02

Runners-up (1): 1998/99

• Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional: 1

2005

• Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico: 0

Runners-up (1): 2006

• Liga Metropolitana Futbol de Puerto Rico: 1

2008

Puerto Rico Soccer League

Season	Position
2008–09	5th
2009–10	6th