Rancho Santana FC

Rancho Santana
Full nameRancho Santana Fútbol Club
NicknameNaranja Mecánica
Founded2015
GroundCampo Fun Limon
Tola, Nicaragua
Capacity1,000
ManagerJonathan Orellana
LeagueLiga Primera

Rancho Santana Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football team playing in the second division of the Nicaragua football system. It is based in Tola.

History

The club was founded in 2015 in the city of Tola, Rivas, In 2023 became the first team from the Rivas region in the modern era to win promotion to the Liga Primera de Nicaragua after defeating Juventus Managua.[1]

They became the second team from Rivas region after ENAG did it previously 1960/1961.[2]

Honours

Sponsors

  • Hertz
  • Sporade
  • Agua Roca
  • Cielo
  • Easy MD

Current squad

As of: 19 January 2026 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
1 GK  ECU Johan Padilla (captain)
3  NCA William Lemeck
5  NCA Luis Gaitan
7  NCA Luis Baltodano
9  ARG Abel Mendez
10  MEX Taufic Guarch
13  NCA Fernando Moreno
16  NCA Espana
17  NCA Miguel Tercero
20  NCA Axel Velazquez
21  NCA Brando Villacis
22  NCA Leonardo Bonilla
23  NCA Axel Campos
29  NCA Munoz
37  NCA Barbosa
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Carballo
—  NCA Jeremias Hurtado
60  NCA Aleman
6  NCA Solis
— GK  NCA Kevin Garcia
—  NCA Sevilla
—  NCA Morales

In

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
—  NCA Adrian Chavarria (From TBD)
—  NCA Adrian Calero (From TBD)
—  NCA Rafael Vieira (From TBD)
—  BRA Pedrinho (From UNAN Managua)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Guillermo Morales (From TBD)
—  COL Wil Robledo (From TBD)
—  NCA TBD (From TBD)

Out

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
—  ECU Johan Padilla (To TBD)
—  COL Dayrn Benavides (To TBD)
—  NCA Jose Martinez (To TBD)
—  NCA Edgard Castillo (To TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Hamilton Membreno (To TBD)
—  NCA TBD (To TBD)
—  NCA TBD (To TBD)

Coaching staff

As of September, 2025

Position Staff
Manager Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz
Assistant Manager Nicaragua Pablo Castro
Physical coach Nicaragua TBD
Goalkeeper Coach Nicaragua TBD
Physiotherapist Nicaragua Claudio Cartenes
Team Doctor Nicaragua TBD
Under 20 coach Nicaragua German Salinas

List of coaches

  • Nicaragua Milton Busto (- June 2024)
  • Argentina Carlos Javier Martino (July 2024 - November 2024)
  • Argentina Cristian Taberna (Interim) (November 2024 - December 2024)
  • Chile Jonathan Orellana (January 2025 – May 2025)
  • Argentina Cristian Taberna (Interim) (May 2025 – July 2025)
  • Argentina Alexis Sanchez (July 2025 – August)
  • Brazil Flavio da Silva (August 2025 – September 2025)
  • Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz (September 2025 – present)

See also

References

  1. ^ Dávila, Gerald (2024-05-27). "Rancho Santana doblega a Juventus y asciende a Liga Primera". Radio Nicaragua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. ^ Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (2024-05-26). "Rancho Santana, el primer equipo de Rivas en la máxima categoría del futbol nicaragüense". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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