- Academia Quintana
Football club infobox
clubname = Academia Quintana
fullname = Academia Quintana Futbol Club
nickname = "Onceno del pueblo", "La Academia"
founded =1969
ground =Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Sam Juan,Puerto Rico
capacity = 18,000
chairman = flagicon|Puerto RicoNorman Morales
manager = flagicon|Puerto RicoCarlos Garcia Sánchez and Oscar Rosa
league =Puerto Rico Soccer League
season =
position =
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leftarm1=0000ff|body1=0000ff|rightarm1=0000ff|shorts1=0000ff|socks1=0000ffAcademia Quintana F.C. are an
Association Football club from San Juan,Puerto Rico . They were founded in1969 , making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence inPuerto Rico . They are one of the founding members of thePuerto Rico Soccer League , the islands first nationwide league. The club plays their home games at theHiram Bithorn Stadium , sharing the facility withAtléticos de San Juan .cite book| title=Quintana a su gran prueba| author=José R. Ortúzar| publisher="El Vocero "| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-04 ]History
The team was founded in 1969, playing in a baseball field. The team was name after a public housing project, also known as "Residencial César Cordero", since it served to develop several players that lived there. The team has won 15 national tittles during its four decades of existence making it the most successful club in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Soccer League
Before the beginning of the season the team participated in exhibition games against college teams. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_accion/accion_deportiva/quintana_gana_en_futbol/196644| title=Quintana gana en fútbol| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=
2008-06-03 | accessdate=2008-06-04] Academia Quintana debuted onJuly 5 ,2008 . The game was againstTornados de Humacao , which they won with scores of 5-0. [cite book| title=A reforzarse Academia Quintana| author=Carlos Narváez Rosario| publisher="El Vocero "| date=2008-07-07 ] In their second game againstAtléticos de San Juan , the team lost three goals by two. Academia Quintana lost its second straight game against Sevilla FC onJuly 20 ,2008 . [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=2| title=Bayamón se afianza en la punta al derrotar 4-2 a la Academia Quintana| author=Octavio Benítez| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-20 | accessdate=2008-07-24] Quintana defeatedGuaynabo Fluminense FC in their fourth game. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=2| title=Quintana se Roba un Triunfo en el Pepito Bonano| author=Octavio Benítez | publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-26 | accessdate=2008-07-31] On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Gigantes de Carolina, with both teams scoring a single goal. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=2| title=Resultados de Hoy 2 de Agosto de 2008| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-02 | accessdate=2008-08-09] OnAugust 10 ,2008 , Quintana defeatedCaguas Huracán . [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=2| title=Ganan Quintana y River, Mientras Bayamón sigue invicto tras empatar sin goles con el Guaynabo Flumi| author=Octavio Benítez | publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-10 | accessdate=2008-08-15] 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 toClub Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico and defeated Tornados de Humacao. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros/acciondeportiva/quintana_y_ponce_ganan_en_futbol/223203| title=Quintana y Ponce ganan en fútbol| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-25 | accessdate=2008-08-28] To close the regular season, the team won 3 and lost 2 games. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=18#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday 18 (29/08/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=21#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday 21 (07/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=23#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday 23 (14/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=24#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday 24 (20/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=27#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday 27 (28/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03]Achievements
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Torneo Nacional Superior :
**Winners (6): 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02
**Runners-up (1): 1998/99*
Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional :
**Winners (1): 2005*
Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico :
**Runners-up (1): 2006*
Liga Metropolitana Futbol de Puerto Rico :
**Winners (1):2008Current squad
References
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