Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. They were founded in 1969, making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. They are one of the founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League

Puerto Rico Soccer League

The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico. It is the first unified football league in the island's history, and had a total of six teams for the 2011 season. Association football has been growing in popularity in recent years, and this is an attempt to...

, the island's first nationwide league. The reserve team plays in the Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico

Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico is a football league in Puerto Rico which started play on July 25, 2009. The league features 17 teams for the 2011 season...

. The club plays their home games at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Hiram Bithorn Stadium is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first played with the Chicago Cubs in 1942...

, sharing the facility with Atléticos de San Juan

Atléticos de San Juan

Atlético de San Juan FC are an association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly formed club, they will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first unified football competition...

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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. The team has won 15 national titles during its four decades of existence making it the most successful club in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Soccer League

2008 Season

Before the beginning of the season the team participated in exhibition games against college teams. Academia Quintana played their debut game on July 5, 2008 against Tornados de Humacao

Tornados de Humacao

Tornados de Humacao is a Puerto Rican football club based in Humacao, which currently plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. It is affiliated to C.F...

, which they won 5-0. In their second game (against Atléticos de San Juan

Atléticos de San Juan

Atlético de San Juan FC are an association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly formed club, they will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first unified football competition...

) the team lost by three goals to two. Academia Quintana then lost its second straight game (against Sevilla FC

Sevilla FC (Puerto Rico)

Sevilla FC Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the The team competes in the Puerto Rico Soccer League....

) on July 20, 2008. Quintana defeated Guaynabo Fluminense FC

Guaynabo Fluminense FC

Guaynabo Fluminense Futbol Club are an Association Football club from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The team was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club is affiliated with Fluminense Football Club, a leading team from Brazil...

 in their fourth game. On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Gigantes de Carolina

Gigantes de Carolina (football club)

Carolina Giants are a association football club from Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were formed in 2008 as the football branch of the existing baseball side Gigantes de Carolina. They are founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first nationwide football league on the island...

, with both teams scoring a single goal. On August 10, 2008, Quintana defeated Caguas Huracán

Caguas Huracán

Huracán Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club from Caguas, who currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.-History:The team was originally established in 1991...

. 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

Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico

Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2007, the team plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and is the reigning Supercopa DirecTV champion....

 and defeated Tornados de Humacao. To close the regular season, the team won 3 and lost 2 games.


2009 Season

Opened the 2009 Season with a 2-1 loss to Carolina Giants

Gigantes de Carolina (football club)

Carolina Giants are a association football club from Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were formed in 2008 as the football branch of the existing baseball side Gigantes de Carolina. They are founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first nationwide football league on the island...

.Finishing six in the league table and missing the play off.

Stadium

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
  Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional
  Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional, known more commonly as just Liga Mayor was one of the two amateur football leagues in Puerto Rico played during the late 1990s and early 2000s...
  
  : 1

2005

• Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
  Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
  Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico is an amateur football league in Puerto Rico. As of 2008 it has been replaced as the highest level football league in the country by the Puerto Rico Soccer League...
  
  : 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

Current squad

Reserve Squad

Liga Nacional

The league started in 2009 and is the reserve team of the Puerto Rico Soccer League team. The team won their first game 6-2 against Indios de Mayaguez FC

Indios de Mayagüez FC

Mayaguez Football Club is an association football team that plays in Mayagüez. They currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League and in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico....

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Club hierarchy

Academia Quintana Ltd.

Chairman: Benjamín Martínez

Academia Quintana plc.

Vice President : Norman Morales

Club treasure : José Barreda

Club Secretary : Francisco Castellano