A.D. Belén

1979 (13 June): Asociación Deportiva Belén is founded. A.D. Belen will go on to become the second team in the province of Heredia to participate in Primera División the First Division of Costa Rica. 1987: Using the name "Belén-Calle Flores" (Bethlehem, Street of Flowers), Belén wins the title of the National Association of Soccer as well as the title of the National Association of Amateur Soccer (ANAFA), and is placed in Segunda División de Costa Rica, the Second Division of Costa Rica, under the leadership of head coach Enrique "Quique" Vasquez. 1993: Belén, led by coach Armando Rodríguez, is proclaimed Division II National Champion defeating Sagrada Familia 4–2 in the final round. 1993–94: A.D. Belén officially debuts in Primera División, Division I, and plays in the old national stadium but loses to Deportivo Saprissa 4–1. Belén talent Eusebio Montero wins the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia. 1995–96: Head coach Alexander Guimaraes guides Belén to a fifth-place finish in the championships as the team wins 50% of its games. This is Belén's best finish in Division I. 1996–97 head coach Carlos Santana will match this feat. 1996 (2 June): Under head coach Alexandre Guimarães, former player in the FIFA World Cup A.D. Belén wins the last game of the Torneo de Copa en Costa Rica, beating Club Sport Cartaginés, 1–0. 1997–98: The team returns to the second division. 1998: The entire community of Belén receives honor when A.D. Belén participates for the first time in an…

Costa Rican Cup Winners (1): 1996