Ballista FC

Ballista FC
Full nameBallista Futbol Club
Founded2016
StadiumComplejo Deportivo Jose Salaman Estrella
Luquillo, Puerto Rico
Capacity1,000
LeaguePuerto Rico Soccer League
201610th
WebsiteClub website

Ballista Futbol Club is an association football team that plays in Luquillo. They currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.

History[edit]

On December 4, 2015; Ballista FC was already moving to meet all the requirements to be admitted as a club and league franchisee of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. They planned to establish an academy, tentatively in the municipality of Rio Grande, where children of poor resources of the municipality can participate for free. Former Levittown Athletic Club staff have become members of the Ballista FC Board of Directors with signings of Sigfredo Gumá as General Manager, Arnaldo Escobar as president, Julio Steuart as vice president, and Elliot Rivera as Treasurer.[1]

After months of searching and negotiations with the municipalities of Canóvanas, Rio Grande and Luquillo, the club vice president Julio Stuart, reached an agreement and found a home on the Riviera Pitihaya River in the municipality of Luquillo, Puerto Rico with El Complejo Deportivo José Salamán Estrella as it home field.[2]

Colors and badge[edit]

Kit manufacturers[edit]

Shirt sponsors[edit]

  • 2016: None
  • 2017:

Current squad[edit]

April 10, 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Colombia COL Ronal Salas Contreras
17 MF Puerto Rico PUR Ricardo Torres
18 DF Puerto Rico PUR Axel E Betancourt Rivera
20 MF Puerto Rico PUR Iván Padilla Virella
23 MF Puerto Rico PUR Yonandy Jimenez
10 MF Argentina ARG Ernesto Fidel Guerrero
3 DF Puerto Rico PUR Denzel G. David Ramos
29 MF Colombia COL Sergio Andres Paez Suna
15 MF Colombia COL Daniel E. Gaviria Sáenz
89 DF United States USA Franjavier González Castillo
33 MF Puerto Rico PUR Luis Alberto Garcia Rodriguez
6 MF Argentina ARG Augusto Giménez Casset
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF Puerto Rico PUR Jan Luis Figueroa Vega
16 MF Puerto Rico PUR Wilson Olmeda Colón
1 GK Puerto Rico PUR José E. Del Valle Coriano
5 DF Puerto Rico PUR Luis Alberto Sanchez Lopez
19 DF Puerto Rico PUR Christian G. Negron Anqueira
22 DF Puerto Rico PUR Christopher Cruz Dorríos
12 GK Colombia COL Andres Felipe Cardona Castrillon
24 MF Puerto Rico PUR Joshua Andujar
21 MF Puerto Rico PUR Santos Rivera Mariño

2017[edit]

Matches[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

  • March 5 2017 4:00 Pm : Vs. Caguas Sporting FC
    • Location: Pista José Salaman Estrella
      • Result:

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
June 20, 2016 GK PUR Edgar Louis Colon Soto Liga del sur Sosol (Superior) Coamo Fútbol club
June 22, 2016 PUR Heriberto Negron U-20 Bayamon FC
July 6, 2016 PUR Jose Birriel Pro Direct Soccer Academy España (Malaga).
July 6, 2016 PUR Izander "Coochie" Ortiz Mirabelli SC
July 7, 2016 PUR Edwin "Españita" Montes colon Fluminense Levittown
July 7, 2016 PUR Jose G Rosa U-21 Cariduros
July 7, 2016 MF PUR Pedro O. Hernandez Santiago Don Bosco FC (Puerto Rico)
July 8, 2016 PUR Hector L. Berrios Quintero Liga del sur Sosol (Superior)
FC Leones

Club hierarchy[edit]

Team management[edit]

Executive
General Manager Sigfredo Gumá
President Arnaldo Escobar
Vice president Julio Steuart
Club Treasure Elliot Rivera
Director of Soccer Alejandro Trionfini [3]
Assistant Fidel Guerrero
Coaching staff
Head coach Pedro Armstrong
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Performance coach
Head trainer
Youth technical coordinator

Last updated: March 6, 2015
Source: [4]

Year-by-year[edit]

Season PRSL Overall CFU Club Championship Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2016 Apertura 6th 13 7 2 4 28 19 23 10th Did not enter Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Clausura 11th 9 0 1 8 8 37 1

Achievements[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nace el Ballista FC en Rio Grande | FutbolBoricua.net".
  2. ^ "Ballista FC se asienta en Luquillo | FutbolBoricua.net".
  3. ^ "Alejandro Trionfini se incorpora al Ballista Club de Fútbol | FutbolBoricua.net".
  4. ^ "New York City FC Front Office". nycfc.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

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