Surprise in Liga 1 2024. Sporting Cristal announced this a few days after the start of the Apertura tournament Alejandro Duarte He will no longer work at the Rime store at least this season and will continue his professional career abroad. More specifically in the Alajuelense Sports League.
A decision that surprised the followers of the Rime team, who did not expect this departure since there would be no internal competition for Renato Solís. Apart from the fact that we see a promising future Alejandro Duartelike in Europe or other higher tier leagues, but not that it is anchored in one in Central America.
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“Welcome, Alejandro! Peruvian goalkeeper Alejandro Duarte from Sporting Cristal is a new LDA player. The goalkeeper is on loan for this season with the option of another year,” the league wrote on its social networks. Below we tell you everything about Alajuelense, how many national and international tournaments there are, where it competes, its rivals and more.
Statement on Alejandro Duarte. Photo: Sporting Cristal/Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
What is the Alajuelense Sports League and where does it compete?
In principle, the Alajuelense Sports League is a professional club Costa Rica which competes in the Promerica League of the same country. Founded on June 18, 1919 in the city of Alajua, it is one of the largest teams in its country.
Popularly known as Liga or simply Alajualense, they are also called “Lions”, “Rojinegros” (because of the colors of their shirts) or “Manudos”. They also recognize it as one of the most popular teams in Costa Rica, alongside Deportivo Saprissa, its classic rival with whom it competes for national titles.
Although founded in 1919, it is the second oldest team in the professional sector, surpassed only by Club Sport Cartaginés, founded in 1906 and home to the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium, named after the Manudos' greatest idol, Alejandro Morera Soto, who, according to IFFHS is considered the best Costa Rican soccer player of the century.
This is what the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium looks like. Photo: Alajuelense
How many titles does the Alajuelense Sports League have?
As far as honors are concerned, the league is one of the most successful in Costa Rica and in Concacaf, since it has managed to win trophies not only on the national field but also on the international field, adding a total of 53 official titles, among which stand out the 30 local leagues , Concacaf League.
- 30 national championships
- 11th cup tournament
- 2 Costa Rican Super Cup
- 2 Concacaf Champions Leagues
- 1 Central American and Caribbean Championship
- 2 Central American Tournament
- 1 major Central American tournament
- 2 UNCAF Interclub Cup
- 1 Concacaf Central American Cup
- 1 Concacaf League
After all, these are the successes that were achieved through the Alajuelense Sports League throughout his institutional life:
- First Costa Rican team to win an international championship (1961)
- First Costa Rican team to win Concacaf (1986)
- Highest position at the universal level for a Central American team in the IFFHS ranking (27)
- Best record as a local team, official games without defeat in Alajuela, between 1980 and 1982. (50)
- Most undefeated dates for the national championship between 1991 and 1992 (33)
- 3 three-time championships and a four-time national championship.
- The first team in the country to score 100 goals in a regular season in 1994–1995.
Data comes from the Alajuelense Sports League official website.