FC Santiago de Cuba

FC Santiago de Cuba
Full nameFútbol Club Santiago de Cuba
NicknameDiablos Rojos (The Red Devils)
GroundEstadio José Pepe del Cabo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Capacity5,000
ManagerLeonardo Herrera
LeagueLiga Nacional de Fútbol
2025Apertura Group D: 2nd
Apertura Overall: 8th
Clausura: 2nd
Clausura Playoffs: 2nd

Fútbol Club Santiago de Cuba is a Cuban professional football club based in the city of Santiago de Cuba, which currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional. Its home stadium is the 5,000-capacity Estadio "José Pepe del Cabo" on the campus of the Pista de Atletismo de Rekortan. It was promoted to Campeonato Nacional for the 2015 season.[1]

History

2017 Liga Nacional de Futbol

In the 102nd season of the Liga Nacional de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, coached by Italian and future Cuba national team coach, Lorenzo Mambrini, won the Clausura on the second to last matchday. On the second to last match-day, against FC Ciego de Ávila, in a 2-1 win, Santiago reached 21 points, with goals from Yoandir Puga and Eddy Olivares. FC Camagüey had 15 points, with 2 more games left, although due to head-to-head records of both teams, even if Camagüey were to win both games, they couldn't win the title, giving Santiago de Cuba the 2017 Clausura title.[2][3]

2019 season

2019 Liga Nacional de Futbol

Santiago de Cuba once against won the 2019 Liga Nacional de Cuba in the 104th season. This was their third win a row, something that hasn't happened since FC Villa Clara won all three tournaments from 2011 to 2013. Santiago won thanks to Yasmani López scoring the sole goal in a 1-0 win against FC La Habana, at home in their Rekortán Stadium.[4]

2019 Caribbean Club Shield

After winning the 2018 Liga Nacional, Santiago de Cuba made history by being the first Cuban team to qualify for the 2019 Caribbean Club Shield, being hosted in Curaçao.[5] Santiago were placed in Group A of the tournament, getting first place in the only group with 4 teams. In their first matchup, they tied hosts CRKSV Jong Holland 0-0,[6] and also tied Caymanian side Scholars International SC with the same score of 0-0 in their second match.[7] In their final group stage game, they beat Guyanese side Fruta Conquerors FC 4-0, with a brace scored by Rolando Abreu, and a goal each from Jorge Villalón and Eddy Olivares, topping the group with 5 points, tied with Jong Holland, but winning on goal differential.[8] In the quarter-final, Santiago lost 2-0 against their matchup against runner-up of Group B, Weymouth Wales FC, from Barbados.[9] This marks the last time any Cuban team has played on an international level.

2020 season

2020 Caribbean Club Shield

In 2020, Santiago was planned to play in the 2020 Caribbean Club Shield, once again in placed in Curaçao, being placed in Group B, after winning the 2019 Liga Nacional.[10] They were planned to play Metropolitan FA from Puerto Rico, Inter Moengotapoe from Suriname, and once again Scholars International SC from the Cayman Islands, but the tournament was postponed on 13 March due to COVID-19, and cancelled 25 August.[11]

2022 season

Santiago de Cuba won the 2022 Apertura in a 7-0 blowout in the final to FC Artemisa.[12]

2023 season

Apertura Final 2023, at Luis Pérez Lozano Stadium, Cienfuegos

Santiago aswell won the 2023 Apertura, beating FC Cienfuegos away at Luis Pérez Lozano Stadium in the final. They beat Cienfuegos with a score of 1-2, with Cienfuegos scoring first with a goal by Jassael Herrera in the 27th minute, then Santiago scored in the 45+1 minute with a goal by Neiser Sandó Hervé, and another goal in the second half at the 77th minute by Carlos Espinosa, to give Santiago the title.[13] They once again played Cienfuegos in the SuperCopa, as Cienfuegos were the Clausura winners, with Santiago also winning at Luis Pérez Lozano Stadium.[14]

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

Competition Round Country Club Score Home/Away
2019 Caribbean Club Shield Group A CUW CRKSV Jong Holland 0–0 Away
CYM Scholars International SC 0–0 Neutral
GUY Fruta Conquerors FC 4–0
Quarter-finals BAR Weymouth Wales FC 0–2
2020 Caribbean Club Shield Group B PRI Metropolitan FA Cancelled
SUR Inter Moengotapoe
CYM Scholars International SC

Honours

Clausura winner: 2017, 2018, 2019
Clausura runner-up: 1993, 1994, 2022, 2025
Apertura winner: 2022, 2023
Supercopa Nacional: 2023[14]
Quarter-finalist: 2019[9]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  CUB Alfredo López
— GK  CUB Yoandris Paterson
— GK  CUB Jonathan Fernández
— DF  CUB Erick Rizo
— DF  CUB Jorge Kindelán
— DF  CUB Lionis Martínez (captain)
— DF  CUB Raúl Pérez
— DF  CUB Evelio Gola
— DF  CUB Marlon Sánchez
— DF  CUB José Rubén González
— DF  CUB Idenis Lebrot
— DF  CUB Karel Pérez
— DF  CUB Osniel Ferret
— DF  CUB Reilandi Mestre
— DF  CUB Yoelkis Despaigne
— MF  CUB Yasmany Feraud
— MF  CUB Rolando Abreu
— MF  CUB Randys Revé
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CUB Carlos Espinosa
— MF  CUB Carlos Ibarra
— MF  CUB Asmel Núñez
— MF  CUB Léster Cervantes
— MF  CUB Eduardo Hernández
— MF  CUB Javier Cuervo
— MF  CUB Leandro Mena
— MF  CUB Máximo Montel
— MF  CUB Norge Luis Lorenzo
— MF  CUB Sergio Salgado
— MF  CUB Yoensy Martínez
— FW  CUB Eddy Gelkis
— FW  CUB Pablo Labrada
— FW  CUB Brian Savigne
— FW  CUB Ruslán Batista
— FW  CUB Luis Ciudad
— FW  CUB Yenier Medina

References

  1. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (5 February 2015). "Cuba 2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Garay, Osvaldo Rojas. "Santiago de Cuba, un suceso inédito en el fútbol cubano". Vanguardia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  3. ↑ Padrón, R. (2017-06-25). "Santiago de Cuba queda campeón en la 102 edición de la liga cubana de fútbol". CiberCuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Cubadebate". www.cubadebate.cu (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-07-22. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Curacao to Host the 2019 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield". www.concacaf.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Club Franciscain off to winning start in 2019 Caribbean Club Shield". www.concacaf.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Moulien and Village Superstars stay on track at 2019 CCCS". Concacaf. 2021-02-11. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  8. ↑ "Greenbay Hoppers comeback caps day at 2019 Caribbean Club Shield". Concacaf. 2021-02-11. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  9. 1 2 "Semifinalist are defined for the 2019 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield". Concacaf. 2021-02-11. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  10. ↑ CINID. "Cancelan la Caribbean Club Shield 2020 de fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  11. ↑ "Caribbean Club Competitions 2020". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  12. ↑ GolCuba (2022-05-15). 🏆 FINAL | Santiago de Cuba vs Artemisa | Torneo Apertura de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba 2022. Retrieved 2026-06-23 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Cuba 2023". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  14. 1 2 PerlavisiónTV (2023-09-25). Se lleva Santiago la Súpercopa del fútbol antillano. Retrieved 2026-03-18 – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Jelínek, Radek (5 February 2015). "Cuba – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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