Rancho Santana FC

Rancho Santana

Full name	Rancho Santana Fútbol Club
Nickname	Naranja Mecánica
Founded	2015
Ground	Campo Fun Limon Tola, Nicaragua
Capacity	1,000
Manager	Jonathan Orellana
League	Liga Primera
Home colours

Rancho Santana Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football team playing in the second division of the Nicaragua football system. It is based in Tola.

History

The club was founded in 2015 in the city of Tola, Rivas, In 2023 became the first team from the Rivas region in the modern era to win promotion to the Liga Primera de Nicaragua after defeating Juventus Managua.

They became the second team from Rivas region after ENAG did it previously 1960/1961.

Honours

• Segunda División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (1): 2024 Clausura

Sponsors

• Hertz
• Sporade
• Agua Roca
• Cielo
• Easy MD

Current squad

As of: July 25, 2026 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
1		NCA	Axel Solis
2	FW	NCA	Yader Zamora
4	DF	CRC	Axel Bustos
5		NCA	Shaquil Vargas
6	DF	BRA	Rafael Vieira
7	DF	NCA	Nasser Jirón
8	MF	NCA	Mynor Bustos
9		NCA	Izamuel Martínez
10	FW	MEX	Taufic Guarch
11	FW	NCA	Francisco Calero
12		NCA	Joshua Cayasso
13	GK	NCA	Fernando Moreno
15	DF	NCA	Fernando Parrales
16	MF	NCA	William España
17	MF	CRC	Miguel Tercero
18		NCA	Justin Saez
19	DF	COL	Óscar Mieles
20		NCA	Pablo Gállego
21		NCA	Iverson Salmerón
22	FW	NCA	Leonardo Bonilla
25	GK	NCA	Bryan Cordero
58		NCA	Oscar Lopez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	NED	Isacq De Leeuw
37	MF	NCA	Aryen Barbosa
46	MF	NCA	Denis Portocarrero
47	MF	NCA	Darren Morales
55	DF	NCA	Maikin Rojas
59	MF	NCA	Olver Molinares

Players with dual citizenship

• Nasser Jirón
• Joshua Cayasso
• Iverson Salmerón
• Miguel Tercero
• Pablo Gállego

In

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
—		NCA	Joshua Cayasso (From Tigres)
—	DF	CRC	Axel Bustos (From AD Cofutpa)
—		NCA	Iverson Salmerón (From Santa Ana FC)
—	GK	CRC	Bryan Cordero (From Santa Ana FC)
—		CRC	Justin Saenz (From Deportivo Upala FC)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		NCA	Nasser Jirón (From Bravos de Primavera)
—		NCA	Izamuel Martínez (From Burnaby FC)
—		NCA	Shaquil Vargas (From TBD)
—		NCA	Pablo Gállego (From TBD)

Out

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
—		NCA	Axel Velazquez (To TBD)
—		NCA	Bryant Roman (To TBD)
—	GK	NCA	Kevin Garcia (To TBD)
—		NCA	Axel Campos (To TBD)
—		CRC	Luigui Muñoz (To TBD)
—		NCA	Marcelo Cruz (To TBD)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		COL	Will Robledo (To TBD)
—		NCA	Adrian Chavarria (To TBD)
—		NCA	Gyuillermo Morales (To TBD)
—		NCA	Luis Baltodano (To TBD)
—		NCA	Ismael Mendieta (To TBD)
—		NCA	Luis Gaitan (To TBD)

Coaching staff

As of September, 2025

Position	Staff
Manager	Mauricio Cruz
Assistant Manager	Pablo Castro
Physical coach	Jairo Diaz
Goalkeeper Coach	TBD
Physiotherapist	Claudio Cartenes
Team Doctor	TBD
Under 20 coach	German Salinas

List of coaches

• Milton Busto (- June 2024)
• Carlos Javier Martino (July 2024 - November 2024)
• Cristian Taberna (Interim) (November 2024 - December 2024)
• Jonathan Orellana (January 2025 – May 2025)
• Cristian Taberna (Interim) (May 2025 – July 2025)
• Alexis Sanchez (July 2025 – August)
• Flavio da Silva (August 2025 – September 2025)
• Mauricio Cruz (September 2025 – present)

See also

• Segunda División de Nicaragua

External links

• Matagalpa FC at goolnica.com (archived)