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32-839: Sevilla FC Puerto Rico was a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Juncos, Puerto Rico . Founded in 2006, the team used to play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League . The club was founded in 2006 as a farm team for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League in Bayamón , but in 2008 partnered with the Spanish La Liga club Sevilla FC and moved a year later to Juncos . Sevilla won both

64-459: A 1–0 victory over Huracán , and followed the victory by beating River Plate by the same score. On 20 July 2008, Sevilla FC defeated Academia Quintana to go into first place in the league. The team solidified their position in the fourth game, where they defeated San Juan 1–0, and then defeated Tornados de Humacao 11–1. The run of five victories from the start of the season ended on 10 August 2008, when they drew against Fluminense . This marked

96-535: A biopharmaceutical company, has developed its largest manufacturing site in Juncos. It is a biotechnology campus for bulk manufacturing, with laboratories and manufacturing facilities that employs close to 3000 people. Amgen Puerto Rico received FDA approval for bulk manufacturing facilities for Nepogen (filgrastim) , Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) , Aranesp and Epogen . Amgen is also adding manufacturing capacity in Juncos to produce Denosumab . In addition to Amgen there

128-838: A certain amount of social exclusion . A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Juncos: Flores, Santana 1 in Ceiba Norte, Canta Gallo, El Caracol, La Cuesta in Sector El Mangó, La Hormiga, Lirios Dorados in Hoyo Hondo and Rosalía in Sector El Mangó. Juncos celebrates its patron saint festival in December. The Fiestas Patronales Inmaculada Concepcion de Maria

160-408: A week earlier when Hurricane Irma made landfall only to be hit again. Destruction to homes and infrastructure was estimated at $ 25 million. Maria triggered numerous landslides in Juncos with its significant wind and rainfall. The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms. On the flag of Juncos, on a gold field, blue waving stripes cross horizontally in the lower half. These represent

192-618: Is a Medtronic and Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd. in Juncos. The Colgate pharmaceutical facility has closed and production shifted to Mexico. Alfredo Alejandro Carrión of the People's Democratic Party is the incumbent mayor of the municipality of Juncos, since the year 2000. The city belongs to the Senatorial District of Humacao (District VII) , which is represented by two senators. The current senators are Rosamar Trujillo Plumey (PPD) and Wanda Soto Tolentino ( PNP ). The city

224-616: Is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. Other festivals and events celebrated in Juncos include: In the fertile plains of the Río Valenciano , coffee, fruits, sugar cane and tobacco are grown. The lower left quarter of the municipal coat of arms pay homage to tobacco cultivation and sugar cane processing. Apparel, electronic machinery and electrical equipment, scientific instruments, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries Amgen,

256-620: Is a replica of one of Sevilla FC's old uniforms: it is all white with black and red paint strokes that run horizontally just below the arm from right to left. The away uniforms also use this strokes but instead of black it uses white. When Sevilla FC Juncos was called Sevilla Bayamon FC, it played its matches at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon , but after it moved from Bayamon to Juncos due to financial problems, Sevilla-FC Juncos new stadium will be located in

288-554: Is blue with twelve silver stars to represent the Virgin Mary , and also features a cross confirming the city as part of Christendom . The lower right is split vertically between an image of a tobacco plant to represent the city's agriculture and a chimney to represent industrialization and sugar cane processing. Like the flag, a waving blue line representing the Río Valenciano crosses the shield horizontally. The shield

320-584: Is now known as Sevilla-FC Juncos since being relocated to the city. The team moved to Juncos due to ownership and financial problems and currently play in the Alfredo "Papo" Alejandro Stadium. Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Built in 1973 as a baseball stadium with a capacity of 12,500, it was home to the Vaqueros de Bayamón until 2003 when the team became defunct. In 2003 with the Vaqueros folding,

352-482: Is part of the 33 Representative District , which is represented by one representative. The current representative is Ángel Peña Ramírez of the New Progressive Party since 2008. There are 28 bridges in Juncos. Under the administration of Alfredo "Papo" Alejandro , Juncos started a collective ferry-on-wheels transportation system. Roberto Clemente Walker , later a double- World Series winner for

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384-649: Is spread over 9 barrios and Juncos barrio-pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area . Juncos was founded on the request of Tomás Pizarro on August 2, 1797, having previously been a village which evolved from a small ranch, the Hatillo de los Juncos . This ranch was part of the Hato del Valenciano , which gave its name to

416-447: Is topped with a civic crown in the shape of a three-towered castle. Underneath the shield lie the red-budded green reeds which gave the city its name, which features alongside its year of foundation (1797) at the very bottom. Juncos is in the central eastern part of the island. Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Juncos is subdivided into barrios . The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located near

448-475: The Dominican Republic and Honduras . The renovations to the stadium have been made to upgrade a stadium created for baseball to be soccer-specific. The stadium will also have new dressing rooms and bathrooms and the replacement of some seating. There will also be some temporary bleachers until the addition for new seating is completed later. Lighting has also been adjusted to be more uniform across

480-714: The Pittsburgh Pirates , played baseball for Juncos before signing with the Santurce Crabbers in Puerto Rico's Professional League. As is the national norm, volleyball and basketball are biggest sports in Juncos. In the year 2006–2007 the Valencianas de Juncos won the women's basketball and volleyball superior league national championship. In 2009, Juncos became the home of the 2008 Puerto Rico Soccer League champions, Sevilla Bayamon FC. The club

512-559: The Río Valenciano which bisects the city before joining the Río Gurabo to the north of the settlement. Juncos is Spanish for reeds . During the 17th century, large parts of the municipality were owned by the Hato Grande de los Delgado (The Delgados' Great Ranch). Another ranch, the Hato del Valenciano , was established and later divided into the Hatillo de los Lirios and the Hatillo de los Juncos . This second one became

544-505: The Río Valenciano which bisects the city. Green reeds with red buds appear in a central point above the stripes, representing the city's name ( Juncos is Spanish for reeds ). Juncos' coat of arms is divided into four-quarters, with the upper left and lower right containing vertical stripes gold (or yellow) and gules (red) in reference to the Spanish region of Valencia and to its denomination as "Town of Valencia". The upper right quarter

576-785: The Islanders. It was home to Bayamon FC , a professional football team in the Puerto Rico Soccer League now playing in the Bayamon Soccer Complex , and Sevilla Bayamon FC, now called Sevilla-FC Juncos ; they moved to Juncos . It has also played host to the CFU Club Championship Group C in 2006, where the Islanders played but lost to Trinidad and Tobago , W Connection 0-1 and the Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge in 2007, and two 2010 World Cup qualifying matches against

608-571: The center of the municipality, in a barrio referred to as "el pueblo" . Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions ) and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called sectores ( sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial , among others. Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing

640-474: The end of the league's first half, the teams would then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Sevilla FC defeated Gigantes de Carolina and Caguas Huracán. To close the regular season, the team won 3, lost 2 and drew 1 game. On 2 October 2008, Sevilla defeated the Carolina Giants 6–0 to clinch the first place of this stage. On Saturday 18 October 2008 Sevilla won

672-533: The eventual winners Bayamon FC . In 2011 Sevilla won the regular league championship but lost in a penalty shootout to Leones in the play-off final. Up until 2007, they wore uniforms resembling that of their parent club, the Puerto Rico Islanders, using the same colors of orange, dark blue and white. In 2008, when they partnered with Sevilla FC of Spain they adopted this team's uniforms and colors of white, purple, red and black. The current home kit

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704-439: The field. The remodeling of the stadium will be done in several stages, with a total cost of $ 7 million. In 2015, it was announced home to Puerto Rico FC of the North American Soccer League . The team played in the 2016 North American Soccer League season of Fall season. On September 22, 2017, the stadium was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria , which led to cancellations of the games and forced Puerto Rico FC to play

736-424: The first Puerto Rico Soccer League Championship 2–1 against River Plate . In the 2009 season, the team moved to Juncos and were renamed Sevilla-FC Juncos. Sevilla-FC Juncos won their first game of the 2009 season against Bayamón (1–0). Sevilla won their next game 5–1 against Caguas Huracan . The club ended their season in 3rd place and losing in the semifinals of the 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League Playoffs to

768-426: The leading clubs of Spain. and changed their name to Sevilla Bayamón FC. The club became one of the eight founders of the Puerto Rico Soccer League , the first nationwide league in Puerto Rico. Before the 2009 season the club folded due to ownership problems, however the city of Juncos bought them in time for the 2009 season thus allowing Sevilla FC Puerto Rico defend its title. Sevilla FC debuted on 3 July 2008, in

800-525: The next same matches in neutral venues. The first match played after Hurricane María was a friendly match between Puerto Rico women's national football team and Argentina on September 2, 2018. On November 19, 2019, it was announced that Bayamón FC will be using the stadium for its home matches of the Liga Puerto Rico . The first boxing bout between Alfredo Escalera and Alexis Argüello dubbed The Bloody Battle of Bayamon , took place at

832-482: The other 1st division of football in Puerto Rico. The club was formed in 2006 as Puerto Rico Islanders B, a farm team for the United Soccer League 's Puerto Rico Islanders , and played in the now defunct "Liga Premier" from 2006 to 2007. The team were based in Bayamón , outside San Juan , with their parent club. In 2008 the club found a new affiliate in the shape of Sevilla FC of La Liga , one of

864-556: The regular season and play-offs in the inaugural season of the Puerto Rico Soccer League in 2008, and also won the regular season in 2011 before losing the play-off final on penalties to Leones . The team used to play its home games at Josué Elevadito González Stadium , and the team's colors are white, black, blue and gold. Their current head coach is Francis Muñoz . The team also has a secondary team called Atletico Sevilla that plays in Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico ,

896-669: The stadium on January 28, 1978. On July 16, 1988, wrestler Bruiser Brody was fatally stabbed in the shower by fellow wrestler Jose Huertas Gonzalez. On September 26, 1992 the heavy metal band Iron Maiden played on their Fear of the Dark Tour. This was the first time Iron Maiden visited Puerto Rico. The popstar Madonna performed a sold out concert at the stadium on October 26, 1993 during The Girlie Show World Tour . American pop-singer Michael Jackson planned to perform there in November 1993 as part of his Dangerous World Tour , but

928-409: The stadium seemed doomed to be relegated to a youth stadium or to demolition, but late that same year the stadium became home of the Puerto Rico Islanders . Its " L " shaped stands were not suited for the sport and it originally had an awkward feel to it since the stand behind the goal angles away from the pitch. Another name that has been used for the stadium is "La Islandera" since it was the home of

960-663: The town of Juncos. The new stadium is going to be named Sevilla FC Stadium. They currently play at the Josué Elevadito González Stadium in Juncos. Juncos, Puerto Rico Juncos ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuŋkos] ) is a town and one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico . It is located in the eastern central region of the island to the west of the Caguas Valley, south of Canóvanas and Carolina ; southeast of Gurabo ; east of San Lorenzo ; and west of Las Piedras . Juncos

992-524: The village of Juncos in the 18th century and was given the status of a town on August 2, 1797. Reeds, which gave the city its name, feature in the center of its flag and the bottom of its coat of arms. The Hato del Valenciano is remembered in the name of the Río Valenciano , as well as the coat of arms of Valencia featuring in Juncos' coat of arms, in addition to the city's two nicknames of La Ciudad del Valenciano (The Valenciano City) and Los Mulos del Valenciano (The Valenciano's Mules ). Puerto Rico

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1024-651: Was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States . In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Juncos was 8,429. On September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. Juncos had been declared a disaster zone

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