Wikipedia - Cibao FC
Cibao Fútbol Club is a Dominican professional football team based in Santiago de los Caballeros. Founded in 2015, the team competes in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.
History
Cibao Futbol Club was founded on January 1, 2015, ahead of the inaugural season of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The club built a new stadium, Estadio Cibao FC, that opened on March 8, 2015.
Cibao FC partnered with the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and the ARMID Foundation to build the stadium and form a development academy. The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra contributed 26,187 square meters of land for the construction of the stadium. The ARMID-Foundation Real Madrid Foundation used these facilities to establish the first Real Madrid Foundation's Tecnification School in Latin America, which will be responsible for giving sports and academic training to children and adolescents.
On May 21, 2017, the team won the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship by defeating San Juan Jabloteh in the final, becoming the first team from the Dominican Republic to be crowned Caribbean club champions and the first to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, the team played against Guadalajara in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.
The team's colors are blue and white, and they play their home matches at the Estadio Cibao in Santiago. Cibao FC has a passionate fan base that supports the team both at home and on the road.
Cibao FC has won multiple domestic titles, including the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol, and has also competed in international tournaments such as the CONCACAF Champions League. The team continues to be a dominant force in Dominican soccer and is always striving for further success on the pitch.