Club Deportivo Universitario
| Full name | Club Deportivo Universitario | ||
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| Nicknames | La "U" Universitarios | ||
| Founded | 1974 as Chorrillo FC | ||
| Ground | Estadio Universitario Penonomé, Panama | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Manuel E. Arias | ||
| Manager | Jose Anthony Torres | ||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
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Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a Panamanian professional football club currently playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama. It is based in Penonomé, Coclé Province.
History
[edit | edit source]Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters from becoming involved in criminal activities.[1] They won promotion to the top fight for the first time in 2001 by beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1 in a promotion playoff. This was their second serious attempt at promotion, the first ending in a loss on penalties to Municipal de Colón.[2]
The club won its first title in Apertura 2011, beating Plaza Amador 4–1.[3] In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title.[4] They won another title in Clausura 2014, and later in Apertura 2017, as well as twice finishing runners-up.
In 2018, financial problems forced Chorrillo FC to merge with CD Centenario and Panama City's Universidad Latina, the new name agreed is Club Deportivo Universitario. Parts of the agreement included that the team will be relocated to Penonomé on the Province of Coclé from Panama City´s El Chorrillo neighborhood, a construction of the new stadium that would be completed on late March 2019 and relocate/lease CD Centenario team from Penonomé to Colón Province as New York FC/Centenario.
Crest
[edit | edit source]The El Chorrillo district was heavily bombard by the United States Army during Operation Just Cause. The club adopted the phoenix emblem to symbolize the district's recovery.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Players (2024)
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
[edit | edit source]Historical list of coaches
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Carlos García Cantarero (2005–2007)- Panama Carlos Flores (2008)
- Panama José Alfredo Poyatos (January–December 2009)
- Colombia Félix Quiñones (2009–2010)[6]
- Uruguay Miguel Mansilla (2010–2011)[7]
- Panama Luis Maughn (June 2011–Aug 13)[8]
- Panama José Alfredo Poyatos (August–December 2013)[9]
- Panama César "Chino" Morales (2013–2014)
- Panama Julio Medina III (2014–2015)
- Panama Mike Stump (2015–2018)[10]
- Colombia Óscar Upegui (June–September 2018)
- Panama Julio Medina III (September–December 2018)
- Argentina Gustavo Onaindia (2018–2019)
- Panama Donaldo González (March–June 2019)
- Argentina Leonardo Pipino (June–October 2019)
- Colombia Richard Parra (October–December 2019)
- Panama England Gary Stempel (2020–2022)
- Venezuela Julio Infante (2022–2023)
- Panama José Mario Anthony Torres (January–May 2024)
- Panama Javier Miller (May 2024)
- Venezuela Ángel Sánchez (May 2024–present)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ La previa de la Gran Final de la LPF: Chorrillo FC vs Plaza Amador Archived 2016-04-21 at archive.today – Diario Pro (in Spanish)
- ^ Chorrillo y Pan de Azúcar definen su ascenso hoy – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Chorrillo FC vence al Plaza Amador y es campeón del Apertura 2011 – FEPAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Chorrillo campeón del Clausura 2014 Archived 2020-10-23 at the Wayback Machine – TVN-2 (in Spanish)
- ^ plus.es – Videos de fútbol Archived 2007-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Colombiano Quiñones será el nuevo técnico del Chorrillo FC – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Mansilla se pone el overol – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Chorrillo FC presenta a Luis Maughn como nuevo técnico – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Alfredo Poyatos, nuevo técnico del Chorrillo, renuncia Maughn – RPC (in Spanish)
- ^ Mike Stump es el nuevo técnico de Chorrillo FC – El Siglo (in Spanish)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website. Archived 2008-03-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)