Club Deportivo Universitario
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Universitario | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La "U" Universitarios | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | Virgilio Tejeira Penonomé, Panama | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Manuel E. Arias | ||
| Manager | Julio Medina III | ||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| 2017 (A) | Champions (4th after regular season) | ||
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Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama.
It is based in the El Chorrillo neighborhood of Panama City, and is expected in March 2019 that the team will be entirely relocated to a privately owned stadium facility on Penonomé, Coclé Province.
History
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 Chorillo 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
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
- Primera A: 1
Players
Current squad
- As of 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Players
Historical list of coaches
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References
- ^ 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 – 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
- (in Spanish) Official website