Atlético Chiriquí

Club Atlético Chiriquí is a Panamanian football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in David, Chiriquí and was founded on June 18, 2002 by Luis Denis Arce. Their home stadium is Estadio San Cristóbal.

Atlético Chiriquí
Full nameClub Atlético Chiriquí
Nickname(s)Los purasangre
Los tigres del norte
Lobos
FoundedJune 18, 2002
GroundEstadio San Cristóbal
David, Panama
Capacity3,000
Chairman César Valoyes
Manager Dayron Pérez
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
2022(C)6th

History

Atlético Chiriquí was founded by Luis Denis Arce on 18 June 2002[1] after the disappearance of Chiriquí F.C. in season 2001.

In 2004 the team gained promotion from the Liga Nacional de Ascenso to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Sabanitas 3–2 in the first match and 5–2 on the last match.

Opening season Apertura 2009 I came to semi-finals for the first time losing to San Francisco on aggregate 2 to 3, in Apertura 2009 II again came close to losing against Tauro semi-finals with an aggregate score of 4 to 7.

They bounced back from the Second Division in summer 2014 after being relegated a year earlier.[2] They beat SUNTRACS 1–0 in the championship decider[3] They earned their place in the final by winning the 2013 Apertura after beating Atlético Nacional 4–2 on aggregate.[4]

Atlético Chiriquí's alternative crest

Rivalries

Their biggest rivals are Atlético Veragüense, the matches between them are known as the clasico interiorano (The Interior derby).[5]

Stadium
Main article: Estadio San Cristóbal

Atlético Chiriquí plays their home matches in Estadio San Cristóbal. The stadium is named after the saint and neighborhood San Cristóbal.

Honours

Season to season
Season Division Place
2002 2A 7th
2003 2A 6th
2004 2A 1st
2005 1D 7th
2005 1D 6th
2006 1D 9th
2006 1D 9th
2007 1D 6th
2007 1D 5th
2008 1D 8th
2008 1D 8th
2009 I 1D 2nd
2009 II 1D 2nd
2010 II 1D 1st

Year-by-year results

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season Position League Record Playoffs Top Scorer Notes
P W T L F A +/- Pts Player G
2005 7/10 18 5 6 7 15 24 −9 21 debut
2005 6/10 16 4 5 7 20 25 −5 17 Could not qualify
2006 9/10 18 4 6 8 18 29 −11 18 Could not qualify
2006 9/10 18 2 4 12 14 30 −16 10 Could not qualify
2007 (A) 6/10 18 7 4 7 24 13 +11 25 Could not qualify José Dario Julio 7
2007 (C) 5/10 18 6 8 4 21 20 −1 26 Could not qualify Catalino Smith 5
2008 (A) 8/10 13 4 3 6 14 22 −8 15 Could not qualify Catalino Smith 3
2008 (C) 8/10 18 5 4 9 19 42 −23 19 Could not qualify Eybir Bonaga 6
2009 (A)I 2/10 20 10 6 2 35 19 +16 33 Semi-Finals Auriel Gallardo 10 Fell against San Francisco F.C. on aggregate 2–3
2009 (A)II 2/10 20 11 2 5 36 26 +10 35 Semi-Finals Oscar Vargas, Gabriel Ávila 6 Fell against Tauro F.C. on aggregate 7–4
2010 (C) 1/10 20 10 3 5 28 21 +7 33 Semi-Finals Auriel Gallardo 7 Fell against San Francisco F.C. on aggregate 3–2
2010 (A) 8/10 18 4 7 7 22 29 -7 19 Could not qualify Gabriel de Los Rios 8
2011 (C) 7/10 18 6 6 6 19 20 -1 24 Could not qualify Julian Martinez 4
2011 (A) 10/10 18 2 5 11 12 26 -14 11 Could not qualify Gabriel Rios 8
2012 (C) 7/10 18 4 8 6 14 17 -3 20 Could not qualify
2012 (A) 10/10 18 2 9 7 14 23 -9 15 Could not qualify Álvaro Hurtado 2
2013 (C) 9/10 18 2 9 7 18 24 -6 15 Could not qualify Jose Ortega 4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso
2014 (A) 9/10 18 4 7 7 16 21 -5 19 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra 7 Promotion to LPF
2015 (C) 10/10 18 4 5 9 14 25 -11 17 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra 5
2015 (A) 10/10 18 2 8 8 17 31 -14 14 Could not qualify José Gómez 4
2016 (C) 5/10 18 7 5 6 19 17 +2 26 Could not qualify Gabriel Ávila 4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso
2019 (A) 9/10 18 5 4 9 17 29 -12 19 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra 6 Promotion to LPF'
2020(A) 10/10 8 0 1 7 2 13 -11 1 Could not qualify Edgar Aparicio 1 Season suspended due to COVID-19
2020 (C) 9/10 9 0 5 4 6 11 -5 5 Could not qualify Yeison Ortega 1 Season resumed
New Format
2021 (A) 12/12 (6th West Conf.) 25 5 8 12 29 38 -9 23 Could not qualify Luis Pereira 4
2021 (C) 11/12 (5th West Conf.) 16 3 6 7 12 17 -5 15 Could not qualify Isaias Soto 4
2022 (A) 3/12 (1st West Conf.) 16 8 4 4 21 20 +1 28 Semi-Finals Edgar Aparicio 7 Fell against Alianza F.C. on aggregate 1-2
2022 (C) 12/12 (6th West Conf.) 16 1 8 7 7 25 -18 11 Could not qualify Jonathan Nisbeth 2

Players

Current squad
  • As of Clausura 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PAN Jose Cubilla
12 GK  PAN Alex Rodriguez
3 DF  PAN Porfirio Avila
15 DF  PAN Javier Rivera
20 DF  PAN Kaddir Evans
21 DF  PAN Oswell Arauz
22 DF  PAN Raul Guerra
23 DF  PAN Chin Hormechea
30 DF  PAN Yeison Ortega
86 MF  PAN Erick Gonzalez
80 MF  PAN Rigoberto Aparicio
70 MF  COL Jean Becerra
56 MF  PAN Juan Caparroso
44 MF  PAN Zabdiel Vega
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  PAN Isaias Soto
40 MF  PAN Brayan Vigil
37 MF  PAN David Checa
24 MF  PAN Jonathan Nisbeth
13 MF  PAN Chamel Asprilla
8 MF  PAN Dario Wright
6 MF  PAN Raymond Barnes
28 FW  VEN David Puche
99 FW  PAN Rodolfo Ford
52 FW  PAN Jose Bernal
45 FW  PAN Justhin Armuelles
11 FW  PAN Arnold Villarreal
9 FW  PAN Miguel Saavedra

Player of the year
Year Winner
2007 (A) José Dario Julio
2007 (C) Catalino Smith
2008 (A) Eybir Bonaga
2008 (C) Auriel Gallardo
2009 I(A) Martín Gómez
2009 II(A) Gabriel Ávila
2010 II(C) Oscar Vargas

Historical list of coaches
  • José Alfredo Poyatos (2006)
  • Daniel Valencia (2007)
  • Jair Palacios (2007)
  • Leroy Foster (2008)
  • Mario Méndez (2008 – Nov 10)
  • Carlos Flores (Dec 2010 – July 11)[6]
  • Ismael Benítez (Aug 2011 – Aug 11)
  • Orlando Arenas Valencia (Aug 2011– May 2012)[7]
  • Mario Méndez (May 2012 – Mar 2013)[8]
  • Javier Wanchope (Mar 2013– Nov 2015)[9]
  • Patricio Sampó (January 2019 - September 2019)
  • Noel Gutiérrez (September 2019 - February 2020)
  • Miguel Ángel Zahzú (March 2020 - July 2020)
  • Patricio Sampó (August 2020 - June 2021)
  • Alberto "Nino" Valencia (2021-2022)
  • Dayron Peréz (2022 - Present)

Sponsors

Companies that Atlético Chiriquí currently has sponsorship deals with include:

  • KELME – Official Partner.
  • Hotel Ciudad de David – Main Partner
  • Club Activo 20-30 – Main Partner
  • Transporte Rivera Hermanos S.A. – Main Partner

References
  1. Atlético Chiriquí quedó a un partido de jugar los 300 en primera división Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – FEPAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. Atlético Chiriquí firmó su descenso en casa – Crítica (in Spanish)
  3. Atlético Chiriquí regresa a la primera división – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Atlético Chiriquí, campeón – Panamá América (in Spanish)
  5. Clásico interiorano entre Veragüense y Chiriquí – Crítica (in Spanish)
  6. Futbolista chiricano es vendido al San Francisco – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. Arenas nuevo técnico del Atlético Chiriquí – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  8. Mario Méndez regresa al Atlético Chiriquí – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  9. Javier Wanchope es el nuevo técnico del onceno chiricano en la LPF – La Prensa (in Spanish)
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