Unión Deportivo Universitario

Union Deportivo Universitario
Full name Union Deportivo Universitario
Nickname(s) La Fiebre Amarilla
Los Chorrilleros
Founded 1974 (1974)
Ground Estadio Maracaná
Panama City, Panama
Capacity 6,000
Chairman Manuel E. Arias
Manager Mike Stump
League Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2017 (A) Champions (4th after regular season)

Union 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 district of Panama City. Their home stadium is Estadio Maracaná.

History

Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters to become 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 adopt a sponsorship agreement with Panama City's Universidad Latina--hence the new name of Union Deportivo Universitario.

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]

Municipal Chorrillo's old crest

Honours

2011 (A), 2014 (C), 2017 (A)
Runners-up (2): 2011 (C), 2009 (A)
2000–01
Runners-up (1): 1998

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.

No. Position Player
1 Panama GK Junior Torres
2 Panama DF José Manuel Marmolejo
3 Panama DF Josué Flores
4 Panama DF José Maughn
6 Panama DF Edward Benítez
8 Brazil MF Caio José Milan
10 Panama MF Javier Samaniego
12 Panama GK Eliecer Powell
14 Panama FW Humberto Ward
16 Panama DF Alberto Fonseca
17 Panama MF Rolando Rojas
No. Position Player
20 Panama MF Luis Jaramillo
22 Colombia GK Jorge Henríquez
25 Panama MF Guardia Carlos
29 Panama DF Omar Camargo
30 Panama DF Richard Dixon
60 Panama GK Carlos Secaida
80 Panama GK Atencio Ronald
United States DF Taylor Rice
Mexico MF Ricardo Jiménez
Peru FW Luis Zúñiga

Historical list of coaches

References

  1. ↑ La previa de la Gran Final de la LPF: Chorrillo FC vs Plaza Amador Archived 2016-04-21 at Archive.is – Diario Pro (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Chorrillo y Pan de Azúcar definen su ascenso hoy – Crítica (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Chorrillo FC vence al Plaza Amador y es campeón del Apertura 2011 – FEPAFUT (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Chorrillo campeón del Clausura 2014 – TVN-2 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ plus.es – Videos de fútbol Archived 2007-12-07 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Colombiano Quiñones será el nuevo técnico del Chorrillo FC – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Mansilla se pone el overol – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Chorrillo FC presenta a Luis Maughn como nuevo técnico – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Alfredo Poyatos, nuevo técnico del Chorrillo, renuncia Maughn – RPC (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Mike Stump es el nuevo técnico de Chorrillo FC – El Siglo (in Spanish)
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