C.D. Plaza Amador

Plaza Amador
Full name Club Deportivo Plaza Amador
Nickname(s) Los Leones
El Equipo del Pueblo
Founded April 25, 1955 (1955-04-25)
Ground Estadio Maracaná,
Panama City, Panama
Capacity 6,000
Chairman Gian Castillero
League Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2016 (C) Champions

Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is one of the oldest teams in Panama.

History

C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejada (1927–1982). Under Tejada's leadership, the club relied heavily on developing and training players (rather than high-profile signings). After Tejada's's death, new directors Andrés Villa, Daniel Vàsquez and Enrique Cajar led the club back to the highest level of Panamanian football. They won the district title, the COPA JVC, and in 1988 claimed their first ever ANAPROF championship. Amador proceeded to win titles in 1990 and 1992. After a long drought, they claimed victory in Apertura 2002 (as well as that year's grand final), Clausura 2005 (as well as that year's grand final), and Clausura 2016.

Honours

1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005, 2016 Clausura

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

1997 – Qualifying stage (Central Zone)
2016–17 – TBD

Emblems

Plaza Amador's old crest

The club's colors are the three colors of the Panamanian flag: red, white and blue. Plaza Amador was named after the first President of the Republic, Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero.

Players

Current squad

  • For Apertura 2015

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

No. Position Player
Panama GK Eric Hughes
Panama GK Alexander Andreve
Panama DF Luis Mendoza
Panama DF Sergio Ortega
Colombia DF Ezequiel Palomeque
Spain DF Ismael Remacha
Colombia DF Ariel Bonilla
Panama DF Edwin Gómez
Panama MF Julio Castillo
Panama MF Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez
Panama MF Manuel Torres
Panama MF John Michael Pretelt
No. Position Player
Panama MF Josiel Núñez
Panama MF Jonathan Bonilla
Panama MF Jorge Enrique Salas
Panama MF Miguel Escobar
Panama FW José Luis Garcés
Panama FW José Murillo
Panama FW Omar Browne
Panama FW Fernando Mena
Panama FW Jorge Rodríguez
Panama FW Valentín Pimentel
Panama FW Ameth Ramírez

Historical list of coaches

References

  1. ↑ Américo Bravo dejó al Plaza – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Técnico colombiano dirigirá al campeón Plaza Amador – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Leopoldo Lee renuncia como técnico del Plaza – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Ruben "Tatara" Guevara nuevo director técnico de Plaza Amador – DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Junta directiva acepta renuncia de Ruben "Tatara" Guevara – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Juan Carlos Cubilla es el nuevo técnico del Plaza Amador – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Plaza Amador con nuevo técnico: Leonicio De La Flor – RPC (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Richard Parra nuevo técnico del Plaza Amador – Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Plaza Amador con nuevo director tecnico – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Plaza Amador con nuevo técnico y jugadores para 2015 – RPC (in Spanish)
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