Sporting San Miguelito
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| Full name | Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Academia | ||
| Founded | 1989 | ||
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Estadio Bernardo "Candela" Gil Panama City, Panamá | ||
| Capacity | 2,400 | ||
| Chairman | Mario Corro | ||
| Manager | Noel Gutierrez | ||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| 2015 (C) |
1st Playoffs: Semi-Finals | ||
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Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol (the highest level of Panamanian football). It is based in San Miguelito. They played in Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia. They won their first Panamanian football title in Clausura 2013
History
Sporting '89
The club was founded in 1989 by Cesar Morales as Sporting '89. They reached the top flight for the first time in 1997 by defeating Chorrillo in a promotion playoff. They made their top tier debut on 19 July 1997 against Chiriquí.[1]
In the summer of 2002, the club changed its name to Sporting Coclé.[2] Five years later (2007), they changed their name again, adopting the name of San Miguelito, which remains the club title today.
Starting in 2011-2012, San Miguelito became a title contender. They topped the table in the regular season of both Apertura 2011 and Clausura 2012 (although they were eliminated in the semifinals each time). Then, in Clausura 2013, they claimed their first title by defeating San Francisco 4-1 in the championship final. They also reached the finals of Apertura 2015. Since then, results have declined, although the club has as of yet evaded relegation.
Stadium
They also played at different stadiums: starting at the Estadio Bernardo "Candela" Gil, then the El Ciruelito” de Antón and the Estadio Luis Ernesto (Cascarita) Tapia but since the reign of chairman Lucas Aleman they play at the Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo at Panama University.[1]
Honours
- Clausura 2013
- Primera A: 1
- 1996–97
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.
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Historical list of coaches
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References
- 1 2 EL SPORTING SAN MIGUELITO ARRIBA A SUS VEINTICINCO ANIVERSARIO – Sporting SM
- ↑ Sporting Coclé busca expandir sus horizontes – Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ↑ Plaza es un equipo complicado para Sporting – Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ↑ Jairo Silva seguirá dirigiendo al Sporting – Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ↑ Colombiano Jair Palacios dirigirá el Sporting Coclé – Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ↑ Técnico salvadoreño al Sporting – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ↑ CARLO WALLCOT TOMARA LAS RIENDAS DEL EQUIPO Sporting con nuevo técnico – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ↑ Piggott nuevo técnico del Sporting SM – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ↑ NUEVO DIRECTOR TECNICO DEL SPORTING – Sporting SM (in Spanish)
- ↑ “Chalate” Torres nuevo técnico del Sporting SM – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)