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
Capacity2,500
Chairman Luis Denis Arce
Manager Mario "Cholito" Mendez
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
2015(C)9th

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 neighbourhood San Cristóbal.

Honours
2004, 2014

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

Players

Current squad
  • As of 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
GK Joseph Vargas
DF Erick Araya
DF David Arrue
DF Paul Cordero
DF José Gómez
DF Federico Marines
DF Yitzhak Moreno
DF Edgardo Panezo
MF Edgar Aparicio
MF Richie de Gracía
MF Joshua Hawkins
No. Position Player
MF Pablo Murillo
MF Jorge Samudio
MF Gilberto Salas
MF Isaias Soto
MF Geovanny Tascon
MF George Tinglin
FW Gabriel Ávila
FW Carlos Batista
FW Michael Casazola

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
MF Allan Hernandez (at FC Internazionale)
MF Clive Trotman (at Chorrillo F.C.)
 

Youth squad

Atlético Chiriquí B

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

No. Position Player
3 DF Porfirio Avila
19 MF Jesús Alvarado
22 MF Edilberto Del Cid
33 MF Edwin Navarro
42 DF Marcelo Caballero
60 DF Ivan Valdez
DF Carlos Acosta Silva
DF Victor Julio Castillo
DF Lowdwing Van Campbell
DF Isaac Sánchez
No. Position Player
DF Isaac Sánchez
DF Joel Zapata
DF Alexis Guerra
MF Richie DeGracia
MF Ivan Espinoza
MF Simón Chan
FW Ángel Morales
FW Felix Madrid
FW Michael Goudar
FW Hector Mora

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

Notable Players

Historical list of coaches

Sponsors

Companies that Atlético Chiriquí currently has sponsorship deals with include:

  • Patrick – Official Partner.
  • Fiesta Casino – Main Partner
  • Cerveza Balboa – Main Partner
  • Super Z Stereo – Main Partner
  • Hotel Palacio Imperial – 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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