Atlético Veragüense

Atlético Veragüense is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Santiago de Veraguas in Veraguas province. Its home stadium is Estadio Aristocles Castillo. The team was previously known as La Primavera.

Atlético Veragüense
Full nameClub Atlético Veragüense
Nickname(s)El submarino amarillo
Los indios
Hijos de Urracá
Founded1996
GroundEstadio Aristocles Castillo
Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Capacity2,000
ChairmanRafael Sanjur
Manager Andrés Domínguez
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
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History

In 2002, La Primavera beat Expreso Bocas (from the Bocas del Toro Province) 2–1 to earn promotion to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol for the first time.[1]

In 2003, the team was renamed Atlético Veragüense. Under their new name, they lasted in the top flight until Clausura 2011, when they were relegated.[2]

They returned after Clausura 2016, replacing Chepo F.C. (which had folded).[3]


Notable Players

Honours
2002

Historical list of coaches
  • Virgilio Rodríguez (2005–2006)
  • José Alfredo Poyatos (2006)
  • Virgilio Rodríguez (2007–2009)
  • Roger Gómez (Oct 2009–2010)[4]
  • Eduardo Flores (Apr 2010–)

References
  1. Atlético Veragüense sacó su casta y se proclama campeón – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Veraguense al abismo del descenso, Chepo se salva – TVMax-9 (in Spanish)
  3. RPCTV.com Chepo FC es reemplazado (in Spanish)
  4. Tico Roger Gómez dirigirá al Veragüense – La Prensa (in Spanish)


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