S.D. Atlético Nacional
Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Panamanian football team who currently play in the Panamanian top tier.
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| Full name | Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional | |
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| Nickname(s) | Tongos, Uniformados, Equipo Policiaco, El equipo de la Policia [Police Team] | |
| Founded | 2001 (1995 originally) | |
| Ground | Estadio Javier Cruz San Miguelito, Panamá | |
| Capacity | 2500 | |
| Chairman | Eduardo Serracin | |
| Manager | Daniel Valencia | |
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | |
| 2015 (C) | 1st (champions) | |
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It is based in Panama City, and is the team of the National Police of Panamá.
History
Atlético Nacional
In 1995, a team named Atlético Nacional was founded and played a couple of years in the ANAPROF league until they were disbanded in 2001 due to manipulation and alteration of documents.
Club Deportivo Policía Nacional
The club were reformed in 2005 as Club Deportivo Policía Nacional and in 2005 the team managed promotion to the top level after beating Atalanta 1–0.[1] They were relegated to the Second Division in 2006.
Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional
They were renamed Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional in 2008. In December 2012, Atlético Nacional lost the Apertura final to Millenium UP[2] but they clinched promotion to the LPF in June 2015 after they won the Panamanian Second Division championship decider against SUNTRACS.[3] They had already beaten SUNTRACS in November 2014 in the Apertura final.[4]
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.
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Notable players
Historical list of coaches
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References
- Panama 2005 – RSSSF
- Millenium se coronó en la Liga Nacional de Ascenso – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Vence al Suntracs 3–0 La Policía Nacional sube a la LPF – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Atlético Nacional es el nuevo campeón de la LNA – Panama Futbol (in Spanish)