Atletico Chiriqui
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Club Atlético Chiriquí is a Panamanian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in David
David, Panama
David is a city located in the west of Panama. It is the capital of the province of Chiriquí and has an estimated population of 144,858 inhabitants as confirmed in 2010. It is a relatively affluent city with most families and houses having basic living requirements, such as concrete houses, clean...

, Chiriquí
Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí is a province of Panama, it is located on the western coast of Panama, and it is also the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a population of 416,873 as of the year 2010...

 and was founded on June 18, 2002 by Luis Denis Arce. Their home stadium is Estadio San Cristóbal
Estadio San Cristóbal
Estadio San Cristóbal is a stadium in Chiriquí Province, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético Chiriquí....

.

Foundation

Atletico Chiriqui was founded after the disappearance of Chiriquí F.C.
Chiriquí F.C.
Chiriquí Fútbol Club was a Panamanian football team that played in the city of David between 1995 and 2002.-History:Chiriquí F.C. was founded on 1995 by a group business man from Chiriquí including fellow Colombian Enrique París Villegas...

 in season 2001. Luis Denis Arce involved buy this space is for under other name.

In 2004 the team gained promotion from the Liga Nacional de Ascenso to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Sabanitas F.C. 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 FC on aggregate 2 to 3, in Apertura 2009 II again came close to losing against Tauro F.C.
Tauro F.C.
Tauro Fútbol Club is a professional football club located in Panama City, Panama that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. Tauro has won seven Liga Profesional de Fútbol Championships since 1988, the highest total of any team. The club has also finished second seven...

 semi-finals with an aggregate score of 4 to 7.

Rivalries

Classical interior Atletico Chiriqui
Atletico Chiriqui
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.-Foundation:...

 vs Atletico Veraguense
Atletico Veraguense
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...

 Their matches are known as the clasico interiorano.

Stadium

Main article(s): Estadio San Cristóbal
Estadio San Cristóbal
Estadio San Cristóbal is a stadium in Chiriquí Province, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético Chiriquí....

, Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí is a province of Panama, it is located on the western coast of Panama, and it is also the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a population of 416,873 as of the year 2010...


Atletico Chiriquí plays their home matches on estadio San Cristóbal.The stadium is named after the saint and neighborhood San Cristóbal.

Honours

  • Liga Nacional de Ascenso: 1
2004

Season to season

EWLINE
Season Division Place
2002 2A 7th
2003 2A 6th
2004 2A 1st
2005
ANAPROF 2005
ANAPROF 2005 is the 2005 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 11, 2005 with the "Torneo Apertura 2005" and finalized on November 12, 2005 with the Torneo Clausura 2005. The Apertura champion was Plaza Amador and the Clausura champion was San Francisco,...

1D
ANAPROF 2005
ANAPROF 2005 is the 2005 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 11, 2005 with the "Torneo Apertura 2005" and finalized on November 12, 2005 with the Torneo Clausura 2005. The Apertura champion was Plaza Amador and the Clausura champion was San Francisco,...

7th
2005
ANAPROF 2005
ANAPROF 2005 is the 2005 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 11, 2005 with the "Torneo Apertura 2005" and finalized on November 12, 2005 with the Torneo Clausura 2005. The Apertura champion was Plaza Amador and the Clausura champion was San Francisco,...

1D
ANAPROF 2005
ANAPROF 2005 is the 2005 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 11, 2005 with the "Torneo Apertura 2005" and finalized on November 12, 2005 with the Torneo Clausura 2005. The Apertura champion was Plaza Amador and the Clausura champion was San Francisco,...

6th
2006
ANAPROF 2006
ANAPROF 2006 is the 2006 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 3, 2006 with the "Torneo Apertura 2006" and finalized on November 25, 2006 with the Torneo Clausura 2006. The Apertura champion was San Francisco F.C...

1D
ANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...

9th
2006
ANAPROF 2006
ANAPROF 2006 is the 2006 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 3, 2006 with the "Torneo Apertura 2006" and finalized on November 25, 2006 with the Torneo Clausura 2006. The Apertura champion was San Francisco F.C...

1D
ANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...

9th
2007
ANAPROF 2007 (Apertura)
The ANAPROF Apertura 2007 season started on February 24, 2007. On May 27, 2007 the Apertura 2007 finalized with Tauro F.C. crowned seven time ANAPROF champion after beating San Francisco F.C. 2-0. Therefore Tauro F.C...

1D
ANAPROF 2007 (Apertura)
The ANAPROF Apertura 2007 season started on February 24, 2007. On May 27, 2007 the Apertura 2007 finalized with Tauro F.C. crowned seven time ANAPROF champion after beating San Francisco F.C. 2-0. Therefore Tauro F.C...

6th
2007
ANAPROF 2007 (Clausura)
The ANAPROF Clausura 2007 season started on August 3, 2007. On December 2, 2007 the Clausura 2007 finalized with San Francisco F.C. crowned four-time ANAPROF champion after beating Arabe Unido on penalties. Therefore both San Francisco F.C...

1D
ANAPROF 2007 (Clausura)
The ANAPROF Clausura 2007 season started on August 3, 2007. On December 2, 2007 the Clausura 2007 finalized with San Francisco F.C. crowned four-time ANAPROF champion after beating Arabe Unido on penalties. Therefore both San Francisco F.C...

5th
2008
ANAPROF 2008 (Apertura)
The ANAPROF Apertura 2008 season started on February 22, 2008. On May 31, 2008 the Apertura 2008 finalized with San Francisco F.C. crowned five time ANAPROF champion after beating Tauro F.C. 3-1....

1D
ANAPROF 2008 (Apertura)
The ANAPROF Apertura 2008 season started on February 22, 2008. On May 31, 2008 the Apertura 2008 finalized with San Francisco F.C. crowned five time ANAPROF champion after beating Tauro F.C. 3-1....

8th
2008
ANAPROF 2008 (Clausura)
The ANAPROF Clausura 2008 season started on July 25, 2008. On November 30, 2008 the Clausura 2008 finalized with Árabe Unido crowned four time ANAPROF champion after beating Tauro F.C. 3-2 after extra time...

1D
ANAPROF 2008 (Clausura)
The ANAPROF Clausura 2008 season started on July 25, 2008. On November 30, 2008 the Clausura 2008 finalized with Árabe Unido crowned four time ANAPROF champion after beating Tauro F.C. 3-2 after extra time...

8th
2009 I 1D 2nd
2009 II 1D 2nd
2010 II 1D 1nd

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  • 5 seasons in Liga Panameña de Fútbol
  • 3 seasons in Liga Nacional de Ascenso

Liga Panameña de Fútbol

Season Position League Record Playoffs Top Scorer Notes
P W T L F A +/- Pts Player G
2005
ANAPROF 2005
ANAPROF 2005 is the 2005 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 11, 2005 with the "Torneo Apertura 2005" and finalized on November 12, 2005 with the Torneo Clausura 2005. The Apertura champion was Plaza Amador and the Clausura champion was San Francisco,...

7/10 18 5 6 7 15 24 -9 21 debut
2005
ANAPROF 2005
ANAPROF 2005 is the 2005 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 11, 2005 with the "Torneo Apertura 2005" and finalized on November 12, 2005 with the Torneo Clausura 2005. The Apertura champion was Plaza Amador and the Clausura champion was San Francisco,...

6/10 16 4 5 7 20 25 -5 17 Could not qualify
2006
ANAPROF 2006
ANAPROF 2006 is the 2006 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 3, 2006 with the "Torneo Apertura 2006" and finalized on November 25, 2006 with the Torneo Clausura 2006. The Apertura champion was San Francisco F.C...

9/10 18 4 6 8 18 29 -11 18 Could not qualify
2006
ANAPROF 2006
ANAPROF 2006 is the 2006 season of the Panamanian football league, ANAPROF. The season started on February 3, 2006 with the "Torneo Apertura 2006" and finalized on November 25, 2006 with the Torneo Clausura 2006. The Apertura champion was San Francisco F.C...

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 Jose 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
Eybir Bonaga
Eybir Bonaga is a Panameniam football Attacking Midfielder, who currently plays in Panama for Liga Panameña de Fútbol in San Francisco F.C.. He is also a member of the Panama national football team...

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.
San Francisco F.C.
San Francisco Fútbol Club is a professional football team located in La Chorrera, Panamá, that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. The club plays its games in Estadio Agustín Sánchez. San Francisco have won 6 Liga Panameña de Fútbol championships, the second...

 on aggregate 2-3
2009 (A)II 2/10 20 11 2 5 36 26 +10 35 Semi-Finals Oscar Vargas
Oscar Vargas
Oscar Vargas is a Panamenian football striker, who currently plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-External links:*...

, Gabriel Avila
Gabriel Avila
Gabriel Ávila is a Panamanian football in striker who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.His brother Porfirio Avila plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-References:...

6 Fell against Tauro F.C.
Tauro F.C.
Tauro Fútbol Club is a professional football club located in Panama City, Panama that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. Tauro has won seven Liga Profesional de Fútbol Championships since 1988, the highest total of any team. The club has also finished second seven...

 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.
San Francisco F.C.
San Francisco Fútbol Club is a professional football team located in La Chorrera, Panamá, that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. The club plays its games in Estadio Agustín Sánchez. San Francisco have won 6 Liga Panameña de Fútbol championships, the second...

 on aggregate 3-2

Current squad

Atletico Chiriqui Squad in the Liga Panameña de Futbol Season




Out on loan

Atletico Chiriquí B

Squad changes for the Apertura 2010

In: Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean at 7 degrees, 26 minutes south latitude. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory [BIOT] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude....

- Transferred from Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

Robinson Zambrano - Transferred from Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...

Abnihell Ariano - Transferred from Chorrillo F.C. Pkilin Cascante - Transferred from Deportivo Bades Moises Torres - Transferred from Chorrillo F.C.

Out: Luis Escobar - Transferred to Sporting San Miguelito Amilcar James Sanchez - Transferred to San Francisco F.C.
San Francisco F.C.
San Francisco Fútbol Club is a professional football team located in La Chorrera, Panamá, that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. The club plays its games in Estadio Agustín Sánchez. San Francisco have won 6 Liga Panameña de Fútbol championships, the second...

Jose Diego Alvarez - Transferred to Slavia Prague Alexander Andreve
Alexander Andreve
Alexander Andreve is a Panamanian football goalkeeper who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Chorrillo F.C.. He was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.-Honors:Club* Liga Panameña de Fútbol* Runners-up : 2009...

- Transferred to Chorrillo F.C. Ricardo Fossaty - Transferred to FC Chiriqui Occidente Clive Trotman
Clive Trotman
Clive Trotman is a football Defender who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo F.C..-International career:2003 - Sub20 - Played sub20 Qualifying for the World United Arab Emirates in 2003....

- Transferred to Chorrillo F.C.

Foreign players

Davis Granados
Davis Granados
Davis Granados is a Colombian football defender.-Career:He currently plays for Atletico Chiriqui in the ANAPROF....

  Amilcar James  Javier Mercado   Lowding Van Cambpell

Player of the year

Year Winner
2007 (A)   Jose Dario Julio
2007 (C)   Catalino Smith
2008 (A)   Eybir Bonaga
Eybir Bonaga
Eybir Bonaga is a Panameniam football Attacking Midfielder, who currently plays in Panama for Liga Panameña de Fútbol in San Francisco F.C.. He is also a member of the Panama national football team...

2008 (C)   Auriel Gallardo
2009 I(A)   Martín Gómez
Martín Gómez
Martín Gómez is a Panamanian football player who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.-International career:...

2009 II(A)   Gabriel Avila
Gabriel Avila
Gabriel Ávila is a Panamanian football in striker who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.His brother Porfirio Avila plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-References:...

2010 II(C)   Oscar Vargas
Oscar Vargas
Oscar Vargas is a Panamenian football striker, who currently plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-External links:*...


Board of directors

Position Name
President   Luis Denis Arce
Vice-president
Secretary
Treasurer
Fiscal

Management

Position Name
Manager   Mario Méndez
Mario Méndez (Panamanian footballer)
Mario Uriel Méndez, commonly known as El Cholito was born on January 5, 1977 in David, Chiriquí was a Panamanian football defender and currently is a manager.-Club:In Panama, Mendez played for Chiriquí F.C., Tauro, Chorrillo and Atlético Chiriquí...

Assistant Manager   Catalino Smith
Reserve Manager
Goalkeeping Coach
Fitness Coach
Physiotherapist

List of coaches

Alfredo Poyatos (2006) Daniel Valencia (2007) Jair Palacios (2007) Leroy Foster (2008) Mario Méndez
Mario Méndez (Panamanian footballer)
Mario Uriel Méndez, commonly known as El Cholito was born on January 5, 1977 in David, Chiriquí was a Panamanian football defender and currently is a manager.-Club:In Panama, Mendez played for Chiriquí F.C., Tauro, Chorrillo and Atlético Chiriquí...

 (2008-)

Famous players

Pablo Romero
Pablo Romero
Pablo Romero Hernandez is a former Cuban amateur boxer best known for winning two light-heavyweight gold medals at World Championships. The dominant light-heavy of the eighties he never participated in Olympics as his country boycotted both the 1984 and 1988 games...

 (2007) Ryan Simpson (2005–07) Rene West (2008) Pablo Bedoya (2007) Wellinton Dominguez (2006) Luis Escobar (2010) Rodman Gonzalez 2007 Davis Granados
Davis Granados
Davis Granados is a Colombian football defender.-Career:He currently plays for Atletico Chiriqui in the ANAPROF....

 (2009-) Jose Dario Julio (2006–07), (2009-) Amilcar James Sanchez (2009–10) Jonathan Marchena (2008–09) Gabriel Avila
Gabriel Avila
Gabriel Ávila is a Panamanian football in striker who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.His brother Porfirio Avila plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-References:...

 (2007-) Eybir Bonaga
Eybir Bonaga
Eybir Bonaga is a Panameniam football Attacking Midfielder, who currently plays in Panama for Liga Panameña de Fútbol in San Francisco F.C.. He is also a member of the Panama national football team...

 (2006-)
Jimmy Duarte
Jimmy Duarte
Mario Jimmy Duarte is a football striker who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol team Plaza Amador. He also represented Panama at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.-External links:*...

 (2003–06) Auriel Gallardo (2005-) Luis Gallardo
Luis Gallardo
Luis Miguel Gallardo to Maria Erenia and Jorge Gallardo, is a Panamanian footballer. He plays for CS Herediano in the Costa Rican Primera División.-International career:...

 (2009) Martín Gómez
Martín Gómez
Martín Gómez is a Panamanian football player who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.-International career:...

 (2007-) Mario Méndez
Mario Méndez (Panamanian footballer)
Mario Uriel Méndez, commonly known as El Cholito was born on January 5, 1977 in David, Chiriquí was a Panamanian football defender and currently is a manager.-Club:In Panama, Mendez played for Chiriquí F.C., Tauro, Chorrillo and Atlético Chiriquí...

 (2007–08) Omar Navarro Rutinelly
Omar Navarro Rutinelly
Omar Navarro Rutinelly is a Panamanian football defender who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.-External links:*...

 (2002-) Temistocles Perez (2005–06) Catalino Smith (2004–08) Roberto Stewart (2006) Clive Trotman
Clive Trotman
Clive Trotman is a football Defender who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo F.C..-International career:2003 - Sub20 - Played sub20 Qualifying for the World United Arab Emirates in 2003....

 (2006–10) Carlos Valdez
Carlos Valdez (Panamanian footballer)
Carlos Valdez El Chiri is a Panameniam football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Atletico Chiriqui.In 2007 he scored a goal to Tauro FC goalkeeper Óscar McFarlane.-International career:...

 (2003-) Oscar Vargas
Oscar Vargas
Oscar Vargas is a Panamenian football striker, who currently plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-External links:*...

 (2006-) Cristian Vega
Cristian Vega
Cristian Vega is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The character was most notably portrayed by David Fumero, who played Cristian from June 26, 1998 to September 8, 2011.-Casting:...

 (2005)

Atletico Chiriquí reserves

  • Atletico Chiriquí B, will play the 2010 Clausura season in Liga Panameña de Fútbol Sub 19.

Sponsors

Companies that Atlético Chiriquí currently has sponsorship deals with include: Patrick
Patrick (shoe company)
Patrick is a sportswear company headquartered in Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Belgium.-History:Patrick, originally Patrick-Chaussures Techniques, was founded by Patrice Beneteau in 1892...

 - Official Partner. Fiesta Casino - Main Partner Cerveza Balboa - Main Partner Super Z Stereo - Main Partner Hotel Palacio Imperial - Main Partner

External links

Official website http://www.marca.com/2010/02/26/futbol/futbol_internacional/1267190150.html
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