Atlético Chiriquí

Atlético Chiriquí
Full nameClub Atlético Chiriquí
Nickname(s)Los purasangre
Los tigres del norte
Lobos
FoundedJune 18, 2002
GroundEstadio San Cristóbal
Chiriquí David, Panama
Capacity3,000
ChairmanColombia César Valoyes
ManagerColombia Dayron Pérez
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
2022(C)6th

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.

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 neighborhood San Cristóbal.

Honours

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 Colombia José Dario Julio 7
2007 (C) 5/10 18 6 8 4 21 20 −1 26 Could not qualify Panama Catalino Smith 5
2008 (A) 8/10 13 4 3 6 14 22 −8 15 Could not qualify Panama Catalino Smith 3
2008 (C) 8/10 18 5 4 9 19 42 −23 19 Could not qualify Panama Eybir Bonaga 6
2009 (A)I 2/10 20 10 6 2 35 19 +16 33 Semi-Finals Panama 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 Panama Oscar Vargas, Panama 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 Panama Auriel Gallardo 7 Fell against San Francisco F.C. on aggregate 3–2
2010 (A) 8/10 18 4 7 7 22 29 -7 19 Could not qualify Panama Gabriel de Los Rios 8
2011 (C) 7/10 18 6 6 6 19 20 -1 24 Could not qualify Colombia Julian Martinez 4
2011 (A) 10/10 18 2 5 11 12 26 -14 11 Could not qualify Panama Gabriel Rios 8
2012 (C) 7/10 18 4 8 6 14 17 -3 20 Could not qualify
2012 (A) 10/10 18 2 9 7 14 23 -9 15 Could not qualify Colombia Álvaro Hurtado 2
2013 (C) 9/10 18 2 9 7 18 24 -6 15 Could not qualify Panama Jose Ortega 4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso
2014 (A) 9/10 18 4 7 7 16 21 -5 19 Could not qualify Panama Miguel Saavedra 7 Promotion to LPF
2015 (C) 10/10 18 4 5 9 14 25 -11 17 Could not qualify Panama Miguel Saavedra 5
2015 (A) 10/10 18 2 8 8 17 31 -14 14 Could not qualify Panama José Gómez 4
2016 (C) 5/10 18 7 5 6 19 17 +2 26 Could not qualify Panama Gabriel Ávila 4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso
2019 (A) 9/10 18 5 4 9 17 29 -12 19 Could not qualify Panama Miguel Saavedra 6 Promotion to LPF'
2020(A) 10/10 8 0 1 7 2 13 -11 1 Could not qualify Panama Edgar Aparicio 1 Season suspended due to COVID-19
2020 (C) 9/10 9 0 5 4 6 11 -5 5 Could not qualify Panama Yeison Ortega 1 Season resumed
New Format
2021 (A) 12/12 (6th West Conf.) 25 5 8 12 29 38 -9 23 Could not qualify Panama Luis Pereira 4
2021 (C) 11/12 (5th West Conf.) 16 3 6 7 12 17 -5 15 Could not qualify Panama Isaias Soto 4
2022 (A) 3/12 (1st West Conf.) 16 8 4 4 21 20 +1 28 Semi-Finals Panama Edgar Aparicio 7 Fell against Alianza F.C. on aggregate 1-2
2022 (C) 12/12 (6th West Conf.) 16 1 8 7 7 25 -18 11 Could not qualify Panama Jonathan Nisbeth 2

Players

Current squad

  • As of Apertura 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Panama PAN Jose Cubilla
25 GK Panama PAN Edward Chacón
2 DF Panama PAN Modesto Justiniani
3 DF Panama PAN Porfirio Avila
4 DF Panama PAN Amilcar Quiroz
6 DF Panama PAN Roberto Meneses
19 DF Panama PAN Jose Ortega
21 DF Colombia COL Andrés Palmezano
27 DF Panama PAN Breysi García
30 DF Panama PAN Yeison Ortega
38 DF Panama PAN Daniel Hoyos
53 DF Panama PAN Alan Miranda
7 MF Panama PAN Isaac Alvarado
8 MF Panama PAN Dario Wright
10 MF Panama PAN Isaias Soto
13 MF Panama PAN Chamell Asprilla
16 MF Colombia COL Freyn Figueroa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Panama PAN Raymond Barnes
24 MF Panama PAN Jonathan Nisbeth
32 MF Peru PER Ricardo Miranda
38 MF Panama PAN Luis Cueto
44 MF Panama PAN Zabdiel Vega
45 FW Panama PAN Jhostin Armuelles
48 MF Panama PAN Alan Miranda
56 MF Panama PAN Juan Caparroso
70 MF Colombia COL Jean Becerra
80 FW Panama PAN Rigoberto Aparicio
9 FW Panama PAN Miguel Saavedra
11 FW Panama PAN Arnold Villarreal
20 FW Panama PAN Juvan De la Espada
37 FW Panama PAN Arturo Aizpu
99 FW Panama PAN Aaron Lowis
15 MF Colombia COL Juan Ramirez
— MF Colombia COL Cristian Sanchez

Player of the year

Year Winner
2007 (A) Colombia José Dario Julio
2007 (C) Panama Catalino Smith
2008 (A) Panama Eybir Bonaga
2008 (C) Panama Auriel Gallardo
2009 I(A) Panama Martín Gómez
2009 II(A) Panama Gabriel Ávila
2010 II(C) Panama Oscar Vargas

Notable players

See also: Category:Atlético Chiriquí players

Historical list of coaches

  • Panama José Alfredo Poyatos (2006)
  • Colombia Daniel Valencia (2007)
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (2007)
  • Costa Rica Leroy Foster (2008)
  • Panama Mario Méndez (2008 – Nov 10)
  • Panama Carlos Flores (Dec 2010 – July 11)[6]
  • Colombia Ismael Benítez (Aug 2011 – Aug 11)
  • Colombia Orlando Arenas Valencia (Aug 2011– May 2012)[7]
  • Panama Mario Méndez (May 2012 – Mar 2013)[8]
  • Costa Rica Javier Wanchope (Mar 2013– Nov 2015)[9]
  • Argentina Patricio Sampó (January 2019 - September 2019)
  • Panama Noel Gutiérrez (September 2019 - February 2020)
  • Argentina Miguel Ángel Zahzú (March 2020 - July 2020)
  • Argentina Patricio Sampó (August 2020 - June 2021)
  • Venezuela Alberto "Nino" Valencia (2021-2022)
  • Colombia Dayron Peréz (2022 - Present)

Sponsors

Companies that Atlético Chiriquí currently has sponsorship deals with include:

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)