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
Chairman César Valoyes
Manager 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]

Rivalries

Their biggest rivals are Atlético Veragüense, the matches between them are known as the clasico interiorano (The Interior derby).[5]

Stadium

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 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
2010 (A) 8/10 18 4 7 7 22 29 -7 19 Could not qualify Gabriel de Los Rios 8
2011 (C) 7/10 18 6 6 6 19 20 -1 24 Could not qualify Julian Martinez 4
2011 (A) 10/10 18 2 5 11 12 26 -14 11 Could not qualify 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 Álvaro Hurtado 2
2013 (C) 9/10 18 2 9 7 18 24 -6 15 Could not qualify Jose Ortega 4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso
2014 (A) 9/10 18 4 7 7 16 21 -5 19 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra 7 Promotion to LPF
2015 (C) 10/10 18 4 5 9 14 25 -11 17 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra 5
2015 (A) 10/10 18 2 8 8 17 31 -14 14 Could not qualify José Gómez 4
2016 (C) 5/10 18 7 5 6 19 17 +2 26 Could not qualify Gabriel Ávila 4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso
2019 (A) 9/10 18 5 4 9 17 29 -12 19 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra 6 Promotion to LPF'
2020(A) 10/10 8 0 1 7 2 13 -11 1 Could not qualify Edgar Aparicio 1 Season suspended due to COVID-19
2020 (C) 9/10 9 0 5 4 6 11 -5 5 Could not qualify 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 Luis Pereira 4
2021 (C) 11/12 (5th West Conf.) 16 3 6 7 12 17 -5 15 Could not qualify Isaias Soto 4
2022 (A) 3/12 (1st West Conf.) 16 8 4 4 21 20 +1 28 Semi-Finals 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 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  PAN Jose Cubilla
25 GK  PAN Edward Chacón
2 DF  PAN Modesto Justiniani
3 DF  PAN Porfirio Avila
4 DF  PAN Amilcar Quiroz
6 DF  PAN Roberto Meneses
19 DF  PAN Jose Ortega
21 DF  COL Andrés Palmezano
27 DF  PAN Breysi García
30 DF  PAN Yeison Ortega
38 DF  PAN Daniel Hoyos
53 DF  PAN Alan Miranda
7 MF  PAN Isaac Alvarado
8 MF  PAN Dario Wright
10 MF  PAN Isaias Soto
13 MF  PAN Chamell Asprilla
16 MF  COL Freyn Figueroa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  PAN Raymond Barnes
24 MF  PAN Jonathan Nisbeth
32 MF  PER Ricardo Miranda
38 MF  PAN Luis Cueto
44 MF  PAN Zabdiel Vega
45 FW  PAN Jhostin Armuelles
48 MF  PAN Alan Miranda
56 MF  PAN Juan Caparroso
70 MF  COL Jean Becerra
80 FW  PAN Rigoberto Aparicio
9 FW  PAN Miguel Saavedra
11 FW  PAN Arnold Villarreal
20 FW  PAN Juvan De la Espada
37 FW  PAN Arturo Aizpu
99 FW  PAN Aaron Lowis
15 MF  COL Juan Ramirez
MF  COL Cristian Sanchez

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

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

Sponsors

Companies that Atlético Chiriquí currently has sponsorship deals with include:

  • KELME – Official Partner.
  • Hotel Ciudad de David – Main Partner
  • Club Activo 20-30 – Main Partner
  • Transporte Rivera Hermanos S.A. – Main Partner

References