Alianza F.C. (Panama)

Alianza
Full name Asociación Cívica, Social y Deportiva Alianza Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) Los pericos
Los verdolagas
Founded March 2, 1963
Ground Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernanez
Panama City
(Capacity: 800)
Chairman Rubén Cárdenas
Manager Carlos Pérez Porras
League Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2010 (C) 5th
Home colours
Away colours

Alianza F.C. is a professional soccer club located in Panama that plays in Liga Profesional de Fútbol the highest soccer league in Panama. Alianza won the Primera A championship in 1998-99 to win promotion to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol where they have been since. Their best showing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol was as runner-up in the 2003 Clausura.

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History

Alianza F.C. was founded on March 2, 1963 (the second oldest club in modern Panamanian soccer) by a group of 12 young players that represented Panama in the first CONCACAF Youth Championship. Under Don Justiniano Cárdenas, the team won a second division district championship in the summer 1963 and again in 1968. Throughout the rest of the 1960s, the club remained together with the help of legal directors, such as the head of police and Don Justiniano Cárdenas, as well as fundraisers. The club wanted more than just to compete. The players wanted to become better members of society.

During the 1970s, the club stayed together thanks in large part due to contributions from the Espivak Company and its owner Mr. Jose Weinberg as well as the previously mentioned directors. The contributions helped pay for uniforms, cleats and other necessities.

In 1980, the men's team was one of 8 clubs to participate in la Primera Liga No-Aficionada de Fútbol. The top league in Panama at the time.

Throughout the 1980s, the club continued to grow and gain more sponsors. Including the formation of an under-19 team, which has participated in the Distritorial league for 25+ years. The club helped create the first youth league in the Panama District in 1980. The youth team has since played in the premier division of its district league, while in 1989 the men's team began play in the premier division of ANAPROF.

In 1993, the men's team was removed from ANAPROF due to political reasons. The club built back up with the help of leaders from the community, who took in the local, troubled youth. On July 26, 1993, the club created the Escuelita de Fútbol, Don Justiniano Cárdenas. Which has served the club and the area since.

Through 1996 the team played in LINFUNA a rogue league that rivaled ANAPROF.

After two seasons, the club returned to the Primera A of ANAPROF where it then won promotion two seasons afterwards after beating Atletico Guadalupe 1-0.

Since 1996, the club has been charter members in district leagues for youth at the under-12, under-14, and under-15, levels. In the first season, the under-15 team won their league's championship. As of 2001, the club participated in ANAPROF as well as district leagues at the under-19, under-16, under-14, under-12, and under-10, levels.

The club had its best performance in its history in 2003, reaching the finals of ANAPROF in the clausura tournament. However they lost the final 5-1 against Tauro F.C.

Honours

1999

Records

All time scorer is Cesar el “Bombo” Medina.

Current squad

First team squad, as of April 16 2009 [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Giovanni Gutiérrez
2 DF Rodrigo Vásquez
3 DF Diego Medina
4 DF César Vergara
5 DF Lucio Iván López
6 DF Ivan Lopez Cardenas
7 MF Javier Cedeño
8 MF Lostic McCormack
9 FW Eduameth Nimbley
10 FW Yairo Yao
11 FW Roberty Morales
12 MF Julio Ruiz
13 FW Yizhak Gonzalez
14 FW Juan Carlos Carvajal
No. Position Player
16 DF Osvaldo Tejada
17 DF Joaquin Torres
18 DF Lucas Arias
19 DF Cesar Vergara
20 MF Terön
21 MF Abdul Pinto
24 FW César Medina
26 MF Alexis Antaneda
30 GK Miguel Padilla
34 FW Carlos Monterrey
60 GK Kevin Melgar

Coaches

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