Chepo F.C.
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| Full name | Chepo Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Los Naranjas Los Tigrillos | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Dissolved | 2016 | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Óscar Sumán Carrillo Panama City, Panama | ||
| Chairman | Peter Johnson | ||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
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Chepo F.C. was a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. The team folded by mid 2016 due to financial reasons, It was based in Chepo.
Chepo was known for its youth system[1] of whom have emerged many future promises of Panamanian football, among those are: Armando Gun, Gabriel Torres, Eduardo Jiménez, José Calderón and Román Torres, all of whom have represented Panama.[2]
History
Proyecto 2000
Chepo FC was founded in 1999 under the name of Proyecto 2000,[1] where it gathered young players from around the country aspiring to win a ticket to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol one day. They started playing in the Liga Distritorial de Fútbol de Panamá (Lidifutpa).[3]
In 2000 the team was renamed Chepo FC due to expansion and participated in 2003 in Primera A.
In 2006 the team gained promotion from Primera A to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1.[4] They have not been very successful at the highest level and only reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Apertura season.[5]
By may 2016 main sponsor retired support to the club and entered on a severe economic crisis causing the team to fold[6], it was replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso runner-up S.D. Atlético Veragüense.
Honours
- Primera A: 1
- 2003
Year-by-year results
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
| Season | Position | League Record | Play-offs | Top Scorer | Notes | ||||||||
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| P | W | T | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | Player | G | ||||
| 2007 (A) | 5/10 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 | Could not qualify | Gabriel Torres | 11 | Did not qualify because of goal differential |
| 2007 (C) | 7/10 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | Could not qualify | Gabriel Torres | 9 | Gabriel Torres was top-scorer of the season |
| 2008 (A) | 3/10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 23 | Semi-finals | Carlos Martinez | 5 | |
| 2008 (C) | 4/10 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 32 | Semi-finals | Luis Jaramillo | 14 | |
| 2009 (A) I | 5/10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 32 | Could not qualify | Luis Jaramillo | 11 | Did not qualify because of goal differential |
| 2009 (A) II | 8/10 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 17 | Could not qualify | Gabriel Torres | 5 | |
Players
Current squad
- For Clausura 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
77 – 
Jonathan Rodríguez, midfielder, 2006–09 (posthumous honour)[7]
Historical list of coaches
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References
- 1 2 Chepo F.C.: talento y sangre nueva – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ↑ Los rostros de la esperanza
- ↑ Historia – Chepo FC (in Spanish)
- ↑ FESTEJO: CHEPO VENCIó 2–1 A PAN DE AZúCAR Ascenso inesperado – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Chepo FC busca hacer historia – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ↑ RPCTV.com Chepo FC es reemplazado (in Spanish)
- ↑ Resolucion de Duelo Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Jorge Santos nuevo técnico del Chepo – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
External links
- (in Spanish) Official website