Chepo F.C. was a
Panamanian football team playing at the
Liga Panameña de Fútbol. The team folded mid 2016. It was based in
Chepo.
Chepo was known for its youth system
[Chepo F.C.: talento y sangre nueva]
nbsp;– Crítica of whom have emerged many future promises of Panamanian football, among those are:
Armando Gun
Armando Antonio Gun Caballero (born 17 January 1986) is a Panamanian professional footballer who currently plays for Independiente La Chorrera as a left-back.
Club career
Gun played for several Panamanian league clubs and had spells abroad wit ...
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Gabriel Torres,
Eduardo Jiménez,
José Calderón and
Román Torres, all of whom have represented
Panama
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History
Proyecto 2000
Chepo FC was founded in 1999 under the name of ''Proyecto 2000'',
[ 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).
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. They have not been very successful at the highest level and only reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Apertura season.
By May 2016 main sponsor retired support causing the team to fold, it was replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso runner-up S.D. Atlético Veragüense.
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Honours
* Primera A: 1
:: 2006
*Copa Rommel Fernández
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: 1
::2003
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Year-by-year results
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Players
Current squad
* For Clausura 2016
Retired numbers
77 – Jonathan Rodríguez, midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, 2006–09 ''(posthumous honour)''
Historical list of coaches
* Felipe Fuentes (2005–09)
* Víctor René Mendieta (2009–10)
* Cesar Morales and Frank Lozada (April 2010–June 10)
* Mike Stump (June 2010–June 11)
* Felipe Fuentes (2011)
* Mike Stump (Jan 2012–April 13)
* Felipe Fuentes (July 2013–)
* Jorge Santos (June 2014–)Jorge Santos nuevo técnico del Chepo
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References
External links
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Football clubs in Panama
Association football clubs established in 1999
Defunct football clubs in Panama
1999 establishments in Panama
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