Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a
Panama
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nian
football team playing in the
Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama.
It is based in
Penonomé,
Coclé Province
Coclé () is a province of central Panama on the nation's southern coast. The administrative capital is the city of Penonomé. This province was created by the Act of September 12, 1855 with the title of Department of Coclé during the presidenc ...
, and is the first panamanian team to play on a privately owned stadium facility.
History
Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters from becoming involved in criminal activities. They won promotion to the top fight for the first time in
2001
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by beating
Pan de Azúcar 2–1 in a promotion playoff. This was their second serious attempt at promotion, the first ending in a loss on penalties to Municipal de Colón.
The club won its first title in Apertura 2011, beating Plaza Amador 4–1. In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title. They won another title in Clausura 2014, and later in Apertura 2017, as well as twice finishing runners-up.
In 2018, financial problems forced Chorillo FC to merge with
CD Centenario
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and Panama City's
Universidad Latina, the new name agreed is Club Deportivo Universitario. Parts of the agreement included that the team will be relocated to Penonomé on the Province of Coclé from Panama City´s El Chorrillo neighborhood, a construction of the new stadium that would be completed on late March 2019 and relocate/lease CD Centenario team from Penonomé to Colón Province as New York FC/Centenario.
Crest
The
El Chorrillo district was heavily bombard by the
United States Army
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during
Operation Just Cause
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. The club adopted the
phoenix emblem to symbolize the district's recovery.
Honours
*
Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 3
::
2011 (A),
2014 (C),
2017 (A)
::Runners-up (2):
2011 (C),
2009 (A)
*
Primera A: 1
::
2000–01
::Runners-up (1):
1998
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Players
Current squad
*
As of September 2021
Notable players
Historical list of coaches
*
Carlos GarcÃa Cantarero (2005–2007)
* Carlos Flores (2008)
*
José Alfredo Poyatos
José Alfredo Poyatos López (born 27 November 1964) is a retired football midfielder.
Club career
Poyatos played for local sides Chorrillo and Tauro and in El Salvador for Cojutepeque where he played alongside compatriots Rubén Guevara, R ...
(Jan 2009–Dec 09)
* Félix Quiñones (Dec 2009–June 10)
*
Miguel Mansilla (June 2010–June 11)
* Luis Maughn (June 2011–Aug 13)
*
José Alfredo Poyatos
José Alfredo Poyatos López (born 27 November 1964) is a retired football midfielder.
Club career
Poyatos played for local sides Chorrillo and Tauro and in El Salvador for Cojutepeque where he played alongside compatriots Rubén Guevara, R ...
(Aug 2013–Dec 13)
* César "Chino" Morales (Dec 2013–Feb 14)
*
Julio Medina III
Julio Antonio Medina Morales, also known as Julio Medina III (born 14 July 1976) is a retired football midfielder.
He currently manages Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Puchito'', Medina started his career a ...
(Feb 2014–May 15)
* Mike Stump (May 2015–)
Mike Stump es el nuevo técnico de Chorrillo FC
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* Óscar Upegui
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(June 2018 - September 2018)
* Julio Medina III (September 2018 - December 2018)
* Gustavo Onaindia (December 2018 - March 2019)
* Donaldo González (March 2019 - June 2019)
* Leonardo Pipino (June 2019 - October 2019)
* Richard Parra (October 2019 - December 2019)
* Gary Stempel (January 2020 - February 2022)
References
External links
Official website
{{Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Football clubs in Panama
Association football clubs established in 1974
1974 establishments in Panama