Atlético Chiriquí

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.

Atlético Chiriquí

Full name	Club Atlético Chiriquí
Nickname(s)	Los purasangre Los tigres del norte Lobos
Founded	June 18, 2002
Ground	Estadio San Cristóbal David, Panama
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	César Valoyes
Manager	Dayron Pérez
League	Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2022(C)	6th
Home colours Away colours

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]

 

Atlético Chiriquí's alternative crest

Rivalries

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

Stadium

Main article: Estadio San Cristóbal

Atlético Chiriquí plays their home matches in Estadio San Cristóbal. The stadium is named after the saint and neighborhood San Cristóbal.

Honours

• Liga Nacional de Ascenso (3): 2004, 2014, 2019
• Super Final Ascenso LPF (2): 2014, 2019.

 

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

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• 5 seasons in Liga Panameña de Fútbol
• 3 seasons in Liga Nacional de Ascenso

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. 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

See also: Category:Atlético Chiriquí 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)

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

1. Atlético Chiriquí quedó a un partido de jugar los 300 en primera división 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – FEPAFUT (in Spanish)
2. Atlético Chiriquí firmó su descenso en casa – Crítica (in Spanish)
3. Atlético Chiriquí regresa a la primera división – La Prensa (in Spanish)
4. Atlético Chiriquí, campeón – Panamá América (in Spanish)
5. Clásico interiorano entre Veragüense y Chiriquí – Crítica (in Spanish)
6. Futbolista chiricano es vendido al San Francisco – La Prensa (in Spanish)
7. Arenas nuevo técnico del Atlético Chiriquí – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
8. Mario Méndez regresa al Atlético Chiriquí – La Prensa (in Spanish)
9. Javier Wanchope es el nuevo técnico del onceno chiricano en la LPF – La Prensa (in Spanish)

External links

• (in Spanish)
• (in Spanish) [1]