The club has been one of the most successful in Panama in recent years, winning 15 titles (more than any other team since 1998) and finishing second five times.
It was founded in 1990 by Arab immigrants to Panama, under the name of Club Atlético Argentina, and experienced immediate success. After climbing the Panamanian league system, in 1994 they took advantage of a split in Panama's governing body to move into the top division. What happened was that a rival league (LINFUNA) formed in opposition to the older, existing top flight (ANAPROF). Árabe Unido was almost immediately successful in LINFUNA, winning both championships that the splinter league held in 1994 and 1995.[1]
Their success continued once they re-entered ANAPROF; at that time, Tauro FC was the dominant team in the league and would win three championships in four years between 1996 and 2000. The only club to break that string was Árabe Unido, which won the 1998–99 title by beating Tauro 3–0 in the playoff final.
After the league switched to the Aprtura/Clausura format in the 2001 season, Los Arabes really began winning titles. The original plan was for the winners of the Apertura to meet the Clausura in a "Grand Final" that would determine the year's champion. Árabe rendered this unnecessary by winning both tournaments. They claimed a third straight championship in Apertura 2002, although they did lose that year's grand final to Plaza Amador.
El Expreso Azul (as fans also called Árabe Unido) would go on to add further honors by sweeping the 2003 season, then winning back to back titles in Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2009. They have also won titles in Clausura 2010, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, and most recently Apertura 2016.l[2]
As of 10 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Wilman Conde, nuevo DT del Árabe – La Estrella (in Spanish)
^Carlos Pérez Porras y sus retos con el Árabe Unido – Crítica (in Spanish)
^Jair Palacios nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
^Julio Dely Valdés, nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido de Colón – La Prensa (in Spanish)
^Alfonzo De Moya es el nuevo Director Técnico del Árabe Unido 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine – Árabe Unido (in Spanish)
^Colombiano Juan Guzmán nuevo DT del Árabe Unido de Colón – RPC (in Spanish)
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January 01, 1970
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Club Deportivo Arabe Unido is a professional football club located in Colon Panama that plays in Liga Panamena de Futbol the top tier of the Panamanian football pyramid The club plays its games in Estadio Armando Dely Valdes Arabe UnidoFull nameClub Deportivo Arabe UnidoNickname s El Expreso Azul The Blue Express Los Arabes The Arabs DAULa Furia colonense The Fury from Colon El Mas LaureadoFoundedApril 28 1994 30 years ago 1994 04 28 GroundEstadio Armando Dely Valdes Colon PanamaCapacity4 000ChairmanPedro GordonManagerSergio GuzmanLeagueLiga Panamena de Futbol2022 C 3rdHome coloursAway coloursCurrent season Its name Arabe Unido means Arab Union in English is emphasised from its original Arab root of the club Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 National titles 2 2 International titles 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 3 2 Retired numbers 4 Historical list of coaches 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe club has been one of the most successful in Panama in recent years winning 15 titles more than any other team since 1998 and finishing second five times It was founded in 1990 by Arab immigrants to Panama under the name of Club Atletico Argentina and experienced immediate success After climbing the Panamanian league system in 1994 they took advantage of a split in Panama s governing body to move into the top division What happened was that a rival league LINFUNA formed in opposition to the older existing top flight ANAPROF Arabe Unido was almost immediately successful in LINFUNA winning both championships that the splinter league held in 1994 and 1995 1 Their success continued once they re entered ANAPROF at that time Tauro FC was the dominant team in the league and would win three championships in four years between 1996 and 2000 The only club to break that string was Arabe Unido which won the 1998 99 title by beating Tauro 3 0 in the playoff final After the league switched to the Aprtura Clausura format in the 2001 season Los Arabes really began winning titles The original plan was for the winners of the Apertura to meet the Clausura in a Grand Final that would determine the year s champion Arabe rendered this unnecessary by winning both tournaments They claimed a third straight championship in Apertura 2002 although they did lose that year s grand final to Plaza Amador El Expreso Azul as fans also called Arabe Unido would go on to add further honors by sweeping the 2003 season then winning back to back titles in Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2009 They have also won titles in Clausura 2010 Apertura 2012 Clausura 2015 Apertura 2015 and most recently Apertura 2016 l 2 Further information 2015 16 Arabe Unido seasonHonours editNational titles edit Liga Panamena de Futbol 13 1998 99 2001 Apertura 2001 Clausura 2002 Apertura 2004 Apertura 2004 Clausura 2008 Clausura 2009 Apertura 2010 Clausura 2012 Apertura 2015 Clausura 2015 Apertura 2016 Apertura LINFUNA 2 Record 1994 95 1995 96 International titles edit UNCAF Interclub Cup 0 Runners up 1 2002 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2 appearance 1996 Qualifying stage Central Zone 2003 First Round CONCACAF League 2 appearances 2017 Semifinals 2018 Semifinals CONCACAF Champions League 5 appearances 2009 10 Quarterfinal 2010 11 Group Stage 2013 14 Quarterfinal 2015 16 Group Stage 2016 17 QuarterfinalPlayers editFurther information Category C D Arabe Unido players Current squad edit As of 10 February 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 nbsp PAN Gilberto Dennis 3 DF nbsp PAN Jose Garibaldi 4 DF nbsp PAN Shaquille Coronado 5 MF nbsp PAN Abdiel Macea 6 MF nbsp PAN Ruben Baruco 7 FW nbsp PAN Efrain Bristan 8 FW nbsp PAN Leonel Tejada 9 FW nbsp PAN Juan Villalobos 10 MF nbsp PAN Angel Caicedo 11 MF nbsp PAN Armando Cooper 13 DF nbsp PAN Adolfo Machado 14 DF nbsp PAN Gilberto Hernandez 15 DF nbsp PAN Gabriel Brown No Pos Nation Player 17 DF nbsp PAN Emmanuel Ceballos 18 FW nbsp PAN Omar Hinestroza 20 DF nbsp COL Dayron Benavides 23 MF nbsp PAN Jonathan Barrera 25 GK nbsp PAN Edgardo Alexander 26 DF nbsp PAN Felix Gondola 27 DF nbsp PAN Yamar Reed 29 MF nbsp PAN Edgar Cunningham 32 DF nbsp PAN Cristopher Cragwell 52 FW nbsp PAN Dario King 70 FW nbsp PAN Charles Bustamante 72 FW nbsp PAN Dylan Herbert Retired numbers edit 21 nbsp Amilcar Henriquez midfielder 2003 08 2014 2016 2017 posthumous honour Historical list of coaches edit nbsp Eliazar Herrera 1998 99 nbsp Richard Parra 2001 03 nbsp Jairo Silva 2003 04 nbsp Juan Carlos Gomez Caceres 2004 nbsp Ramon Vecinos 2005 06 nbsp Wiston Cifuentes 2006 nbsp Jose Alfredo Poyatos 2007 nbsp Richard Parra Aug 2009 Nov 10 nbsp Wilman Conde Dec 2010 June 11 3 nbsp Carlos Perez Porras June 2011 Nov 11 4 nbsp Jair Palacios Dec 2011 Aug 14 5 nbsp Julio Dely Valdes August 2014 Dec 2014 6 nbsp Alfonso de Moya Jan 2015 15 7 nbsp Sergio Guzman February 2015 December 2017 8 nbsp Carlos Ruiz January 2018 September 2018 nbsp Jose Ricardo Chicho Perez September 2018 June 2019 nbsp Alejandro Mejia June 2019 September 2019 nbsp Sergio Guzman September 2019 August 2021 nbsp Sergio Angulo August 2021 present References edit Arabe Unido Archived 2015 09 05 at the Wayback Machine CONCACAF Panama List of Champions Wilman Conde nuevo DT del Arabe La Estrella in Spanish Carlos Perez Porras y sus retos con el Arabe Unido Critica in Spanish Jair Palacios nuevo tecnico del Arabe Unido Archived 2017 12 01 at the Wayback Machine PanamaFutbol in Spanish Julio Dely Valdes nuevo tecnico del Arabe Unido de Colon La Prensa in Spanish Alfonzo De Moya es el nuevo Director Tecnico del Arabe Unido Archived 2017 10 30 at the Wayback Machine Arabe Unido in Spanish Colombiano Juan Guzman nuevo DT del Arabe Unido de Colon RPC in Spanish External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C D Arabe Unido amp oldid 1189504293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
