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 1996-2000. 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)
External links
Official website(in Spanish)
March 05, 2023
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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 28 years ago 1994 04 28 GroundEstadio Armando Dely Valdes Colon PanamaCapacity4 000ChairmanPedro GordonManagerSergio GuzmanLeagueLiga Panamena de Futbol2022 C 3rdHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonIts 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 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 Honours 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 dd LINFUNA 2 Record 1994 95 1995 96 dd International titles Edit UNCAF Interclub Cup 0Runners up 1 2002 dd CONCACAF Champions Cup 2 appearance1996 Qualifying stage Central Zone 2003 First Round dd CONCACAF League 2 appearances2017 Semifinals 2018 Semifinals dd CONCACAF Champions League 5 appearances2009 10 Quarterfinal 2010 11 Group Stage 2013 14 Quarterfinal 2015 16 Group Stage 2016 17 Quarterfinal dd Players 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 Player1 GK PAN Gilberto Dennis3 DF PAN Jose Garibaldi4 DF PAN Shaquille Coronado5 MF PAN Abdiel Macea6 MF PAN Ruben Baruco7 FW PAN Efrain Bristan8 FW PAN Leonel Tejada9 FW PAN Juan Villalobos10 MF PAN Angel Caicedo11 MF PAN Armando Cooper13 DF PAN Adolfo Machado14 DF PAN Gilberto Hernandez15 DF PAN Gabriel Brown No Pos Nation Player17 DF PAN Emmanuel Ceballos18 FW PAN Omar Hinestroza20 DF COL Dayron Benavides23 MF PAN Jonathan Barrera25 GK PAN Edgardo Alexander26 DF PAN Felix Gondola27 DF PAN Yamar Reed29 MF PAN Edgar Cunningham32 DF PAN Cristopher Cragwell52 FW PAN Dario King70 FW PAN Charles Bustamante72 FW PAN Dylan HerbertRetired numbers Edit 21 Amilcar Henriquez midfielder 2003 08 posthumous honour Historical list of coaches Edit Eliazar Herrera 1998 99 Richard Parra 2001 03 Jairo Silva 2003 04 Juan Carlos Gomez Caceres 2004 Ramon Vecinos 2005 06 Wiston Cifuentes 2006 Jose Alfredo Poyatos 2007 Richard Parra Aug 2009 Nov 10 Wilman Conde Dec 2010 June 11 3 Carlos Perez Porras June 2011 Nov 11 4 Jair Palacios Dec 2011 Aug 14 5 Julio Dely Valdes August 2014 Dec 2014 6 Alfonso de Moya Jan 2015 15 7 Sergio Guzman February 2015 December 2017 8 Carlos Ruiz January 2018 September 2018 Jose Ricardo Chicho Perez September 2018 June 2019 Alejandro Mejia June 2019 September 2019 Sergio Guzman September 2019 August 2021 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 in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C D Arabe Unido amp oldid 1138566302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
