Club Atlético Chiriquí is a

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team playing in

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. It is based in

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, Chiriquí and was founded on June 18, 2002 by Luis Denis Arce. Their home stadium is

Estadio San Cristóbal Estadio San Cristóbal is a stadium in Chiriquí Province, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético Chiriquí. Buildings and structures in Chiriquí Province Football ven ...

History

Atlético Chiriquí was founded by Luis Denis Arce on 18 June 2002 after the disappearance of Chiriquí F.C. in season 2001. In

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the team gained promotion from the

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to the

after beating

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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

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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

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in summer 2014 after being relegated a year earlier. They beat SUNTRACS 1–0 in the championship decider They earned their place in the final by winning the 2013 Apertura after beating

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4–2 on aggregate.

Rivalries

Their biggest rivals are

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, the matches between them are known as the (The Interior derby).

Stadium

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

Honours

: 2 ::

, 2014

Season to season

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'' *3 seasons in ''

Year-by-year results

Liga Panameña de Fútbol

Players

Current squad

* ''As of Apertura 2015

Out on loan

Youth squad

Atlético Chiriquí B

Player of the year

Notable 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) * Ismael Benítez (Aug 2011 – Aug 11) * Orlando Arenas Valencia (Aug 2011– May 2012) * Mario Méndez (May 2012 – Mar 2013) * Javier Wanchope (Mar 2013–)Javier Wanchope es el nuevo técnico del onceno chiricano en la LPF
nbsp;– La Prensa * 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) * Nino Valencia (May 2021-)

References

External links

Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiriqui Football clubs in Panama Association football clubs established in 2002 2002 establishments in Panama Chiriquí Province