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History

Proyecto 2000

Chepo FC was founded in 1999 under the name of ''Proyecto 2000'', where it gathered young players from around the country aspiring to win a ticket to the

one day. They started playing in the Liga Distritorial de Fútbol de Panamá (Lidifutpa). In 2000 the team was renamed ''Chepo FC'' due to expansion and participated in 2003 in Primera A. In

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the team gained promotion from Primera A to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1. They have not been very successful at the highest level and only reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Apertura season. By May 2016 main sponsor retired support causing the team to fold, it was replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso runner-up S.D. Atlético Veragüense.

Honours

* Primera A: 1 ::

* Copa Rommel Fernández: 1 ::

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Year-by-year results

Liga Panameña de Fútbol

Players

Current squad

* For Clausura 2016

Retired numbers

77 – Jonathan Rodríguez,

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, 2006–09 ''(posthumous honour)''

Historical list of coaches

* Felipe Fuentes (2005–09) * Víctor René Mendieta (2009–10) * Cesar Morales and Frank Lozada (April 2010–June 10) * Mike Stump (June 2010–June 11) * Felipe Fuentes (2011) * Mike Stump (Jan 2012–April 13) * Felipe Fuentes (July 2013–) * Jorge Santos (June 2014–)Jorge Santos nuevo técnico del Chepo
nbsp;– PanamaFutbol

References

External links

* Football clubs in Panama Association football clubs established in 1999 Defunct football clubs in Panama 1999 establishments in Panama {{Panama-footyclub-stub