Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a

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nian football team playing in the

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. The team is based in

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and represents

Río Abajo Río Abajo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 26,607 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 33,155; its population as of 2000 was 28,714. It is a West Indian neighborhoo ...

neighborhood.

History

Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the

with 3 titles, in

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and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2–1 and 3–1 respectively. They have been defeated in the promotion playoff two years in a row. In 2008 they lost against

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by a 3–2

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and on 2009 they were defeated by Alianza by 2–1

. In May 2012 they beat C.A.I. and got promoted to

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. They were relegated back to the second level in April 2014.

Honours

: 3 ::

, 2009, 2011–12

Historical list of coaches

* Rubén Guevara (2011 – Mar 13) * Richard Parra (Sept 2013 – Feb 14) * Juan Pablo Lopera (Feb 2014–) * Rubén Guevara (Aug 2014–)‘Tátara’ regresa al Río Abajo
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References

Football clubs in Panama Association football clubs established in 1987 1987 establishments in Panama {{Panama-footyclub-stub