Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a Panamanian
football
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team playing in the
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF; ) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''.
Competition format
The league's season is divided into two tournaments called t ...
, the highest level of football in Panama.
It is based in Penonomé,
Coclé Province
Coclé () is a province of central Panama on the nation's southern coast. The administrative capital is the city of Penonomé. This province was created by the Act of September 12, 1855 with the title of Department of Coclé during the presidenc ...
, and is the first Panamanian team to play on a privately owned stadium facility.
History
Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters from becoming involved in criminal activities. They won promotion to the top fight for the first time in
2001
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by beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1 in a promotion playoff. This was their second serious attempt at promotion, the first ending in a loss on penalties to Municipal de Colón.
The club won its first title in Apertura 2011, beating Plaza Amador 4–1. In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title. They won another title in Clausura 2014, and later in Apertura 2017, as well as twice finishing runners-up.
In 2018, financial problems forced Chorrillo FC to merge with CD Centenario and Panama City's Universidad Latina, the new name agreed is Club Deportivo Universitario. Parts of the agreement included that the team will be relocated to Penonomé on the Province of Coclé from Panama City´s El Chorrillo neighborhood, a construction of the new stadium that would be completed on late March 2019 and relocate/lease CD Centenario team from Penonomé to Colón Province as New York FC/Centenario.
Crest
The
El Chorrillo
El Chorrillo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 18,302 as of 2010.
History
It was founded April 29, 1915, and was originally populated by immigrants working on the constructi ...
district was heavily bombard by the
United States Army
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during
Operation Just Cause
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. The club adopted the phoenix emblem to symbolize the district's recovery.
Honours
*
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF; ) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''.
Competition format
The league's season is divided into two tournaments called t ...
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
Players
Current squad
* As of June 2024
Notable players
Historical list of coaches
*
Carlos García Cantarero
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García Cantarero managed Atlético Madrid, Levante and Elche in Segunda División, as well as four teams in Segunda División B. Later, he coached extensively in C ...
(2005–2007)
* Carlos Flores (2008)
* José Alfredo Poyatos (Jan 2009–Dec 09)
* Félix Quiñones (Dec 2009–June 10)
*
Miguel Mansilla
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Club career
Born in Cerro Largo, Mansilla came through the youth ranksJosé Alfredo Poyatos (Aug 2013–Dec 13)
* César "Chino" Morales (Dec 2013–Feb 14)
*
Julio Medina III
Julio Antonio Medina Morales, also known as Julio Medina III (born 14 July 1976) is a retired football midfielder.
He manages Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Puchito'', Medina started his career at Árabe ...
Óscar Upegui
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References
External ...
(June 2018 - September 2018)
* Julio Medina III (September 2018 - December 2018)
* Gustavo Onaindia (December 2018 - March 2019)
* Donaldo González (March 2019 - June 2019)
* Leonardo Pipino (June 2019 - October 2019)
* Richard Parra (October 2019 - December 2019)
* Gary Stempel (January 2020 - February 2022)
* Julio Infante (June 2022 - November 2023)
* José Mario Anthony Torres (January 2024- May 2024)
* Javier Miller (May 2024)
* Ángel Sánchez (May 2024-''Present'')