Chepo F.C.

Chepo F.C. was a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. The team folded mid 2016. It was based in Chepo.

Chepo
Full nameChepo Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Naranjas
Los Tigrillos
Founded1999
Dissolved2016
GroundEstadio Óscar Sumán Carrillo
Panama City, Panama
ChairmanPeter Johnson
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol

Chepo was known for its youth system[1] of whom have emerged many future promises of Panamanian football, among those are: Armando Gun, Gabriel Torres, Eduardo Jiménez, José Calderón and Román Torres, all of whom have represented Panama.[2]

History

Proyecto 2000

Chepo FC was founded in 1999 under the name of Proyecto 2000,[1] where it gathered young players from around the country aspiring to win a ticket to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol one day. They started playing in the Liga Distritorial de Fútbol de Panamá (Lidifutpa).[3]

In 2000 the team was renamed Chepo FC due to expansion and participated in 2003 in Primera A.

In 2006 the team gained promotion from Primera A to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1.[4] They have not been very successful at the highest level and only reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Apertura season.[5]

By May 2016 main sponsor retired support causing the team to fold,[6] it was replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso runner-up S.D. Atlético Veragüense.

Honours
2006
2003

Year-by-year results

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season Position League Record Play-offs Top Scorer Notes
P W T L F A +/- Pts Player G
2007 (A) 5/10 18 8 4 6 27 27 0 28 Could not qualify Gabriel Torres 11 Did not qualify because of goal differential
2007 (C) 7/10 18 6 5 7 23 21 +2 23 Could not qualify Gabriel Torres 9 Gabriel Torres was top-scorer of the season
2008 (A) 3/10 15 6 5 4 21 14 +7 23 Semi-finals Carlos Martinez 5
2008 (C) 4/10 20 9 5 6 36 26 +10 32 Semi-finals Luis Jaramillo 14
2009 (A) I 5/10 18 10 2 6 37 24 +13 32 Could not qualify Luis Jaramillo 11 Did not qualify because of goal differential
2009 (A) II 8/10 18 3 8 7 16 25 −9 17 Could not qualify Gabriel Torres 5

Players

Current squad
  • For Clausura 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Panama PAN Eliecer Powell
— GK Panama PAN César Samudio
— GK Panama PAN Carlos Valdés
— DF Panama PAN Yordy Meléndez
— DF Panama PAN Ricardo Romero
— DF Panama PAN Luis Alberto Mendoza
— DF Panama PAN Alberto Vargas
— DF Colombia COL Esteven Muñoz
— MF Panama PAN Ismael Menal
— MF Colombia COL Anderson Lobón
— MF Colombia COL David Pérez
— MF Panama PAN Daniel Cortina
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Panama PAN John Paulo González
— MF Colombia COL Carlos Ferreyra
— MF Panama PAN Julio Rosales
— MF Panama PAN Julio Castillo
— MF Panama PAN Pedro Jacinto Medina
— MF Panama PAN Julian Fernández O.
— FW Panama PAN Romario Piggott
— FW Panama PAN Yuriel Prestán
— FW Panama PAN José Luis González
— FW Colombia COL Nelson Ortiz
— FW Panama PAN Bernardo Palma II
— FW Panama PAN Anthony Smith

Retired numbers
Main article: Retired numbers in football

77 – Panama Jonathan Rodríguez, midfielder, 2006–09 (posthumous honour)[7]

Historical list of coaches
  • Panama Felipe Fuentes (2005–09)
  • Panama Víctor René Mendieta (2009–10)
  • Panama Cesar Morales and Frank Lozada (April 2010–June 10)
  • United States Mike Stump (June 2010–June 11)
  • Panama Felipe Fuentes (2011)
  • United States Mike Stump (Jan 2012–April 13)
  • Panama Felipe Fuentes (July 2013–)
  • Panama Jorge Santos (June 2014–)[8]

References
  1. Chepo F.C.: talento y sangre nueva – Crítica (in Spanish)
  2. Los rostros de la esperanza
  3. Historia Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Chepo FC (in Spanish)
  4. FESTEJO: CHEPO VENCIó 2–1 A PAN DE AZúCAR Ascenso inesperado – Crítica (in Spanish)
  5. El Chepo FC busca hacer historia – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  6. RPCTV.com Chepo FC es reemplazado (in Spanish)
  7. Resolucion de Duelo Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Jorge Santos nuevo técnico del Chepo – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)


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