Alianza F.C. (Panama) Explained

Clubname:Alianza
Fullname:Asociación Cívica, Social y Deportiva Alianza Fútbol Club
Nickname:Los Pericos
Los Verdolagas
Founded:2 March 1963
Ground:Estadio Javier Cruz
Panama City
Capacity:700
Chairman:Rubén Cárdenas
Manager:Jair Palacios
League:Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season:2020 LPF (A)
Website:https://alianzafc.net/
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Alianza F.C. is a professional football club based in Panama City, Panama. Since 1999, it competes in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top tier of Panamanian football. The club was founded in 1963, and still owned by the Cardenas family.

History

Alianza F.C. was founded on 2 March 1963 by a group of 12 young players that had represented Panama in the first CONCACAF Youth Championship. That date makes them the second oldest club in modern Panamanian football.[1]

The club was supported by various benefactors such as the local police, Don Justiniano Cardenas, and the Espivak Company during its early decades. In 1980, the club was chosen among other eight clubs to participate in the first professional football league in Panama, which was called the Liga Superior de Fútbol de Panamá.

As of 1989, the club joined to Anaprof's non-amateur football tournaments, which was interrupted by the disunity that arose in the local football environment, and was forced to compete in the so-called Linfuna League. After two seasons, the club returned to the Primera A of ANAPROF, where won promotion two seasons afterwards after beating Atletico Guadalupe 1–0. In 2003, they enjoyed their best season ever, reaching the Clausura finals before losing 5-1 to Tauro FC.

The club has always placed a strong emphasis on youth teams, competing at the U-12, U-14, U-15, U-16, and U-19 levels.

Support

During mid 90s team was based on Chilibre, Panama City´s northern area playing home matches at El Camping Resort football field, by mid 2000s the team left the area to play matches at different venues causing a lack of identity, low fan support base and heavily criticized by media. By 2012 the team start playing home matches at Luis Cascarita Tapia stadium looking to gain more fan support from the Juan Diaz neighborhood, Panama City´s east side. Since 2018 the team has heavily marketed on the neighborhood to gain new supporters and attracting kids to their youth teams.

Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt main sponsorShirt sub sponsor
2016–2019Cerveza Balboa
Cemento Interoceanico
Bering Motors
2020-2021CliniLab
Panamerican Network
None
2021 - 2022CliniLab
Gaps
2022- PresentShowTime
CliniLab
None

Previous Kits

Honours

1999

Clausura 2003

Players

Current squad

Records

All time scorer is César el "Bombo" Medina.

Notable players

Historical list of coaches

Notes and References

  1. http://alianzafc.net/la-historia-del-alianza/ La Historia del Alianza
  2. Web site: Primer Equipo . alianzafc . es . 2021-03-06 . 2021-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210220175850/https://twitter.com/alianzafc/status/1363186075200614402 . live .
  3. http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/t%C3%A9cnico-foster-estar%C3%A1-con-alianza Técnico Foster estará con Alianza
  4. http://www.panamafutbol.com/noticias/30-07-2007d.html El Alianza con técnico tico
  5. http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/%E2%80%9Ct%C3%A1tara%E2%80%9D-guevara-habl%C3%B3-sobre-su-presente-en-alianza “Tátara” Guevara habló sobre su presente en Alianza
  6. http://laestrella.com.pa/deportes/mas-deportes/mendieta-sera-tecnico-alianza/23743810 Mendieta será técnico del Alianza F.C.
  7. http://panamafutbol.com/?p=3191 Alianza despide técnico
  8. http://alianzafc.net/conferencia-de-prensa-apertura-2011/ Conferencia de Prensa Apertura 2011
  9. http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Ortiz-nuevo-tecnico-Alianza_0_3542645940.html Ortiz, nuevo técnico del Alianza
  10. http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Alianza-tecnico-Ortiz-Perez-Porras_0_626337388.html El Alianza con nuevo técnico, se fue Ortíz y vuelve Pérez Porras
  11. http://www.critica.com.pa/golazo/tico-foster-regresa-al-alianza-fc-335647 Tico Foster regresa al Alianza FC
  12. http://www.cableondasports.com/futbol/nacional/lpf/juan-lopera-debuta-en-el-alianza-con-triunfo-ante-el-arabe-unido Juan Lopera debuta en el Alianza con triunfo ante el Árabe Unido
  13. http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Alianza-confirma-tecnico-Juan-Lopera_0_845916222.html El Alianza confirma la salida del técnico Juan P. Lopera