Clubname: | Chepo |
Fullname: | Chepo Fútbol Club |
Nickname: | Los Naranjas Los Tigrillos |
Founded: | 1999 |
Dissolved: | 2016 |
Ground: | Estadio Óscar Sumán Carrillo Panama City, Panama |
Chairman: | Peter Johnson |
League: | Liga Panameña de Fútbol |
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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 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]
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.
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2003
Season | Position | League Record | Play-offs | Top Scorer | Notes | |||||||||
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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 |
See main article: Retired numbers in football. 77 – Jonathan Rodríguez, midfielder, 2006–09 (posthumous honour)[7]