Club Deportivo Universitario Explained

Clubname:Club Deportivo Universitario
Fullname:Club Deportivo Universitario
Nickname:La "U"
Universitarios
Founded:1974 as Chorrillo FC
Ground:Estadio Universitario
Penonomé, Panama
Capacity:1,000
Chairman:Manuel E. Arias
Manager:Jose Anthony Torres
League:Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season:2023 (A)
Position:Champions (4th after regular season)
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Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama.

It is based in Penonomé, Coclé Province, 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.[1] They won promotion to the top fight for the first time in 2001 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.[2]

The club won its first title in Apertura 2011, beating Plaza Amador 4–1.[3] In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title.[4] 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 district was heavily bombard by the United States Army during Operation Just Cause. The club adopted the phoenix emblem to symbolize the district's recovery.[5]

Honours

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Historical list of coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/la-previa-de-la-gran-final-de-la-lpf-chorrillo-fc-vs-plaza-amador La previa de la Gran Final de la LPF: Chorrillo FC vs Plaza Amador
  2. http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/12302000/dep01.html Chorrillo y Pan de Azúcar definen su ascenso hoy
  3. http://www.fepafut.com/noticias_detail.asp?id=2646 Chorrillo FC vence al Plaza Amador y es campeón del Apertura 2011
  4. http://www.tvn-2.com/deportes/Chorrillo-campeon-Clausura_0_3937856215.html Chorrillo campeón del Clausura 2014
  5. http://www.plus.es/videos/Futbol/Fiebre/Maldini/2007/Carlos/Cantarero/pluvidftb/20071204pluutmftb_4/Ves/ plus.es – Videos de fútbol
  6. http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Colombiano-Quinones-tecnico-Chorrillo-FC_0_2733476678.html Colombiano Quiñones será el nuevo técnico del Chorrillo FC
  7. http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Mansilla-pone-overol_0_2888711171.html Mansilla se pone el overol
  8. http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Chorrillo-FC-presenta-Luis-Maughn_0_3129437087.html Chorrillo FC presenta a Luis Maughn como nuevo técnico
  9. http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/otros_deportes/Alfredo-Poyatos-Chorrillo-renuncia-Maughn_0_616738351.html Alfredo Poyatos, nuevo técnico del Chorrillo, renuncia Maughn
  10. http://elsiglo.com/deportes/mike-stump-nuevo-tecnico-chorrillo/23864409 Mike Stump es el nuevo técnico de Chorrillo FC