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Chepo F.C.

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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 F.C.was aPanamanianfootballteam playing at theLiga Panameña de Fútbol.The team folded mid 2016. It was based inChepo.

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 CalderónandRomán Torres,all of whom have representedPanama.[2]

History

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Proyecto 2000

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

In 2000 the team was renamedChepo FCdue to expansion and participated in 2003 inPrimera A.

In2006the team gained promotion from Primera A to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beatingPan de Azúcar2–1.[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-upS.D. Atlético Veragüense.

Honours

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2006
2003

Year-by-year results

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Liga Panameña de Fútbol

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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 Torreswas 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

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Current squad

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  • For Clausura 2016

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

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

Retired numbers

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

Historical list of coaches

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  • PanamaFelipe Fuentes (2005–09)
  • PanamaVíctor René Mendieta(2009–10)
  • PanamaCesar Morales andFrank Lozada(April 2010–June 10)
  • United StatesMike Stump (June 2010–June 11)
  • PanamaFelipe Fuentes (2011)
  • United StatesMike Stump (Jan 2012–April 13)
  • PanamaFelipe Fuentes (July 2013–)
  • PanamaJorge Santos (June 2014–)[8]

References

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