Chepo F.C.

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 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]

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

See also: Category:Chepo F.C. players

Current squad

  • For Clausura 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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. ^ a b Chepo F.C.: talento y sangre nueva Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Crítica (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Los rostros de la esperanza". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  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 Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine – Crítica (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Chepo FC busca hacer historia Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  6. ^ RPCTV.com Chepo FC es reemplazado Archived 2017-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Resolucion de Duelo Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Jorge Santos nuevo técnico del Chepo Archived 2016-04-15 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
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