Atlético Veragüense

Atlético Veragüense
Atlético Veragüense's Badge
Full nameClub Atlético Veragüense
Nickname(s)El submarino amarillo
Los indios
Hijos de Urracá
Founded1996
GroundEstadio Aristocles Castillo
Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Capacity2,000
ChairmanRafael Sanjur
ManagerColombia Andrés Domínguez
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
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Atlético Veragüense is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Santiago de Veraguas in Veraguas province. Its home stadium is Estadio Aristocles Castillo. The team was previously known as La Primavera.

History

In 2002, La Primavera beat Expreso Bocas (from the Bocas del Toro Province) 2–1 to earn promotion to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol for the first time.[1]

In 2003, the team was renamed Atlético Veragüense. Under their new name, they lasted in the top flight until Clausura 2011, when they were relegated.[2]

They returned after Clausura 2016, replacing Chepo F.C. (which had folded).[3]


Notable players

See also: Category:Atlético Veragüense players

Honours

2002

Historical list of coaches

  • Colombia Virgilio Rodríguez (2005–2006)
  • Panama José Alfredo Poyatos (2006)
  • Colombia Virgilio Rodríguez (2007–2009)
  • Costa Rica Roger Gómez (Oct 2009–2010)[4]
  • Colombia Eduardo Flores (Apr 2010–)
  • Panama Marcos Pimentel (June 2016 - August 2016)
  • Colombia Andrés Domínguez (September 2016 - June 2017)
  • Colombia Edgar Ramírez (June 2017 - )
  • Panama Marcos Pimentel (December 2017 - March 2018)
  • Colombia Javier Reales (March 2018 - )

References

  1. ^ Atlético Veragüense sacó su casta y se proclama campeón – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Veraguense al abismo del descenso, Chepo se salva – TVMax-9 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ RPCTV.com Chepo FC es reemplazado (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Tico Roger Gómez dirigirá al Veragüense – La Prensa (in Spanish)


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