Club Atlético Chiriquí is a Panamanian football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in David, Chiriquí and was founded on June 18, 2002 by Luis Denis Arce. Their home stadium is Estadio San Cristóbal.
History Atlético Chiriquí was founded by Luis Denis Arce on 18 June 2002Atlético Chiriquí quedó a un partido de jugar los 300 en primera división – FEPAFUT after the disappearance of Chiriquí F.C. in season 2001.
In 2004 the team gained promotion from the Liga Nacional de Ascenso to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Sabanitas 3–2 in the first match and 5–2 on the last match.
Opening season Apertura 2009 I came to semi-finals for the first time losing to San Francisco on aggregate 2 to 3, in Apertura 2009 II again came close to losing against Tauro semi-finals with an aggregate score of 4 to 7.
They bounced back from the Second Division in summer 2014 after being relegated a year earlier.Atlético Chiriquí firmó su descenso en casa – Crítica They beat SUNTRACS 1–0 in the championship deciderAtlético Chiriquí regresa a la primera división – La Prensa They earned their place in the final by winning the 2013 Apertura after beating Atlético Nacional 4–2 on aggregate.Atlético Chiriquí, campeón – Panamá América
Rivalries Their biggest rivals are Atlético Veragüense, the matches between them are known as the (The Interior derby).Clásico interiorano entre Veragüense y Chiriquí – Crítica
Stadium
Atlético Chiriquí plays their home matches in Estadio San Cristóbal. The stadium is named after the saint and neighborhood San Cristóbal.
Honours Liga Nacional de Ascenso (3): 2004, 2014, 2019 Super Final Ascenso LPF (2): 2014, 2019.
Season to season SeasonDivisionPlace20022A7th20032A6th20042A1st20051D7th20051D6th20061D9th20061D9th20071D6th20071D5th20081D8th20081D8th2009 I1D2nd2009 II1D2nd2010 II1D1st
5 seasons in Liga Panameña de Fútbol 3 seasons in Liga Nacional de Ascenso
Year-by-year results
Liga Panameña de Fútbol SeasonPositionLeague RecordPlayoffsTop ScorerNotesPWTLFA+/-PtsPlayerG20057/10185671524 −921debut20056/10164572025 −517Could not qualify20069/10184681829 −1118Could not qualify20069/101824121430 −1610Could not qualify2007 (A)6/10187472413 +1125Could not qualify José Dario Julio72007 (C)5/10186842120 −126Could not qualify Catalino Smith52008 (A)8/10134361422 −815Could not qualify Catalino Smith32008 (C)8/10185491942 −2319Could not qualify Eybir Bonaga62009 (A)I2/102010623519 +1633Semi-Finals Auriel Gallardo10Fell against San Francisco F.C. on aggregate 2–32009 (A)II2/102011253626 +1035Semi-Finals Oscar Vargas, Gabriel Ávila6Fell against Tauro F.C. on aggregate 7–42010 (C)1/102010352821 +733Semi-Finals Auriel Gallardo7Fell against San Francisco F.C. on aggregate 3–22010 (A)8/10184772229 -719Could not qualify Gabriel de Los Rios82011 (C)7/10186661920 -124Could not qualify Julian Martinez42011 (A)10/101825111226 -1411 Could not qualify Gabriel Rios82012 (C)7/10184861417 -320Could not qualify2012 (A)10/10182971423 -915Could not qualify Álvaro Hurtado22013 (C)9/10182971824 -615Could not qualify Jose Ortega4Relegation to Liga Ascenso2014 (A)9/10184771621 -519Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra7Promotion to LPF 2015 (C)10/10184591425 -1117 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra52015 (A)10/10182881731 -1414 Could not qualify José Gómez42016 (C)5/10187561917 +226 Could not qualify Gabriel Ávila4 Relegation to Liga Ascenso2019 (A)9/10185491729 -1219 Could not qualify Miguel Saavedra6Promotion to LPF2020(A)10/108017213 -111 Could not qualify Edgar Aparicio1 Season suspended due to COVID-19 2020 (C)9/109054611 -55 Could not qualify Yeison Ortega1 Season resumed New Format 2021 (A)12/12 (6th West Conf.)2558122938 -923 Could not qualify Luis Pereira42021 (C)11/12 (5th West Conf.)163671217 -515 Could not qualify Isaias Soto42022 (A)3/12 (1st West Conf.)168442120 +128Semi-Finals Edgar Aparicio7Fell against Alianza F.C. on aggregate 1-22022 (C)12/12 (6th West Conf.)16187725 -1811Could not qualify Jonathan Nisbeth2
Players Current squad As of Apertura 2023
Player of the year YearWinner2007 (A) José Dario Julio2007 (C) Catalino Smith2008 (A) Eybir Bonaga2008 (C) Auriel Gallardo2009 I(A) Martín Gómez2009 II(A) Gabriel Ávila2010 II(C) Oscar Vargas
Notable players
Yarol Tafur
Historical list of coaches
José Alfredo Poyatos (2006) Daniel Valencia (2007) Jair Palacios (2007) Leroy Foster (2008) Mario Méndez (2008 – Nov 10) Carlos Flores (Dec 2010 – July 11)Futbolista chiricano es vendido al San Francisco – La Prensa Ismael Benítez (Aug 2011 – Aug 11) Orlando Arenas Valencia (Aug 2011– May 2012)Arenas nuevo técnico del Atlético Chiriquí – PanamaFutbol Mario Méndez (May 2012 – Mar 2013)Mario Méndez regresa al Atlético Chiriquí – La Prensa Javier Wanchope (Mar 2013– Nov 2015)Javier Wanchope es el nuevo técnico del onceno chiricano en la LPF – La Prensa Patricio Sampó (January 2019 - September 2019) Noel Gutiérrez (September 2019 - February 2020) Miguel Ángel Zahzú (March 2020 - July 2020) Patricio Sampó (August 2020 - June 2021) Alberto "Nino" Valencia (2021-2022) Dayron Peréz (2022 - Present) Jonathan Parra Herney Duque
Sponsors Companies that Atlético Chiriquí currently has sponsorship deals with include: KELME – Official Partner. Hotel Ciudad de David – Main Partner Club Activo 20-30 – Main Partner Transporte Rivera Hermanos S.A. – Main Partner
References
External links Official website