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Chepo

Full name	Chepo Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Naranjas Los Tigrillos
Founded	1999
Dissolved	2016
Ground	Estadio Óscar Sumán Carrillo Panama City, Panama
Chairman	Peter Johnson
League	Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Home colours Away colours

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 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.

History

Proyecto 2000

Chepo FC was founded in 1999 under the name of Proyecto 2000, 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).

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. They have not been very successful at the highest level and only reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Apertura season.

By May 2016 main sponsor retired support causing the team to fold, it was replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso runner-up S.D. Atlético Veragüense.

Honours

• Primera A: 1

2006

• Copa Rommel Fernández: 1

2003

Year-by-year results

Liga Panameña de Fútbol

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  PAN Eliecer Powell — GK  PAN César Samudio — GK  PAN Carlos Valdés — DF  PAN Yordy Meléndez — DF  PAN Ricardo Romero — DF  PAN Luis Alberto Mendoza — DF  PAN Alberto Vargas — DF  COL Esteven Muñoz — MF  PAN Ismael Menal — MF  COL Anderson Lobón — MF  COL David Pérez — MF  PAN Daniel Cortina

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  PAN John Paulo González — MF  COL Carlos Ferreyra — MF  PAN Julio Rosales — MF  PAN Julio Castillo — MF  PAN Pedro Jacinto Medina — MF  PAN Julian Fernández O. — FW  PAN Romario Piggott — FW  PAN Yuriel Prestán — FW  PAN José Luis González — FW  COL Nelson Ortiz — FW  PAN Bernardo Palma II — FW  PAN Anthony Smith

Retired numbers

77 – Jonathan Rodríguez, midfielder, 2006–09 (posthumous honour)

Historical list of coaches

• Felipe Fuentes (2005–09)
• Víctor René Mendieta (2009–10)
• Cesar Morales and Frank Lozada (April 2010–June 10)
• Mike Stump (June 2010–June 11)
• Felipe Fuentes (2011)
• Mike Stump (Jan 2012–April 13)
• Felipe Fuentes (July 2013–)
• Jorge Santos (June 2014–)

References

1. ^ 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)

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

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