Chepo F.C. is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Chepo. It 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. In 2000 the team was renamed Chepo F.C. due to expansion and participated in 2003 in Primera A.
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| Full name | Chepo Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Naranjas Los Tigrillos | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Prof. Javier Cruz Panama City, Panama | ||
| Capacity | 2,400 | ||
| Chairman |  Peter Johnson | ||
| Manager |  Felipe Fuentes | ||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| 2013 (A) | 4th | ||
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In 2006 the team gained promotion from Primera A to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Pan de Azúcar 2-1.
Chepo is known for its fairly young squad of whom have emerged many future promises of Panamanian football, among those are:Armando Gun, Gabriel Torres, Celso Polo, Eduardo Jiménez, José Calderón, Tomas Dun, Eduardo Ponce and Román Torres, all of whom have represented Panama in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2003 and 2005. The preliminary round of the U-17 World Cup, 50% of the player in the roster played in Chepo[1] .
Current squad
- For Apertura 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
77 – Jonathan Rodríguez[disambiguation needed], midfielder, 2006-09 (posthumous honour)[2]
Honours
- Primera A: 1
Year-by-year results
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
| Season | Position | League Record | Play-offs | Top Scorer | Notes | ||||||||
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| 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 | |
Coaches
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References
External links
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