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C.D. Plaza Amador

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Plaza Amador
Full nameClub Deportivo Plaza Amador
Nickname(s)Los Leones (The Lions)
El Equipo del Pueblo (The Team of the People)
La Plaza (The Plaza)
FoundedApril 25, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-04-25)
GroundEstadio Maracaná
Capacity6,000
ChairmanGian Castillero
ManagerPanama Jorge Dely Valdes
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol

Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama.

History

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C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejada (1927–1982). Under Tejada's leadership, the club relied heavily on developing and training players (rather than high-profile signings). After Tejada's's death, new directors Andrés Villa, Daniel Vàsquez and Enrique Cajar led the club back to the highest level of Panamanian football. They won the district title, the COPA JVC, and in 1988 claimed their first ever ANAPROF championship. Amador proceeded to win titles in 1990 and 1992. After a long drought, they claimed victory in Apertura 2002 (as well as that year's grand final), Clausura 2005 (as well as that year's grand final), and Clausura 2016.

Emblems

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Plaza Amador's old crest

The club's colors are the three colors of the Panamanian flag: red, white and blue. Plaza Amador was named after the square plaza located in the Amador neighborhood of El Chorrillo borough.

Players

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Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Panama PAN Jaime De Gracia
2 DF Panama PAN José Matos
4 DF Panama PAN Jimar Sánchez
5 MF Panama PAN Daniel Aparicio
6 MF Panama PAN Joel Lara
7 FW Panama PAN Isidoro Hinestroza
8 MF Panama PAN Rodolfo Vega
9 FW Panama PAN Ángel Sánchez
10 MF Panama PAN Ricardo Buitrago
11 FW Panama PAN Ricardo Phillips
12 GK Panama PAN Miguel Pérez
14 MF Panama PAN Abdul Knight
15 DF Panama PAN Omar Valencia
17 DF Panama PAN Gerardo Negrete
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Panama PAN Alberto Quintero
20 FW Panama PAN Edgar Espinoza
21 MF Panama PAN Julio Domínguez
22 MF Panama PAN Juan González
24 DF Panama PAN Juan Jiménez
26 DF Panama PAN Jhonnathan García
29 FW Panama PAN Ovidio Lopez
39 MF Panama PAN Erick Register
42 GK Panama PAN Daniel Hughes
46 DF Panama PAN Derek Briceño
51 MF Panama PAN Anel Ryce
81 FW Panama PAN Ricardo Clarke
99 MF Panama PAN Romario Piggott

Notable players

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Honours

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1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005, 2016 Clausura, 2021 Apertura
  • Copa JVC: 1
1986

International Participations

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2016-17 – Group Stage
2017 – Semifinals
1988 : Preliminary Round
1989 : Second Round
1991 : First Round
1993 : First Round
2001 : First Round
2004 : Quarterfinals
2006 : First Round

Historical list of coaches

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  • El Salvador Milton Palacios (1991)
  • Colombia Carlos Collazo (1992–1993)
  • Panama Ricardo Buitrago (1996)
  • Costa RicaUruguay Américo Bravo (–Aug 02)[1]
  • Argentina Sergio Giovagnolli (Sept 2002–??)
  • Panama Fernando Arnulfo Bolívar (2005)
  • Panama Ricardo Buitrago (2005)
  • Colombia Mauricio Álvarez (Jan 2006–)[2]
  • Colombia Jair Palacios
  • Panama Leopoldo Lee (–Jan 2010)
  • Italy Marcos Casagrande (Jan 2010)[3]
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (Feb 2010 – Aug 2010)
  • Panama Rubén Guevara (Aug 2010 – Aug 2011)[4]
  • Argentina Marcelo Javier Ainstein (Aug 2011 – Apr 2012)[5]
  • Panama Juan Carlos Cubillas (Jan 2012 – Feb 2012)[6]
  • Panama Leonicio de la Flor (May 2012 – Dec 2012)[7]
  • Spain Carlos García Cantarero (Jan 2013 – Mar 2013)
  • Colombia Richard Parra (Mar 2013 – May 13)[8]
  • United States Mike Stump (May 2013 – Nov 2014)[9]
  • Spain Juan Carlos García (Jan 2015 – Dec 2015)
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (Jan 2016 – Nov 2017)
  • Spain Juan Carlos García (Nov 2017 – Nov 2018)
  • Colombia Javier Álvarez Arteaga (Dec 2018 – Jul 2019)
  • United States Mike Stump (Jul 2019 – 2020)
  • Panama Jorge Dely Valdés (Oct 2020 – Current)

References

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  1. ^ Américo Bravo dejó al Plaza Archived 2016-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Técnico colombiano dirigirá al campeón Plaza Amador Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Leopoldo Lee renuncia como técnico del Plaza Archived 2016-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Ruben "Tatara" Guevara nuevo director técnico de Plaza Amador Archived 2016-07-18 at archive.today – DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Junta directiva acepta renuncia de Ruben "Tatara" Guevara Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Juan Carlos Cubilla es el nuevo técnico del Plaza Amador Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Plaza Amador con nuevo técnico: Leonicio De La Flor Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – RPC (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Richard Parra nuevo técnico del Plaza Amador Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Plaza Amador con nuevo director tecnico Archived 2016-04-15 at the Wayback Machine – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
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