Club Deportivo Universitario

Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a Panamanian professional football club currently playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama. It is based in Penonomé, Coclé Province.

Club Deportivo Universitario

Full name	Club Deportivo Universitario
Nicknames	La "U" Universitarios
Founded	1974 as Chorrillo FC
Ground	Estadio Universitario Penonomé, Panama
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Manuel E. Arias
Manager	Jose Anthony Torres
League	Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Home colours Away colours

History

Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters from becoming involved in criminal activities.^[1] They won promotion to the top fight for the first time in 2001 by beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1 in a promotion playoff. This was their second serious attempt at promotion, the first ending in a loss on penalties to Municipal de Colón.^[2]

The club won its first title in Apertura 2011, beating Plaza Amador 4–1.^[3] In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title.^[4] They won another title in Clausura 2014, and later in Apertura 2017, as well as twice finishing runners-up.

In 2018, financial problems forced Chorrillo FC to merge with CD Centenario and Panama City's Universidad Latina, the new name agreed is Club Deportivo Universitario. Parts of the agreement included that the team will be relocated to Penonomé on the Province of Coclé from Panama City´s El Chorrillo neighborhood, a construction of the new stadium that would be completed on late March 2019 and relocate/lease CD Centenario team from Penonomé to Colón Province as New York FC/Centenario.

Crest

The El Chorrillo district was heavily bombard by the United States Army during Operation Just Cause. The club adopted the phoenix emblem to symbolize the district's recovery.^[5]

Municipal Chorrillo's old crest

Honours

• Liga Panameña de Fútbol
  • Champions (3): 2011 (A), 2014 (C), 2017 (A)
  • Runners-up (2): 2011 (C), 2009 (A)
• Primera A
  • Champions (1): 2000–01
  • Runners-up (1): 1998

Players (2024)

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 1 GK  COL Esteban Giraldo 2 DF  PAN Samuel Batchelor 3 DF  PAN Samuel Batchelor 4 MF  PAN Luis Dean 6 MF  PAN Rolando Botello 7 MF  PAN Ricardo Castillo 8 MF  PAN Joel Guevara 10 MF  PAN Luis Canate 11 FW  COL Juan Vasquez 12 GK  PAN Ariel De la Cruz 14 MF  PAN Enrique Machacen 15 MF  PAN Nicolas Wood 16 DF  PAN Alejandro Yearwood

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  PAN Andrick Edwards 19 DF  PAN Felix General 21 DF  PAN Osvaldo Valencia 22 FW  PAN Julian Rodriguez 24 FW  PAN Randy Rangel 26 DF  PAN Luis Gonzalez 27 MF  PAN Eric Moreno 39 FW  PAN Dilan Herbert 40 MF  PAN Eduardo Jiménez 43 MF  PAN Pablo Penalba 50 FW  PAN Roberto Reina 89 GK  PAN Joseph Esquina

Notable players

See also: Category:Club Deportivo Universitario players

Historical list of coaches

• Carlos García Cantarero (2005–2007)
• Carlos Flores (2008)
• José Alfredo Poyatos (January–December 2009)
• Félix Quiñones (2009–2010)^[6]
• Miguel Mansilla (2010–2011)^[7]
• Luis Maughn (June 2011–Aug 13)^[8]
• José Alfredo Poyatos (August–December 2013)^[9]
• César "Chino" Morales (2013–2014)
• Julio Medina III (2014–2015)
• Mike Stump (2015–2018)^[10]
• Óscar Upegui (June–September 2018)
• Julio Medina III (September–December 2018)
• Gustavo Onaindia (2018–2019)
• Donaldo González (March–June 2019)
• Leonardo Pipino (June–October 2019)
• Richard Parra (October–December 2019)
• Gary Stempel (2020–2022)
• Julio Infante (2022–2023)
• José Mario Anthony Torres (January–May 2024)
• Javier Miller (May 2024)
• Ángel Sánchez (May 2024–present)