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C.D. Plaza Amador

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; 70 years ago (1955-04-25)
GroundEstadio Maracaná
Capacity6,000
ChairmanGian Castillero
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol

Plaza Amador is a Panamanian professional football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest club 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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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See also: Category:C.D. Plaza Amador players

Honours

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

International Participations

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Main article: Panamanian football clubs in CONCACAF competitions
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 Rica Uruguay Américo Bravo (2002)[1]
  • Argentina Sergio Giovagnolli (2002)
  • Panama Fernando Arnulfo Bolívar (2005)
  • Panama Ricardo Buitrago (2005)
  • Colombia Mauricio Álvarez (2006–2009)[2]
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (2009)
  • Panama Leopoldo Lee (2010)
  • Italy Marcos Casagrande (2010)[3]
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (2010)
  • Panama Rubén Guevara (2010–2011)[4]
  • Argentina Marcelo Javier Ainstein (Aug 2011 – Apr 2012)[5]
  • Panama Juan Carlos Cubillas (2012)[6]
  • Panama Leonicio de la Flor (2012)[7]
  • Spain Carlos García Cantarero (2013)
  • Colombia Richard Parra (2013)[8]
  • United States Mike Stump (2013–2014)[9]
  • Spain Juan Carlos García (2015)
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (2016–2017)
  • Spain Juan Carlos García (2017–2018)
  • Colombia Javier Álvarez Arteaga (2018–2019)
  • United States Mike Stump (2019–2020)
  • Panama Jorge Dely Valdés (2020–2022)
  • Panama Mario Méndez (2023)

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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