S.D. Atlético Nacional

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Atlético Nacional
Atletico Nacional Crest
Full nameSociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional
Nickname(s)Tongos, Uniformados, Equipo Policiaco, El equipo de la Policia [Police Team]
Founded2001 (1995 originally)
GroundEstadio Javier Cruz
San Miguelito, Panamá
Capacity2500
ChairmanEduardo Serracin
ManagerDaniel Valencia
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
2015 (C)1st (champions)

Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Panamanian football team who currently play in the Panamanian top tier.

It is based in Panama City, and is the team of the National Police of Panamá.

History[]

Atlético Nacional[]

In 1995, a team named Atlético Nacional was founded and played a couple of years in the ANAPROF league until they were disbanded in 2001 due to manipulation and alteration of documents.

Club Deportivo Policía Nacional[]

The club were reformed in 2005 as Club Deportivo Policía Nacional and in 2005 the team managed promotion to the top level after beating 1–0.[1] They were relegated to the Second Division in 2006.

Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional[]

They were renamed Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional in 2008. In December 2012, Atlético Nacional lost the Apertura final to Millenium UP[2] but they clinched promotion to the LPF in June 2015 after they won the Panamanian Second Division championship decider against SUNTRACS.[3] They had already beaten SUNTRACS in November 2014 in the Apertura final.[4]

Atlético Nacional's old crest

Honours[]

  • Liga Nacional de Ascenso: 2
, 2015

Players[]

Current squad[]

  • As of Apertura 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Panama PAN Francisco Portillo
— GK Panama PAN
— DF Argentina ARG
— DF Panama PAN Nahil Carroll
— DF Panama PAN
— DF Panama PAN
— DF Panama PAN Yair Jaén
— DF Bolivia BOL
— DF Panama PAN Francisco Vence
— DF Panama PAN
— MF Panama PAN
— MF Panama PAN
— MF Panama PAN
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Bolivia BOL
— MF Bolivia BOL
— MF Panama PAN
— MF Panama PAN
— MF Panama PAN
— MF Panama PAN
— DF Panama PAN
— FW Colombia COL
— FW Panama PAN
— FW Panama PAN Anthony Basile
— FW Panama PAN
— FW Chile CHI
— FW Colombia COL
— FW Panama PAN
— FW Ecuador ECU
— FW Panama PAN Alberto Zapata

Notable players[]

Historical list of coaches[]

  • Panama José Alfredo Poyatos (2012–2013)
  • Panama José Chiari (2013–2014)
  • Panama Eric Ortega (2015 – Jun 2015)
  • Colombia Daniel Valencia (June 2015–)

References[]

  1. ^ Panama 2005 – RSSSF
  2. ^ Millenium se coronó en la Liga Nacional de Ascenso – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Vence al Suntracs 3–0 La Policía Nacional sube a la LPF – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Atlético Nacional es el nuevo campeón de la LNA – Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
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