San Francisco F.C.
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| Full name | San Francisco Fútbol Club de La Chorrera | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Monjes Sanfra El Poderoso de la Chorrera | ||
| Founded | September 1971 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez La Chorrera, Panamá | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mateo Fábrega | ||
| Manager | Gonzalo Soto | ||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| Apertura 2018 | 2nd | ||
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San Francisco Fútbol Club is a professional football team located in La Chorrera, Panamá, that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. It has been in the top flight of Panamanian football every year since 1988, when Panama's first professional league was organized. The club plays its games in Estadio Agustín Sánchez.
San Francisco have won 9 Liga Panameña de Fútbol championships, the third highest total of any team since 1988. The club has also finished second 9 times since 1988.
History[]
Deportivo La Previsora[]
The club was founded in September 1971, and began playing in La Chorrera District league. At that time, the club was known as Club Deportivo La Previsora. It has been in continuous operation ever since.[1] An early contender in ANAPROF (the first Panamanian professional league), La Previsora reached the finals in each of the league's first two seasons (losing to Plaza Amador and Tauro FC).[2]
Since then, they have been regular contenders for national honors, winning nine titles (most recently in Apertura 2014).
San Francisco F.C.[]
The club's current name is derived from the patron saint of the La Chorrera District, Francis of Paola (San Francisco de Paula). The club was the best supported club in the LPF in 2011, averaging an attendance of 765 at their matches.[3]
Honours[]
- Copa Panamá: 1
- 2015
Players[]
Current squad[]
First team squad 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Players[]
Personnel[]
Management[]
| Position | Name |
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Gaspar Pérez
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| Fitness Coach | Julio Rivera
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| Club Doctor | Dr. Julio González
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| Kinesiology | Víctor Jaén
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| Utility | Marcelino Barrios
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| Reserve Manager |  Leonardo Pipino
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Historical list of coaches[]
Edgardo Baldi (1979)
Saúl Suárez (1988–90)
Leopoldo "Chino" Lee (1995–97)
Gary Stempel (1996–98), (2001–07)- Miguel Mansilla (2004)
Pascual "Chato" Ramírez (Jan 2007–March 7)[5]- Rubén Guevara (March 2007–07) [6]
Cristóbal Maldonado (200?–March 9)[7]- Rubén Guevara (March 2009–09)[8]
- Gary Stempel (Oct 2009–10)[9]
Leonardo Ezequiel Pipino (Dec 2010–Oct 12)- Gary Stempel (Oct 2012–2016)
- (2016-Feb 2017)
- (Feb 2017-)
References[]
- ^ History – San Francisco FC (in Spanish)
- ^ Se celebran 25 años del fútbol profesional en Panamá – Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
- ^ San Francisco FC, el equipo con más público – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ^ "Jugadores y Staff" (in Spanish). sanfranciscofc.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Chato" Ramírez sería el DT del San Francisco – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ "Tátara" Guevara asumió como nuevo técnico del San Francisco – Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ San Francisco busca un nuevo técnico – La Estrella (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Tátara’ al rescate del herido San Francisco – La Estrella (in Spanish)
- ^ Gary Stempel nuevo técnico del San Francisco – San Francisco (in Spanish)
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Official website
- San Francisco F.C.
- Football clubs in Panama
- Association football clubs established in 1971
- 1971 establishments in Panama