Full name Chorrillo Fútbol Club Chairman Manuel E. Arias Manager Julio Medina III Founded 1974 | Ground Capacity 6,000 2015 (C) 9th League Liga Panameña de Fútbol | |
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Nickname(s) La Fiebre Amarilla
Los Chorrilleros
Corre que te alcanza Ground Estadio Maracaná
Panama City, Panama Arena/Stadium Estadio Maracaná de Panamá Profiles | ||
Chorrillo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol.
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It is based in the El Chorrillo district of Panama City. Their home stadium is Estadio Maracaná.
History
Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters to become involved in criminal activities, but they only won their first promotion to the top tier in 2001 after beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1. They had earlier tried to win promotion, losing a second division championship final in 1998 after penalties to Municipal de Colón.
They clinched their first league title in the 2011 Apertura championship after beating Plaza Amador 4–1. In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title.
Crest
The phoenix is represented in the team crest to symbolize the recovering of El Chorrillo district after being heavily bombarded by the United States Army during Operation Just Cause.
Honours
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.