Chepo F.C. was a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. The team folded mid 2016. It was based in Chepo.

Chepo was known for its youth system[1] of whom have emerged many future promises of Panamanian football, among those are: Armando Gun, Gabriel Torres, Eduardo Jiménez, José Calderón and Román Torres, all of whom have represented Panama.[2]

History [ edit ]

Proyecto 2000 [ edit ]

Chepo FC was founded in 1999 under the name of Proyecto 2000,[1] where it gathered young players from around the country aspiring to win a ticket to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol one day. They started playing in the Liga Distritorial de Fútbol de Panamá (Lidifutpa).[3]

In 2000 the team was renamed Chepo FC due to expansion and participated in 2003 in Primera A.

In 2006 the team gained promotion from Primera A to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol after beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1.[4] They have not been very successful at the highest level and only reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Apertura season.[5]

By May 2016 main sponsor retired support causing the team to fold[6], it was replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso runner-up S.D. Atlético Veragüense.

Honours [ edit ]

Primera A: 1

Copa Rommel Fernández: 1

Year-by-year results [ edit ]

Liga Panameña de Fútbol [ edit ]

Players [ edit ]

Current squad [ edit ]

For Clausura 2016

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

No. Position Player No. Position Player

Retired numbers [ edit ]

77 – Jonathan Rodríguez, midfielder, 2006–09 (posthumous honour)[7]

Notable Players [ edit ]

Historical list of coaches [ edit ]

References [ edit ]



