Club Deportivo Plaza Amador

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Plaza Amador
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Full name Club Deportivo Plaza Amador
Nickname(s) Los Leones
El Equipo del Pueblo
Founded April 25, 1955
Ground Estadio Maracaná,
Panama City, Panama
Ground Capacity 6,000
Chairman Panama Gian Castillero
Manager Spain Juan Carlos Garcia
League Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2015 (C) 3nd

Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is one of the oldest teams in Panama.

History

The Social Club and Plaza Amador were founded in 1955 by a legendary figure of Panamanian sports, León Cocoliso Tejada (1927–1982), whom through the years developed a team designed to educate and train players that brought them and the team from inferior divisions up to the first division. After León's death, Andrés Villa, Daniel Vàsquez and Enrique Cajar gathered the colors of the club and returned it to the first division, where they won the distritorial championship, Copa JVC and the first ANAPROF championship.

Honours

1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

1997 - Qualifying stage (Central Zone)

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 first President of the Republic, Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero.

Players

Current squad

  • For Apertura 2015

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

No. Position Player
Panama GK Eric Hughes
Panama GK Alexander Andreve
Panama DF Luis Mendoza
Panama DF Sergio Ortega
Colombia DF Ezequiel Palomeque
Spain DF Ismael Remacha
Colombia DF Ariel Bonilla
Panama DF Edwin Gómez
Panama MF Julio Castillo
Panama MF Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez
Panama MF Manuel Torres
Panama MF John Michael Pretelt
No. Position Player
Panama MF Josiel Núñez
Panama MF Jonathan Bonilla
Panama MF Jorge Enrique Salas
Panama MF Miguel Escobar
Panama FW José Luis Garcés
Panama FW José Murillo
Panama FW Omar Browne
Panama FW Fernando Mena
Panama FW Jorge Rodríguez
Panama FW Valentín Pimentel
Panama FW Ameth Ramírez

Notable Players

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Historical list of coaches

References

External links