San Francisco
Full nameSan Francisco Fútbol Club
de La Chorrera
Nickname(s)Los Monjes
Sanfra
El Poderoso de la Chorrera
FoundedSeptember 1971
GroundEstadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez
La Chorrera, Panamá
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMateo Fábrega
ManagerGonzalo Soto
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
Apertura 20182nd

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]

San Francisco's old crest

Honours

1994–95, 1995–96, 2005 (C), 2006 (A), 2007 (C), 2008 (A), 2009 (A), 2011 (C), 2014 (A)
2015

Players

Current squad

First team squad 8 February, 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Panama PAN Samuel Castañeda
3 DF Panama PAN Edgar Góndola
4 DF Panama PAN Calito
5 MF Panama PAN Yeisón Ramírez
6 DF Panama PAN Kevin Calderón
7 FW Panama PAN Keny Bonilla
8 MF Panama PAN Edilson Carrasquilla
9 FW Panama PAN Luis Zúniga
10 MF Panama PAN Jhamal Rodríguez
11 FW Panama PAN Carlos Rivera
12 GK Panama PAN José Guerra
15 DF Panama PAN Giancarlos Moreno
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Colombia COL Carlos Rojas
18 DF Panama PAN Aimar Rodríguez
19 MF Panama PAN Miguel Camargo
25 DF Panama PAN Francisco Palacios
30 FW Panama PAN Darwin Pinzón
33 MF Panama PAN Virgilio Escala
35 GK Panama PAN Christian Jaén
45 MF Panama PAN Isaias Soto
70 MF Panama PAN Martin Ruiz
71 MF Panama PAN Jorge Méndez (on loan from Once Caldas)
98 MF Panama PAN Ángel Castillo

Notable players

See also: Category:San Francisco F.C. footballers

Personnel

Management

Position Name
Manager Panama Gozalo Soto
Goalkeeping Coach Panama Gaspar Pérez
Fitness Coach Panama Julio Rivera
Club Doctor Panama Dr. Julio González
Kinesiology Panama Víctor Jaén
Utility Panama Marcelino Barrios
Reserve Manager Argentina Leonardo Pipino

Historical list of coaches

References

  1. ^ History Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine – San Francisco FC (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Se celebran 25 años del fútbol profesional en Panamá Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine – Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  3. ^ San Francisco FC, el equipo con más público Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Jugadores y Staff" (in Spanish). sanfranciscofc.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  5. ^ "Chato" Ramírez sería el DT del San Francisco Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine – Crítica (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Tátara" Guevara asumió como nuevo técnico del San Francisco Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – Panamá América (in Spanish)
  7. ^ San Francisco busca un nuevo técnico Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine – La Estrella (in Spanish)
  8. ^ 'Tátara’ al rescate del herido San Francisco Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine – La Estrella (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Gary Stempel nuevo técnico del San Francisco Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – San Francisco (in Spanish)

External links

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
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