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 2022[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
2 DF Panama PAN Jean Sánchez
5 MF Panama PAN Francisco Bethencourt
6 DF Panama PAN Martín Gómez
7 FW Panama PAN Keny Bonilla
8 MF Panama PAN Luis Choy
10 FW Panama PAN Carlos Navas
11 FW Panama PAN Erick Rodriguez
12 GK Panama PAN José Calderón
14 FW Panama PAN José Luis Garcés
15 DF Panama PAN Javier Góndola
18 FW Panama PAN Luis Tejada
19 FW Panama PAN Jorge Clement
20 FW Colombia COL Jhon Mosquera
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF United States USA Fabián Bastidas
22 MF Panama PAN José Quiroz
25 DF Panama PAN Francisco Palacios
26 DF Panama PAN Jesús Araya
27 FW Panama PAN Ismael Betegón
30 GK Panama PAN Juan Loaiza
45 MF Panama PAN Yeisón Ramírez
57 MF Panama PAN Wesley Cabrera
77 MF Panama PAN Pablo Magallón
81 DF Panama PAN Aimar Rodriguez
88 MF Panama PAN Luis Pereira
MF Colombia COL Carlos Zuñiga
FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Ewerton
MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Marques

Notable players

Personnel

Management

PositionName
ManagerPanama Gozalo Soto
Goalkeeping CoachPanama Gaspar Pérez
Fitness CoachPanama Julio Rivera
Club DoctorPanama Dr. Julio González
KinesiologyPanama Víctor Jaén
UtilityPanama Marcelino Barrios
Reserve ManagerArgentina Leonardo Pipino

Historical list of coaches

  • Uruguay Edgardo Baldi (1979)
  • Colombia Saúl Suárez (1988–90)
  • Panama Leopoldo "Chino" Lee (1995–97)
  • England Panama Gary Stempel (1996–98), (2001–07)
  • Uruguay Miguel Mansilla (2004)
  • Peru Pascual "Chato" Ramírez (Jan 2007–March 7)[5]
  • Panama Rubén Guevara (March 2007–07) [6]
  • Paraguay Cristóbal Maldonado (200?–March 9)[7]
  • Panama Rubén Guevara (March 2009–09)[8]
  • England Panama Gary Stempel (Oct 2009–10)[9]
  • Argentina Leonardo Ezequiel Pipino (December 2010 - October 12)
  • England Panama Gary Stempel (October 2012 – 2016)
  • Panama Mike Stump (June 2016- February 2017)
  • Panama Pascual Moreno (February 2017 - August 2017)
  • Colombia Andrés Domínguez (August 2017 - September 2018)
  • Colombia Sergio "Checho" Angulo (September 2017 - December 2018)
  • Colombia Gonzalo Soto (January 2019 - March 2021)
  • Colombia José Manuel Rodríguez (March 2021 - June 2021)
  • Brazil Carlos Leiria (June 2021 - September 2021)
  • Panama Jorge Santos (September 2021 - December 2021)
  • Colombia Gonzalo Soto (January 2022 -Present)

References

  1. History – San Francisco FC (in Spanish)
  2. Se celebran 25 años del fútbol profesional en Panamá – Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  3. San Francisco FC, el equipo con más público – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  4. "Jugadores y Staff" (in Spanish). sanfranciscofc.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  5. "Chato" Ramírez sería el DT del San Francisco – Crítica (in Spanish)
  6. "Tátara" Guevara asumió como nuevo técnico del San Francisco – Panamá América (in Spanish)
  7. San Francisco busca un nuevo técnico – La Estrella (in Spanish)
  8. 'Tátara’ al rescate del herido San Francisco – La Estrella (in Spanish)
  9. Gary Stempel nuevo técnico del San Francisco – San Francisco (in Spanish)
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