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San Francisco F.C.

San Francisco F.C.

Panamanian football club

Not to be confused with São Francisco Futebol Clube.

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.

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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.

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Notable players

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

Personnel

Management

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