Municipal Chorrillo
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Chorrillo F.C. is a Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

nian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Balboa
Balboa, Panama
Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal.- History :The town of Balboa, founded by the United States during the construction of the Panama Canal, was named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish conquistador credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean...

, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. Their home stadium is Estadio Javier Cruz
Estadio Javier Cruz
Estadio Javier Cruz 'Artes y Oficios is a multi-purpose stadium. It located at the corner of Ricardo J. Alfaro Avenue and Vía Simón Bolivar in Panama City, Republic of Panama; close to Colegio de Artes Y Oficios Melchor Lasso de La Vega, from which it has received part of his name. It is currently...

.

In 2001, Chorrillo earned promotion after beating Pan de Azucar
Pan de Azúcar
Club Deportivo Pan de Azúcar is a Panamanian football team playing in Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It was founded in 1974 and it is based in San Miguelito....

 2-1.

Crest

The phoenix
Phoenix (mythology)
The phoenix or phenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indian and Phoenicians....

 is represented in the team crest to symbolize the recovering of El Chorrillo district after being heavily bombarded by the United States Army
United States Army
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 during Operation Just Cause.

Honours

  • Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 0
Runners-up (1): 2009 (A)

  • Primera A
    Primera A (Panama)
    The Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the second level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1997 and it consists of 8 teams who play to gain promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol...

    : 1
2000-01
Runners-up (1): 1998

Current squad

(Killed)

Notable Coach

Carlos García Cantarero
Carlos García Cantarero
Carlos García Cantarero is a Spanish footballer and manager. He is currently the manager of C.D. Victoria in Honduras.He was the manager of Atlético Madrid B, Elche CF and Torrellano CF.-References:...

 (2005–07) Carlos Flores (2008) Alfredo Poyatos (2009) Miguel Mansilla (2010)
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