Alianza F.C. (Panama)

Alianza

Full name	Asociación Cívica, Social y Deportiva Alianza Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Pericos Los Verdolagas
Founded	March 2, 1963
Ground	Estadio Luis Ernesto “Cascarita” Tapia Panama City
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Rubén Cárdenas
Manager	Juan Pablo Lopera
League	Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2015 (C)	6th
Home colours Away colours

Alianza F.C. is a professional soccer club located in Panama that plays in Liga Profesional de Fútbol the highest soccer league in Panama.

Alianza won the Primera A championship in 1998–99 to win promotion to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol where they have been since. Their best showing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol was as runner-up in the 2003 Clausura.

History

Alianza F.C. was founded on March 2, 1963^[1] (the second oldest club in modern Panamanian soccer) by a group of 12 young players that represented Panama in the first CONCACAF Youth Championship. Under Don Justiniano Cárdenas, the team won a second division district championship in the summer 1963 and again in 1968. Throughout the rest of the 1960s, the club remained together with the help of legal directors, such as the head of police and Don Justiniano Cárdenas, as well as fundraisers. The club wanted more than just to compete. The players wanted to become better members of society.

During the 1970s, the club stayed together thanks in large part due to contributions from the Espivak Company and its owner Mr. Jose Weinberg as well as the previously mentioned directors. The contributions helped pay for uniforms, cleats and other necessities.

In 1980, the men's team was one of 8 clubs to participate in la Primera Liga No-Aficionada de Fútbol. The top league in Panama at the time.

Throughout the 1980s, the club continued to grow and gain more sponsors. Including the formation of an under-19 team, which has participated in the Distritorial league for 25+ years. The club helped create the first youth league in the Panama District in 1980. The youth team has since played in the premier division of its district league, while in 1989 the men's team began play in the premier division of ANAPROF.

In 1993, the men's team was removed from ANAPROF due to political reasons. The club built back up with the help of leaders from the community, who took in the local, troubled youth. On July 26, 1993, the club created the Escuelita de Fútbol, Don Justiniano Cárdenas. Which has served the club and the area since.

Through 1996 the team played in LINFUNA a rogue league that rivaled ANAPROF.

After two seasons, the club returned to the Primera A of ANAPROF where it then won promotion two seasons afterwards after beating Atletico Guadalupe 1–0.

Since 1996, the club has been charter members in district leagues for youth at the under-12, under-14, and under-15, levels. In the first season, the under-15 team won their league's championship. As of 2001, the club participated in ANAPROF as well as district leagues at the under-19, under-16, under-14, under-12, and under-10, levels.

The club had its best performance in its history in 2003, reaching the finals of ANAPROF in the clausura tournament.^[2] However they lost the final 5–1 against Tauro

Honours

• Primera A: 1

1999

Players

Current squad

• As of Apertura 2015 ^[3]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Giovanni Gutiérrez 2 DF Cristian Vergara 3 DF Mauricio Castaño 4 DF César Vergara 5 DF Gerardo Negrete 6 MF Rudy Yearwood 7 MF Romeesh Ivey 8 MF Byron Oyaga 9 FW Ricauter Barsallo 10 MF José Muñoz 13 FW Josueth Holder 14 MF Keneth Chase 15 MF Jaime Girón

No. Position Player 16 DF Richard Peralta 17 MF Alfredo Warner 18 FW José Jules 21 DF Carlos Córdoba 22 MF José Mario Villarreal 24 FW César Augusto Medina 26 MF Alberto Quiñonez 26 MF Alexis Antaneda 27 DF Henry Nuñez 30 GK Robyn Pertuz 32 FW Rafael Tait 33 DF Alonso Goot

Records

All time scorer is César el “Bombo” Medina.

Historical list of coaches

Leroy Foster (Feb 2003 – Oct 2003)[4] Rubén Cárdenas (Oct 2003–) Leroy Foster (Jun 2007–)[5] Rubén Cárdenas (2007) Rubén "Tátara" Guevara (Jun 2008 – Oct 08)[6] Rubén Cárdenas Víctor René Mendieta (Jul 2009 – Oct 09)[7] Carlos Pérez Porras (Dec 2009 – Feb 11) Leroy Foster (2010)

Ángelo Luis Evans (Feb 2011 – July 11)[8] Elkin Ortiz Castaño (Aug 2011 – May 2012)[9] Rubén Octavio Cárdenas (June 2012 – Dec 2012) Elkin Ortiz Castaño (Dec 2012 – Oct 13)[10] Carlos Pérez Porras (Oct 2013 – Sep 14)[11] Leroy Foster (Jun 2014 – Aug 14)[12] Juan Pablo Lopera (Sep 2014 – Sep 2015)[13] Rubén Cárdenas (Sep 2015–)[14]

References

1. La Historia del Alianza – Alianza (Spanish)
2. Alianza quiere el título: Foster – Panamá América (Spanish)
3. "Primer Equipo" (in Spanish). alianzafc.net. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
4. Técnico Foster estará con Alianza – Panamá América (Spanish)
5. El Alianza con técnico tico – PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
6. “Tátara” Guevara habló sobre su presente en Alianza – Panamá América (Spanish)
7. Mendieta será técnico del Alianza F.C. – La Estrella (Spanish)
8. Alianza despide técnico – PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
9. Conferencia de Prensa Apertura 2011 – Alianza (Spanish)
10. Ortiz, nuevo técnico del Alianza – La Prensa (Spanish)
11. El Alianza con nuevo técnico, se fue Ortíz y vuelve Pérez Porras – RPC (Spanish)
12. Tico Foster regresa al Alianza FC – Crítica (Spanish)
13. Juan Lopera debuta en el Alianza con triunfo ante el Árabe Unido – Cable Onda Sports
14. El Alianza confirma la salida del técnico Juan P. Lopera – RPC (Spanish)

External links

• The Official Website of the Alianza, F.C.