C.D. Plaza Amador
Association football club in Panama
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Plaza Amador is a Panamanian professional football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest club in Panama.
El Equipo del Pueblo (The Team of the People)
La Plaza (The Plaza)
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Plaza Amador | |||
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| Nicknames | Los Leones (The Lions) El Equipo del Pueblo (The Team of the People) La Plaza (The Plaza) | |||
| Founded | April 25, 1955 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Maracaná | |||
| Capacity | 6,000 | |||
| Chairman | Gian Castillero | |||
| League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | |||
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History
C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejada (1927–1982). Under Tejada's leadership, the club relied heavily on developing and training players (rather than high-profile signings). After Tejada's's death, new directors Andrés Villa, Daniel Vàsquez and Enrique Cajar led the club back to the highest level of Panamanian football. They won the district title, the COPA JVC, and in 1988 claimed their first ever ANAPROF championship. Amador proceeded to win titles in 1990 and 1992. After a long drought, they claimed victory in Apertura 2002 (as well as that year's grand final), Clausura 2005 (as well as that year's grand final), and Clausura 2016.
Emblems
The club's colors are the three colors of the Panamanian flag: red, white and blue. Plaza Amador was named after the square plaza located in the Amador neighborhood of El Chorrillo borough.
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Honours
- 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005, 2016 Clausura, Apertura 2021, Apertura 2025, Clausura 2025, Clausura 2026
- Copa JVC: 1
- 1986
International Participations
- CONCACAF Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2016-17 – Group Stage
- CONCACAF League: 1 appearance
- 2017 – Semifinals
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
- UNCAF Interclub Cup: 3 appearances
Historical list of coaches
Milton Palacios (1990-1991)
Carlos Collazo (1992–1993)
Ricardo Buitrago (1996)
Américo Bravo (2002)[1]
Sergio Giovagnolli (2002)- Fernando Arnulfo Bolívar (2005)
- Ricardo Buitrago (2005)
- Mauricio Álvarez (2006–2009)[2]
- Jair Palacios (2009)
- Leopoldo Lee (2010)
Marcos Casagrande (2010)[3]- Jair Palacios (2010)
- Rubén Guevara (2010–2011)[4]
- Marcelo Javier Ainstein (Aug 2011 – Apr 2012)[5]
- Juan Carlos Cubillas (2012)[6]
- Leonicio de la Flor (2012)[7]
Carlos García Cantarero (2013)- Richard Parra (2013)[8]
Mike Stump (2013–2014)[9]- Juan Carlos García (2015)
- Jair Palacios (2016–2017)
- Juan Carlos García (2017–2018)
- Javier Álvarez Arteaga (2018–2019)
- Mike Stump (2019–2020)
- Jorge Dely Valdés (2020–2022)
- Mario Méndez (December 2023 - Present)
