{{Short description|Association football club in Panama}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Club Deportivo Universitario | image = | fullname = Club Deportivo Universitario | nickname = ''La "U"''<br/>''Universitarios'' | founded = 1974 as ''Chorrillo FC'' | ground = Estadio Universitario<br>Penonomé, Panama | capacity = 1,000 | chairman = Manuel E. Arias | manager = Jose Anthony Torres | league = Liga Panameña de Fútbol | season = | position = |pattern_la1=_capiata17h|pattern_b1=_capiata17h|pattern_ra1=_capiata17h|pattern_sh1=|pattern_so1=_socks| |leftarm1=FFFF00|body1=FFFF00|rightarm1=FFFF00|shorts1=FFFF00|socks1=0000FF|
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'''Club Deportivo Universitario''' (formerly '''Chorrillo F.C.''') is a Panamanian professional football club currently playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama. It is based in Penonomé, Coclé Province.
==History== Chorrillo FC was founded in 1974 to prevent youngsters from becoming involved in criminal activities.<ref>[http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/la-previa-de-la-gran-final-de-la-lpf-chorrillo-fc-vs-plaza-amador La previa de la Gran Final de la LPF: Chorrillo FC vs Plaza Amador] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20160421170244/http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/la-previa-de-la-gran-final-de-la-lpf-chorrillo-fc-vs-plaza-amador |date=2016-04-21 }} – Diario Pro {{in lang|es}}</ref> They won promotion to the top fight for the first time in 2001 by beating Pan de Azúcar 2–1 in a promotion playoff. This was their second serious attempt at promotion, the first ending in a loss on penalties to Municipal de Colón.<ref>[http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/12302000/dep01.html Chorrillo y Pan de Azúcar definen su ascenso hoy] – Crítica {{in lang|es}}</ref>
The club won its first title in Apertura 2011, beating Plaza Amador 4–1.<ref>[http://www.fepafut.com/noticias_detail.asp?id=2646 Chorrillo FC vence al Plaza Amador y es campeón del Apertura 2011] – FEPAFUT {{in lang|es}}</ref> In May 2014 they won the 2014 Clausura title.<ref>[http://www.tvn-2.com/deportes/Chorrillo-campeon-Clausura_0_3937856215.html Chorrillo campeón del Clausura 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023001444/https://www.tvn-2.com/deportes/Chorrillo-campeon-Clausura_0_3937856215.html |date=2020-10-23 }} – TVN-2 {{in lang|es}}</ref> They won another title in Clausura 2014, and later in Apertura 2017, as well as twice finishing runners-up.
In 2018, financial problems forced Chorrillo FC to merge with CD Centenario and Panama City's Universidad Latina, the new name agreed is Club Deportivo Universitario. Parts of the agreement included that the team will be relocated to Penonomé on the Province of Coclé from Panama City´s El Chorrillo neighborhood, a construction of the new stadium that would be completed on late March 2019 and relocate/lease CD Centenario team from Penonomé to Colón Province as New York FC/Centenario.
==Crest== The El Chorrillo district was heavily bombard by the United States Army during Operation Just Cause. The club adopted the phoenix emblem to symbolize the district's recovery.<ref>[http://www.plus.es/videos/Futbol/Fiebre/Maldini/2007/Carlos/Cantarero/pluvidftb/20071204pluutmftb_4/Ves/ plus.es – Videos de fútbol<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207101346/http://www.plus.es/videos/Futbol/Fiebre/Maldini/2007/Carlos/Cantarero/pluvidftb/20071204pluutmftb_4/Ves/ |date=2007-12-07 }}</ref> thumb|right|Municipal Chorrillo's old crest
==Honours== *'''Liga Panameña de Fútbol''' **Champions (3): 2011 (A), 2014 (C), 2017 (A) **Runners-up (2): 2011 (C), 2009 (A) *'''Primera A''' **Champions (1): 2000–01 **Runners-up (1): 1998
==Players (2024)== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=COL|name=Esteban Giraldo|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=PAN|name=Samuel Batchelor|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=PAN|name=Samuel Batchelor|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=PAN|name=Luis Dean|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=PAN|name=Rolando Botello|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=PAN|name=Ricardo Castillo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=PAN|name=Joel Guevara|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=PAN|name=Luis Canate|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=COL|name=Juan Vasquez|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=PAN|name=Ariel De la Cruz|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=PAN|name=Enrique Machacen|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=PAN|name=Nicolas Wood|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=PAN|name=Alejandro Yearwood|pos=DF}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=PAN|name=Andrick Edwards|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=PAN|name=Felix General|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=PAN|name=Osvaldo Valencia|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=PAN|name=Julian Rodriguez|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=PAN|name=Randy Rangel|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=PAN|name=Luis Gonzalez|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=PAN|name=Eric Moreno|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=PAN|name=Dilan Herbert|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=PAN|name=Eduardo Jiménez|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=43|nat=PAN|name=Pablo Penalba|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=50|nat=PAN|name=Roberto Reina|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=89|nat=PAN|name=Joseph Esquina|pos=GK}} {{Fs end}}
===Notable players=== {{See also category|Club Deportivo Universitario players}}
==Historical list of coaches== {{div col|colwidth=35em|small=yes}} *{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos García Cantarero (2005–2007) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Carlos Flores (2008) *{{flagicon|PAN}} José Alfredo Poyatos (January–December 2009) *{{flagicon|COL}} Félix Quiñones (2009–2010)<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Colombiano-Quinones-tecnico-Chorrillo-FC_0_2733476678.html Colombiano Quiñones será el nuevo técnico del Chorrillo FC] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|URU}} Miguel Mansilla (2010–2011)<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Mansilla-pone-overol_0_2888711171.html Mansilla se pone el overol] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} Luis Maughn (June 2011–Aug 13)<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Chorrillo-FC-presenta-Luis-Maughn_0_3129437087.html Chorrillo FC presenta a Luis Maughn como nuevo técnico] – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} José Alfredo Poyatos (August–December 2013)<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/otros_deportes/Alfredo-Poyatos-Chorrillo-renuncia-Maughn_0_616738351.html Alfredo Poyatos, nuevo técnico del Chorrillo, renuncia Maughn] – RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} César "Chino" Morales (2013–2014) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Julio Medina III (2014–2015) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Mike Stump (2015–2018)<ref>[http://elsiglo.com/deportes/mike-stump-nuevo-tecnico-chorrillo/23864409 Mike Stump es el nuevo técnico de Chorrillo FC] – El Siglo {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|COL}} Óscar Upegui (June–September 2018) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Julio Medina III (September–December 2018) *{{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Onaindia (2018–2019) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Donaldo González (March–June 2019) *{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Pipino (June–October 2019) *{{flagicon|COL}} Richard Parra (October–December 2019) *{{flagicon|PAN}} {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Stempel (2020–2022) *{{flagicon|VEN}} Julio Infante (2022–2023) *{{flagicon|PAN}} José Mario Anthony Torres (January–May 2024) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Javier Miller (May 2024) *{{flagicon|VEN}} Ángel Sánchez (May 2024–''present'') {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.chorrillofc.com}}. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328110308/http://www.chorrillofc.com/ |date=2008-03-28 }} {{in lang|es}}
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