{{Short description|Association football club in Panama}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Tauro | image = Tauro FC (2017).png | fullname = Asociacion Deportiva Tauro Fútbol Club | nickname = ''Los Toros de Pedregal'' (The Bulls of Pedregal)<br />''El Club de Panamá'' (Panama's Club) | founded = {{Start date and years ago|1984}} | ground = Estadio Rommel Fernández | capacity = 32,000 | chairman = Alvaro Vargas | manager = Felipe Baloy | league = Liga Panameña de Fútbol | season = | position = | pattern_la1 = _whiteborder | pattern_b1 = _asa11h | pattern_ra1 = _whiteborder | pattern_sh1 = _aapp1011h | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 000000 | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = 000000 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _blackborder | pattern_b2 = _riobrancoac15t | pattern_ra2 = _blackborder | pattern_sh2 = _atibaia15hjr | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = 436EEE | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = FF0000 | socks2 = FFFFFF }}

'''Tauro Fútbol Club''' is a professional football club based in the district of Pedregal, Panama City, Panama. It was founded on 22 September 1984 and has participated in the Panamanian Football League (LPF) since 1988. Its founder, Giancarlo Gronchi, was a fan of Juventus and for that reason the colours of the club are black and white. They have won thirteen championships between 1989 and 2017, making them the most successful club in the league. Their traditional rival has been Plaza Amador. Their meetings are known as the "El Clásico" in Panama.<ref>{{Cite web |title=El Clásico de Panamá: cómo surgió la rivalidad entre CD Plaza Amador y Tauro FC |url=https://futbolcentroamerica.com/panama/El-Clasico-de-Panama-como-surgio-la-rivalidad-entre-CD-Plaza-Amador-y-Tauro-FC-20220408-0013.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Fútbol Centroamérica |language=es-ES |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414204044/https://futbolcentroamerica.com/panama/El-Clasico-de-Panama-como-surgio-la-rivalidad-entre-CD-Plaza-Amador-y-Tauro-FC-20220408-0013.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

Tauro FC's origins date to 1984, when tannery owner '''Giancarlo Gronchi''', an immigrant from Italy, decided to create an internal football league for his company. From that came the idea of forming a company team. At that time, there were leagues formed of teams representing various Panamanian companies, as well as leagues formed of teams from the various immigrant colonies in Panama. Tauro competed in those leagues, as well as the Panamanian District League, from its founding on 22 September 1984 to 1988.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

In 1988, Tauro joined six other teams in forming ANAPROF, Panama's first national professional league. This was a significant turning point in Panamanian football, which at the time was a smaller soccer presence in the region.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Gronchi's favorite Italian team was Juventus FC, and in the honor of that Italian power, Tauro also competed in black and white striped jerseys. They club won its first title in 1989, and during the 1990s was the dominant team in Panamanian football.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

What followed was the glory days of Tauro FC, which won championships in 1989, 1991, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1999–2000. Closely identified with the club's success in those years was Uruguayan Miguel Angel Mansilla, who managed the team on five occasions, interspersed with three stints managing Panama's national team.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Perhaps the most memorable title of that run came in 1996–97, when Patricio Guevara's 9th-minute goal lifted Tauro to a championship victory over the AFC Euro Kickers. That strike ended a five-year championship drought, and was followed by a repeat win over Deportivo Árabe Unido in 1997–98. The club won a fifth crown in 1999–2000, upsetting archrivals C.D. Plaza Amador. Plaza Amador was favored because they had signed striker Víctor René Mendieta, widely considered one of the best players in Panamanian history.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Tauro has continued to win championships in the Apertura/Clausura era. In 2003, they swept the season under the direction of Colombian manager Gonzalo Soto. In Clausura 2006, they followed the leadership of ex-player Ruben Guevara to another crown. In Apertura 2007, Mansilla returned to lead the club to a tenth championship (the fifth under his direction).{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

The club's tenth title came in Apertura 2010, under the leadership of Juan Carlos Cubillas. The club has also won titles in Clausura 2012 and Apertura 2013, with titles coming under ex-players Sergio "Checho" Angulo and Rolando Palma. In all, four former Bullfighters have won titles as both managers and players.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

== Rivalries == * Plaza Amador * Árabe Unido * San Francisco F.C.

== Honors == *'''Liga Panameña de Fútbol''' **Champions ('''17''') 1989, 1991, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2003, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2007, Apertura 2010, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2017, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2024 **Runners-up (9): 1990, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, Clausura 2002, 2008 (A), 2008 (C), Apertura 2009, 2018 Apertura, 2019 Apertura, 2023 Clausura

=== National League finals === {|align=center width=65% border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%; text-align: ''top'';" |- align=center bgcolor=#006699 style="color: white;" ! width=4%|Season ! width=32%|Champion ! width=32%|Runner-up

|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1989||Tauro FC||Deportivo La Previsora |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1991||Tauro FC||AFC Euro Kickers |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1996-97||Tauro FC||AFC Euro Kickers |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1997-98||Tauro FC||Árabe Unido |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1999-00||Tauro FC||CD Plaza Amador |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2003 (a)||Tauro FC||Club Deportivo Árabe Unido|Árabe Unido |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2003 (c)||Tauro FC||Alianza FC |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2006 (c)||Tauro FC||Árabe Unido |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2007 (a)||Tauro FC||San Francisco FC |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2010 (a)||Tauro FC||San Francisco FC |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2012 (c)||Tauro FC||Chepo FC |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2013 (a)||Tauro FC||San Francisco FC |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2017 (c)||Tauro FC||Árabe Unido |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |}

== Current Squad == {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=PAN|name=Jose Guerra}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Humberto Ramos}} {{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Rodolfo Rodríguez}} {{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Ángel Díaz}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=PAN|name=Gaby Torres}} {{Fs player|no=8|pos=FW|nat=PAN|name=Victor Medina}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=PAN|name=Cristian Quintero}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Jhojan Amaya}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Jerónimo Rodríguez}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=PAN|name=Nicholas Anderson}} {{Fs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=PAN|name=Rudy Yearwood}} {{Fs player|no=17|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Juan Pablo Muñoz}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=PAN|name=Josué Vergara}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=PAN|name=Blas Pérez Jr.}} {{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Omar Murillo}} {{Fs player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=PAN|name=Jamal Gonzalez}} {{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Jan Carlos Vargas}} {{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Carlos Batista}} {{Fs player|no=28|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Sergio Villareal}} {{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Juan Pena}} {{Fs player|no=30|pos=GK|nat=PAN|name=Celino Hinojosa}} {{Fs player|no=39|pos=|nat=PAN|name=Perea}} {{Fs player|no=44|pos=|nat=PAN|name=Molina}} {{Fs end}}

== Non-playing staff ==

=== Board of directors ===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name |- |'''President''' || Alvaro Vargas |- |'''Vice-president''' || Moises Zebede |- |'''Secretary'''|| Carlos Martans |- |'''Treasurer''' || Alejandro Pino |- |'''Fiscal'''|| Luis Moreno |}

=== Management hierarchy === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name |- |'''Manager''' || {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Saul Maldonado |- |'''Assistant manager''' || {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Rafael Mea Vitali |- |'''Physical trainer'''||- |- |'''Goalkeeping coach''' ||- |- |'''Physiotherapist'''||- |- |'''Physiotherapist'''||- |- |'''Head doctor'''||- |- |'''Utility Management'''||- |- |'''Utility Assistant'''||- |- |'''Reserve Manager 1'''||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} Ricardo Mammarella |- |'''Reserve Manager 2'''||{{flagicon|Argentina}} Hector D. Chianelli |}

=== Historical list of coaches === {{div col|colwidth=35em|small=yes}} *{{flagicon|CRC}} Christian Saborío (1988) *{{flagicon|URU}} Miguel Ángel Mansilla (1988–1989) *{{flagicon|URU}} Miguel Ángel Mansilla (1991–1993) *{{flagicon|ECU}} José Andrade (1994) *{{flagicon|URU}} Miguel Ángel Mansilla (1994–1999) *{{flagicon|PAN}} José Alfredo Poyatos (2000) *{{flagicon|COL}} Gonzalo Soto (2002–2004)<ref>[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/soto-quiere-triunfar-con-tauro-fc Soto quiere triunfar con Tauro F.C] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412080815/http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/soto-quiere-triunfar-con-tauro-fc |date=12 April 2016 }}&nbsp;– Panamá América {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} José Alfredo Poyatos (2004–2006)<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Alfredo-Poyatos-dirigira-Tauro-torneo_0_1173632628.html Alfredo Poyatos dirigirá al Tauro en lo que resta del torneo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024543/http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Alfredo-Poyatos-dirigira-Tauro-torneo_0_1173632628.html |date=4 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Kempe (2006)<ref>[http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/07192006/dep06.html ANAPROF: THOMAS KEMPE ES EL NUEVO ENTRENADOR Un Tauro con estilo alemán] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408083328/http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/07192006/dep06.html |date=8 April 2016 }}&nbsp;– Crítica {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} Rubén Guevara (2006)<ref>[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/t%C3%A9cnico-del-tauro-se-march%C3%B3 Técnico del Tauro se marchó] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305213558/http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/t%C3%A9cnico-del-tauro-se-march%C3%B3 |date=5 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– Panamá América {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|URU}} Miguel Ángel Mansilla (2007–2008) *{{flagicon|COL}} Gonzalo Soto (2008–2010) *{{flagicon|CRC}} Christian Saborío *{{flagicon|PAN}} Juan Carlos Cubillas (2010–2011)<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/fracaso-Cubillas_0_2826467389.html No hay fracaso, según Cubillas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084244/http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/fracaso-Cubillas_0_2826467389.html |date=4 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo (2011–2012)<ref>[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6072 Tauro presenta a Sergio Angulo como nuevo técnico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104959/http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6072 |date=4 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– PanamaFutbol {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|COL}} Gonzalo Soto (2012)<ref>[http://m.telemetro.com/deportes/futbol/noticias/Colombiano-Gonzalo-Soto-banquillo-Tauro_0_483551728.html Colombiano Gonzalo Soto vuelve al banquillo del Tauro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071333/http://m.telemetro.com/deportes/futbol/noticias/Colombiano-Gonzalo-Soto-banquillo-Tauro_0_483551728.html |date=4 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– Telemetro {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|COL}} Rolando Palma (2012–2014) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Jorge Dely Valdés (2014)<ref name="Tauro">{{cite news |title=Palma resigns, Jorge Dely Valdes new Tauro coach |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/palma-resigns-jorge-dely-valdes-new-tauro-coach |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=6 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303174457/http://www.concacaf.com/article/palma-resigns-jorge-dely-valdes-new-tauro-coach |archive-date=3 March 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} José Alfredo Poyatos (2015)<ref>[http://somoslasele.com/noticias/4030/alfredo-poyatos-debuto-con-victoria-en-pretemporada-del-tauro Alfredo Poyatos debutó con victoria en pretemporada del Tauro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823025453/http://somoslasele.com/noticias/4030/alfredo-poyatos-debuto-con-victoria-en-pretemporada-del-tauro |date=2015-08-23 }}&nbsp;– Somos Lasele {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} Mike Stump (2015)<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Mike-Stump-nuevo-tecnico-Tauro_0_786221638.html Mike Stump nuevo técnico del Tauro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093021/http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Mike-Stump-nuevo-tecnico-Tauro_0_786221638.html |date=4 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|PAN}} Jorge Dely Valdés (2015)<ref>[http://www.critica.com.pa/golazo/tauro-fc-se-encomienda-jorge-dely-391916 Tauro FC se encomienda a Jorge Dely] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212547/http://www.critica.com.pa/golazo/tauro-fc-se-encomienda-jorge-dely-391916 |date=23 September 2015 }}&nbsp;– Crítica {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|COL}} Rolando Palma (2015–2018)<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Jorge-Valdes-Tauro-Rolando-Palma_0_854915021.html Jorge Dely Valdés sale del Tauro, Rolando Palma regresa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095005/http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Jorge-Valdes-Tauro-Rolando-Palma_0_854915021.html |date=4 March 2016 }}&nbsp;– RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo (2018)<ref>[https://metrolibre.com/index.php/deportes/121471-colombiano-sergio-angulo-reemplazara-a-ronaldo-palma-en-tauro-f-c] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105406/https://metrolibre.com/index.php/deportes/121471-colombiano-sergio-angulo-reemplazara-a-ronaldo-palma-en-tauro-f-c |date=20 March 2018 }}&nbsp;– Metro Libre{{in lang|es}}</ref> *{{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Garcia (2018) *{{flagicon|URU}} Saul Maldonado (2018–2020) *{{flagicon|VEN}} Rafael Mea Vitalli (2020) *{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Ainstein (2020) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Julio Dely Valdés (2020–2021) *{{flagicon|VEN}} Enrique Kike Garcia (2021) *{{flagicon|COL}} Rolando Palma (2021–2022) *{{flagicon|VEN}} Francisco Perlo (August 2022 – April 2023) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Diego Gutierrez (''interim'') (April 2023 – May 2023) *{{flagicon|PAN}} Felipe Baloy (June 2023 – February 2025) *{{flagicon|VEN}} Kike García (March 2025 – September 2025) *{{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Lenis (''interim'') (September 2025 – October 2025) *{{flagicon|COL}} Bernardo Redín (October 2025 – present) {{div col end}}

== International participations == {{main|Panamanian football clubs in CONCACAF competitions}} *'''CONCACAF Champions League:''' 6 appearances ::2008-09 : Group stage ::2010-11 : Preliminary round ::2011-12 : Group stage ::2012-13 : Group stage ::2014-15 : Group stage ::2018 : Quarter-finals

*'''CONCACAF Champions' Cup:''' 4 appearances ::1990 : First round ::1991 : Second round ::1992 : Third round ::1997 : First round

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.taurofc.com}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016083101/http://www.geocities.com/taurofc/ Non-official site] (Página realizada en su momento por el periodista panameño Adán De Gracia E.) *[http://www.anaprof.com.pa/teampg.asp?name_team=Tauro%20fc Tauro FC Page-ANAPROF Site]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

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