Costa del Este F.C.
Costa del Este is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It takes its name from the real estate development in the township of Juan Díaz, Panama City.
Full name | Costa del Este Futbol Club | ||
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Founded | 2008 (as Santos FC) | ||
Ground | Estadio Rommel Fernández | ||
Capacity | 32,000 | ||
President | Juan Pablo Serrano | ||
Manager | Juan Vita | ||
League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
Since its inception in 2008 and until 2014, the club was based in La Chorrera and known as Santos FC.[1]
Under new ownership the team had a perfect season winning the 2017-18 Liga Nacional de Ascenso Apertura and Clausura tournaments and gaining direct promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol.
The winning streak continued during the 2018-19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol Apertura tournament reaching to the title game against Tauro FC losing the match 1-2.
Honors
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 1 appearance
- 2018-19 : Apertura Runner Up
- Liga Nacional de Ascenso: 5 appearances
- 2017-18 : Winners - Promoted
- Copa Rommel Fernández: 1 appearance
- 2012 : Winners - Promoted (as Santos FC)[2]
Players
Current squad
- As of 25 February 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Non-playing staff
Management hierarchy
Name | Role |
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- | Head Coach |
- | Assistant Coach |
- | Head Athletic Trainer |
- | Goalkeeping coach |
- | Team Physician |
Historical list of coaches
- Edwin Oropeza (2014–16)
- Francisco Perlo (2016–17)
- Ángel Sanchez (2017–18)
- Carlos Perez Porras (2019-19) 2 matches
- Juan Carlos Fuentes/Francisco Portillo/Juan Walker (2019–19)
References
- Onda, Canal de Cable (24 January 2014). "Costa del Este FC debuta en la LNA con triunfo ante Deportivo Vista Alegre". Cable Onda Sports. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Santos se corona campeón de la Copa Rommel 2012 | PanamaFutbol.com". panamafutbol.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.