Panamanian football club
Football club
Sporting San Miguelito Full name Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito Nickname(s) La Academia Founded 1989; 35 years ago (1989 ) Ground Estadio Los Andes II San Miguelito, Panamá Capacity 2,000 President Raul Pineda Manager Jair Palacios League Liga Panameña de Fútbol 2022 (C) Play-offs round, 2nd in Aggregate table Website Club website
Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian professional football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol (the highest level of Panamanian football). Founded in 1989, it is based in San Miguelito District of Panamá Province .
History
Sporting '89 The club was founded in 1989 by Cesar Morales as a youth soccer academy called Sporting '89 . In 1997 reached ANAPROF by winning to Chorrillo F.C. in a promotion playoff. Making their top tier debut on 19 July 1997 against Chiriquí F.C. (2-1 win)[ 1]
Sporting Coclé In the summer of 2002, the club was relocated to Antón, Province of Coclé changing its name to Sporting Coclé under Ruben Navarro management, citing the lack of youth development on San Miguelito District.[ 2]
Sporting San Miguelito Five years later (2007), they relocated back to San Miguelito and changed their name again, adopting the name of San Miguelito, which remains the club name today. Starting in 2011–2012, San Miguelito became a title contender. They topped the table in the regular season of both Apertura 2011 and Clausura 2012 (although they were eliminated in the semifinals each time). Then, in Clausura 2013, they claimed their first title by defeating San Francisco 4-1 in the championship final. They also reached the finals of Apertura 2015. Since then, results have declined, although the club has as of yet evaded relegation.
Stadium Luis E. Tapia Stadium artificial turf Name Location Years Estadio 28 de Diciembre San Miguelito, Panamá 1997–2002 playing as Sporting Coclé Estadio Javier Cruz Panama City, Panamá 1999–2000 El Ciruelito Antón, Cocle 2002–2005, playing as Sporting Coclé Estadio Bernardo Gil San Miguelito, Panamá 2005–2009 Estadio Luis E. Tapia Panama City, Panamá 2010–2016 Cancha Oscar Sumán Carrillo Panama City, Panamá 2017 Estadio Luis E. Tapia Panama City, Panamá 2018–2021 Estadio Los Andes II San Miguelito, Panamá 2022–present
Players
First-team squad Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK PAN Kevin Mosquera 2 DF PAN Jael Garibaldi 3 MF PAN Kadir Hurtado 4 DF PAN Jesus Delgado 5 MF PAN Pedro Jeanine 7 MF PAN Alexis Corpas 8 FW PAN Jameel Lynch 9 DF PAN Rolando Gumbs 10 FW PAN Gaby Torres 11 FW PAN Axel McKenzie 12 GK PAN Jorginho Frias 14 FW PAN Abdiel Rodriguez 15 MF PAN Rolando Herrera 16 DF PAN Aymar Cundumi
Non-playing staff
Board of directors Position Name President Raul Pineda Vice-president Mario Corro General Manager David Castillo
Management hierarchy Position Name Manager Jair Palacios Assistant manager - Physical trainer - Goalkeeping coach - Physiotherapist - Head doctor - Utility Assistant - Reserve Manager 1 -
Notable players
Historical list of coaches Víctor René Mendieta (1997) José Montenegro (-Jul 2002)[ 3] Jairo Silva (July 2002 – 2003)[ 4] Jair Palacios (July 2003–)[ 5] Edgar López López (July 2008–08)[ 6] Leonicio de la Flor Carlos Walcott (Oct 2009 – Nov 09)[ 7] Fernando García Ramos (Nov 2009 – March 10) Percival Piggott (March 2010 – Nov 10)[ 8] Richard Parra (Dec 2010 – Dec 11) Pacifico Girón (Jan 2012 – Sept 12)[ 9] Mario Anthony Torres (Sept 2012–)[ 10] Jair Palacios (Jan 2019–Present) César Eduardo Méndez (December 2020 - April 2021) Saúl Maldonado (April 2021 - November 2021) Felipe Borowsky (November 2021 - Present )
Honours Clausura 2013 1996–97
References ^ Historia del Sporting San Miguelito – SportingSM.com.pa ^ Sporting Coclé busca expandir sus horizontes Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – Panamá América (in Spanish) ^ Plaza es un equipo complicado para Sporting Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine – Panamá América (in Spanish) ^ Jairo Silva seguirá dirigiendo al Sporting Archived 2024-06-09 at the Wayback Machine – Panamá América (in Spanish) ^ Colombiano Jair Palacios dirigirá el Sporting Coclé – Panamá América (in Spanish) ^ Técnico salvadoreño al Sporting Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish) ^ CARLO WALLCOT TOMARA LAS RIENDAS DEL EQUIPO Sporting con nuevo técnico Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Crítica (in Spanish) ^ Piggott nuevo técnico del Sporting SM Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish) ^ NUEVO DIRECTOR TECNICO DEL SPORTING – Sporting SM (in Spanish) ^ “Chalate” Torres nuevo técnico del Sporting SM Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
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