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Association football club in Panama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama.
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Full name | Club Deportivo Plaza Amador | |||
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Nickname(s) | 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 | |||
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League | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | |||
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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.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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