Costa del Este is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol.[1] It takes its name from the real estate development in the township of Juan Díaz, Panama City.

Costa del Este FC
Full nameCosta del Este Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Las Águilas
Los del Este
Los Yeyes
Founded2008 (as Santos FC)
GroundEstadio Rommel Fernández
Capacity32,000
PresidentGuatemala Juan Pablo Serrano
ManagerArgentina Juan Vita
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
Websitehttp://www.costadelestefc.com

History

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Since its inception in 2008 and until 2014, the club was based in La Chorrera and known as Santos FC.[2]
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

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2018-19 : Apertura Runner Up
2017-18 : Winners - Promoted
2012 : Winners - Promoted (as Santos FC)[3]

Kit history

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Jersey Suppliers

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Períod Supplier
2014–2015  
2015–2017  
2017
2018

 

2019
2020  
2020–2021
2021  
2022–present  

Players

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Current squad

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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   COL Luis Rivas
3 DF   PAN Guillermo Benítez
5 DF   PAN Angel Ortega
6 DF   PAN José López
7 MF   PAN Ricardo Mitre
8 MF   ECU Luis Banguera
9 FW   PAN Bayron Walters
10 MF   PAN Alcides De los Ríos
12 GK   PAN Eliécer Powell
14 MF   PAN Víctor Simmons
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   PAN Josué Luna
17 MF   PAN Yoameth Murillo
18 DF   PAN Jaquin Gargonia
20 DF   PAN Christian Ruíz
22 MF   PAN Irving Hernández
23 MF   PAN Omar Valderrama
38 FW   PAN Kairo Walters
56 FW   PAN Jordy Hidalgo
FW   PAN Alessandro Canales
GK   PAN Emerson Dimas
GK   PAN Samuel Baptista
DF   ECU Anderson Gómez

Non-playing staff

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Board of directors

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Position Name
President   Juan Pablo Serrano
Director   Felipe Borowski

Management hierarchy

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Name Role
- Head Coach
- Assistant Coach
- Head Athletic Trainer
- Goalkeeping coach
- Team Physician

Historical list of coaches

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  •   Edwin Oropeza (2014–16)
  •   Francisco Perlo (2016–17)
  •   Ángel Sanchez (2017– December 2018)
  •   Carlos Perez Porras (2019-19) 2 matches
  •   Juan Carlos Fuentes/Francisco Portillo/Juan Walker (2019–19)
  •   Juan Vita ( - December 2019)
  •   Julio Infante (January 2020 - December 2020)
  •     Felipe Borowsky (January 2021 - May 2021)
  •   Daniel Blanco (May 2021 - May 2023)

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Javier (14 March 2023). "DEL FÚTBOL ESPAÑOL A LA LPF, NUEVO FICHAJE EN PANAMÁ" [FROM SPANISH SOCCER TO THE LPF, A NEW SIGNING IN PANAMA]. jmdeportes.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Santos se corona campeón de la Copa Rommel 2012 | PanamaFutbol.com". panamafutbol.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2017.