S.D. Atlético Nacional

This article is about the Panamanian football club. For other uses, see Nacional (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Atlético Nacional.

Atlético Nacional

Full name

Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional

Nickname(s)

Tongos, Uniformados, Equipo Policiaco, El equipo de la Policia [Police Team]

Founded

2001 (1995 originally)

Ground

Estadio Javier Cruz
San Miguelito, Panamá

Capacity

2500

Chairman

Eduardo Serracin

Manager

Daniel Valencia

League

Liga Panameña de Fútbol

2015 (C)

1st (champions)

Home colours

Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Panamanian football team who currently play in the Panamanian top tier.

It is based in Ciudad de Panamá and is the team of the National Police of Panamá.

History

Atlético Nacional

In 1995, a team named Atlético Nacional was founded and played a couple of years in the ANAPROF league until they were disbanded in 2001 due to manipulation and alteration of documents.

Club Deportivo Policía Nacional

The club were reformed in 2005 as Club Deportivo Policía Nacional and in 2005 the team managed promotion to the top level after beating Atalanta 1–0.^[1] They were relegated to the Second Division in 2006.

Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional

They were renamed Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional in 2008. In December 2012, Atlético Nacional lost the Apertura final to Millenium UP^[2] but they clinched promotion to the LPF in June 2015 after they won the Panamanian Second Division championship decider against SUNTRACS.^[3] They had already beaten SUNTRACS in November 2014 in the Apertura final.^[4]

Atlético Nacional's old crest

Honours

Liga Nacional de Ascenso: 2

2005, 2015

Players

Current squad

As of Apertura 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Francisco Portillo
		GK	Ismael de la Espada
		DF	Alvaro Bonilla
		DF	Nahil Carroll
		DF	David Daniels
		DF	Mario Henríquez
		DF	Yair Jaén
		DF	Jonathan Sánchez
		DF	Francisco Vence
		DF	Rigoberto Villareal
		DF	Christian Villareal
		MF	Gustavo Ávila
		MF	Carlos Dixon
		MF	Rigoberto Esquivel
		MF	Alexis Gondola
		MF	Luis Jiménez
		MF	Luis Lewis

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Manuel Martínez
		MF	Rubén Martínez
		MF	José Angel Pedroza
		MF	Pablo Pérez
		MF	Óscar Quijada
		MF	Luis Alberto Ramos
		DF	Derwinch Rodríguez
		FW	Andrés Santamaría
		FW	Basilio Warner
		FW	Anthony Basile
		FW	Ronney Charles
		FW	Edilberto Moreno
		FW	Manuel Murillo
		FW	Temistocles Pérez
		FW	Alfredo Phillips
		FW	Alberto Zapata

Notable players

Georgi Aguilar
Alberto Blanco (2011–2013)
Rolando Escobar (2000–2003)
Juan Palacios

Historical list of coaches

José Alfredo Poyatos (2012–2013)
José Chiari (2013–2014)

Eric Ortega (2015 – Jun 2015)
Daniel Valencia (June 2015–)

References

↑ Panama 2005 – RSSSF
↑ Millenium se coronó en la Liga Nacional de Ascenso – La Prensa (Spanish)
↑ Vence al Suntracs 3–0 La Policía Nacional sube a la LPF – La Prensa (Spanish)
↑ Atlético Nacional es el nuevo campeón de la LNA – Panama Futbol (Spanish)

Liga Panameña de Fútbol

Seasons	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(A) 2007(C) 2008(A) 2008(C) 2009(A) I 2009(A) II 2010(C) 2010(A) 2011(C) 2011(A) 2012(C) 2012(A) 2013(C) 2013(A) 2014(C) 2014(A) 2015(C) 2015(A) 2016(C)

Current	Alianza Árabe Unido Atlético Chiriquí Chepo Chorrillo Atlético Nacional Plaza Amador San Francisco Sporting San Miguelito Tauro

Former	Colón C-3 Chirilanco Río Abajo Deportivo la Previsora Deportivo Peru Euro Kickers Sporting Colón Club Projusa Panamá Viejo Atlético Veragüense CA Independiente

Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Coaches Stadiums Records

Statistics and awards	Awards Golden Boot Hat-tricks Top scorers by season

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