# C.D. Plaza Amador

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.

## History

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.

## Emblems

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.

## Players
### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | PAN | Jaime De Gracia |
| 2 | DF | PAN | José Matos |
| 4 | DF | PAN | Jimar Sánchez |
| 5 | MF | PAN | Daniel Aparicio |
| 6 | MF | PAN | Joel Lara |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Isidoro Hinestroza |
| 8 | MF | PAN | Rodolfo Vega |
| 9 | FW | PAN | Ángel Sánchez |
| 10 | MF | PAN | Ricardo Buitrago |
| 11 | FW | PAN | Ricardo Phillips |
| 12 | GK | PAN | Miguel Pérez |
| 14 | MF | PAN | Abdul Knight |
| 15 | DF | PAN | Omar Valencia |
| 17 | DF | PAN | Gerardo Negrete |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | PAN | Alberto Quintero |
| 20 | FW | PAN | Edgar Espinoza |
| 21 | MF | PAN | Julio Domínguez |
| 22 | MF | PAN | Juan González |
| 24 | DF | PAN | Juan Jiménez |
| 26 | DF | PAN | Jhonnathan García |
| 29 | FW | PAN | Ovidio Lopez |
| 39 | MF | PAN | Erick Register |
| 42 | GK | PAN | Daniel Hughes |
| 46 | DF | PAN | Derek Briceño |
| 51 | MF | PAN | Anel Ryce |
| 81 | FW | PAN | Ricardo Clarke |
| 99 | MF | PAN | Romario Piggott |

### Notable players
## Honours

* Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 7
       1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005, 2016 Clausura, 2021 Apertura
* Copa JVC: 1
       1986

## International Participations

* CONCACAF Champions League: 1 appearance
       2016-17 – Group Stage
* CONCACAF League: 1 appearance
       2017 – Semifinals
* CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
       1988 : Preliminary Round
       1989 : Second Round
       1991 : First Round
       1993 : First Round
* UNCAF Interclub Cup: 3 appearances
       2001 : First Round
       2004 : Quarterfinals
       2006 : First Round

## Historical list of coaches

* Milton Palacios (1991)
* Carlos Collazo (1992–1993)
* Ricardo Buitrago (1996)
* Américo Bravo (–Aug 02)
* Sergio Giovagnolli (Sept 2002–??)
* Fernando Arnulfo Bolívar (2005)
* Ricardo Buitrago (2005)
* Mauricio Álvarez (Jan 2006–)
* Jair Palacios
* Leopoldo Lee (–Jan 2010)
* Marcos Casagrande (Jan 2010)
* Jair Palacios (Feb 2010 – Aug 2010)
* Rubén Guevara (Aug 2010 – Aug 2011)
* Marcelo Javier Ainstein (Aug 2011 – Apr 2012)
* Juan Carlos Cubillas (Jan 2012 – Feb 2012)
* Leonicio de la Flor (May 2012 – Dec 2012)
* Carlos García Cantarero (Jan 2013 – Mar 2013)
* Richard Parra (Mar 2013 – May 13)
* Mike Stump (May 2013 – Nov 2014)
* Juan Carlos García (Jan 2015 – Dec 2015)
* Jair Palacios (Jan 2016 – Nov 2017)
* Juan Carlos García (Nov 2017 – Nov 2018)
* Javier Álvarez Arteaga (Dec 2018 – Jul 2019)
* Mike Stump (Jul 2019 – 2020)
* Jorge Dely Valdés (Oct 2020 – Current)
* Mario Méndez (December 2023-)