Panama - List of Foundation Dates

1890        Panamá Athletic Club (Panamá)
1955 25-Apr CD Plaza Amador (Panamá)
1963  2-Mar Alianza FC (Chilibre)  
            Club Atlético de la Zona del Canal (Balboa)
1968 25-May Unión Coclé FC (Penonomé)                        [founded as AD San Antonio FC]    
1969        Atlético Municipal (Colón)                       [dissolved 2000]
1971 29-Sep San Francisco FC (La Chorrera)                   [founded as CD La Previsora] 
1974        CD Pan de Azúcar (San Miguelito)
            CS Universitário (Panamá)                        [founded as Chorrillo FC]       
1975 28-Jul Club Deportivo Peru (Panamá)                     [dissolved 2013] 
1978        Panamá Viejo FC (Panamá)                         [merged 2001 with Tauro FC]
1982 12-Feb Club Atlético Independiente (La Chorrera)
1983        Santa Gema FC (Arraijan)   
1984 22-Sep Tauro FC (Panamá)  
            Eurokickers FC (Panamá)                          [dissolved 2002]  
1986        Ukupseni FC 
1987        Rio Abajo FC (Panamá) 
            Projusa FC (Santiago de Veraguas)                [founded as Los Bravos del Projusa]
1989 14-Feb Academia de Fútbol Sporting San Miguelito (San Miguelito)
1991        Sporting Colón (Colón)                           [dissolved 1993] 
1994 28-Apr Deportivo Árabe Unido (Colón) 
            Colón River FC (Colón)                           [aka Colón FC River Plate or Colón Sport Club; dissolved 2005]
1995        Chiriquí FC (David)                              [dissolved 2002]
            SD Atlético Nacional (Panamá)
1996        Club Atlético Veragüense (Santiago de Veraguas)  [founded as La Primavera]  
1999        Chepo FC (Chepo)                                 [founded as Projecto 2000; dissolved 2016]
2002 18-Jun Atlético Chiriquí (David)
2005        Academia Costa del Este (Capira)                 [founded as SD Costa del Este]  
2008        Costa del Este FC (Panamá)                       [founded as Santos FC (La Chorrera)] 
2010  9-Mar Colón C-3 (Colón)
      1-Aug San Martín FC
2011    Jul CD Centenario Panamá Oeste (Penonomé)
     11-Jul Academia Mario Méndez FC (David)
2012  1-Jan UDELAS FC (Panamá)
2014        Atlético Nabikeys FC
            Herbandad FC
2015        UMECIT FC (Panamá)
2016 12-Feb Academy Champions FC (Colón)                     [founded as Champions FC, merged 2016 with Atletic Colón] 
      5-Jul Herrera FC (Chitré)  
2018 13-Jun CD Universitário (Penonomé)
2020        Águilas de la Universidad de Panamá (Panamá)
2022  1-Feb CD del Este (Panamá)                             [aka Potros del Este]
2024  9-Mar Panamá City FC

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