Marbella Atletic Club
Marbella AC | |
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HT User: pourcelot64 | |
Full name | Marbella Atletic Club (484602) |
Nickname | Los leones criollos Los hijos del sol |
Founded | 6-June-2004 as UD Bocas del Toro 9-September-2006 as Marbella Atletic Club |
Location | ![]() |
Sponsors | Hummel, Super Q |
Arena | Estadio Ricardo Galindo |
Capacity | 79,500 |
Fanclub members | 3,266 |
President | ![]() |
Coach | ![]() |
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Marbella Atletic Club (484602) is a Hattrick club currently competing in II.2 out of the Panama region in the Panamanian league. It is owned by Jean-Sébastien Pourcelot.
History
Early history
Originally, Marbella was founded on June 6 2004 as UD Bocas del Toro and played in III.1 were they finished 4th in the league. Shortly after the end of the season the club was bought by onelove and renamed the team LA TRIBU on June 15th 2004, under onelove's management the club finished 7th in the league and were knocked out in the 1st round of the cup in Season 1 and on the 3rd round in Season 2. shortly after the cup's elimination the team was once again rebought, this time by albert10 who renamed the club Tigres Rojos FC on January 7 2005. Albert10 did not do any better than the previous owner, finishing Tigres Rojos in 8th place of the league and relegating them to the newly created VI division. He only lasted half a season more were the team got eliminated on the 1st round of the cup. During the next few months there were two changes in the management of the club, first andybuay bought the team and renamed it Seco Herrerano FC on March 6 2005, but on April 27 2005 the team once again changed management and Malta Vigor FC was born under the LonelyBear; Malta Vigor finished last in the IV.2 in season 3. Once again, at the end of the season the management relinquished its power on August 28 2005 to Darron who renamed the team Las Fichas F.C. whom finished 6th in the league and were knocked out in the 2nd round of the cup.
Shortly after, Womanizer26 took control and renamed the club los justicieros de persia on September 30 2005. Under his management the team was once again relegated but to the V division after finishing 7th in the IV.2. On the next season the club were knocked out in round1 of the cup and finished 6th in the V.219. On season 7 los justicieros de persia earn there first trophy by proclaiming themselves as champions of the V.219. Shortly after the championship, the management were forced, due to financial problems, to once again sell the team to current Marbella's owner pourcelot64 and on September 2nd 2006 Marbella Atletic Club was born.
Previous owners
Season | Club | Position | Division | Cup Round |
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4 | III.1 | |
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7 | III.1 | 1 |
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8 | III.1 | 3 |
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8 | IV.2 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | IV.2 | |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
7 | IV.2 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | V.219 | 1 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | V.219 | |
8 | ![]() |
IV.44 | 1 |
Marbella Atletic Club
Jean-Sébastien Pourcelot took over the management and on September 2, 2006 founded what is today known as Marbella Atletic Club and based it in Panama City, specifically in Marbella of the Bella Vista district. The management has been successful in pulling this team from the grounds and making a name for itself in Panamá's football. They have charged with the philosophy of maintaining a young team composed by as many Panamanians possible and reinforced with top-quality foreign players. With this philosophy, the team has been successful in conquering the IV division title two times in a row and achieving an impressive run in the Copa del Istmo on season 16 after reaching the 7th round. Right now the team is in the III division of Panamanian football and is hoping that over the next few seasons it will manage to advance to the II division before making way to the first division (Liga Panameña de Fútbol).
Season by season
Season | Club | Position | Division | Cup Round |
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6 | IV.44 | |
9 | ![]() |
5 | IV.44 | 3 |
10 | ![]() |
2 | IV.44 | 3 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | IV.44 | 4 |
12 | ![]() |
3 | IV.44 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
1 | IV.44 | 5 |
14 | ![]() |
7 | III.13 | 5 |
15 | ![]() |
1 | IV.39 | 6 |
16 | ![]() |
3 | III.7 | 7 |
17 | ![]() |
4 | III.7 | 4 |
18 | ![]() |
5 | III.7 | 3 |
19 | ![]() |
2 | III.7 | 5 |
20 | ![]() |
1 | III.7 | 6 |
21 | ![]() |
1 | II.2 | 6 |
22 | ![]() |
4 | II.2 | 10 |
Colors, badge and nicknames
Marbella has played using the yellow and blue kit from its foundation. The yellow represents the sun and the blue color was chosen to represent the Panamanian flag. White is also used as an alternative color, usually for away matches.
Up to today Marbella has had two different badges. The first one was adopted in 2006 and it was a Brazilian-style badge with the club's color and an old-style football ball. In 2009 Marbella adopted a new badge in order to incorporate different elements that represent the team. The current badge is divided in two and has three main elements. The bottom half of the shield is a yellow background with blue and white diagonal stripes which represent the colors of the team. The upper half of the shield is a sun in a blue background, the sun was incorporated to the badge in representation of the Bella Vista district which symbol is a sun. And on the center of the badge there is an emblem of a European-style lion (from the owners region in France; Franche Comte), and this was incorporated because of the fans reference of the club as the creole lions.
During its history, Marbella has acquired a number of nicknames, los leones criollos (the creole lions) being the best-known. This nickname was given to the club by the supporters because of the players demonstration of pride and aggressiveness in every game. The club is also nicknamed los hijos del sol (the sons of the sun), because a lot of the players who played and still play in the team come from the Bella Vista district of Panama and the symbol for that district is a sun.
Uniform
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Home | Away | Alternative |
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First team squad
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Changes during Season 18
In:
Out:
Nazareno Boscoso (From youth squad) - Transferred to FC Le Landeron
Harri-Pekka Fallström - Transferred to Giet
Sergio Gomez (From youth squad) - Transferred to NIMAR FC
Dave Raymond - Transferred to TV Luftloch 04
Record and statistics
Up to season 17
Club
- Historical position in Panamanian football: 1° (IV division).
- Best position in III division: 3° (Season 16).
- Worst position in III division: 7° (Season 14).
Competitive record
- First victory: v. galactik futbol, season 8 fourth round, 11 September 2006 (6-0). (93431004)
- First draw: v. la dinastia, season 8 third round, 4 September 2006 (0-0). (93430996)
- First defeat: v.CF Praceta de Baixo, international friendly, 7 September 2006 (1-2). (95021833)
First competitive matches
- In Panamanian league: v. la dinastia, season 8 third round, 4 September 2006 (drew 0-0). (93430996)
- In Copa del Istmo: v. RCD Colon, season 9 third round, 7 December 2006 (won 6-1). (98801954)
Extreme results
- Victories and defeats:
- Home victory:9-0 v. Athletico Bocas del Toro, season 13 round 8, 14 April 2008. (168880799)
- Away victory: 11-1 v. Spaarndam United, international friendly, second round, 31 January 2007. (111142450)
- Home defeat: 0-7 v. Os Bentos, international friendly, 30 August 2007. (141009469)
- Away defeat: 0-7 v. tourinorum, season 8 round 6, 25 September 2006. (93431009)
Individual
- Marbella's first goal: Rodolfo Cruz v. CF Praceta de Baixo, international friendly, 7 September 2006 (lost 1-2). (95021833)
Most appearances
Pos. | Player | Appearances |
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1 | ![]() |
162 |
2 | ![]() |
154 |
3 | ![]() |
142 |
4 | ![]() |
136 |
5 | ![]() |
122 |
6 | ![]() |
120 |
7 | ![]() |
117 |
8 | ![]() |
116 |
9 | ![]() |
111 |
10 | ![]() |
105 |
- Players in bold are still active
Appearance as captain
Pos. | Player | Appearances |
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1 | ![]() |
118 |
2 | ![]() |
33 |
3 | ![]() |
31 |
4 | ![]() |
30 |
5 | ![]() |
18 |
- Players in bold are still active
Clean sheets
Pos. | Player | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
40 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
32 |
4 | ![]() |
3 |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
1 |
- Players in bold' are still active
Goalscorer
Only for league and cup matches
Pos. | Player | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
45 |
2 | ![]() |
23 |
3 | ![]() |
22 |
4 | ![]() |
21 |
5 | ![]() |
20 |
6 | ![]() |
19 |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
14 |
9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 |
- Players in bold are still active
Most goals in one season
Only for league and cup matches
Pos. | Player | Goals | Season |
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1 | ![]() |
17 | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
11 | 15 |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 13 15 |
5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
8 | 11 13 16 |
- Players in bold are still active
Hall of Fame
Gregorio Montoya (129971824) |
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10 seasons 117 matches 26 goals Faithful to Marbella Atletic Club his entire career |
Honours
Copa Xtrema: 1
- Winners: Liga Xtrema VIII
Youth Academy
On April 2007 the board of directors of Marbella Atletic Club proudly opened an academy directed torwards the youth in Panama. Atletico San Miguelito has been succesful in training and developing a large array of skilled Panamanian players over the seasons. The team currently participates in the renowned international league Arn Youth League (223840).