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Atletico Nacional (Panama)
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Atletico Nacional was a Panamanian football team founded in 1995 and disbanded on 2001. It was based in Panama City
and most of its squad was part of the national police.
, and even though they had never won a championship they managed to become a surprise team in the league on more than one occasion. In 1996-97 the club played a modest season after just coming 1 point short of reaching the hexagonal round of ANAPROF
, it finished 8th of 12 teams. In the next season there were changes in the league format, instead of having a general table, the 1997-98 season was divided in two groups, Atletico Nacional managed to improve its performance by finishing 3rd in its group. However they lost the quarter-final match against Plaza Amador
2-1 on aggregate. The following season Atletico Nacional managed to achieve the same success they had accomplished the previous season, finishing 2nd in their group, but were eliminated in the hexagonal round (yet another ANAPROF
change in its format) when finishing 5th. The same results would occur in the 1999-2000 season, after finishing 6th in the general table and classifying to the hexagonal round, the team was eliminated when it finished last. The 2000-01 season was its last season where the team reached the hexagonal round, after finishing 5th in the general table, but the same results as the previous season repeated themselves and the team finished 6th. 2001 was the last season of Atletico Nacional, after the league was reformatted and divided into apertura and clausura, the team never managed to get into the hexagonal round. The apertura was the worst of its history, the team finished 9th of 10 teams, but in the clausura they managed to improve but came one point short of reaching the hexagonal round. Atletico Nacional's last game in ANAPROF
was against Alianza F.C.
where they were defeated 2-1, Rolando Escobar
scored the last goal for the team.
using a Colombian
player with Panamanian papers. In 2005 the team was re founded as CD Policia Nacional
.
Panama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
and most of its squad was part of the national police.
History
Atletico Nacional had always been one of Panama's historic teams to play in ANAPROFANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
, and even though they had never won a championship they managed to become a surprise team in the league on more than one occasion. In 1996-97 the club played a modest season after just coming 1 point short of reaching the hexagonal round of ANAPROF
ANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
, it finished 8th of 12 teams. In the next season there were changes in the league format, instead of having a general table, the 1997-98 season was divided in two groups, Atletico Nacional managed to improve its performance by finishing 3rd in its group. However they lost the quarter-final match against Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador is a Panamanian soccer club, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is one of the oldest teams in Panama.- History :...
2-1 on aggregate. The following season Atletico Nacional managed to achieve the same success they had accomplished the previous season, finishing 2nd in their group, but were eliminated in the hexagonal round (yet another ANAPROF
ANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
change in its format) when finishing 5th. The same results would occur in the 1999-2000 season, after finishing 6th in the general table and classifying to the hexagonal round, the team was eliminated when it finished last. The 2000-01 season was its last season where the team reached the hexagonal round, after finishing 5th in the general table, but the same results as the previous season repeated themselves and the team finished 6th. 2001 was the last season of Atletico Nacional, after the league was reformatted and divided into apertura and clausura, the team never managed to get into the hexagonal round. The apertura was the worst of its history, the team finished 9th of 10 teams, but in the clausura they managed to improve but came one point short of reaching the hexagonal round. Atletico Nacional's last game in ANAPROF
ANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
was against Alianza F.C.
Alianza F.C. (Panama)
Alianza F.C. is a professional soccer club located in Panama that plays in Liga Profesional de Fútbol the highest soccer league in Panama. Alianza won the Primera A championship in 1998-99 to win promotion to the Liga Panameña de Fútbol where they have been since...
where they were defeated 2-1, Rolando Escobar
Rolando Escobar
Rolando Escobar is a football Midfielder who currently plays for Primera División Venezolana team Deportivo Lara.He made his debut for the Panama in 2006 against Peru and has being a member of all the youth processes of the Panama national team.-Club:*Liga Panameña de Fútbol :**2007 *Primera...
scored the last goal for the team.
Disbandment
In 2001 Atletico Nacional were ejected from the league because ofusing a Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
player with Panamanian papers. In 2005 the team was re founded as CD Policia Nacional
CD Policia Nacional
Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in Ciudad de Panamá and is the team of the National Police of Panamá. The team was renamed in 2008 from Club Deportivo Policía Nacional to Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional...
.