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{{short description|Panamanian football club}}
{{short description|Panamanian association football club}}
{{Infobox football club
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| clubname = Árabe Unido
| clubname = Árabe Unido
| image = Arabe Unido.jpg
| image = DAU-300x300.png
| fullname = Club Deportivo Árabe Unido
| fullname = Club Deportivo Árabe Unido
| nickname = ''El Expreso Azul'' (The Blue Express)<br/>''Los Árabes'' (The Arabs)<br/>''DAU''<br/>''La Furia colonense'' (The Fury from Colón)<br/>''El Más Laureado''
| nickname = ''El Expreso Azul'' (The Blue Express)<br/>''Los Árabes'' (The Arabs)<br/>''DAU''<br/>''La Furia colonense'' (The Fury from Colón)<br/>''El Más Laureado''
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1994|04|28}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1994|04|28}}
| ground = [[Estadio Armando Dely Valdés]] <br>[[Colón, Panama]]
| ground = [[Estadio Armando Dely Valdés]] <br>[[Colón, Panama]]
| capacity = 4,000
| capacity = 4,000
| chairman = Pedro Gordon
| chairman = Pedro Gordon
| manager = Sergio Guzmán
| manager = Sergio Guzmán
| league = [[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]]
| league = [[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]]
| season = [[2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2015 Clausura|2015 (C)]]
| season = [[2022 Liga Panameña de Fútbol|2022 (C)]]
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'''Club Deportivo Árabe Unido''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club located in [[Colón, Panama]] that plays in [[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]], the top tier of the Panamanian football pyramid.
'''Club Deportivo Árabe Unido''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club located in [[Colón, Panama]] that plays in [[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]], the top tier of the Panamanian football pyramid. The club plays its games in [[Estadio Armando Dely Valdés]].

The club plays its games in [[Estadio Armando Dely Valdés]].
Its name, Árabe Unido, means "[[Arab]] Union" in English, is emphasised from its original Arab root of the club.


==History==
==History==
The club has been one of the most successful in Panama in recent years, winning 15 titles (more than any other team since 1998) and finishing second five times.
The club has been one of the most successful in Panama in recent years, winning 15 titles (more than any other team since 1998) and finishing second five times.


It was founded in 1990 by Arab immigrants to Panama, under the name of Club Atlético Argentina, and experienced immediate success. After climbing the Panamanian league system, in 1994 they took advantage of a split in Panama's governing body to move into the top division. What happened was that a rival league (LINFUNA) formed in opposition to the older, existing top flight (ANAPROF). Árabe Unido was almost immediately successful in LINFUNA, winning both championships that the splinter league held in 1994 and 1995.<ref>[http://www.concacaf.com/es/team/tarabe-unido Árabe Unido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905201415/http://www.concacaf.com/es/team/tarabe-unido# |date=2015-09-05 }}&nbsp;– CONCACAF</ref>
It was founded in 1990 by Arab immigrants to Panama, under the name of Club Atlético Argentina, and experienced immediate success. After climbing the Panamanian league system, in 1994 they took advantage of a split in Panama's governing body to move into the top division. What happened was that a rival league (LINFUNA) formed in opposition to the older, existing top flight (ANAPROF). Árabe Unido was almost immediately successful in LINFUNA, winning both championships that the splinter league held in 1994 and 1995.<ref>[http://www.concacaf.com/es/team/tarabe-unido Árabe Unido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905201415/http://www.concacaf.com/es/team/tarabe-unido |date=2015-09-05 }}&nbsp;– CONCACAF</ref>


Their success continued once they re-entered ANAPROF; at that time, Tauro FC was the dominant team in the league and would win three championships in four years between 1996-2000. The only club to break that string was Árabe Unido, which won the 1998-99 title by beating Tauro 3-0 in the playoff final.
Their success continued once they re-entered ANAPROF; at that time, Tauro FC was the dominant team in the league and would win three championships in four years between 1996 and 2000. The only club to break that string was Árabe Unido, which won the 1998–99 title by beating Tauro 3–0 in the playoff final.


After the league switched to the Aprtura/Clausura format in the 2001 season, ''Los Arabes'' really began winning titles. The original plan was for the winners of the Apertura to meet the Clausura in a "Grand Final" that would determine the year's champion. Árabe rendered this unnecessary by winning both tournaments. They claimed a third straight championship in Apertura 2002, although they did lose that year's grand final to Plaza Amador.
After the league switched to the Aprtura/Clausura format in the 2001 season, ''Los Arabes'' really began winning titles. The original plan was for the winners of the Apertura to meet the Clausura in a "Grand Final" that would determine the year's champion. Árabe rendered this unnecessary by winning both tournaments. They claimed a third straight championship in Apertura 2002, although they did lose that year's grand final to Plaza Amador.


''El Expreso Azul'' (as fans also called Árabe Unido) would go on to add further honors by sweeping the 2003 season, then winning back to back titles in Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2009. They have also won titles in Clausura 2010, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, and most recently Apertura 2016.l<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamachamp.html|title=Panama - List of Champions}}</ref>
''El Expreso Azul'' (as fans also called Árabe Unido) would go on to add further honors by sweeping the 2003 season, then winning back to back titles in Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2009. They have also won titles in Clausura 2010, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, and most recently Apertura 2016.l<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panamachamp.html|title=Panama – List of Champions}}</ref>

{{Further|2015–16 Árabe Unido season}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
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===National titles===
===National titles===
*'''[[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]]: (13)'''
*'''[[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]]: (13)'''
::1998–99, 2001 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, [[2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2015 Clausura|2015 Clausura]], [[2015–16 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2015 Apertura|2015 Apertura]], [[2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2016 Apertura|2016 Apertura]]
**1998–99, 2001 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, [[2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2015 Clausura|2015 Clausura]], [[2015–16 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2015 Apertura|2015 Apertura]], [[2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season#2016 Apertura|2016 Apertura]]

*'''[[LINFUNA]]: 2''' (''Record'')
*'''[[LINFUNA]]: 2''' (''Record'')
::[[LINFUNA 1994-95|1994–95]], [[LINFUNA 1995-96|1995–96]]
**[[LINFUNA 1994-95|1994–95]], [[LINFUNA 1995-96|1995–96]]


===International titles===
===International titles===
*'''[[UNCAF Interclub Cup]]: 0'''
*'''[[UNCAF Interclub Cup]]: 0'''
::Runners-up (1): [[2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup|2002]]
**Runners-up (1): [[2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup|2002]]

*'''[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: 2 appearance'''
*'''[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: 2 appearance'''
::1996&nbsp;– Qualifying stage (Central Zone)
**1996&nbsp;– Qualifying stage (Central Zone)
::[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003|2003]]&nbsp;– First Round
**[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003|2003]]&nbsp;– First Round

*'''[[CONCACAF League]]: 2 appearances'''
*'''[[CONCACAF League]]: 2 appearances'''
::[[2017 CONCACAF League|2017]]&nbsp;– Semifinal
**[[2017 CONCACAF League|2017]]&nbsp;– Semifinals
::[[2018 CONCACAF League|2018]]&nbsp;– Semifinal
**[[2018 CONCACAF League|2018]]&nbsp;– Semifinals

*'''[[CONCACAF Champions League]]: 5 appearances'''
*'''[[CONCACAF Champions League]]: 5 appearances'''
::[[2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League|2009–10]]&nbsp;– Quarterfinal
**[[2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League|2009–10]]&nbsp;– Quarterfinal
::[[2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League|2010–11]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
**[[2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League|2010–11]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
::[[2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League|2013–14]]&nbsp;– Quarterfinal
**[[2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League|2013–14]]&nbsp;– Quarterfinal
::[[2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League|2015–16]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
**[[2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League|2015–16]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
::[[2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League|2016–17]]&nbsp;– Quarterfinal
**[[2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League|2016–17]]&nbsp;– Quarterfinal


==Players==
==Players==
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===Current squad===
===Current squad===
''As of 10 February 2023.''
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=COL|name=Juan Zuluaga|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=PAN|name=Gilberto Dennis|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=PAN|name=José Garibaldi|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=PAN|name=José Garibaldi|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=PAN|name=[[Alejandro Yearwood]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=PAN|name=Shaquille Coronado|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=PAN|name=[[Armando Cooper]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=PAN|name=Abdiel Macea|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=PAN|name=Rubén Baruco|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=PAN|name=Rubén Baruco|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=PAN|name=Rodolfo Ford|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=PAN|name=Efraín Bristan|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=PAN|name=[[Marcos Sánchez (footballer, born 1989)|Marcos Sánchez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=PAN|name=Leonel Tejada|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=PAN|name=[[Abdiel Arroyo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=PAN|name=Juan Villalobos|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=PAN|name=Luis Cañate|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=PAN|name=Angel Caicedo|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=PAN|name=Alejandro Ferrera|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=PAN|name=[[Armando Cooper]]|pos=MF}}
⚫
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=PAN|name=[[Adolfo Machado]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=PAN|name=Gilberto Hernández|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=PAN|name=Gilberto Hernández|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=PAN|name=Gabriel Brown|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=PAN|name=Gabriel Brown|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=COL|name=Yeison González|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=PAN|name=Emmanuel Ceballos|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=COL|name=[[Pablo Escobar (footballer, born 1987)|Pablo Escobar]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=PAN|name=[[Omar Hinestroza]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=COL|name=Dayrón Benavides|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=PAN|name=Jonathan Barrera|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=PAN|name=Edgardo Alexander|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=PAN|name=Edgardo Alexander|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=PAN|name=Félix Góndola|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=PAN|name=Félix Góndola|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=PAN|name=Emmanuel Mena|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=PAN|name=Yamar Reed|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=PAN|name=Edgar Cunningham|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=PAN|name=Edgar Cunningham|pos=MF}}
⚫
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=PAN|name=Jaime Harrison|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=PAN|name=Cristopher Cragwell|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=PAN|name=Cristopher Cragwell|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=66|nat=PAN|name=Edwin Barsallo|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=52|nat=PAN|name=Dario King|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=PAN|name=[[Víctor Griffith]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=70|nat=PAN|name=Charles Bustamante|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=PAN|name=[[Armando Polo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=72|nat=PAN|name=Dylan Herbert|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


===Retired numbers===
===Retired numbers===
<big>'''21'''</big>&nbsp;— {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Amílcar Henríquez]], [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] (2003–08)&nbsp;— ''posthumous honour.''
<big>'''21'''</big>&nbsp;— {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Amílcar Henríquez]], [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] (2003–08), (2014),(2016–2017)&nbsp;— ''posthumous honour.''


==Historical list of coaches==
==Historical list of coaches==
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*{{flagicon|COL}} Wiston Cifuentes (2006)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Wiston Cifuentes (2006)
*{{flagicon|PAN}} [[José Alfredo Poyatos]] (2007)
*{{flagicon|PAN}} [[José Alfredo Poyatos]] (2007)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Richard Parra (Aug 2009–Nov 10)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Richard Parra (Aug 2009 – Nov 10)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Wilman Conde (Dec 2010–June 11)<ref>[http://laestrella.com.pa/deportes/mas-deportes/wilman-conde-nuevo-arabe/23726840 Wilman Conde, nuevo DT del Árabe]&nbsp;– La Estrella {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} Wilman Conde (Dec 2010 – June 11)<ref>[http://laestrella.com.pa/deportes/mas-deportes/wilman-conde-nuevo-arabe/23726840 Wilman Conde, nuevo DT del Árabe]&nbsp;– La Estrella {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{Flagicon|CRC}} Carlos Pérez Porras (June 2011–Nov 11)<ref>[http://www.critica.com.pa/golazo/carlos-perez-porras-y-sus-retos-con-el-arabe-unido-186104 Carlos Pérez Porras y sus retos con el Árabe Unido]&nbsp;– Crítica {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{Flagicon|CRC}} Carlos Pérez Porras (June 2011 – Nov 11)<ref>[http://www.critica.com.pa/golazo/carlos-perez-porras-y-sus-retos-con-el-arabe-unido-186104 Carlos Pérez Porras y sus retos con el Árabe Unido]&nbsp;– Crítica {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} Jair Palacios (Dec 2011–Aug 14)<ref>[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6044 Jair Palacios nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030956/http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6044 |date=2017-12-01 }}&nbsp;– PanamaFutbol {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} Jair Palacios (Dec 2011 – Aug 14)<ref>[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6044 Jair Palacios nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030956/http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6044 |date=2017-12-01 }}&nbsp;– PanamaFutbol {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Julio Dely Valdés]] (August 2014–Dec 2014)<ref>[http://www.prensa.com/henry_cardenas_p/Julio-Valdes-Arabe-Unido-Colon_0_4006849282.html Julio Dely Valdés, nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido de Colón]&nbsp;– La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Julio Dely Valdés]] (August 2014 – Dec 2014)<ref>[http://www.prensa.com/henry_cardenas_p/Julio-Valdes-Arabe-Unido-Colon_0_4006849282.html Julio Dely Valdés, nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido de Colón]&nbsp;– La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} Alfonso de Moya (Jan 2015–15)<ref>[http://www.arabeunido.com/#!Alfonzo-De-Moya-es-el-nuevo-Director-T%C3%A9cnico-del-%C3%81rabe-Unido/c12hj/11B6A767-FD63-4001-A5C3-6D4898374741 Alfonzo De Moya es el nuevo Director Técnico del Árabe Unido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030152653/http://www.arabeunido.com/#!Alfonzo-De-Moya-es-el-nuevo-Director-T%C3%A9cnico-del-%C3%81rabe-Unido/c12hj/11B6A767-FD63-4001-A5C3-6D4898374741#!Alfonzo-De-Moya-es-el-nuevo-Director-T%C3%A9cnico-del-%C3%81rabe-Unido/c12hj/11B6A767-FD63-4001-A5C3-6D4898374741 |date=2017-10-30 }}&nbsp;– Árabe Unido {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} Alfonso de Moya (Jan 2015–15)<ref>[http://www.arabeunido.com/#!Alfonzo-De-Moya-es-el-nuevo-Director-T%C3%A9cnico-del-%C3%81rabe-Unido/c12hj/11B6A767-FD63-4001-A5C3-6D4898374741 Alfonzo De Moya es el nuevo Director Técnico del Árabe Unido] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030152653/http://www.arabeunido.com/#!Alfonzo-De-Moya-es-el-nuevo-Director-T%C3%A9cnico-del-%C3%81rabe-Unido/c12hj/11B6A767-FD63-4001-A5C3-6D4898374741 |date=2017-10-30 }}&nbsp;– Árabe Unido {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Sergio Guzmán|Sergio Guzmán]] (February 2015 – December 2017)<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Colombiano-Guzman-DT-Arabe-Colon_0_780822168.html Colombiano Juan Guzmán nuevo DT del Árabe Unido de Colón]&nbsp;– RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Sergio Guzmán|Sergio Guzmán]] (February 2015 – December 2017)<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Colombiano-Guzman-DT-Arabe-Colon_0_780822168.html Colombiano Juan Guzmán nuevo DT del Árabe Unido de Colón]&nbsp;– RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Ruiz (January 2018 - September 2018)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Ruiz (January 2018 – September 2018)
*{{flagicon|COL}} José Ricardo "Chicho" Pérez (September 2018 - June 2019)
*{{flagicon|COL}} José Ricardo "Chicho" Pérez (September 2018 – June 2019)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Alejandro Mejía (June 2019 - September 2019)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Alejandro Mejía (June 2019 – September 2019)
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Sergio Guzmán|Sergio Guzmán]] (September 2019 - August 2021)
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Sergio Guzmán|Sergio Guzmán]] (September 2019 – August 2021)
*{{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo (August 2021-''Present'')
*{{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo (August 2021–''present'')
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.arabeunido.com}} {{in lang|es}}
* {{Official website}}


{{ANAPROF}}
{{ANAPROF}}

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Árabe Unido
Full nameClub Deportivo Árabe Unido
Nickname(s)El Expreso Azul (The Blue Express)
Los Árabes (The Arabs)
DAU
La Furia colonense (The Fury from Colón)
El Más Laureado
FoundedApril 28, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-04-28)
GroundEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
Colón, Panama
Capacity4,000
ChairmanPedro Gordon
ManagerSergio Guzmán
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
2022 (C)3rd
Current season

Club Deportivo Árabe Unido is a professional football club located in Colón, Panama that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top tier of the Panamanian football pyramid. The club plays its games in Estadio Armando Dely Valdés.

Its name, Árabe Unido, means "Arab Union" in English, is emphasised from its original Arab root of the club.

History[edit]

The club has been one of the most successful in Panama in recent years, winning 15 titles (more than any other team since 1998) and finishing second five times.

It was founded in 1990 by Arab immigrants to Panama, under the name of Club Atlético Argentina, and experienced immediate success. After climbing the Panamanian league system, in 1994 they took advantage of a split in Panama's governing body to move into the top division. What happened was that a rival league (LINFUNA) formed in opposition to the older, existing top flight (ANAPROF). Árabe Unido was almost immediately successful in LINFUNA, winning both championships that the splinter league held in 1994 and 1995.[1]

Their success continued once they re-entered ANAPROF; at that time, Tauro FC was the dominant team in the league and would win three championships in four years between 1996 and 2000. The only club to break that string was Árabe Unido, which won the 1998–99 title by beating Tauro 3–0 in the playoff final.

After the league switched to the Aprtura/Clausura format in the 2001 season, Los Arabes really began winning titles. The original plan was for the winners of the Apertura to meet the Clausura in a "Grand Final" that would determine the year's champion. Árabe rendered this unnecessary by winning both tournaments. They claimed a third straight championship in Apertura 2002, although they did lose that year's grand final to Plaza Amador.

El Expreso Azul (as fans also called Árabe Unido) would go on to add further honors by sweeping the 2003 season, then winning back to back titles in Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2009. They have also won titles in Clausura 2010, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, and most recently Apertura 2016.l[2]

Further information: 2015–16 Árabe Unido season

Honours[edit]

National titles[edit]

International titles[edit]

Players[edit]

Further information: Category:C.D. Árabe Unido players

Current squad[edit]

As of 10 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Panama PAN Gilberto Dennis
3 DF Panama PAN José Garibaldi
4 DF Panama PAN Shaquille Coronado
5 MF Panama PAN Abdiel Macea
6 MF Panama PAN Rubén Baruco
7 FW Panama PAN Efraín Bristan
8 FW Panama PAN Leonel Tejada
9 FW Panama PAN Juan Villalobos
10 MF Panama PAN Angel Caicedo
11 MF Panama PAN Armando Cooper
13 DF Panama PAN Adolfo Machado
14 DF Panama PAN Gilberto Hernández
15 DF Panama PAN Gabriel Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Panama PAN Emmanuel Ceballos
18 FW Panama PAN Omar Hinestroza
20 DF Colombia COL Dayrón Benavides
23 MF Panama PAN Jonathan Barrera
25 GK Panama PAN Edgardo Alexander
26 DF Panama PAN Félix Góndola
27 DF Panama PAN Yamar Reed
29 MF Panama PAN Edgar Cunningham
32 DF Panama PAN Cristopher Cragwell
52 FW Panama PAN Dario King
70 FW Panama PAN Charles Bustamante
72 FW Panama PAN Dylan Herbert

Retired numbers[edit]

21 — Panama Amílcar Henríquez, midfielder (2003–08), (2014),(2016–2017) — posthumous honour.

Historical list of coaches[edit]

  • Peru Eliazar Herrera (1998–99)
  • Colombia Richard Parra (2001–03)
  • Colombia Jairo Silva (2003–04)
  • Paraguay Juan Carlos Gómez Cáceres (2004)
  • Spain Ramón Vecinos (2005–06)
  • Colombia Wiston Cifuentes (2006)
  • Panama José Alfredo Poyatos (2007)
  • Colombia Richard Parra (Aug 2009 – Nov 10)
  • Colombia Wilman Conde (Dec 2010 – June 11)[3]
  • Costa Rica Carlos Pérez Porras (June 2011 – Nov 11)[4]
  • Colombia Jair Palacios (Dec 2011 – Aug 14)[5]
  • Panama Julio Dely Valdés (August 2014 – Dec 2014)[6]
  • Colombia Alfonso de Moya (Jan 2015–15)[7]
  • Colombia Sergio Guzmán (February 2015 – December 2017)[8]
  • Colombia Carlos Ruiz (January 2018 – September 2018)
  • Colombia José Ricardo "Chicho" Pérez (September 2018 – June 2019)
  • Colombia Alejandro Mejía (June 2019 – September 2019)
  • Colombia Sergio Guzmán (September 2019 – August 2021)
  • Colombia Sergio Angulo (August 2021–present)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Árabe Unido Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine – CONCACAF
  2. ^ "Panama – List of Champions".
  3. ^ Wilman Conde, nuevo DT del Árabe – La Estrella (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Carlos Pérez Porras y sus retos con el Árabe Unido – Crítica (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Jair Palacios nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Julio Dely Valdés, nuevo técnico del Árabe Unido de Colón – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Alfonzo De Moya es el nuevo Director Técnico del Árabe Unido Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine – Árabe Unido (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Colombiano Juan Guzmán nuevo DT del Árabe Unido de Colón – RPC (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

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