Tauro F.C.
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| Full name | Tauro Fútbol Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Giancarlo Gronchi de Pedregal Panama City, Panama |
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| Capacity | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Gianpaolo Gronchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Gonzalo Soto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | ANAPROF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 Apertura | 1st, Semifinalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tauro FC is a professional soccer club located in Panama City, Panama that plays in ANAPROF, the top Panamanian soccer league. Tauro FC have won 7 ANAPROF Championships since 1989, the highest total of any team. The club has also finished second 5 times, tied for the most by any team. In the most recent Apertura 2006, the team finished the regular season at the top of the table, but lost to San Francisco F.C. by a 2-1 aggregate score after a two-leg series. The team plays its games at La Pedregaleña in Panama City. The team's colors are black and white.
Tauro FC and Plaza Amador have been continuous rivals since ANAPROF started in 1988. They're both from Panama City itself, but do not play in the same stadium. The rivalry is referred to as "El Clásico" in Panama.
[edit] Early History
The team was founded thanks to the efforts of Italian industrialist, Giancarlo Gronchi.
Prior to the creation of ANAPROF in 1988, Tauro FC participated in the ADECOPA in the Liga Distritorial de Chepo (Chepo District League). This was the league for teams in the eastern portion of the Panamanaian Province. The team helped found ANAPROF in 1988.
[edit] Honors
Domestic
2003 ANAPROF Grand Champion
2003 ANAPROF Clasura Champion
2003 ANAPROF Apertura Champion
2002 ANAPROF Clasura Runner-Up
2000-01 ANAPROF Runner-Up
1999-2000 ANAPROF Champion
1998-99 ANAPROF Runner-Up
1997-98 ANAPROF Champion
1996-97 ANAPROF Champion
1994-95 ANAPROF Runner-Up
1991 ANAPROF Champion
1990 ANAPROF Runner-Up
1989 ANAPROF Champion
International
2003 UNCAF Club Tournament Participant
2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round (lost to Santos Laguna of Mexico 5-3 on aggregate)
1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round
1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round (lost to Cartaginés of Costa Rica 9-2 on aggregate)
1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Second Round (defeated Real Estelí of Nicaragua 7-1 then lost to Dallas Rockets of the United States)
1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Second Round (defeated América of Nicaragua 5-0 then lost to Saprissa of Costa Rica 5-1 on aggregate)
1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round (lost to Luis Ángel Firpo of El Salvador 4-1 on aggregate)
[edit] External links
 ANAPROF 2006 teams: |
| Alianza FC | Árabe Unido | Atlético Chiriquí | Atlético Veragüense | Municipal Chorrillo |
| Plaza Amador | Policia Nacional | San Francisco FC | Sporting '89 | Tauro FC |
