Association football
Panama City has four professional teams in the country's top football league, Liga Panameña de Fútbol:
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. Their best showing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol was as runner-up in the 2003 Clausura.
Chorrillo F.C.
Chorrillo F.C. is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Balboa, Panama. Their home stadium is Estadio Javier Cruz.
In 2001, Chorrillo earned promotion after beating Pan de Azucar 2-1.
Club Deportivo 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.
Tauro F.C.
Tauro Fútbol Club is a professional football club located in Panama City, Panama that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. Tauro has won 7 Liga Profesional de Fútbol Championships since 1988, the highest total of any team. The club has also finished second 7 times. The team's colors are black and white because it is said that its founder, Giancarlo Gronchi, was a fan of Italian football team Juventus and wanted to have a similar uniform as the Italian side.
Tauro 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.
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