0 , ▁when ▁this ▁group ▁met ▁to ▁play ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁RO WE ▁Labor atory , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁P anto ja ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo . ▁ ▁This ▁group ▁became ▁larger , ▁adding ▁Domin icans ▁and ▁other ▁national ities . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁they ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁veter an ▁tournament ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Football ▁Federation . ▁This ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁Deport ivo ▁P anto ja ▁F útbol ▁Club ▁is ▁born . ▁ ▁This ▁club ▁became ▁the ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁of ▁veter ans . ▁The ▁club ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Domin ican ▁Division . ▁ ▁Month s ▁later , ▁again ▁this ▁team ▁became ▁champion ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁participation ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁competition . ▁This ▁championship ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁asc end ▁to ▁Second ▁Division , ▁which ▁involved ▁a ▁greater ▁challenge . ▁ ▁The ▁newly ▁promoted ▁P anto ja ▁again ▁became ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Division ▁league , ▁a ▁team ▁made ▁up ▁mostly ▁by ▁veter ans . ▁This ▁team ▁had ▁achieved ▁the ▁fe at ▁of ▁" ch ampion " ▁three ▁consecutive ▁times , ▁man aging ▁to ▁arrive ▁to ▁the ▁maximum ▁category ▁of ▁s occer ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁the ▁First ▁Division . ▁This ▁group ▁would ▁propose ▁to ▁reach ▁another ▁mil estone , ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁First ▁Division . ▁From ▁then ▁a ▁technical ▁body ▁was ▁h ired , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁adding ▁young ▁players ▁as ▁rein for c ements . ▁The ▁fusion ▁of ▁youth ▁and ▁experience