2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) also is the 26th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 18 July 2014 and is scheduled to end in May 2015. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura: San Francisco
Clausura: Árabe Unido
RelegatedIndependiente
Champions LeagueSan Francisco
Árabe Unido
Biggest away winChepo 1–6 San Francisco
Highest scoringChepo 1–6 San Francisco

Teams

Rio Abajo finished in 10th place in the overall table last season and were relegated to the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso Atlético Chiriquí.

Club Home city Stadium
Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe Unido Colón Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Atlético Chiriquí David, Chiriquí Estadio San Cristóbal
Chepo Chepo Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz
Independiente F.C. La Chorrera Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Plaza Amador Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz
San Francisco La Chorrera Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Tauro Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

2014 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Leroy Foster Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Jair Palacios KELME Pizza Hut
Atlético Chiriquí Javier Wanchope Mitre ShowGo
Chepo TBD Jorge Santos GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo Julio Medina III Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso,
Independiente René Mendieta Lotto Subway
Plaza Amador TBD Mike Stump Diadora Paguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
San Francisco Julio Quijano Gary Stempel Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD José Anthony “ Chalate” Torres TBD Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Rolando Palma TBD Publicar Pagina amarilla,

Managerial changes

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Tauro Rolando Palma Resigned 8 August 2014 Jorge Dely Valdés 9 August 2014 8th (TBD)
Árabe Unido Jair Palacios Sacked 18 August 2014 Julio Dely Valdés 18 August 2014 5th (TBD)
Alianza F.C. Leroy Foster Sacked September 2014 Juan Pablo Lopera 16 September 2014 5th (TBD)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting San Miguelito (Q) 18 10 1 7 29 27 +2 31 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Chorrillo (Q) 18 8 6 4 22 17 +5 30
3 San Francisco (Q) 18 7 7 4 27 17 +10 28
4 Tauro (Q) 18 7 6 5 19 15 +4 27
5 Chepo 18 7 6 5 17 19 −2 27
6 Árabe Unido 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 26
7 Plaza Amador 18 7 4 7 20 19 +1 25
8 Alianza 18 7 3 8 20 22 −2 24
9 Atlético Chiriquí 18 4 7 7 16 21 −5 19
10 Independiente 18 2 3 13 11 28 −17 9
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2014. Source: http://lpf.com.pa/w/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results
Home \ Away ALI DÁU CHI CHE CHO IND PA SF SSM TAU
Alianza 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–3 1–4 1–2
Árabe Unido 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1
Atlético Chiriquí 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Chepo 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–6 1–2 0–3
Chorrillo 1–1 1–1 4–3 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 3–0 1–1
Independiente 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Plaza Amador 0–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0
San Francisco 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0
Sporting San Miguelito 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 3–1
Tauro 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2014. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

First leg
San Francisco1–0Chorrillo
Ruiz  50' Report
Tauro2–1Sporting San Miguelito
Palma  18'
Pérez  87'		 Report Yau  84'

Second leg
Chorrillo1–1San Francisco
Moreno  18' Report Ruiz  41'

San Francisco won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sporting San Miguelito1–0 (a.e.t.)Tauro
Yau  79' (pen.) Report
Penalties
Yau
Botello
Davis
Earley 		4–3 Moreno
Vélez
Mena
Rentería
Pérez

Sporting San Miguelito 2–2 Tauro on aggregate. Sporting San Miguelito won 4–3 on penalties.

Final
Sporting San Miguelito0–1San Francisco
Report Rodriguez  28'
 Apertura 2014 Champions 
San Francisco
9th title

2015 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Clausura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Juan Pablo Lopera Lotto Balboa, Epistmo
Árabe Unido TBA Jesús “Kiko” Barrios Puma Pizza Hut
Chepo TBD Jorge Santos Gems EGS
Chorrillo Julio Medina III Lotto McDonald's
Independiente Jair Palacios Lotto Subway
Plaza Amador TBD Juan Carlos García Diadora Fresquito, Paguelo Facil
Atlético Chiriquí Javier Wanchope Mitre Showpro
San Francisco Julio Quijano Gary Stempel Lotto KFC, Balboa, Cannon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD José Anthony “ Chalate” Torres Joma Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD José Alfredo Poyatos Patrick Fantastic, Publicar

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Árabe Unido Jesús Barrios Resigned Jan 2015 Alfonso de Moya 15 Jan 2015 th (TBD)
Árabe Unido Alfonso de Moya Resigned Feb 2015 Juan Sergio Guzman 16 Feb 2015 th (TBD)
Tauro José Alfredo Poyatos Resigned March 2015 Mike Stump 6 March 2015 th (TBD)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting San Miguelito 18 7 9 2 23 15 +8 30 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Árabe Unido 18 8 5 5 22 16 +6 29
3 Plaza Amador 18 7 7 4 28 23 +5 28
4 Independiente 18 7 5 6 23 21 +2 26
5 San Francisco 18 6 7 5 22 19 +3 25
6 Alianza 18 6 4 8 23 23 0 22
7 Chepo 18 5 7 6 19 22 −3 22
8 Tauro 18 5 7 6 22 26 −4 22
9 Chorrillo 18 3 8 7 16 22 −6 17
10 Atlético Chiriquí 18 4 5 9 14 25 −11 17
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALI DÁU CHI CHE CHO IND PA SF SSM TAU
Alianza 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–3
Árabe Unido 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1
Atlético Chiriquí 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0
Chepo 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Chorrillo 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–2
Independiente 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 4–2
Plaza Amador 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
San Francisco 4–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1
Sporting San Miguelito 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1
Tauro 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on July 2014. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

First leg
Independiente1–0Sporting San Miguelito
Rene Campbell  16' (pen.) None
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
Plaza Amador0–1Arabe Unido
None Abdiel Arroyo  83'
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez , Panama City

Second leg
Sporting San Miguelito2–2Independiente
Alexis Palacios  15'
Aramis Haywood  29'		 Joseph Cox  38'
Carlos Navas  92'
Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo, Panama City
Referee: Luis Rodriguez

Independiente won 3-2 on aggregate.

Arabe Unido1–1Plaza Amador
Abdiel Arroyo  108' (pen.) Fidel Caesar  79' (o.g.)
Estadio Armando Dely Valdez, Colon
Referee: Jafeth Perea

Arabe Unido 2–1 won on aggregate.

Final
Arabe Unido2–1Independiente
Abdiel Arroyo  81'
Gabriel Pino  87'		 Carlos Sierra  34'
 Clausura 2015 Champions 
Arabe Unido
11th title

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Sergio Moreno Chorrillo F.C. 7
2 Johnny Ruiz San Francisco F.C. 7
3 Ricaurte Barsallo Alianza 6
4 Ricardo Buitrago Plaza Amador 6
5 Renán Addles Arabe Unido 5
6 Valentin Pimentel Plaza Amador 5
7 Miguel Angel Saavedra Atletico Chiriquí 5
8 Amir Alberto Waithe Tauro F.C. 5
9 René Campbell Independiente 4
10 Joseph Cox Independiente 4

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting San Miguelito 36 17 10 9 52 42 +10 61
2 Árabe Unido 36 15 10 11 45 35 +10 55 Qualification for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
3 San Francisco 36 13 14 9 49 36 +13 53
4 Plaza Amador 36 14 11 11 48 42 +6 53
5 Tauro 36 12 13 11 41 41 0 49
6 Chepo 36 12 13 11 47 47 0 49
7 Chorrillo 36 12 13 11 36 41 −5 49
8 Alianza 36 13 7 16 43 45 −2 46
9 Atlético Chiriquí 36 8 12 16 30 46 −16 36
10 Independiente F.C. 36 9 8 19 34 49 −15 35 Relegation to 2015–16 Liga de Ascenso
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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