2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
The 2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) also is the 28th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 17 July 2017 and is scheduled to end in May 2018. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Apertura: Chorrillo (3rd title) Clausura: Independiente (1st title) |
Champions League | Independiente |
CONCACAF League | Chorrillo Árabe Unido Tauro |
Matches played | 65 |
Goals scored | 134 (2.06 per match) |
Biggest home win | Plaza Amador 3-0 Chorrillo Chorrillo 3-0 Atletico Veraguense |
Highest scoring | San Francisco 2-3 Atletico Veraguense |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Teams
Atlético Nacional 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, Independiente.
Club | Home city | Stadium |
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Alianza | Panama City | Cancha de Entranamiento Luis Tapia |
Árabe Unido | Colón | Armando Dely Valdes |
Atletico Veraguense | Santiago de Veraguas | Aristocles "Toco" Castillo |
Chorrillo | Panama City | Estadio Maracaná |
Independiente | La Chorrera | Estadio Maracaná |
Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Maracaná |
San Francisco | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Santa Gema | Arraiján | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Sporting San Miguelito | San Miguelito | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
Tauro | Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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TBD | ![]() |
Sacked | May 2017 | ![]() |
May 2017 | th (TBD) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Sacked | May 2017 | ![]() |
May 2017 | th (TBD) |
Atletico Veraguense | ![]() |
Resigned | June 2017 | ![]() |
June 2017 | th (TBD) |
Santa Gema | ![]() |
Sacked | June 2017 | ![]() |
June 2017 | th (TBD) |
Independiente | ![]() |
Sacked | May 2017 | ![]() |
May 2017 | th (TBD) |
San Francisco | ![]() |
Interimship moved to full time coach | May 2017 | ![]() |
May 2017 | th (TBD) |
During the Apertura season
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Plaza Amador | ![]() |
Contract finished | November 2017 | ![]() |
December 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Moved back to Assistant coach | November 2017 | ![]() |
November 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Atletico Veraguense | ![]() |
Moved back to Assistant coach | November 2017 | ![]() |
November 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Independiente | ![]() |
Sacked | November 2017 | ![]() |
November 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Arabe Unidos | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2017 | ![]() |
January 2018 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
During the Clausura season
2017 Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Apertura)
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Alianza | ![]() |
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keuka | Balboa |
Árabe Unido | ![]() |
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kelme | Pizza Hut |
Atletico Veraguense | ![]() |
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keuka | EGS, NCO |
Chorrillo | ![]() |
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adidas | McDonald's, Cremoso |
Independiente | ![]() |
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adidas | |
Plaza Amador | ![]() |
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umbro | Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana |
Santa Gema | ![]() |
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kelme | ShowPro |
San Francisco | ![]() |
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puma | KFC, Canon, Banco General |
Sporting San Miguelito | ![]() |
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keuka | Kenwood, Hyundai |
Tauro | ![]() |
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Patrick | Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tauro | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 34 | Qualified to the Final Round |
2 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 33 | |
3 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 33 | |
4 | Chorrillo | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 26 | |
5 | Atletico Veraguense | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
6 | Independiente | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 22 | |
7 | San Francisco | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 20 | |
8 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 17 | |
9 | Santa Gema | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 15 | |
10 | Alianza | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Second stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
1 | Tauro | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
4 | Chorrillo | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Chorrillo | 5 | |||||||||
Árabe Unido | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Plaza Amador | 1 | 0 | 1(4) | ||||||
3 | Árabe Unido | 0 | 1 | 1(5) |
Semifinals
- First legs
Chorrillo | 0 – 0 | Tauro |
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None | None |
Tauro | 1 – 2 | Chorrillo |
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Jose Gomez ![]() |
Roberto Blackburn ![]() ![]() |
- Second legs
Árabe Unido | 0 – 1 | Plaza Amador |
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None | Ernesto Sinclair ![]() |
Plaza Amador | (4)0 – 1(5) | Árabe Unido |
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None | Nelson Barahona ![]() |
Finals
- Grand Final
Chorrillo | 5 – 1 | Árabe Unido |
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Alfredo Stephens ![]() ![]() Samir Ramirez ![]() Rolando Blackburn ![]() Luis Hurtado ![]() |
Enrico Small ![]() |
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
Referee: Ameth Sanchez
Apertura 2017 Champions |
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Chorrillo 3rd title |
2018 Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Clausura)
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Alianza | ![]() |
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Lotto | Balboa |
Árabe Unido | ![]() |
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Puma | Pizza Hut |
Independiente F.C. | ![]() |
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Lotto | Subway |
Atletico Veraguense | ![]() |
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GEMS | EGS, NCO |
Chorrillo | ![]() |
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Lotto | McDonald's, Cremoso |
Plaza Amador | ![]() |
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Diadora | Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana |
Santa Gema | ![]() |
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Mitre | ShowPro |
San Francisco | ![]() |
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Lotto | KFC, Canon, Banco General |
Sporting San Miguelito | ![]() |
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Joma | Kenwood, Hyundai |
Tauro | ![]() |
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Patrick | Publicar Páginas Amarillas |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 30 | Qualified to the Final Round |
2 | Independiente | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 29 | |
3 | San Francisco | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 29 | |
4 | Tauro | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 28 | |
5 | Alianza | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 27 | |
6 | Chorrillo | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 23 | |
7 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 22 | |
8 | Santa Gema | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 21 | |
9 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | |
10 | Atletico Veraguense | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on season start. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Second stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
1 | Árabe Unido | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
4 | Tauro | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Tauro | 0 | |||||||||
Independiente | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Independiente | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
3 | San Francisco | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Semifinals
- First legs
Tauro | 2 – 0 | Árabe Unido |
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Marcos Sanchez ![]() Adalberto Carrasquilla ![]() |
None |
Árabe Unido | 2 – 2 | Tauro |
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Carlos Small ![]() Joseph Cox ![]() |
Enrico Small ![]() ![]() |
- Second legs
San Francisco | 1 – 0 | Independiente |
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Cristian Zuniga ![]() |
None |
Independiente | 3 – 1 | San Francisco |
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Jose Fajardo ![]() ![]() Eric Vasquez (o.g.) |
Julian Verlarde ![]() |
Finals
- Grand Final
Tauro | 0 – 1 | Independiente |
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None | Omar Browne ![]() |
Clausura 2018 Champions |
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Independiente 1st title |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players for the 2017-2018. The following players:
- have played at least one game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Alianza Arabe Unido Atlético Veraguense Chorillo Independiente
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Plaza Amador Santa Gema San Francisco FC Sporting San Miguelito Tauro FC
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Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Árabe Unido | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 63 | 2018 CONCACAF League |
2 | Tauro | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 62 | |
3 | Plaza Amador | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 52 | |
4 | Independiente | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 51 | 2019 CONCACAF Champions League |
5 | San Francisco | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 49 | |
6 | Chorrillo | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 49 | 2018 CONCACAF League |
7 | Alianza | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 41 | |
8 | Sporting San Miguelito | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 39 | |
9 | Santa Gema | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 36 | |
10 | Atletico Veraguense | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 35 | Relegation to 2018–19 Liga de Ascenso |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20181006121704/http://panamafutbol.com/?cat=3&paged=3
- http://lpf.com.pa/w/category/noticas/
- https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20172018/apertura/r42284/
- http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/
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