2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol

The 2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) is the 28th season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the 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.

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2018–19
ChampionsApertura: Tauro
Clausura: Independiente
RelegatedSanta Gema
CONCACAF LeagueTauro
Independiente
San Francisco
Matches played65
Goals scored134 (2.06 per match)
Biggest home winPlaza Amador 3-0 Chorrillo
Chorrillo 3-0 Atletico Veraguense
Highest scoringSan Francisco 2-3 Atletico Veraguense
2019–20 →

Teams

Chorrillo formed with Deportivo Centenario de Coclé and la Universidad Latina de Panamá to become Unión Deportivo Universitario therefore there was no need for a relegation. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Costa del Este F.C..

Club Home city Stadium
Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe Unido Colón Armando Dely Valdes
Unión Deportivo Universitario Santiago de Veraguas Aristocles "Toco" Castillo
Costa del Este F.C. 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
Plaza Amador Juan Carlos García Sacked May 2018 Jorge Santos May 2018 th (TBD)
Tauro FC Sergio Angulo Contract Finished June 2018 Juan Carlos García June 2018 th (TBD)
Arabe Unido Sergio Guzman Contract Finished June 2018 Carlos Ruiz June 2018 th (TBD)

During the Apertura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Tauro F.C. Juan Carlos García Sacked September 2018 Saúl Maldonado September 2018 10th (Apertura 2017)
Sporting San Miguelito Noel Gutierrez Mutual Agreement September 2018 Gustavo Avila September 2018 9th (Apertura 2017)
San Francisco FC Andres Dominguez Mutual Agreement September 2018 Sergio Angulo September 2018 9th (Apertura 2017)
Arabe Unidos Carlos Ruiz Sacked September 2018 José 'Chicho' Pérez September 2018 th (Apertura 2017)
UD Universitario Óscar Upegui Sacked September 2018 Julio Medina September 2018 th (Apertura 2017)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Independiente FC Donaldo Gonzales Sacked December 2018 Francisco Perlo December 2018 9th (Apertura 2018)
Plaza Amador Jorge Santos Sacked December 2018 Javier Alvarez December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Alianza Jair Palacios Sacked December 2018 Alberto Nino Valencia December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
CD Universitario Julio Medina Sacked December 2018 Gustavo Onaindia December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
San Francisco FC Sergio Angulo Contract not renewed December 2018 Gonzalo Soto December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Costa Del Este FC Angel Sanchez Contract finished December 2018 Carlos Pérez Porras December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Sporting San Miguelito Gustavo Avila Sacked December 2018 Jair Palacios December 2018 th (Pre Season)

During the Clausura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Costa Del Este FC Carlos Pérez Porras Sacked February 2019 Juan Carlos Fuentes February 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)
Santa Gema Jose Torres Sacked March 2019 Carlos Rivera March 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)
CD Universitario Gustavo Onaindia Sacked March 2019 Donaldo Gonzales March 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)
Alianza Alberto Nino Valencia Sacked March 2019 Celio Garces March 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Apertura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Jair Palacios Keuka Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Carlos Ruiz Kelme Pizza Hut, Panama Colon, Aguaseo
CD Universitario TBD Óscar Upegui Lotto McDonald's
Costa del Este F.C. Angel Sanchez Adidas McDonald's, Cremoso
Independiente Donaldo Gonzales Everlast Cemento Interoceanico, ECO Moda
Plaza Amador TBD Jorge Santos Umbro Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Santa Gema Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres Kelme ShowPro, PSA Panama
San Francisco Julio Quijano Andrés Domínguez Puma KFC, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Noel Gutierrez Keuka Los Andes, URBE, pío Pío
Tauro TBD Juan Carlos García Patrick Touritos, Argos, Caja de Ahorros

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa del Este 18 7 8 3 18 12 +6 29 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Árabe Unido 18 8 4 6 18 17 +1 28
3 Tauro 18 7 6 5 33 20 +13 27 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Plaza Amador 18 6 7 5 15 14 +1 25
5 San Francisco 18 7 4 7 19 19 0 25
6 Alianza 18 5 8 5 16 17 −1 23
7 Santa Gema 18 5 7 6 20 24 −4 22
8 Universitario 18 5 6 7 18 23 −5 21
9 Independiente 18 4 8 6 20 22 −2 20
10 Sporting San Miguelito 18 3 8 7 17 26 −9 17
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALI ARA CDE IND PLA SFR SGE SSM TAU UNI
Alianza — 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0
Árabe Unido 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0
Costa del Este 2–2 2–0 — 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3
Independiente 0–0 2–0 0–0 — 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2
Plaza Amador 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
San Francisco 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–1
Santa Gema 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–1
Sporting San Miguelito 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 1–3 1–3
Tauro 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 3–0 5–0 — 1–2
Universitario 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Plaza Amador1 – 2San Francisco
Jose Murillo  90' Guido Rouse  14'
Jhamal Rodriguez  78'
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Victor Rios
Tauro1 – 0Alianza
Enrico Small  88' None
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
Referee: Jose Kellys

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Árabe Unido 1 – 3 Tauro 0 – 2 1 – 1
Costa del Este 4 – 3 San Francisco 3 – 1 0 – 0
First leg
Tauro2 – 0Árabe Unido
Enrico Small  34'
Gustavo Chará  93'		 None
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
San Francisco1 – 3Costa del Este F.C.
Edson Samms  26' Ernesto Sinclair  11'  22'  45'
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
Second leg
Árabe Unido1 – 1Tauro
Edwin Aguilar  37' Blas Perez  92'
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón

Tauro won 3-1 on aggregate.

Costa del Este F.C.1 – 2San Francisco
Ernesto Sinclair  55' Ervin Zorrila  47'
Guido Rouse  65'
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez, Panama City

Costa del Este won 4-3 on aggregate.

Final
Costa del Este1-2Tauro
Edwin Aguilar own  15' [ ] Edwin Aguilar  3'
Jesus Gonzales  119'
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: TBD
Referee: John Pitti

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2019 Clausura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Celio Garces Keuka Cemento Interoceanico
Árabe Unido TBD José 'Chicho' Pérez Kelme Pizza Hut
Unión Deportivo Universitario TBD Donaldo Gonzales Keuka EGS, NCO
Costa del Este F.C. Juan Carlos Fuentes Adidas McDonald's, Cremoso
Independiente Francisco Perlo Everlast Cemento Interoces, Eco Moda, Las Anclas, Preval
Plaza Amador TBD Javier Alvarez Umbro Balboa
Santa Gema Carlos Rivera Kelme ShowPro
San Francisco Julio Quijano Gonzalo Soto Puma KFC, Canon, Banco General, Balboa
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Jair Palacios Keuka Pio Pio, Los Andes Mall, GMG, Melo
Tauro TBD Saul Maldonado Patrick Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San Francisco 18 11 5 2 33 15 +18 38 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Árabe Unido 18 10 5 3 28 17 +11 35
3 Independiente 18 10 4 4 30 18 +12 34 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Tauro 18 8 4 6 24 18 +6 28
5 Sporting San Miguelito 18 8 4 6 21 15 +6 28
6 Universitario 18 7 4 7 22 22 0 25
7 Plaza Amador 18 6 6 6 16 12 +4 24
8 Costa del Este 18 6 5 7 20 18 +2 23
9 Alianza 18 4 3 11 14 30 −16 15
10 Santa Gema 18 0 0 18 7 50 −43 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALI ARA CDE IND PLA SFR SGE SSM TAU UNI
Alianza — 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 0–3
Árabe Unido 4–1 — 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2
Costa del Este 3–0 0–1 — 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Independiente 2–0 0–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 4–3 0–0
Plaza Amador 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–0
San Francisco 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 — 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–0
Santa Gema 0–4 2–3 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 — 0–1 1–2 2–4
Sporting San Miguelito 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 — 1–1 1–0
Tauro 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 — 4–0
Universitario 3–0 1–2 0–4 1–4 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Independiente2–1Universitario
Aguilar  23'
Torres  40'		 Report Dinalos  78'
Referee: Ameth Sánchez
Tauro1–0Sporting San Miguelito
Catuy  15' Report
Referee: Victor Rios

Semifinals
First leg
Tauro1–1San Francisco
Ariano  58' Zúñiga  34'
Referee: John Pitti
Independiente2–1Árabe Unido
Negrete  41'
Aguilar  65'		 Arroyo  31'
Referee: Oliver Vergara
Second leg
Árabe Unido2–1Independiente
  • Heraldez  7'
  • Cox  63'
  • Negrete  5'
Penalties
 4-5
Referee: Ameth Sánchez
San Francisco1–0Tauro
Jhamal Rodríguez  42' (pen.)
Referee: Victor Rios

Final
San Francisco1–1 (a.e.t.)Independiente
Guido Rouse  120+4' Abdiel Ayarza  117'
Penalties
1-4
Referee: John Pitti

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San Francisco (Q) 36 18 9 9 52 34 +18 63 CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Árabe Unido 36 18 9 9 46 34 +12 63
3 Tauro (Q) 36 15 10 11 57 38 +19 55 CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 2]
4 Independiente (Q) 36 14 12 10 50 40 +10 54 CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 3]
5 Costa del Este 36 13 13 10 38 30 +8 52
6 Plaza Amador 36 12 13 11 31 26 +5 49
7 Universitario 36 12 10 14 40 45 −5 46
8 Sporting San Miguelito 36 11 12 13 38 41 −3 45
9 Alianza 36 9 11 16 30 47 −17 38
10 Santa Gema (R) 36 5 7 24 27 74 −47 22 Relegated to Liga de Ascenso
Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. As runners-up with better aggregate record (PAN3)
  2. As Apertura champions (PAN1)
  3. As Clausura champions (PAN2)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players for the 2018-2019. The following players:

  1. have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Alianza
  • Robyn Pertuz
  • Adrian Ararat
  • Edwin Grueso
  • Mike Campaz
  • Yeferson Paz
  • Mauricio Castaño
  • Giandemir Jaen Ríos
Arabe Unido
  • Faber Gil
  • Raul Peñaranda
  • Mauricio Castaño
  • Miguel Lloyd
  • Johnatan Mosquera
Chosta del Este FC
  • Daniel Blanco
  • Ariel Bonilla x
  • Andres Escobar x
  • David Loaiza x
  • Julian Munoz x
Independiente
  • David Uribe x
  • Gerardo Negrete x
  • Arichel Hernandez x
  • Gustavo Bolivar
  • Abel Marcovecchio x
Plaza Amador
  • Nicolás Parodi
  • José Tamburell
Santa Gema
  • Juan Cano x
  • Jhoan Romero x
  • Milton Segura x
San Francisco FC
Sporting San Miguelito
  • Wilmer Largacha
  • Jorge Sandoval x
  • Daniel Cano
Tauro FC
  • Alexander Amut
  • Gustavo Chara
  • Juan Andrés Balanta
  • Santiago Feuillassier
UD Universitario

(player released mid season) (player released during Apertura and Clausura)

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