2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season 2017-18
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

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.

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
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
TBD Brazil TBD Sacked May 2017 Uruguay TBD May 2017 th (TBD)
Alianza Panama Mario Anthony Torres Sacked May 2017 Panama Juan Carlos Cubilla May 2017 th (TBD)
Atletico Veraguense Colombia Andres Dominguez Resigned June 2017 Colombia Edgar Ramos June 2017 th (TBD)
Santa Gema Panama Leopoldo Lee Sacked June 2017 Panama José Mario Anthony Torres June 2017 th (TBD)
Independiente Panama Sacked May 2017 Panama Jorge Dely Valdés May 2017 th (TBD)
San Francisco Panama Pascual Moreno Interimship moved to full time coach May 2017 Panama Pascual Moreno May 2017 th (TBD)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
San Francisco Panama Pascual Moreno Sacked August 2017 Colombia Andres Dominguez August 2017 10th (Apertura 2017)
Alianza Panama Juan Carlos Cubilla Sacked August 2017 Panama Daniel Valencia August 2017 10th (Apertura 2017)
Sporting San Miguelito Colombia Javier Miller Sacked August 2017 Panama Víctor René Mendieta August 2017 10th (Apertura 2017)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Plaza Amador Colombia Jair Palcios Contract finished November 2017 Spain Juan Carlos García December 2017 12th (Apertura 2017)
Alianza Panama Daniel Valencia Moved back to Assistant coach November 2017 Colombia Jair Palacios November 2017 12th (Apertura 2017)
Atletico Veraguense Colombia Edgar Ramos Moved back to Assistant coach November 2017 Panama Marcos Pimentel November 2017 12th (Apertura 2017)
Independiente Panama Jorge Dely Valdés Sacked November 2017 Panama Donaldo Gonzales November 2017 12th (Apertura 2017)
Arabe Unidos Colombia Sergio Guzman Sacked December 2017 Colombia Carlos Ruiz January 2018 12th (Apertura 2017)

During the Clausura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Atletico Veraguense Panama Marcos Pimentel Sacked February 2018 Colombia Javier Reales February 2018 10th (Clausura 2018)
Sporting San Miguelito Panama Victor Rene Mendieta Sacked February 2018 Panama Noel Guiterrez February 2018 10th (Clausura 2018)
Chorillo Colombia Richard Resigned March 2018 Colombia Óscar Upegui March 2018 10th (Clausura 2018)

2017 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Apertura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Panama Daniel Valencia x keuka Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Colombia Juan Sergio Guzmán x kelme Pizza Hut
Atletico Veraguense Panama TBD Colombia Edgar Ramos x keuka EGS, NCO
Chorrillo Colombia Richard Parra x adidas McDonald's, Cremoso
Independiente Panama Panama Jorge Dely Valdés x adidas
Plaza Amador TBD Colombia Jair Palacios x umbro Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Santa Gema Panama Jose Mario Torres x kelme ShowPro
San Francisco Julio Quijano Colombia Andres Dominguez x puma KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Colombia Javier Miller x keuka Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Panama Rolando Palma x Patrick Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 games played on 1 October 2017.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALI ÁRU ATVCHOINDPASANSFSSMTAU
Alianza 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–0
Árabe Unido 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Atletico Veraguense 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2
Chorrillo 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0
Independiente 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2
Plaza Amador 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Santa Gema 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–0
San Francisco 3–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–2
Sporting San Miguelito 1–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2
Tauro 2–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–3 1–0

Updated to games played on 1 October 2017.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
None None
Tauro 1 – 2 Chorrillo
Jose Gomez  58' Roberto Blackburn  28'  45'
Second legs
Árabe Unido 0 – 1 Plaza Amador
None Ernesto Sinclair  60'
Plaza Amador (4)0 – 1(5) Árabe Unido
None Nelson Barahona  46'

Finals

Grand Final
Chorrillo 5 – 1 Árabe Unido
Alfredo Stephens  7'  27'
Samir Ramirez  63'
Rolando Blackburn  82'
Luis Hurtado  87'		 Enrico Small  pen.' (73)
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
Referee: Ameth Sanchez
Apertura 2017 Champions
Chorrillo
3 Titles

2018 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Clausura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Colombia Jair Palacios x Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Colombia Carlos Ruiz Velásquez x Puma Pizza Hut
Independiente F.C. Panama Donaldo Gonzalez x Lotto Subway
Atletico Veraguense TBD Colombia Javier Reales x GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo Colombia Óscar Upegui x Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso
Plaza Amador TBD Spain Juan Carlos García x Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Santa Gema Panama José Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres x Mitre ShowPro
San Francisco Julio Quijano Colombia Andrés Domínguez x Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Panama Noel Guiterrez x Joma Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Colombia Sergio Angulo x Patrick Publicar Páginas Amarillas

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 games played on season start.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALI ÁRU ATVCHOINDPASANSFSSMTAU
Alianza 2–1
Árabe Unido 2–0
Atletico Veraguense
Chorrillo 1–0
Independiente
Plaza Amador
Santa Gema 1–1
San Francisco
Sporting San Miguelito
Tauro

Updated to games played on season start.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
Marcos Sanchez  24'
Adalberto Carrasquilla  90'		 None
Árabe Unido 2 – 2 Tauro
Carlos Small  15'
Joseph Cox  80'		 Enrico Small  103'  106'
Second legs
San Francisco 1 – 0 Independiente
Cristian Zuniga  39' None
Independiente 3 – 1 San Francisco
Jose Fajardo  56'  66'
Eric Vasquez (o.g.)		 Julian Verlarde  24'

Finals

Grand Final
Tauro 0 – 1 Independiente
None Omar Browne  pen.' (39)
Clausura 2018 Champions

Independiente (1st title)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players for the 2017-2018. 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

(player released mid season)

Aggregate table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Árabe Unido 36 16 15 5 44 27 +17 63 2018 CONCACAF League
2 Tauro 36 16 14 6 51 34 +17 62 2018 CONCACAF League
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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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