2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season is the 25th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 20 July 2012 and is scheduled to end in May 2013. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura: Árabe Unido
Clausura: Sporting San Miguelito
RelegatedAtlético Chiriquí
Champions LeagueÁrabe Unido
Sporting San Miguelito

Teams

Colón C-3 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, Río Abajo F.C..

Club Home city Stadium
Alianza Panama City Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández
Árabe Unido Colón Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
Atlético Chiriquí David Estadio San Cristóbal
Chepo Chepo Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández (in Panama City)
Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz
Plaza Amador Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz
Río Abajo Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
San Francisco La Chorrera Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Estadio Bernardo Gil
Tauro Panama City Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández

2012 Apertura

The 2012 Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on 20 July 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Río Abajo 18 9 5 4 28 20 +8 32 Qualification for playoffs
2 Árabe Unido 18 8 8 2 25 20 +5 32
3 Plaza Amador 18 6 8 4 22 23 −1 26
4 Chepo 18 5 10 3 22 18 +4 25
5 Chorrillo 18 5 10 3 22 19 +3 25
6 Tauro 18 5 6 7 25 27 −2 21
7 Sporting San Miguelito 18 4 8 6 14 17 −3 20
8 San Francisco 18 4 6 8 20 22 −2 18
9 Alianza 18 4 6 8 21 24 −3 18
10 Atlético Chiriquí 18 2 9 7 14 23 −9 15
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2013. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Semi-finals

First leg
Plaza Amador1–3Árabe Unido
Temístocles Perez  57' Jose Gonzales  13'
Abdiel Arroyo Molinar  58'  77'
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
Chepo FC2–0Río Abajo
Bernando Palma Taylor  36', Romario Antonio Piggott  44'
Estadio Profesor Javier Cruz, Panama City
Referee: Roberto Moreno

Second leg
Árabe Unido2–0Plaza Amador
David Daniels  34'
Orlando Rodriguez  52'
Referee: Ameth Sanchez

Arabe Unido won 5-1 on aggregate.

Río Abajo F.C.1–1Chepo
Jose Gonzalez  88' Bernardo Palma Taylor  78'
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City

Chepo FC won 3-1 on aggregate.

Final
Chepo1–4Árabe Unido
Ricardo Romero  29' Orlando Rodriguez  24'  25'
Abdiel Arroyo Molinar  42'
Jose Gonzalez  60'
Referee: John Francis Pitty
 2012 Apertura Champion 
Árabe Unido
10th title

Top goalscorers
No. Player Team Goals
1 Jorman Aguilar Río Abajo 10
2 Edwin Aguilar Tauro 10
3 Anthony Basile Río Abajo 8
4 Bernando Palma Chepo 6
5 Cesar Medina Alianza 5
6 Armando Polo San Francisco 4
7 Renán Yoriel Addles Chorillo 4
8 Rene Campbell Alianza 4
9 Julio Castillo Chepo FC 4
10 Angel Lombardo Deportivo Plaza Amador 4

2013 Clausura

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tauro 18 10 3 5 30 25 +5 33 Qualification for playoffs
2 San Francisco 18 9 5 4 27 21 +6 32
3 Árabe Unido 18 7 6 5 18 14 +4 27
4 Sporting San Miguelito 18 8 3 7 19 18 +1 27
5 Río Abajo 18 7 5 6 24 24 0 26
6 Plaza Amador 18 6 7 5 21 18 +3 25
7 Chorrillo 18 7 3 8 25 28 −3 24
8 Alianza 18 4 10 4 13 10 +3 22
9 Atlético Chiriquí 18 2 9 7 18 24 −6 15
10 Chepo 18 2 5 11 12 25 −13 11
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2013. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Semi-finals

First leg
Árabe Unido0–0San Francisco F.C.
Sporting San Miguelito2–1Tauro
Gabriel Ríos  59', Ricardo Clarke  77' Miguel Castillo  14'
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
Referee: Roberto Moreno

Second leg
San Francisco2–1Árabe Unido
Eybri Bonaga  7'
Boris Alfaro  66'		 Abdiel Arroyo  72'
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
Referee: John Pitty

San Francisco won 2-1 on aggregate.

Tauro F.C.1–1Sporting San Miguelito
Miguel Castillo  86' Ricardo Clarke  64'
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
Referee: Roberto Moreno

Sporting San Miguelito won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final
San Francisco1–4Sporting San Miguelito
Amílcar James  10' [] Darwin Pinzon  7'  47'
Ricardo Clarke  3'
Julio Andrade  93'
Referee: Roberto Moreno
 2013 Clasura Champion 
Sporting San Miguelito
1st title

Top goalscorers
No. Player Team Goals
1 Johnny Ruiz Chorillo 9
2 Luis Gabriel Rentería Tauro 8
3 Ricardo Clarke Sporting San Miguelito 7
4 Angel Lombardo Plaza Amador 7
5 José Luis Garcés San Francisco 6
6 René Víctor Mendieta Jr Chepo 6
7 Anthony Basile Río Abajo 5
8 Juan Osorio Alianza 5
9 Armando Polo Río Abajo 5
10 Edwin Aguilar Tauro 4

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Árabe Unido 36 15 14 7 43 34 +9 59 Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2 Río Abajo 36 16 10 10 51 43 +8 58
3 Plaza Amador 36 12 15 9 43 41 +2 51
4 Tauro 36 15 9 12 55 52 +3 54
5 San Francisco 36 13 11 12 47 43 +4 50
6 Chorrillo 36 12 13 11 47 47 0 49
7 Sporting San Miguelito 36 12 11 13 33 35 −2 47 Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
8 Alianza 36 8 16 12 34 34 0 40
9 Chepo 36 7 15 14 34 43 −9 36
10 Atlético Chiriquí 36 4 18 14 32 47 −15 30 Relegation to 2012–13 Liga de Ascenso
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
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