2015–16 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2015–16 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 2015 and ended in May 2016. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2015–16
ChampionsApertura: Árabe Unido
Clausura: Plaza Amador
RelegatedAtlético Chiriquí
Champions LeagueÁrabe Unido
Plaza Amador
Biggest home winÁrabe Unido 8-1 Atlético Chiriquí
Biggest away winAtlético Nacional 1-5 Atlético Chiriquí
Highest scoringÁrabe Unido 8-1 Atlético Chiriquí

Teams

Independiente F.C. 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 Nacional.

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
Atlético Nacional Panama City Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez
Chepo Chepo Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz
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

2015 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Juan Pablo Lopera Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut
Atlético Chiriquí Javier Wanchope Mitre ShowPro
Atletico Nacional Daniel Valencia Lotto Subway
Chepo TBD Jorge Santos GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo Mike Stump Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso
Plaza Amador TBD Juan Carlos García Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
San Francisco Julio Quijano Gary Stempel Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD José Anthony “ Chalate” Torres Joma Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Jorge Dely Valdés Patrick Publicar Páginas Amarillas

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Chorrillo Julio Medina III TBD 2015 Mike Stump 8 May 2015 th (TBD)
Tauro Mike Stump Sacked 2015 Jorge Dely Valdés 2015 th (TBD)

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alianza Juan Carlos Lopera Resigned September 21, 2015 Rúben Cardenas Rosales September 21, 2015 10th (Apertura 2015)
Atlético Chiriquí Javier Wanchope Resigned October 12, 2015 Iván González October 12, 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Tauro F.C. Jorge Dely Valdés Sacked October 21, 2015 Rolando Palma October 21, 2015 th (Apertura 2015)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Árabe Unido 18 12 3 3 30 15 +15 39 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Chorrillo 18 8 5 5 23 15 +8 29
3 Chepo 18 7 6 5 24 19 +5 27
4 Plaza Amador 18 7 5 6 19 17 +2 26
5 Sporting San Miguelito 18 6 6 6 27 25 +2 24
6 Tauro 18 6 5 7 15 16 −1 23
7 Atlético Nacional 18 6 4 8 20 26 −6 22
8 San Francisco 18 5 6 7 16 18 −2 21
9 Alianza 18 6 2 10 18 27 −9 20
10 Atlético Chiriquí 18 2 8 8 17 31 −14 14
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALI ATL DÁU CHI CHE CHO PA SF SSM TAU
Alianza 2–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–1
Atlético Nacional 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–3
Árabe Unido 2–0 1–0 8–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Atlético Chiriquí 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1
Chepo 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–5 0–0
Chorrillo 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1
Plaza Amador 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0
San Francisco 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0
Sporting San Miguelito 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0
Tauro 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
  Semifinals Final
                     
1 Árabe Unido 1 2 3  
4 Plaza Amador 2 0 2  
    1 Árabe Unido 1 (3)
  3 Chorrillo 1 (0)
2 Chorrillo 1 1 2 (3)
3 Chepo 1 1 2 (1)  

Semifinals
First legs
Chepo1-2Chorrillo
Sergio Moreno  13' (pen.)
 74'		 José Luis González  70'
Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo
Referee: Luis Rodriguez
Plaza Amador2-1Árabe Unido
Valentin Pimentel  3'
Miguel Escobar  51'		 Abdiel Macea  35'
Estadio Maracana de Panama
Referee: Rolando Vidal
Second legs
Árabe Unido2-0Plaza Amador
Armando Polo  15'
Abdiel Arroyo  34'		 None
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colon
Referee: Jafeth Perea

Arabe Unido won 3–2 on aggregate.

Chorrillo0-1Chepo
None José Luis González  46'
Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Ameth Sanchez

Chorrillio drew 2-2 on aggregate, they won in pen 4-3.

Finals
Grand Final
Árabe Unido1-1Chorrillo
Abdiel Arroyo  19' Luis Jaramillo  60'
Penalties
Jose Gonzales "pibe"
Fidel Caesar
Abdiel Arroyo 		3-0 Humberto Ward
Miguel Camargo
Sergio Moreno
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Referee: Jhon Pitti
 Apertura 2015 Champions 
Arabe Unido
14th title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

2016 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Rubén Cárdenas x Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut
Atlético Chiriquí Mario Mendez x Mitre ShowPro
Atletico Nacional Daniel Valencia Lotto Subway
Chepo TBD Jorge Santos x GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo Mike Stump x Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso
Plaza Amador TBD Jair Palacios x Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
San Francisco Julio Quijano Gary Stempel x Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD José Anthony “ Chalate” Torres TBD Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Rolando Palma x TBD Publicar Páginas Amarillas

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 18 9 5 4 23 21 +2 32 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Plaza Amador 18 7 8 3 16 9 +7 29
3 Árabe Unido 18 8 3 7 20 17 +3 27
4 Chorrillo 18 7 5 6 20 16 +4 26
5 Atlético Chiriquí 18 7 5 6 19 17 +2 26
6 Tauro 18 6 5 7 15 17 −2 23
7 Chepo 18 6 4 8 18 23 −5 22
8 Sporting San Miguelito 18 5 6 7 16 21 −5 21
9 San Francisco 18 5 5 8 20 23 −3 20
10 Alianza 18 6 2 10 19 22 −3 20
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALI ATL DÁU CHI CHE CHO PA SF SSM TAU
Alianza 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0
Atlético Nacional 3–2 2–0 1–5 2–2 1–0 0–4 3–0 0–2 0–0
Árabe Unido 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–0
Atlético Chiriquí 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Chepo 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1
Chorrillo 1–0 0–0 0–4 3–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Plaza Amador 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1
San Francisco 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0
Sporting San Miguelito 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–2
Tauro 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–4 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2016. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
  Semifinals Final
                     
1 Atletico Nacional 0 0 0  
4 Chorrillo 0 3 3  
    4 Chorrillo 0
  3 Plaza Amador 1
2 Árabe Unido 2 0 2
3 Plaza Amador 0 3 3  

Semifinals
First legs
Árabe Unido2-0Plaza Amador
Joseph Cox  22'
Armando Cooper  35'		 None None
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón
Referee: Ameth Sanchez
Chorrillo0-0Atletico Nacional
None None
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Rolando Vidal
Second legs
Plaza Amador3-0Árabe Unido
Ricaurte Barsallo  9'
 116'
Ernesto Sinclair  48'		 None
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Victor Rios

Plaza Amador won 3–2 on aggregate.

Atletico Nacional0-3Chorrillo
None Josue Flores  93'
Rodolfo Ford  105'
Luis Jaramillo  111'
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Jafeth Perea

Chorrillio won 3-0 on aggregate.

Finals
Grand Final
Plaza Amador1-0Chorrillo
Ernesto Sinclair  23' None
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Referee: Jose kelly's
 Clausura 2016 Champions 
Plaza Amador
6th title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
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