The 2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 28th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 17 July 2017 and was scheduled to end in May 2018. Ten teams competed 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 edit
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.
Managerial changes edit
Before the start of the season edit
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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TBD | TBD | Sacked | May 2017 | TBD | May 2017 | th (TBD) |
Alianza | Mario Anthony Torres | Sacked | May 2017 | Juan Carlos Cubilla | May 2017 | th (TBD) |
Atletico Veraguense | Andres Dominguez | Resigned | June 2017 | Edgar Ramos | June 2017 | th (TBD) |
Santa Gema | Leopoldo Lee | Sacked | June 2017 | José Mario Anthony Torres | June 2017 | th (TBD) |
Independiente | Sacked | May 2017 | Jorge Dely Valdés | May 2017 | th (TBD) | |
San Francisco | Pascual Moreno | Interimship moved to full time coach | May 2017 | Pascual Moreno | May 2017 | th (TBD) |
During the Apertura season edit
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons edit
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Plaza Amador | Jair Palcios | Contract finished | November 2017 | Juan Carlos García | December 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Alianza | Daniel Valencia | Moved back to Assistant coach | November 2017 | Jair Palacios | November 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Atletico Veraguense | Edgar Ramos | Moved back to Assistant coach | November 2017 | Marcos Pimentel | November 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Independiente | Jorge Dely Valdés | Sacked | November 2017 | Donaldo Gonzales | November 2017 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
Arabe Unidos | Sergio Guzman | Sacked | December 2017 | Carlos Ruiz | January 2018 | 12th (Apertura 2017) |
During the Clausura season edit
2017 Apertura edit
Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Apertura) edit
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Alianza | TBD | Daniel Valencia x | keuka | Balboa |
Árabe Unido | TBD | Juan Sergio Guzmán x | kelme | Pizza Hut |
Atletico Veraguense | TBD | Edgar Ramos x | keuka | EGS, NCO |
Chorrillo | Richard Parra x | adidas | McDonald's, Cremoso | |
Independiente | Jorge Dely Valdés x | adidas | ||
Plaza Amador | TBD | Jair Palacios x | umbro | Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana |
Santa Gema | Jose Mario Torres x | kelme | ShowPro | |
San Francisco | Julio Quijano | Andres Dominguez x | puma | KFC, Canon, Banco General |
Sporting San Miguelito | TBD | Javier Miller x | keuka | Kenwood, Hyundai |
Tauro | TBD | Rolando Palma x | Patrick | Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank |
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 edit
Second stage edit
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 edit
- First legs
- Second legs
Árabe Unido | 0 – 1 | Plaza Amador |
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None | Ernesto Sinclair 60' |
Plaza Amador | (4)0 – 1(5) | Árabe Unido |
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None | Nelson Barahona 46' |
Finals edit
- Grand Final
Chorrillo | 5 – 1 | Árabe Unido |
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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 |
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Chorrillo 3rd title |
2018 Clausura edit
Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Clausura) edit
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Alianza | TBD | Jair Palacios x | Lotto | Balboa |
Árabe Unido | TBD | Carlos Ruiz Velásquez x | Puma | Pizza Hut |
Independiente F.C. | Donaldo Gonzalez x | Lotto | Subway | |
Atletico Veraguense | TBD | Javier Reales x | GEMS | EGS, NCO |
Chorrillo | Óscar Upegui x | Lotto | McDonald's, Cremoso | |
Plaza Amador | TBD | Juan Carlos García x | Diadora | Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana |
Santa Gema | José Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres x | Mitre | ShowPro | |
San Francisco | Julio Quijano | Andrés Domínguez x | Lotto | KFC, Canon, Banco General |
Sporting San Miguelito | TBD | Noel Guiterrez x | Joma | Kenwood, Hyundai |
Tauro | TBD | Sergio Angulo x | Patrick | Publicar Páginas Amarillas |
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 edit
Second stage edit
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 edit
- First legs
Tauro | 2 – 0 | Árabe Unido |
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Marcos Sanchez 24' Adalberto Carrasquilla 90' |
None |
Árabe Unido | 2 – 2 | Tauro |
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Carlos Small 15' Joseph Cox 80' |
Enrico Small 103' 106' |
- Second legs
San Francisco | 1 – 0 | Independiente |
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Cristian Zuniga 39' | None |
Independiente | 3 – 1 | San Francisco |
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Jose Fajardo 56' 66' Eric Vasquez (o.g.) |
Julian Verlarde 24' |
Finals edit
- Grand Final
Tauro | 0 – 1 | Independiente |
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None | Omar Browne pen.' (39) |
Clausura 2018 champions |
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Independiente 1st title |
List of foreign players in the league edit
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 edit
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: [citation needed]
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.