In Panamanian football, the ANAPROF Apertura 2008 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2008") started on February 22, 2008. On May 31, 2008, the Apertura 2008 finalized with San Francisco F.C. crowned five time ANAPROF champion after beating Tauro F.C. 3–1.

ANAPROF
SeasonApertura 2008
Champions-
Relegated-
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2007(C)
2008(C)
ANAPROF 2008 Apertura team distribution

Changes for Apertura 2008

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Teams

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Club City Stadium
Alianza F.C. Panama City Estadio Camping Resort
CD Árabe Unido Colon Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
Atlético Chiriquí Boquete Estadio Benigno Tomas Argote
Atlético Veragüense Santiago Estadio Virgilio Tejeira
Chepo F.C. Chepo Estadio Bernardo Gil
Chorrillo F.C. Panama City Estadio Municipal de Balboa
Plaza Amador Panama City Estadio Bernardo Gil
San Francisco F.C. La Chorrera Estadio Virgilio Tejeira
Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Estadio Bernardo Gil
Tauro F.C. Panama City Estadio Giancarlo Gronchi de Pedregal

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tauro F.C. 13 7 2 4 21 18 +3 23 Semifinal
2 San Francisco F.C. 13 5 6 2 19 15 +4 21
3 Chepo F.C. 13 5 5 3 19 12 +7 20
4 Sporting San Miguelito 13 6 2 5 18 16 +2 20
5 Árabe Unido 13 6 2 5 15 14 +1 20
6 Plaza Amador 13 4 7 2 13 9 +4 19
7 Chorrillo F.C. 13 3 7 3 14 13 +1 16
8 Atlético Chiriquí 13 4 3 6 14 22 −8 15
9 Atlético Veragüense 13 2 5 6 15 28 −13 11
10 Alianza 13 3 1 9 25 27 −2 10
Source: [citation needed]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Francisco F.C. 13 5 6 2 19 15 +4 21 Semifinal
2 Plaza Amador 13 4 7 2 13 9 +4 19
3 Chorrillo F.C. 13 3 7 3 14 13 +1 16
4 Atlético Chiriquí 13 4 3 6 14 22 −8 15
5 Atlético Veragüense 13 2 5 6 15 28 −13 11
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tauro F.C. 13 7 2 4 21 18 +3 23 Semifinal
2 Chepo F.C. 13 5 5 3 19 12 +7 20
3 Sporting San Miguelito 13 6 2 5 18 16 +2 20
4 Árabe Unido 13 6 2 5 15 14 +1 20
5 Alianza 13 3 1 9 25 27 −2 10
Source: [citation needed]

Results table

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Home \ Away ALI ÁRA ACH AVE CHE CHO PLA SAN SPO TAU
Alianza 2–1 6–1 6–0 1–2 bye 1–1 bye 0–1 2–3
Árabe Unido 2–1 1–2 bye 1–0 0–1 bye 2–1 2–1 1–0
Atl. Chiríqui bye bye 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 bye 2–1
Atl. Veragüense bye 1–1 1–1 bye 1–1 0–1 1–2 bye 1–2
Chepo 5–1 1–2 bye 3–1 bye 0–0 bye 2–0 2–3
Chorrillo 2–0 bye 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 bye 1–1
Plaza Amador bye 1–0 1–1 2–2 bye 1–1 0–0 0–1 bye
San Francisco 4–3 bye 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 bye
Sporting 3–1 1–1 1–2 5–2 0–0 1–0 bye bye 2–3
Tauro 2–1 2–1 bye bye 1–1 bye 0–1 1–3 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

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Semifinals (agg) Final
      
Tauro F.C. 3
Sporting San Miguelito 0
Tauro F.C. 1
San Francisco F.C. 3
San Francisco F.C. 2
Chepo F.C. 2

Semifinals 1st Leg (Semifinales - Juego de ida)

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Sporting San Miguelito0-1Tauro F.C.
Edwin Aguilar   90'

Chepo F.C.2-0San Francisco F.C.
Carlos Martinez   65'   69'

Semifinals 2nd Leg (Semifinales - Juego de vuelta)

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San Francisco F.C.2-0Chepo F.C.
Manuel Torres   15'
Eduardo Jiménez   51'
Penalties
Alberto Zapata: scored
Eduardo Jiménez: post
Temistocles Perez: scored
Juan Ramón Solís: José Calderón saves
Manuel Torres: scored
3-1 Luis Jaramillo: scored
Carlos Martinez: Carlos Valdes saves
Jose Luis Gonzalez: missed
Delano Welch: Carlos Valdes saves

San Francisco advances to final 3–1 on penalties


Tauro F.C.2-0Sporting San Miguelito
Rolando Blackburn   11'
Eric Quiroz   47'

Final

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San Francisco F.C.3-1Tauro F.C.
Manuel Torres   50'
Angel Lombardo  99'
Temistocles Perez   103'
Dorian Lopez   33'


 Apertura 2008 champion 
San Francisco
5th title

Since San Francisco already qualified for 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, Tauro also qualified.

Top goalscorers

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Position Player Scored for Goals
1  César Medina Alianza 12
2  Edwin Aguilar Tauro 9
3  Alberto Zapata San Francisco 7
4  Alcibiades Rojas Veragüense 6
5  Carlos Martinez Chepo 5
-  Rúsvel Saravia San Francisco 5
7  Manuel Torres San Francisco 4
-  Luis Moreno Tauro 4
-  Luis Angel Rodriguez Sporting 4
-  Delano Welch Chepo 4

Goalscorers by team

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Club Club
goals
Goals Nat. Player
Alianza F.C. 24 12   César Medina
2   Miguel Castillo
2   Ricardo Palomino
2   Javier Gonzalez
1   Jonathan Aviles
1   Diego Maier
1   Ramon Romero (OG)
1   Julio Carpetta
1   Lucio Lopez
1   Adolfo Machado
1   Carlos Dixon
Árabe Unido 15 4   Eduardo McTaggart
4   Publio Rodriguez
2   Luis Gondola
1   Juan Sergio Guzman
1   Andres Corpete
1   Anthony Basil
1   Armando Cooper
1   Antonio Leslie
Atlético Chiriquí 14 3   Catalino Smith
2   Anthony Valdes
1   Antonio Ortega
1   Richard Peralta
1   Oscar Vargas
1   Clive Trotman
1   Eybir Bonaga
1   Rodman Gonzalez
1   Omar Navarro
1   Manuel Torres
1   José Ortega
Atlético Veragüense 15 6   Alcibiades Rojas
4   Neftali Diaz
2   Cristian Vega
1   Enzo Salazar
1   Jesús González
1   Miguel González
Chepo F.C. 21 5   Carlos Martinez
4   Delano Welch
4   Gerardo Barrios
2   Cesar Aguilar
2   Ismael Menal
2   Luis Jaramillo
1   Armando Gun
1   José Luis González
Chorrillo F.C. 14 3   Anel Canales
3   Julio Medina III
2   Silvio Morelos
1   Johnny Ruiz
1   Alberto Skinner
1   Derek James
1   Roberto Stewart
1   Jean Carlos Cedeño
1   Leonel Parrish
Plaza Amador 13 4   Ricardo Buitrago
2   Cesar Blackman
2   Engie Mitre
2   José Moreno
1   Jean Estribi
1   Richard Dixon
1   Alfredo Hernandez
San Francisco F.C. 24 7   Alberto Zapata
5   Rúsvel Saravia
4   Manuel Torres
3   Angel Lombardo
2   Eduardo Jiménez
1   Victor Suarez
1   Carlos Rivera
1   Temistocles Perez
Sporting San Miguelito 18 4   Luis Angel Rodriguez
3   Luis Morales
2   Edwin Antero
2   Federico Marines
2   Luis Valderrama
1   Luis Mendoza
1   Francisco Garcia
1   Cristobal Tenorio
1   Ricardo Phillips
1   Osvaldo Solanilla
Tauro F.C. 25 9   Edwin Aguilar
4   Luis Moreno
3   Brunet Hay
3   Eric Quiroz
2   Gabriel Ríos
1   Alexis King
1   Reggie Arosemena
1   Rolando Blackburn
1   Dorian Lopez

Local derby statistics

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El Super Clasico Nacional - Tauro v Plaza Amador


Tauro0–1Plaza Amador
Jean Estribi   22'

Clasico del Pueblo - Plaza Amador v Chorillo


Plaza Amador1–1Chorrillo F.C.
Ricardo Buitrago   12' Anel Canales   4'

Chorrillo F.C.1–4Plaza Amador
Jean Carlos Cedeño   80' Jose Moreno   8'   34'
Ricardo Buitrago   60'
Engie Mitre   63'

Clasico Interiorano - Atlético Chiriquí v Atlético Veragüense


Atlético Chiriquí1–2Atlético Veragüense
Richard Peralta   6' Neftali Diaz   61'   76'

Atlético Veragüense1–1Atlético Chiriquí
Alcibiades Rojas   41' Catalino Smith   44'