2015–16 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
The 2015–16 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 26th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 2015 and ended in May 2016. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Apertura: Árabe Unido Clausura: Plaza Amador |
Relegated | Atlético Chiriquí |
Champions League | Árabe Unido Plaza Amador |
Biggest home win | Árabe Unido 8-1 Atlético Chiriquí |
Biggest away win | Atlético Nacional 1-5 Atlético Chiriquí |
Highest scoring | Árabe Unido 8-1 Atlético Chiriquí |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
Teams
editIndependiente 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.
2015 Apertura
editPersonnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura)
editTeam | 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
editBeginning of the season
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editPos | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
editSecond stage
editSemifinals | 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
edit- First legs
Chepo | 1-2 | Chorrillo |
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Sergio Moreno 13' (pen.) 74' |
José Luis González 70' |
Plaza Amador | 2-1 | Árabe Unido |
---|---|---|
Valentin Pimentel 3' Miguel Escobar 51' |
Abdiel Macea 35' |
- Second legs
Árabe Unido | 2-0 | Plaza Amador |
---|---|---|
Armando Polo 15' Abdiel Arroyo 34' |
None |
Arabe Unido won 3–2 on aggregate.
Chorrillo | 0-1 | Chepo |
---|---|---|
None | José Luis González 46' |
Chorrillio drew 2-2 on aggregate, they won in pen 4-3.
Finals
edit- Grand Final
Árabe Unido | 1-1 | Chorrillo |
---|---|---|
Abdiel Arroyo 19' | [1] | Luis Jaramillo 60' |
Penalties | ||
Jose Gonzales "pibe" Fidel Caesar Abdiel Arroyo |
3-0 | Humberto Ward Miguel Camargo Sergio Moreno |
Apertura 2015 champions |
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Arabe Unido 14th title |
List of foreign players in the league
editThis is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura 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 Chepo Chorillo Plaza Amador
|
Atlético Chiriquí Atletico Nacional San Francisco FC
Sporting San Miguelito
Tauro FC
|
2016 Clausura
editPersonnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura)
editTeam | 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
editPos | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
editSecond stage
editSemifinals | 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
edit- First legs
Árabe Unido | 2-0 | Plaza Amador |
---|---|---|
Joseph Cox 22' Armando Cooper 35' |
None | None |
Chorrillo | 0-0 | Atletico Nacional |
---|---|---|
None | None |
- Second legs
Plaza Amador | 3-0 | Árabe Unido |
---|---|---|
Ricaurte Barsallo 9' 116' Ernesto Sinclair 48' |
None |
Plaza Amador won 3–2 on aggregate.
Atletico Nacional | 0-3 | Chorrillo |
---|---|---|
None | Josue Flores 93' Rodolfo Ford 105' Luis Jaramillo 111' |
Chorrillio won 3-0 on aggregate.
Finals
edit- Grand Final
Plaza Amador | 1-0 | Chorrillo |
---|---|---|
Ernesto Sinclair 23' | None |
Clausura 2016 champions |
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Plaza Amador 6th title |
List of foreign players in the league
editThis is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura 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 Chepo Chorillo Plaza Amador
|
Atlético Chiriquí Atletico Nacional San Francisco FC Sporting San Miguelito
Tauro FC
|