2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 27th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 2016 and was scheduled to end in May 2017. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2016–17
ChampionsApertura: Árabe Unido (15th Title)
Clausura: Tauro (13th Title)
RelegatedAtlético Nacional
Champions LeagueTauro
CONCACAF LeagueÁrabe Unido
Plaza Amador
Chorrillo

Teams

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Atlético Chiriquí 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 Santa Gema.

Chepo suffered financial trouble and sold their spot to Atletico Veraguense.

Club Home city Stadium
Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe Unido Colón Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Atlético Nacional Panama City Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez
Atletico Veraguense Santiago de Veraguas 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
Santa Gema Arraiján Cancha del Mystic
Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Tauro Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

2016 Apertura

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Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza   TBD   José Anthony Torres Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido   TBD   Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut
Atletico Nacional     José Chiari Adidas Nikos
Atletico Veraguense   TBD   Marcos Pimentel GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo     Jair Medina Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso
Plaza Amador   TBD   Jair Palacios Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Santa Gema     Leopoldo Lee Mitre ShowPro
San Francisco  Julio Quijano   Mike Stump Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito   TBD   Juan Pablo Lopera Joma Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro   TBD   Rolando Palma Patrick Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

Managerial changes

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During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Atletico Veraguense   Marcos Pimentel Mutual agreement August 2016   Andrés Felipe Domínguez August 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Chorrillo   Jair Medina Sacked September 2016   Óscar Upegui September 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Sporting San Miguelito   Juan Pablo Lopera Sacked October 2016   José Alfredo Poyatos October 2016 th (Apertura 2016)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tauro 18 11 5 2 30 9 +21 38 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Plaza Amador 18 9 9 0 21 8 +13 36
3 Chorrillo 18 10 3 5 20 14 +6 33
4 Árabe Unido 18 8 5 5 26 17 +9 29
5 Santa Gema 18 6 5 7 15 13 +2 23
6 San Francisco 18 7 4 7 15 17 −2 25
7 Alianza 18 7 1 10 18 25 −7 22
8 Sporting San Miguelito 18 3 5 10 12 23 −11 14
9 Atletico Veraguense 18 3 5 10 7 23 −16 14
10 Atlético Nacional 18 2 4 12 11 26 −15 10
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ALI ATL DÁU ATV CHO PA SAN SF SSM TAU
Alianza 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2
Atlético Nacional 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2
Árabe Unido 3–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–1
Atletico Veraguense 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2
Chorrillo 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Plaza Amador 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1
Santa Gema 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–0
San Francisco 0–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3
Sporting San Miguelito 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2
Tauro 3–2 4–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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Semifinals Final
        
1 Tauro 0 0 3
4 Árabe Unido 3 2 5
4 Árabe Unido 2
2 Plaza Amador 0
2 Plaza Amador 0 1 1
3 Chorrillo 0 0 0

Semifinals

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First legs
Árabe Unido3 – 0Tauro
F. Caesar   33'
E. Small   44'
J. González   90+1'
Referee: Ameth Sánchez

Chorrillo0 – 0Plaza Amador
Referee: John Pitty
Second legs
Tauro3 – 2Árabe Unido
J. Muñoz   1'
E. Aguilar   5', 35' (pen)
A. Macea   47'
E. Small   54'
Referee: Victor Rios

Arabe Unido won 5–3 on aggregate.


Plaza Amador1 – 0Chorrillo
F. Piedrahita   77'
Referee: Jafeth Perea

Plaza Amador won 1–0 on aggregate.

Finals

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Grand Final
Plaza Amador0 – 2Árabe Unido
A. Macea   45'
E. Small   69'
Referee: Ameth Sánchez


 Apertura 2016 champions 
Arabe Unido
15th title

2017 Clausura

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Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza   Rubén Cárdenas   Ángel Monares Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido   Pedro Gordon   Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut
Atletico Nacional   Eduardo Serracin   Daniel Valencia Lotto Subway
Atletico Veraguense   Rafael Sanjur   Jorge Santos GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo   Manuel E. Arias   Mike Stump Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso
Plaza Amador   Gian Castillero   Jair Palacios Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Santa Gema     Leopoldo Lee Mitre ShowPro
San Francisco   Jose Luis Dejuane   Andrés Dominguez Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito   Lucas Aleman   Mario Anthony Torres Joma Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro   Robert Zauner   Rolando Palma Patrick Publicar Páginas Amarillas

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Plaza Amador 18 12 4 2 26 10 +16 40 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Tauro 18 8 7 3 25 16 +9 31
3 Atletico Veraguense 18 7 7 4 23 14 +9 28
4 Árabe Unido 18 8 4 6 25 20 +5 28
5 San Francisco 18 7 5 6 22 24 −2 26
6 Chorrillo 18 5 7 6 18 21 −3 22
7 Sporting San Miguelito 18 4 7 7 20 22 −2 19
8 Alianza 18 5 4 9 14 19 −5 19
9 Santa Gema 18 4 6 8 14 18 −4 18
10 Atlético Nacional 18 3 3 12 13 36 −23 12
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ALI ATL DÁU ATV CHO PA SAN SF SSM TAU
Alianza 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0
Atlético Nacional 2–0 0–2 0–6 0–1 0–4 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1
Árabe Unido 1–0 4–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–5
Atletico Veraguense 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–1
Chorrillo 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3
Plaza Amador 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1
Santa Gema 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2
San Francisco 2–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–2
Sporting San Miguelito 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 5–1 0–3
Tauro 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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Semifinals Final
        
1 Plaza Amador 1 0 1
4 Árabe Unido 1 1 2
4 Árabe Unido 0
2 Tauro 1
2 Tauro 1 2 3
3 Atletico Veraguense 1 1 2

Semifinals

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First legs
Árabe Unido1 – 1Plaza Amador
E. Small   81' R. Barsallo   80'
Referee: Victor Rios

Atletico Veraguense1 – 1Tauro
H. Ward   55' F. Baloy   64'
Referee: Oliver Vergara
Second legs
Plaza Amador0 – 1Árabe Unido
E. Small   78'
Referee: Jafeth Perea

Arabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.


Tauro2 – 1Atletico Veraguense
A. Polo   19'
A. Corpas   90+1'
C. Gallego   81'
Referee: Ameth Sánchez

Tauro won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

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Grand Final
Tauro1 – 0Árabe Unido
A. Polo   90+1'
Referee: Victor Rios


 Clausura 2017 champions 
Tauro
13th title

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players for the 2016-2017. The following players:

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

  (player released mid season)

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Plaza Amador 36 21 13 2 47 18 +29 76 2017 CONCACAF League
2 Tauro 36 19 12 5 55 25 +30 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Árabe Unido 36 16 9 11 51 37 +14 57 2017 CONCACAF League
4 Chorrillo 36 15 10 11 38 35 +3 55 2017 CONCACAF League[a]
5 San Francisco 36 14 9 13 37 41 −4 51
6 Atletico Veraguense 36 10 12 14 30 37 −7 42
7 Santa Gema 36 10 11 15 29 31 −2 41
8 Alianza 36 12 5 19 32 44 −12 41
9 Sporting San Miguelito 36 7 12 17 32 45 −13 33
10 Atlético Nacional (R) 36 5 7 24 24 62 −38 22 Relegation to 2017–18 Liga de Ascenso
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to Guatemala's suspension from FIFA, its teams will not participate in the 2017-18 CONCACAF club competitions. Due to this, Panama gained an additional qualifier for the 2017 CONCACAF League.
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