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

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

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)
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

During the season
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
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
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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
  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
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
Grand Final
Plaza Amador0 – 2Árabe Unido
A. Macea  45'
E. Small  69'
Referee: Ameth Sánchez
 Apertura 2016 Champions 
Arabe Unido
15th title

2017 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)
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
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
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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
  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
First legs
Árabe Unido1 – 1Plaza Amador
E. Small  81' R. Barsallo  80'
Referee: Victor Rios
Atletico Veraguense1 – 1Tauro
H. Ward  55' F. Baloy  64'
Estadio Omar Torrijos
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
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

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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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:
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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