2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | Apertura: Tauro Clausura: Independiente |
Relegated | Santa Gema |
CONCACAF League | Tauro Independiente San Francisco |
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 |
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
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The 2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 28th season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top-flight football league in Panama. The season began on 17 July 2017 and was scheduled to end in May 2018. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.
Contents
Teams
Chorrillo formed with Deportivo Centenario de Coclé and la Universidad Latina de Panamá to become Unión Deportivo Universitario therefore there was no need for a relegation. [1] Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Costa del Este F.C.
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Plaza Amador | ![]() |
Sacked | May 2018 | ![]() |
May 2018 | th (TBD) |
Tauro FC | ![]() |
Contract Finished | June 2018 | ![]() |
June 2018 | th (TBD) |
Arabe Unido | ![]() |
Contract Finished | June 2018 | ![]() |
June 2018 | th (TBD) |
During the Apertura season
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Independiente FC | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | 9th (Apertura 2018) |
Plaza Amador | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
CD Universitario | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
San Francisco FC | ![]() |
Contract not renewed | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Costa Del Este FC | ![]() |
Contract finished | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Sporting San Miguelito | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2018 | ![]() |
December 2018 | th (Pre Season) |
During the Clausura season
Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Apertura)
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Alianza | ![]() |
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Keuka | Balboa |
Árabe Unido | ![]() |
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Kelme | Pizza Hut, Panama Colon, Aguaseo |
CD Universitario | ![]() |
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Lotto | McDonald's |
Costa del Este F.C. | ![]() |
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Adidas | McDonald's, Cremoso |
Independiente | ![]() |
Everlast | Cemento Interoceanico, ECO Moda | |
Plaza Amador | ![]() |
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Umbro | Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana |
Santa Gema | ![]() |
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Kelme | ShowPro, PSA Panama |
San Francisco | Julio Quijano | ![]() |
Puma | KFC, Banco General |
Sporting San Miguelito | ![]() |
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Keuka | Los Andes, URBE, pío Pío |
Tauro | ![]() |
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Patrick | Touritos, Argos, Caja de Ahorros |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Costa del Este | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 29 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 28 | |
3 | Tauro | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 25 | |
5 | San Francisco | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | |
6 | Alianza | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 23 | |
7 | Santa Gema | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 22 | |
8 | Universitario | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 21 | |
9 | Independiente | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 20 | |
10 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Home \ Away | ALI | ARA | CDE | IND | PLA | SFR | SGE | SSM | TAU | UNI |
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Alianza | — | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
Árabe Unido | 1-0 | — | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Costa del Este | 2-2 | 2-0 | — | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
Independiente | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | — | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
Plaza Amador | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 | — | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
San Francisco | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | — | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
Santa Gema | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | — | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Sporting San Miguelito | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | — | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Tauro | 2-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | — | 1-2 |
Universitario | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-4 | — |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
November 15, 2018
12:00 |
Plaza Amador | 1 – 2 | San Francisco |
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Jose Murillo ![]() |
Guido Rouse ![]() Jhamal Rodriguez ![]() |
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Victor Rios |
November 15, 2018
13:00 |
Tauro | 1 – 0 | Alianza |
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Enrico Small ![]() |
[2] | None |
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
Referee: Jose Kellys |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Árabe Unido | 1 – 3 | Tauro | 0 – 2 | 1 – 1 |
Costa del Este | 4 – 3 | San Francisco | 3 – 1 | 0 – 0 |
First leg
November 18, 2018
8:00pm |
Tauro | 2 – 0 | Árabe Unido |
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Enrico Small ![]() Gustavo Chará ![]() |
[3] | None |
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
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November 19, 2018
6:00pm |
San Francisco | 1 – 3 | Costa del Este F.C. |
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Edson Samms ![]() |
Ernesto Sinclair ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
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Second leg
November 24, 2018
8:00pm |
Árabe Unido | 1 – 1 | Tauro |
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Edwin Aguilar ![]() |
Blas Perez ![]() |
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón
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Tauro won 3-1 on aggregate.
November 25, 2018
7:00pm |
Costa del Este F.C. | 1 – 2 | San Francisco |
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Ernesto Sinclair ![]() |
Ervin Zorrila ![]() Guido Rouse ![]() |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez, Panama City
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Costa del Este won 4-3 on aggregate.
Final
Costa del Este | 1-2 | Tauro |
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Edwin Aguilar own ![]() |
[ ] | Edwin Aguilar ![]() Jesus Gonzales ![]() |
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: TBD Referee: John Pitti |
Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring (2019 Clausura)
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Alianza | ![]() |
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Keuka | Cemento Interoceanico |
Árabe Unido | ![]() |
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Kelme | Pizza Hut |
Unión Deportivo Universitario | ![]() |
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Keuka | EGS, NCO |
Costa del Este F.C. | ![]() |
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Adidas | McDonald's, Cremoso |
Independiente | ![]() |
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Everlast | Cemento Interoces, Eco Moda, Las Anclas, Preval |
Plaza Amador | ![]() |
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Umbro | Balboa |
Santa Gema | ![]() |
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Kelme | ShowPro |
San Francisco | ![]() |
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Puma | KFC, Canon, Banco General, Balboa |
Sporting San Miguelito | ![]() |
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Keuka | Pio Pio, Los Andes Mall, GMG, Melo |
Tauro | ![]() |
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Patrick | Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | San Francisco | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 38 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 35 | |
3 | Independiente | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 34 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Tauro | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 28 | |
5 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 28 | |
6 | Universitario | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 | |
7 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 24 | |
8 | Costa del Este | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 23 | |
9 | Alianza | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 15 | |
10 | Santa Gema | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 50 | −43 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Home \ Away | ALI | ARA | CDE | IND | PLA | SFR | SGE | SSM | TAU | UNI |
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Alianza | — | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
Árabe Unido | 4-1 | — | 2-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
Costa del Este | 3-0 | 0-1 | — | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 |
Independiente | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | — | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Plaza Amador | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | — | 0-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
San Francisco | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | — | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
Santa Gema | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 | — | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
Sporting San Miguelito | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | — | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Tauro | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 2-1 | — | 4-0 |
Universitario | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | — |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
May 14, 2019
20:00 |
Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Referee: Ameth Sánchez |
May 14, 2019
20:00 |
Tauro | v | Sporting San Miguelito |
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Catuy ![]() |
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Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Victor Rios |
Semifinals
First leg
May 18, 2019
20:00 |
Tauro | v | San Francisco |
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Ariano ![]() |
Zúñiga ![]() |
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: John Pitti |
May 19, 2019
20:00 |
Independiente | v | Árabe Unido |
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Negrete ![]() Aguilar ![]() |
Arroyo ![]() |
Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Referee: Oliver Vergara |
Second leg
May 24, 2019
18:00 |
Árabe Unido | v | Independiente |
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Penalties | ||
*Cañate ![]() |
4-5 | *Aguilar ![]() |
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
Referee: Ameth Sánchez |
May 25, 2019
18:00 |
San Francisco | v | Tauro |
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Jhamal Rodríguez ![]() |
Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Referee: Victor Rios |
Final
June 1, 2019
18:00 |
San Francisco | v (a.e.t.) | Independiente |
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Guido Rouse ![]() |
Abdiel Ayarza ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
1-4 |
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: John Pitti |
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | San Francisco (Q) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 63 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Árabe Unido | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 63 | |
3 | Tauro (Q) | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 55 | CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 2] |
4 | Independiente (Q) | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 54 | CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 3] |
5 | Costa del Este | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 52 | |
6 | Plaza Amador | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 49 | |
7 | Universitario | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 46 | |
8 | Sporting San Miguelito | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 45 | |
9 | Alianza | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 38 | |
10 | Santa Gema (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 22 | Relegated to Template:Season link |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players for the 2018-2019. 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 [4]
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Alianza |
Arabe Unido |
Chosta del Este FC |
Independiente
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Plaza Amador |
Santa Gema |
San Francisco FC
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Sporting San Miguelito |
Tauro FC
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UD Universitario
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