2018–19_Liga_Panameña_de_Fútbol
2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| 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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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. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Costa del Este F.C.
More information Club, Home city ...
| Club | Home city | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Alianza | Panama City | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Árabe Unido | Colón | Armando Dely Valdes |
| Unión Deportivo Universitario | Santiago de Veraguas | Aristocles "Toco" Castillo |
| Costa del Este F.C. | Panama City | Estadio Maracaná |
| Independiente | La Chorrera | Estadio Maracaná |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Maracaná |
| San Francisco | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Santa Gema | Arraiján | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Sporting San Miguelito | San Miguelito | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Tauro | Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
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Before the start of the season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Amador |  Juan Carlos García |
Sacked | May 2018 |  Jorge Santos |
May 2018 | th (TBD) |
| Tauro FC |  Sergio Angulo |
Contract Finished | June 2018 | Juan Carlos García |
June 2018 | th (TBD) |
| Arabe Unido | Sergio Guzman |
Contract Finished | June 2018 | Carlos Ruiz |
June 2018 | th (TBD) |
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During the Apertura season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauro F.C. | Juan Carlos García |
Sacked | September 2018 |  Saúl Maldonado |
September 2018 | 10th (Apertura 2017) |
| Sporting San Miguelito | Noel Gutierrez |
Mutual Agreement | September 2018 | Gustavo Avila |
September 2018 | 9th (Apertura 2017) |
| San Francisco FC | Andres Dominguez |
Mutual Agreement | September 2018 | Sergio Angulo |
September 2018 | 9th (Apertura 2017) |
| Arabe Unidos | Carlos Ruiz |
Sacked | September 2018 | José 'Chicho' Pérez |
September 2018 | th (Apertura 2017) |
| UD Universitario | Óscar Upegui |
Sacked | September 2018 | Julio Medina |
September 2018 | th (Apertura 2017) |
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Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independiente FC | Donaldo Gonzales |
Sacked | December 2018 |  Francisco Perlo |
December 2018 | 9th (Apertura 2018) |
| Plaza Amador | Jorge Santos |
Sacked | December 2018 | Javier Alvarez |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
| Alianza | Jair Palacios |
Sacked | December 2018 | Alberto Nino Valencia |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
| CD Universitario | Julio Medina |
Sacked | December 2018 |  Gustavo Onaindia |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
| San Francisco FC | Sergio Angulo |
Contract not renewed | December 2018 | Gonzalo Soto |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
| Costa Del Este FC | Angel Sanchez |
Contract finished | December 2018 |  Carlos Pérez Porras |
December 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
| Sporting San Miguelito | Gustavo Avila |
Sacked | December 2018 | Jair Palacios |
December 2018 | th (Pre Season) |
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During the Clausura season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Del Este FC | Carlos Pérez Porras |
Sacked | February 2019 | Juan Carlos Fuentes |
February 2019 | 10th (Clausura 2019) |
| Santa Gema | Jose Torres |
Sacked | March 2019 | Carlos Rivera |
March 2019 | 10th (Clausura 2019) |
| CD Universitario | Gustavo Onaindia |
Sacked | March 2019 | Donaldo Gonzales |
March 2019 | 10th (Clausura 2019) |
| Alianza | Alberto Nino Valencia |
Sacked | March 2019 | Celio Garces |
March 2019 | 10th (Clausura 2019) |
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Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Apertura)
More information Team, Chairman ...
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza |  TBD |
Jair Palacios |
Keuka | Balboa |
| Árabe Unido | TBD |
Carlos Ruiz |
Kelme | Pizza Hut, Panama Colon, Aguaseo |
| CD Universitario | TBD |
Óscar Upegui |
Lotto | McDonald's |
| Costa del Este F.C. | |
Angel Sanchez |
Adidas | McDonald's, Cremoso |
| Independiente | Donaldo Gonzales |
Everlast | Cemento Interoceanico, ECO Moda | |
| Plaza Amador | TBD |
Jorge Santos |
Umbro | Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana |
| Santa Gema | |
Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres |
Kelme | ShowPro, PSA Panama |
| San Francisco | Julio Quijano | Andrés Domínguez |
Puma | KFC, Banco General |
| Sporting San Miguelito | TBD |
Noel Gutierrez |
Keuka | Los Andes, URBE, pío Pío |
| Tauro | TBD |
Juan Carlos García |
Patrick | Touritos, Argos, Caja de Ahorros |
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Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
More information Home \ Away, ALI ...
| Home \ Away | ALI | ARA | CDE | IND | PLA | SFR | SGE | SSM | TAU | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
More information Plaza Amador, 1 – 2 ...
| Plaza Amador | 1 – 2 | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
Jose Murillo  90' |
Guido Rouse 14' Jhamal Rodriguez 78' |
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Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Victor Rios
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
Referee: Jose Kellys
Semifinals
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
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First leg
More information Tauro, 2 – 0 ...
| Tauro | 2 – 0 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Enrico Small 34' Gustavo Chará 93' |
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Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
More information San Francisco, 1 – 3 ...
| San Francisco | 1 – 3 | Costa del Este F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Edson Samms 26' |
Ernesto Sinclair 11' 22' 45' |
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Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
Second leg
More information Árabe Unido, 1 – 1 ...
| Árabe Unido | 1 – 1 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Aguilar 37' |
Blas Perez 92' |
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Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón
Tauro won 3-1 on aggregate.
More information Costa del Este F.C., 1 – 2 ...
| Costa del Este F.C. | 1 – 2 | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Sinclair 55' |
Ervin Zorrila 47' Guido Rouse 65' |
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Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez, Panama City
Costa del Este won 4-3 on aggregate.
Final
More information Costa del Este, 1-2 ...
| Costa del Este | 1-2 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Aguilar own 15' |
[ ] | Edwin Aguilar 3' Jesus Gonzales 119' |
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Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: TBD
Referee: John Pitti
Personnel and sponsoring (2019 Clausura)
More information Team, Chairman ...
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza | TBD |
Celio Garces |
Keuka | Cemento Interoceanico |
| Árabe Unido | TBD |
José 'Chicho' Pérez |
Kelme | Pizza Hut |
| Unión Deportivo Universitario | TBD |
Donaldo Gonzales |
Keuka | EGS, NCO |
| Costa del Este F.C. | |
Juan Carlos Fuentes |
Adidas | McDonald's, Cremoso |
| Independiente | |
Francisco Perlo |
Everlast | Cemento Interoces, Eco Moda, Las Anclas, Preval |
| Plaza Amador | TBD |
Javier Alvarez |
Umbro | Balboa |
| Santa Gema | |
Carlos Rivera |
Kelme | ShowPro |
| San Francisco | Julio Quijano |
Gonzalo Soto |
Puma | KFC, Canon, Banco General, Balboa |
| Sporting San Miguelito | TBD |
Jair Palacios |
Keuka | Pio Pio, Los Andes Mall, GMG, Melo |
| Tauro | TBD |
Saul Maldonado |
Patrick | Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank |
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Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
More information Home \ Away, ALI ...
| Home \ Away | ALI | ARA | CDE | IND | PLA | SFR | SGE | SSM | TAU | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
More information Independiente, 2–1 ...
| Independiente | 2–1 | Universitario |
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| Aguilar 23' Torres 40' |
Report | Dinalos 78' |
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Referee: Ameth Sánchez
Referee: Victor Rios
Semifinals
First leg
Referee: John Pitti
More information Independiente, 2–1 ...
| Independiente | 2–1 | Árabe Unido |
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| Negrete 41' Aguilar 65' |
Arroyo 31' |
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Referee: Oliver Vergara
Second leg
More information Árabe Unido, 2–1 ...
| Árabe Unido | 2–1 | Independiente |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4-5 | ||
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Referee: Ameth Sánchez
Referee: Victor Rios
Final
More information San Francisco, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| San Francisco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Independiente |
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| Guido Rouse 120+4' |
Abdiel Ayarza 117' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1-4 | ||
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Referee: John Pitti
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 Liga de Ascenso |
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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
Alianza
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Arabe Unido
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Chosta del Este FC
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Independiente
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Plaza Amador
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Santa Gema
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San Francisco FC
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Sporting San Miguelito
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Tauro FC
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UD Universitario
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(player released mid season)
(player released during Apertura and Clausura)