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2009 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
Football league season
The 2009 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season was the 22nd season of top-flight football in Panama.
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Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura I: San Francisco (6th title) Apertura II: Árabe Unido (5th title) |
| 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | San Francisco |
| 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League | Árabe Unido |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura I: Edwin Aguilar (18 goals) Apertura II: Armando Polo (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sporting San Miguelito 7–0 Alianza |
| Biggest away win | Alianza 1–4 Atlético Veragüense |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Veragüense 3–5 Tauro San Francisco 3–5 Tauro Sporting San Miguelito 4–4 Tauro Atlético Chiriquí 4–4 Tauro |
← 2008 2010–11 → | |
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Locations of the 2009 LPF teams
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First round
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tauro | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 36 | Qualified to the final round |
| 2 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 33 | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 33 | |
| 4 | Chorrillo | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 32 | |
| 5 | Chepo | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Atlético Veragüense | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 13 | |
| 9 | Alianza | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 11 | |
| 10 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 56 | −43 | 7 |
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Results table
More information Home \ Away, ALI ...
| Home \ Away | ALI | ÁRA | ACH | AVE | CHE | CHO | PLA | SAN | SPO | TAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza | — | 1–3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Árabe Unido | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Atl. Chiríqui | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Atl. Veragüense | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Chepo | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Chorrillo | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Plaza Amador | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| San Francisco | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sporting | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Tauro | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
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Final round
| Semifinals (agg) | Final | ||||||||
| Chorrillo | 6 | ||||||||
| Tauro | 1 | ||||||||
| Chorrillo | 0 | ||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | ||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||
| Atlético Chiriquí | 2 | ||||||||
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
More information Chorrillo, 3–1 ...
| Chorrillo | 3–1 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
Angel Lombardo  31'Johnny Ruiz 38'Bernardo Palma 85' |
Edwin Aguilar 45' |
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More information Tauro, 0–3 ...
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Semifinal 2
More information Atlético Chiriquí, 1–3 ...
| Atlético Chiriquí | 1–3 | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Trottman 76' |
Ricardo Phillips 12' Brunet Hay 47'Boris Alfaro 55' |
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Final
More information Chorrillo, 0–0 ...
| Chorrillo | 0–0 | San Francisco |
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| Penalties | ||
Engie Mitre  Caio Milan  Johnny Ruiz Diego Mosquera Marcos Villareal Derek James Julio Medina III Cesar Blackman |
4–5 | Victor Herrera Brunet Hay Wess Torres Alberto Manotas Manuel Torres William Negrete Amir White Ricardo Phillips |
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San Francisco qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top goalscorers
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | Scored for | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Edwin Aguilar |
Tauro | 18 |
| 2 | Johnny Ruiz |
Chorrillo | 17 |
| 3 | Luis Jaramillo |
Chepo | 11 |
| 4 | Auriel Gallardo |
Atlético Chiriquí | 10 |
| 5 | Rennan Addles |
Chorrillo | 9 |
| Boris Alfaro |
San Francisco | 9 | |
| Oscar Vargas |
Atlético Chiriquí | 9 | |
| 8 | Orlando Rodríguez |
Árabe Unido | 8 |
| 9 |  Luis Escobar |
Tauro | 6 |
| Armando Polo |
Sporting San Miguelito | 6 | |
| Anthony Valdes |
Chiriquí | 6 |
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The Apertura II (officially the 2009 Copa Digicel Apertura for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It started August 8 and ended on December 13. Árabe Unido were crowned champions of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol for the fifth time after beating Tauro 3-2 in the final. With this win Árabe Unido earned a spot in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.
First round
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 38 | Qualified to the final round |
| 2 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | |
| 3 | Tauro | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 32 | |
| 4 | Chorrillo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Chepo | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 17 | |
| 9 | Atlético Veragüense | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 13 | |
| 10 | Alianza | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 9 |
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Results
More information Home \ Away, ALI ...
| Home \ Away | ALI | ÁRA | ACH | AVE | CHE | CHO | PLA | SAN | SPO | TAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Árabe Unido | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Atl. Chiríqui | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Atl. Veragüense | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–5 |
| Chepo | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Chorrillo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Plaza Amador | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 |
| San Francisco | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–5 |
| Sporting | 7–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 4–4 |
| Tauro | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
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Final round
| Semifinals (agg) | Final | ||||||||
| Árabe Unido | 4 | ||||||||
| Chorrillo | 3 | ||||||||
| Árabe Unido | 3 | ||||||||
| Tauro | 2 | ||||||||
| Atlético Chiriquí | 4 | ||||||||
| Tauro | 7 | ||||||||
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
More information Chorrillo, 3–0 ...
| Chorrillo | 3–0 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Ruiz 15' 47' Alcibiades Rojas 77' |
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More information Árabe Unido, 4–0 ...
| Árabe Unido | 4–0 | Chorrillo |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Rodríguez 24' Victor Rene Mendieta Jr. 28'Alejandro Veléz 43'Camilo Aguirre 113'Camilo Aguirre  113' |
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Semifinal 2
More information Atlético Chiriquí, 4–4 ...
| Atlético Chiriquí | 4–4 | Tauro |
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| Auriel Gallardo 10' Davis Granados 56'Gabriel Ávila 62'Javier Mercado 65' |
Ricardo Amor 9' Luis Tejada 41' 59'Temistocles Perez 90' |
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Final
More information Árabe Unido, 3–2 ...
| Árabe Unido | 3–2 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Mendieta, Jr. 14' Carroll 77'Rodríguez 89' |
Pérez 28', 54' |
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Árabe Unido qualified for 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top goalscorers
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Scored for | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Polo |
Sporting San Miguelito | 12 |
| 2 | Orlando Rodríguez Luis Tejada Johan de Avila |
Árabe Unido Tauro Atlético Veragüense |
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| 5 | Edwin Aguilar |
Tauro | 9 |
| 6 | Luis Morales |
Sporting San Miguelito | 8 |
| 7 | Anthony Basile Johnny Ruiz Temistocles Perez Luis Escobar |
Plaza Amador Chorrillo Tauro Tauro |
7 |
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For the second year in a row, Alianza had the fewest points at the end of the season and had to face Liga Nacional de Ascenso champion Río Abajo. Just as last year, Alianza defeated Río Abajo and stayed in the LPF.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tauro | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 68 | |
| 2 | Atlético Chiriquí | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 68 | |
| 3 | Árabe Unido | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 63 | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Chorrillo | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Sporting San Miguelito | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 53 | |
| 7 | Chepo | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Plaza Amador | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 86 | −47 | 31 | |
| 9 | Atlético Veragüense | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 26 | |
| 10 | Alianza | 36 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 79 | −45 | 20 | Relegation playoff |
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