2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season explained

Competition:Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season:2014–15
Winners:Apertura: San Francisco
Clausura: Árabe Unido
Relegated:Independiente
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:San Francisco
Árabe Unido
Biggest Away Win:Chepo 1–6 San Francisco
Highest Scoring:Chepo 1–6 San Francisco
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 26th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 18 July 2014 and was scheduled to end in May 2015. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.

Teams

Rio Abajo 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 Atlético Chiriquí.

ClubHome cityStadium
AlianzaPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe UnidoColónCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Atlético ChiriquíDavid, ChiriquíEstadio San Cristóbal
ChepoChepoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
ChorrilloPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
Independiente F.C.La ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Plaza AmadorPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
San FranciscoLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sporting San MiguelitoSan MiguelitoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
TauroPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

2014 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
TBD Leroy Foster LottoBalboa
TBD Jair PalaciosKELMEPizza Hut
Javier WanchopeMitreShowGo
TBD Jorge SantosGEMSEGS, NCO
Julio Medina IIILottoMcDonald's, Cremoso,
René MendietaLottoSubway
Plaza Amador TBD Mike StumpDiadoraPaguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
San FranciscoJulio QuijanoLottoKFC, Canon, Banco General
TBD José Anthony “ Chalate” TorresTBDKenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Rolando PalmaTBDPublicar Pagina amarilla,

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Tauro Rolando PalmaResigned8 August 2014 Jorge Dely Valdés9 August 20148th (TBD)
Jair PalaciosSacked18 August 2014 Julio Dely Valdés18 August 20145th (TBD)
Leroy Foster SackedSeptember 2014 Juan Pablo Lopera16 September 20145th (TBD)

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

San Francisco won 2–1 on aggregate.----Sporting San Miguelito 2–2 Tauro on aggregate. Sporting San Miguelito won 4–3 on penalties.

Final

2015 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Clausura)

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
TBD Juan Pablo LoperaLottoBalboa, Epistmo
TBA Jesús “Kiko” BarriosPumaPizza Hut
TBD Jorge SantosGemsEGS
Julio Medina IIILottoMcDonald's
Jair Palacios LottoSubway
Plaza Amador TBD Juan Carlos GarcíaDiadoraFresquito, Paguelo Facil
Javier WanchopeMitreShowpro
San Francisco Julio QuijanoLottoKFC, Balboa, Cannon, Banco General
TBD José Anthony “ Chalate” TorresJomaKenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD José Alfredo Poyatos PatrickFantastic, Publicar

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Árabe Unido Jesús BarriosResignedJan 2015 Alfonso de Moya15 Jan 2015th (TBD)
Árabe Unido Alfonso de MoyaResignedFeb 2015 Juan Sergio Guzman16 Feb 2015th (TBD)
Tauro José Alfredo PoyatosResignedMarch 2015 Mike Stump6 March 2015th (TBD)

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

Independiente won 3-2 on aggregate.----Arabe Unido 2–1 won on aggregate.

Final

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Sergio MorenoChorrillo F.C.7
2 Johnny RuizSan Francisco F.C.7
3 Ricaurte BarsalloAlianza6
4 Ricardo BuitragoPlaza Amador6
5Arabe Unido5
6 Valentin PimentelPlaza Amador5
7 Miguel Angel SaavedraAtletico Chiriquí5
8 Amir Alberto WaitheTauro F.C.5
9 René Campbell Independiente4
10 Joseph CoxIndependiente4

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