2015 Copa Panamá Explained

Copa Panamá
Year:2015
Other Titles:Copa Cable Onda Satelital
Country:Panama
Venue:Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Dates:5 August – 9 December 2015
Num Teams:32
Winners:San Francisco
Second:Chepo
Matches:37
Goals:88
Next Season:2016-17
Extra Information:Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The 2015 Copa Panamá (officially known as Copa Cable Onda Satelital because of its sponsorship with Cable Onda) was the 1st season of the annual Panamanian knockout football cup competition. Thirty-two clubs from the first to the third tier of the Panamanian football league system participated in this year's competition which began on 5 August 2015 with the first of five rounds and ended on 9 December 2015 with the final at the Estadio Maracaná in Panama City.[1]

San Francisco won the final against Chepo 5-4 on penalties, as the match finished 0–0 after extra time, to win their first title.[2]

Format

The Copa Panamá is open to eligible clubs down to the third tier of the Panamanian football league system – all 10 and 14 teams from the Liga Panameña de Fútbol and Liga Nacional de Ascenso respectively participate as well as 8 of the highest ranking amateur teams in the Copa Rommel Fernández tournament based on the results and points they obtained during the FIFA calendar year prior to the start of the cup.

The competition is a 5-round knockout tournament with pairings for each round made in advance; the draw for the whole competition is made before a ball is kicked. Each tie is played as a single leg, with the exception of the two-legged quarter-finals and semi-finals. In the single leg ties clubs from lower-ranking leagues are given field preference when facing opponents from a higher-ranked league. If a match is drawn, extra time is played and in the event of a draw after 120 minutes, a penalty shoot-out is contested.

Participating teams

ClubHome cityStadiumTier
AlianzaPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia1
Árabe UnidoColónEstadio Armando Dely Valdés1
Atlético ChiriquíDavidEstadio San Cristóbal1
Atlético VeragüenseSantiagoEstadio Áristocles Castillo2
Atlético NacionalPanama CityEstadio Maracaná1
BambúColónEstadio Armando Dely Valdés3
CentenarioPenonoméEstadio Virgilio Tejeira2
ChepoChepoEstadio Óscar Sumán Carrillo (in Panama City)1
Chiriquí OccidentePuerto ArmuellesEstadio Glorias Deportivas Baruenses2
ChorrilloPanama CityEstadio Maracaná1
Club Atlético IndependienteLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez2
Colón C-3ColónEstadio Armando Dely Valdés2
Costa del EstePanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia2
CosmosAntónEstadio Miraflores3
Deportivo AroonLa MesaEstadio Áristocles Castillo3
Don BoscoMonagrilloEstadio Los Milagros3
New YorkColónEstadio Armando Dely Valdés2
Municipal San Miguelito
San MiguelitoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia2
Panamá OesteArraijánEstadio Agustín Sánchez2
Plaza AmadorPanama CityEstadio Maracaná1
Río AbajoPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia2
River PlateDavidEstadio San Cristóbal3
San FranciscoLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez1
Sporting EmpalmeEl EmpalmeEstadio Calvin Byron3
Sporting San MiguelitoSan MiguelitoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia1
Santa GemaLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez2
Santo DomingoSanto DomingoEstadio Olmedo Solé3
SolanoBugabaEstadio Municipal de Bugaba3
SUNTRACSSan MiguelitoEstadio Maracaná2
TauroPanama CityEstadio Rommel Fernández1
Tierra FirmePanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia2
Vista AlegreArraijánEstadio Agustín Sánchez2

Results

Quarter-finals

Second leg

Semi-finals

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[3]
1 Sergio MorenoChorrillo5
2 José MuñozAlianza3
Johnny RuizSan Francisco
Boris Alfaro
Fernando ClaveroRío Abajo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La final de la Copa Satelital tiene sede. Panama America. 24 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Monjes hacen historia. Bitacora Deportiva. 20 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Por la primera copa . La Prensa . 22 November 2016 . 28 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128051349/http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/primera-copa_0_4365313435.html . dead .