2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season explained

Competition:Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season:2016–17
Winners:Apertura: Árabe Unido (15th Title)
Clausura: Tauro (13th Title)
Relegated:Atlético Nacional
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Tauro
Continentalcup2:CONCACAF League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Árabe Unido
Plaza Amador
Chorrillo
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 27th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 2016 and was scheduled to end in May 2017. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.

Teams

Atlético Chiriquí 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 Santa Gema.

Chepo suffered financial trouble and sold their spot to Atletico Veraguense.

ClubHome cityStadium
AlianzaPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe UnidoColónCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Atlético NacionalPanama CityEstadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez
Atletico VeraguenseSantiago de VeraguasCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
ChorrilloPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
Plaza AmadorPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
San FranciscoLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Santa GemaArraijánCancha del Mystic
Sporting San MiguelitoSan MiguelitoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
TauroPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

2016 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
TBD José Anthony TorresLottoBalboa
TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán PumaPizza Hut
Atletico Nacional José Chiari AdidasNikos
TBD Marcos Pimentel GEMSEGS, NCO
Jair MedinaLottoMcDonald's, Cremoso
Plaza Amador TBD Jair Palacios DiadoraPáguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Leopoldo Lee MitreShowPro
San FranciscoJulio Quijano Mike Stump LottoKFC, Canon, Banco General
TBD Juan Pablo Lopera JomaKenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Rolando Palma PatrickPublica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Marcos Pimentel Mutual agreementAugust 2016 Andrés Felipe DomínguezAugust 2016th (Apertura 2016)
Jair MedinaSackedSeptember 2016 Óscar UpeguiSeptember 2016th (Apertura 2016)
Juan Pablo Lopera SackedOctober 2016 José Alfredo PoyatosOctober 2016th (Apertura 2016)

Second stage

Semifinals

First legs----
  • Second legsArabe Unido won 5–3 on aggregate.----Plaza Amador won 1–0 on aggregate.

    • Finals

    Grand Final

    2017 Clausura

    Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)

    TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
    Rubén Cárdenas Ángel MonaresLottoBalboa
    Pedro Gordon Juan Sergio GuzmánPumaPizza Hut
    Atletico Nacional Eduardo Serracin Daniel ValenciaLottoSubway
    Rafael Sanjur Jorge SantosGEMSEGS, NCO
    Manuel E. Arias Mike StumpLottoMcDonald's, Cremoso
    Plaza Amador Gian Castillero Jair PalaciosDiadoraPáguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
    Leopoldo LeeMitreShowPro
    San Francisco Jose Luis Dejuane Andrés DominguezLottoKFC, Canon, Banco General
    Lucas Aleman Mario Anthony TorresJomaKenwood, Hyundai
    Tauro Robert Zauner Rolando PalmaPatrickPublicar Páginas Amarillas

    Second stage

    Semifinals

    First legs----
  • Second legsArabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.----Tauro won 3–2 on aggregate.

    • Finals

    Grand Final

    List of foreign players in the league

    This is a list of foreign players for the 2016-2017. The following players:

    1. have played at least one game for the respective club.
    2. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

    Alianza

    Arabe Unido

    Atletico Nacional

    Atlético Veraguense

    Chorillo

    Plaza Amador

    Santa Gema

    San Francisco FC

    Sporting San Miguelito

    Tauro FC

    (player released mid season)

    External links

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