2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season explained

Competition:Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season:2017–18
Winners:Apertura: Chorrillo (3rd title)
Clausura: Independiente (1st title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Independiente
Continentalcup2:CONCACAF League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Chorrillo
Árabe Unido
Tauro
Biggest Home Win:Plaza Amador 3-0 Chorrillo
Chorrillo 3-0 Atletico Veraguense
Highest Scoring:San Francisco 2-3 Atletico Veraguense
Matches:65
Total Goals:134
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 28th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 17 July 2017 and was scheduled to end in May 2018. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.

Teams

Atlético Nacional 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,Independiente.

ClubHome cityStadium
AlianzaPanama CityCancha de Entranamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe UnidoColón
Atletico VeraguenseSantiago de VeraguasAristocles "Toco" Castillo
ChorrilloPanama CityEstadio Maracaná
IndependienteLa ChorreraEstadio Maracaná
Plaza AmadorPanama CityEstadio Maracaná
San FranciscoLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Santa GemaArraijánEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sporting San MiguelitoSan MiguelitoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
TauroPanama CityEstadio Rommel Fernandez

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
TBD TBDSackedMay 2017 TBDMay 2017th (TBD)
Alianza Mario Anthony TorresSackedMay 2017 Juan Carlos CubillaMay 2017th (TBD)
Atletico Veraguense Andres DominguezResignedJune 2017 Edgar RamosJune 2017th (TBD)
Santa Gema Leopoldo LeeSackedJune 2017 José Mario Anthony TorresJune 2017th (TBD)
IndependienteSackedMay 2017 Jorge Dely ValdésMay 2017th (TBD)
San Francisco Pascual MorenoInterimship moved to full time coachMay 2017 Pascual MorenoMay 2017th (TBD)

During the Apertura season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced bywidth=125pxPosition in table
San Francisco Pascual MorenoSackedAugust 2017 Andres DominguezAugust 201710th (Apertura 2017)
Alianza Juan Carlos CubillaSackedAugust 2017 Daniel ValenciaAugust 201710th (Apertura 2017)
Sporting San Miguelito Javier MillerSackedAugust 2017 Víctor René MendietaAugust 201710th (Apertura 2017)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Plaza Amador Jair PalciosContract finishedNovember 2017 Juan Carlos GarcíaDecember 201712th (Apertura 2017)
Alianza Daniel ValenciaMoved back to Assistant coachNovember 2017 Jair PalaciosNovember 201712th (Apertura 2017)
Atletico Veraguense Edgar RamosMoved back to Assistant coachNovember 2017 Marcos PimentelNovember 201712th (Apertura 2017)
Independiente Jorge Dely ValdésSackedNovember 2017 Donaldo GonzalesNovember 201712th (Apertura 2017)
Arabe Unidos Sergio GuzmanSackedDecember 2017 Carlos RuizJanuary 201812th (Apertura 2017)

During the Clausura season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced bywidth=125pxPosition in table
Atletico Veraguense Marcos PimentelSackedFebruary 2018 Javier RealesFebruary 201810th (Clausura 2018)
Sporting San Miguelito Victor Rene MendietaSackedFebruary 2018 Noel GuiterrezFebruary 201810th (Clausura 2018)
Chorillo RichardResignedMarch 2018 Óscar UpeguiMarch 201810th (Clausura 2018)

2017 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Apertura)

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
TBD Daniel Valencia xkeukaBalboa
TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán x kelmePizza Hut
TBD Edgar Ramos xkeukaEGS, NCO
Richard Parra xadidasMcDonald's, Cremoso
Independiente Jorge Dely Valdés xadidas
Plaza Amador TBD Jair Palacios xumbroPáguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Jose Mario Torres xkelmeShowPro
San FranciscoJulio Quijano Andres Dominguez xpumaKFC, Canon, Banco General
TBD Javier Miller xkeukaKenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Rolando Palma xPatrickPublica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

Second stage

Semifinals

First legs----
  • Second legs

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    Finals

    Grand Final

    2018 Clausura

    Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Clausura)

    TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
    TBD Jair Palacios xLottoBalboa
    TBD Carlos Ruiz Velásquez xPumaPizza Hut
    Independiente F.C. Donaldo Gonzalez xLottoSubway
    TBD Javier Reales xGEMSEGS, NCO
    Óscar Upegui xLottoMcDonald's, Cremoso
    Plaza Amador TBD Juan Carlos García xDiadoraPáguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
    José Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres xMitreShowPro
    San FranciscoJulio Quijano Andrés Domínguez xLottoKFC, Canon, Banco General
    TBD Noel Guiterrez xJomaKenwood, Hyundai
    Tauro TBD Sergio Angulo xPatrickPublicar Páginas Amarillas

    Second stage

    Semifinals

    First legs----
  • Second legs

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    Finals

    Grand Final

    List of foreign players in the league

    This is a list of foreign players for the 2017-2018. 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

    Atlético Veraguense

    Chorillo

    Independiente

    Plaza Amador

    Santa Gema

    San Francisco FC

    Sporting San Miguelito

    Tauro FC

    (player released mid season)

    External links

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