Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2018–19
ChampionsApertura: Tauro
Clausura: Independiente
RelegatedSanta Gema
CONCACAF LeagueTauro
Independiente
San Francisco
Matches played65
Goals scored134 (2.06 per match)
Biggest home winPlaza Amador 3-0 Chorrillo
Chorrillo 3-0 Atletico Veraguense
Highest scoringSan Francisco 2-3 Atletico Veraguense
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 28th season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top-flight football league 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

Chorrillo formed with Deportivo Centenario de Coclé and la Universidad Latina de Panamá to become Unión Deportivo Universitario therefore there was no need for a relegation. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Costa del Este F.C.

Club Home city Stadium
Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe Unido Colón Armando Dely Valdes
Unión Deportivo Universitario Santiago de Veraguas Aristocles "Toco" Castillo
Costa del Este F.C. Panama City Estadio Maracaná
Independiente La Chorrera Estadio Maracaná
Plaza Amador Panama City Estadio Maracaná
San Francisco La Chorrera Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Santa Gema Arraiján Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Tauro Panama City Estadio Rommel Fernandez

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Plaza Amador Spain Juan Carlos García Sacked May 2018 Panama Jorge Santos May 2018 th (TBD)
Tauro FC Colombia Sergio Angulo Contract Finished June 2018 Spain Juan Carlos García June 2018 th (TBD)
Arabe Unido Colombia Sergio Guzman Contract Finished June 2018 Colombia Carlos Ruiz June 2018 th (TBD)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Tauro F.C. Spain Juan Carlos García Sacked September 2018 Uruguay Saúl Maldonado September 2018 10th (Apertura 2017)
Sporting San Miguelito Panama Noel Gutierrez Mutual Agreement September 2018 Panama Gustavo Avila September 2018 9th (Apertura 2017)
San Francisco FC Colombia Andres Dominguez Mutual Agreement September 2018 Colombia Sergio Angulo September 2018 9th (Apertura 2017)
Arabe Unidos Colombia Carlos Ruiz Sacked September 2018 Colombia José 'Chicho' Pérez September 2018 th (Apertura 2017)
UD Universitario Colombia Óscar Upegui Sacked September 2018 Panama Julio Medina September 2018 th (Apertura 2017)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Independiente FC Panama Donaldo Gonzales Sacked December 2018 Venezuela Francisco Perlo December 2018 9th (Apertura 2018)
Plaza Amador Panama Jorge Santos Sacked December 2018 Colombia Javier Alvarez December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Alianza Colombia Jair Palacios Sacked December 2018 Colombia Alberto Nino Valencia December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
CD Universitario Panama Julio Medina Sacked December 2018 Argentina Gustavo Onaindia December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
San Francisco FC Colombia Sergio Angulo Contract not renewed December 2018 Colombia Gonzalo Soto December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Costa Del Este FC Venezuela Angel Sanchez Contract finished December 2018 Costa Rica Carlos Pérez Porras December 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Sporting San Miguelito Panama Gustavo Avila Sacked December 2018 Colombia Jair Palacios December 2018 th (Pre Season)

During the Clausura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Costa Del Este FC Costa Rica Carlos Pérez Porras Sacked February 2019 Panama Juan Carlos Fuentes February 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)
Santa Gema Panama Jose Torres Sacked March 2019 Panama Carlos Rivera March 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)
CD Universitario Argentina Gustavo Onaindia Sacked March 2019 Panama Donaldo Gonzales March 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)
Alianza Colombia Alberto Nino Valencia Sacked March 2019 Panama Celio Garces March 2019 10th (Clausura 2019)

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Apertura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Colombia Jair Palacios Keuka Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Colombia Carlos Ruiz Kelme Pizza Hut, Panama Colon, Aguaseo
CD Universitario TBD Colombia Óscar Upegui Lotto McDonald's
Costa del Este F.C. Venezuela Angel Sanchez Adidas McDonald's, Cremoso
Independiente Panama Donaldo Gonzales Everlast Cemento Interoceanico, ECO Moda
Plaza Amador TBD Panama Jorge Santos Umbro Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
Santa Gema Panama Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres Kelme ShowPro, PSA Panama
San Francisco Julio Quijano Colombia Andrés Domínguez Puma KFC, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Colombia Noel Gutierrez Keuka Los Andes, URBE, pío Pío
Tauro TBD Spain Juan Carlos García Patrick Touritos, Argos, Caja de Ahorros

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa del Este 18 7 8 3 18 12 +6 29 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Árabe Unido 18 8 4 6 18 17 +1 28
3 Tauro 18 7 6 5 33 20 +13 27 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Plaza Amador 18 6 7 5 15 14 +1 25
5 San Francisco 18 7 4 7 19 19 0 25
6 Alianza 18 5 8 5 16 17 −1 23
7 Santa Gema 18 5 7 6 20 24 −4 22
8 Universitario 18 5 6 7 18 23 −5 21
9 Independiente 18 4 8 6 20 22 −2 20
10 Sporting San Miguelito 18 3 8 7 17 26 −9 17
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALI ARA CDE IND PLA SFR SGE SSM TAU UNI
Alianza — 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0
Árabe Unido 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0
Costa del Este 2–2 2–0 — 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3
Independiente 0–0 2–0 0–0 — 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2
Plaza Amador 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
San Francisco 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–1
Santa Gema 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–1
Sporting San Miguelito 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 1–3 1–3
Tauro 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 3–0 5–0 — 1–2
Universitario 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Plaza Amador1 – 2San Francisco
Jose Murillo 90' Guido Rouse 14'
Jhamal Rodriguez 78'
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City
Referee: Victor Rios
Tauro1 – 0Alianza
Enrico Small 88' None
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
Referee: Jose Kellys

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Árabe Unido 1 – 3 Tauro 0 – 2 1 – 1
Costa del Este 4 – 3 San Francisco 3 – 1 0 – 0
First leg
Tauro2 – 0Árabe Unido
Enrico Small 34'
Gustavo Chará 93'		 None
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
San Francisco1 – 3Costa del Este F.C.
Edson Samms 26' Ernesto Sinclair 11' 22' 45'
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
Second leg
Árabe Unido1 – 1Tauro
Edwin Aguilar 37' Blas Perez 92'
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón

Tauro won 3-1 on aggregate.

Costa del Este F.C.1 – 2San Francisco
Ernesto Sinclair 55' Ervin Zorrila 47'
Guido Rouse 65'
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez, Panama City

Costa del Este won 4-3 on aggregate.

Final

Costa del Este1-2Tauro
Edwin Aguilar own 15' [ ] Edwin Aguilar 3'
Jesus Gonzales 119'
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: TBD
Referee: John Pitti

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2019 Clausura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Panama Celio Garces Keuka Cemento Interoceanico
Árabe Unido TBD Colombia José 'Chicho' Pérez Kelme Pizza Hut
Unión Deportivo Universitario TBD Panama Donaldo Gonzales Keuka EGS, NCO
Costa del Este F.C. Panama Juan Carlos Fuentes Adidas McDonald's, Cremoso
Independiente Venezuela Francisco Perlo Everlast Cemento Interoces, Eco Moda, Las Anclas, Preval
Plaza Amador TBD Colombia Javier Alvarez Umbro Balboa
Santa Gema Panama Carlos Rivera Kelme ShowPro
San Francisco Julio Quijano Colombia Gonzalo Soto Puma KFC, Canon, Banco General, Balboa
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Colombia Jair Palacios Keuka Pio Pio, Los Andes Mall, GMG, Melo
Tauro TBD Uruguay Saul Maldonado Patrick Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San Francisco 18 11 5 2 33 15 +18 38 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Árabe Unido 18 10 5 3 28 17 +11 35
3 Independiente 18 10 4 4 30 18 +12 34 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Tauro 18 8 4 6 24 18 +6 28
5 Sporting San Miguelito 18 8 4 6 21 15 +6 28
6 Universitario 18 7 4 7 22 22 0 25
7 Plaza Amador 18 6 6 6 16 12 +4 24
8 Costa del Este 18 6 5 7 20 18 +2 23
9 Alianza 18 4 3 11 14 30 −16 15
10 Santa Gema 18 0 0 18 7 50 −43 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALI ARA CDE IND PLA SFR SGE SSM TAU UNI
Alianza — 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 0–3
Árabe Unido 4–1 — 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2
Costa del Este 3–0 0–1 — 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Independiente 2–0 0–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 4–3 0–0
Plaza Amador 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–0
San Francisco 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 — 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–0
Santa Gema 0–4 2–3 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 — 0–1 1–2 2–4
Sporting San Miguelito 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 — 1–1 1–0
Tauro 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 — 4–0
Universitario 3–0 1–2 0–4 1–4 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Independiente2–1Universitario
Aguilar 23'
Torres 40'		 Report Dinalos 78'
Referee: Ameth Sánchez
Tauro1–0Sporting San Miguelito
Catuy 15' Report
Referee: Victor Rios

Semifinals

First leg
Tauro1–1San Francisco
Ariano 58' Zúñiga 34'
Referee: John Pitti
Independiente2–1Árabe Unido
Negrete 41'
Aguilar 65'		 Arroyo 31'
Referee: Oliver Vergara
Second leg
Árabe Unido2–1Independiente
  • Heraldez 7'
  • Cox 63'
  • Negrete 5'
Penalties
 4-5
Referee: Ameth Sánchez
San Francisco1–0Tauro
Jhamal Rodríguez 42' (pen.)
Referee: Victor Rios

Final

San Francisco1–1 (a.e.t.)Independiente
Guido Rouse 120+4' Abdiel Ayarza 117'
Penalties
1-4
Referee: John Pitti

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San Francisco (Q) 36 18 9 9 52 34 +18 63 CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Árabe Unido 36 18 9 9 46 34 +12 63
3 Tauro (Q) 36 15 10 11 57 38 +19 55 CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 2]
4 Independiente (Q) 36 14 12 10 50 40 +10 54 CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 3]
5 Costa del Este 36 13 13 10 38 30 +8 52
6 Plaza Amador 36 12 13 11 31 26 +5 49
7 Universitario 36 12 10 14 40 45 −5 46
8 Sporting San Miguelito 36 11 12 13 38 41 −3 45
9 Alianza 36 9 11 16 30 47 −17 38
10 Santa Gema (R) 36 5 7 24 27 74 −47 22 Relegated to Liga de Ascenso
Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ As runners-up with better aggregate record (PAN3)
  2. ↑ As Apertura champions (PAN1)
  3. ↑ As Clausura champions (PAN2)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players for the 2018-2019. 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
  • Colombia Robyn Pertuz
  • Colombia Adrian Ararat
  • Colombia Edwin Grueso
  • Colombia Mike Campaz
  • Venezuela Yeferson Paz
  • Colombia Mauricio Castaño
  • United States Giandemir Jaen Ríos
Arabe Unido
  • Colombia Faber Gil
  • Colombia Raul Peñaranda
  • Colombia Mauricio Castaño
  • Dominican Republic Miguel Lloyd
  • Colombia Johnatan Mosquera
Chosta del Este FC
  • Venezuela Daniel Blanco
  • Colombia Ariel Bonilla x
  • Colombia Andres Escobar x
  • Colombia David Loaiza x
  • Colombia Julian Munoz x
Independiente
  • Colombia David Uribe x
  • Colombia Gerardo Negrete x
  • Cuba Arichel Hernandez x
  • Colombia Gustavo Bolivar
  • Argentina Abel Marcovecchio x
Plaza Amador
  • Argentina Nicolás Parodi
  • Argentina José Tamburell
Santa Gema
  • Argentina Juan Cano x
  • Colombia Jhoan Romero x
  • Colombia Milton Segura x
San Francisco FC
Sporting San Miguelito
  • Colombia Wilmer Largacha
  • Colombia Jorge Sandoval x
  • Colombia Daniel Cano
Tauro FC
  • Colombia Alexander Amut
  • Colombia Gustavo Chara
  • Colombia Juan Andrés Balanta
  • Argentina Spain Santiago Feuillassier
UD Universitario

(player released mid season) (player released during Apertura and Clausura)

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