The 2015–16 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 2015 and ended in May 2016. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.
Teams Independiente F.C. 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 Nacional.
Club Home city Stadium Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia Árabe Unido Colón Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City) Atlético Chiriquí David, Chiriquí Estadio San Cristóbal Atlético Nacional Panama City Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez Chepo Chepo Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City) Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz Plaza Amador Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz San Francisco La Chorrera Estadio Agustín Sánchez Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia Tauro Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
2015 Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura) Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza TBD Juan Pablo Lopera Lotto Balboa Árabe Unido TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut Atlético Chiriquí Javier Wanchope Mitre ShowPro Atletico Nacional Daniel Valencia Lotto Subway Chepo TBD Jorge Santos GEMS EGS, NCO Chorrillo Mike Stump Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso Plaza Amador TBD Juan Carlos García Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana San Francisco Julio Quijano Gary Stempel Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General Sporting San Miguelito TBD José Anthony "Chalate" Torres Joma Kenwood, Hyundai Tauro TBD Jorge Dely Valdés Patrick Publicar Páginas Amarillas
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Chorrillo Julio Medina III TBD 2015 Mike Stump 8 May 2015 th (TBD) Tauro Mike Stump Sacked 2015 Jorge Dely Valdés 2015 th (TBD)
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAlianza Juan Carlos Lopera Resigned September 21, 2015 Rúben Cardenas Rosales September 21, 2015 10th (Apertura 2015)Atlético Chiriquí Javier Wanchope Resigned October 12, 2015 Iván González October 12, 2015 th (Apertura 2015)Tauro F.C. Jorge Dely Valdés Sacked October 21, 2015 Rolando Palma October 21, 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Arabe Unido won 3–2 on aggregate.
Chorrillio drew 2-2 on aggregate, they won in pen 4-3.
Finals Grand Final
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players: have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Alianza Facundo Kroeck Robyn Pertuz Gerardo Negrete Mauricio Castaño
Arabe Unido Miguel Lloyd
Chepo Miguel Duque
Chorillo Caio Milan Fabio da Silva Jorge Henriquez
Plaza Amador Ismael Remacha Ezequiel Palomeque Ariel Bonilla Julio César Castillo
(player released mid season)
Atlético Chiriquí Erick Araya Godines Pablo César Murillo Ánderson Diaz
Atletico Nacional Manuel Murillo Andrés Santamaría
San Francisco FC None
Sporting San Miguelito None
Tauro FC Varcan Sterling Carlos Sierra Richard Ibargüen Carlos Mosquera
2016 Clausura Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura) Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza TBD Rubén Cárdenas x Lotto Balboa Árabe Unido TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut Atlético Chiriquí Mario Mendez x Mitre ShowPro Atletico Nacional Daniel Valencia Lotto Subway Chepo TBD Jorge Santos x GEMS EGS, NCO Chorrillo Mike Stump x Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso Plaza Amador TBD Jair Palacios x Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana San Francisco Julio Quijano Gary Stempel x Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General Sporting San Miguelito TBD José Anthony "Chalate" Torres TBD Kenwood, Hyundai Tauro TBD Rolando Palma x TBD Publicar Páginas Amarillas
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Plaza Amador won 3–2 on aggregate.
Chorrillio won 3-0 on aggregate.
Finals Grand Final
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players: have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Alianza Facundo Kroeck Robyn Pertuz Gerardo Negrete Mauricio Castaño
Arabe Unido Miguel Lloyd
Chepo Miguel Duque
Chorillo Caio Milan Fabio da Silva Jorge Henriquez Yustin Arboleda
Plaza Amador Ismael Remacha Ezequiel Palomeque Ariel Bonilla Julio César Castillo
(player released mid season)
Atlético Chiriquí Erick Araya Godines Pablo César Murillo Ánderson Diaz
Atletico Nacional Manuel Murillo Andrés Santamaría
San Francisco FC Wanegre Delgado de Armas
Sporting San Miguelito None
Tauro FC Varcan Sterling Carlos Sierra Richard Ibargüen Carlos Mosquera Ariel Bonilla
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20181006121704/http://panamafutbol.com/?cat=3&paged=3 http://lpf.com.pa/w/category/noticas/ https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20152016/apertura/r31790/ http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/