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.
Club Home city Stadium Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia Árabe Unido Colón Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City) Atlético Nacional Panama City Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez Atletico Veraguense Santiago de Veraguas 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 Santa Gema Arraiján Cancha del Mystic Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia Tauro Panama City Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
2016 Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura) Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza TBD José Anthony Torres Lotto Balboa Árabe Unido TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut Atletico Nacional José Chiari Adidas Nikos Atletico Veraguense TBD Marcos Pimentel GEMS EGS, NCO Chorrillo Jair Medina Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso Plaza Amador TBD Jair Palacios Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana Santa Gema Leopoldo Lee Mitre ShowPro San Francisco Julio Quijano Mike Stump Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General Sporting San Miguelito TBD Juan Pablo Lopera Joma Kenwood, Hyundai Tauro TBD Rolando Palma Patrick Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank
Managerial changes During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAtletico Veraguense Marcos Pimentel Mutual agreement August 2016 Andrés Felipe Domínguez August 2016 th (Apertura 2016)Chorrillo Jair Medina Sacked September 2016 Óscar Upegui September 2016 th (Apertura 2016)Sporting San Miguelito Juan Pablo Lopera Sacked October 2016 José Alfredo Poyatos October 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Arabe Unido won 5–3 on aggregate.
Plaza Amador won 1–0 on aggregate.
Finals Grand Final
2017 Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura) Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza Rubén Cárdenas Ángel Monares Lotto Balboa Árabe Unido Pedro Gordon Juan Sergio Guzmán Puma Pizza Hut Atletico Nacional Eduardo Serracin Daniel Valencia Lotto Subway Atletico Veraguense Rafael Sanjur Jorge Santos GEMS EGS, NCO Chorrillo Manuel E. Arias Mike Stump Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso Plaza Amador Gian Castillero Jair Palacios Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana Santa Gema Leopoldo Lee Mitre ShowPro San Francisco Jose Luis Dejuane Andrés Dominguez Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General Sporting San Miguelito Lucas Aleman Mario Anthony Torres Joma Kenwood, Hyundai Tauro Robert Zauner Rolando Palma Patrick Publicar Páginas Amarillas
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Arabe 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: have played at least one 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
Atletico Nacional Manuel Murillo Andrés Santamaría
Atlético Veraguense Damaso Pichón Alexis Mendoza Walter Franco Arlinto Murillo
Chorillo Fabio Da Silva David Agudelo
Jorge Henriquez Justin Arboleda
Plaza Amador Frank Piedrahita Daniel Blanco
Santa Gema Miguel Duque
San Francisco FC Wanegre Delgado de Armas Varcan Sterling
Sporting San Miguelito None
Tauro FC Jose Peraza Carlos Sierra Ariel Bonilla
(player released mid season)
Aggregate table
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/