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.
Club Home city Stadium Alianza Panama City Cancha de Entranamiento Luis Tapia Árabe Unido Colón Armando Dely Valdes Atletico Veraguense Santiago de Veraguas Aristocles "Toco" Castillo Chorrillo 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
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table TBD TBD Sacked May 2017 TBD May 2017 th (TBD) Alianza Mario Anthony Torres Sacked May 2017 Juan Carlos Cubilla May 2017 th (TBD) Atletico Veraguense Andres Dominguez Resigned June 2017 Edgar Ramos June 2017 th (TBD) Santa Gema Leopoldo Lee Sacked June 2017 José Mario Anthony Torres June 2017 th (TBD) Independiente Sacked May 2017 Jorge Dely Valdés May 2017 th (TBD) San Francisco Pascual Moreno Interimship moved to full time coach May 2017 Pascual Moreno May 2017 th (TBD)
During the Apertura season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table San Francisco Pascual Moreno Sacked August 2017 Andres Dominguez August 2017 10th (Apertura 2017) Alianza Juan Carlos Cubilla Sacked August 2017 Daniel Valencia August 2017 10th (Apertura 2017) Sporting San Miguelito Javier Miller Sacked August 2017 Víctor René Mendieta August 2017 10th (Apertura 2017)
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table Plaza Amador Jair Palcios Contract finished November 2017 Juan Carlos García December 2017 12th (Apertura 2017) Alianza Daniel Valencia Moved back to Assistant coach November 2017 Jair Palacios November 2017 12th (Apertura 2017) Atletico Veraguense Edgar Ramos Moved back to Assistant coach November 2017 Marcos Pimentel November 2017 12th (Apertura 2017) Independiente Jorge Dely Valdés Sacked November 2017 Donaldo Gonzales November 2017 12th (Apertura 2017) Arabe Unidos Sergio Guzman Sacked December 2017 Carlos Ruiz January 2018 12th (Apertura 2017)
During the Clausura season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table Atletico Veraguense Marcos Pimentel Sacked February 2018 Javier Reales February 2018 10th (Clausura 2018) Sporting San Miguelito Victor Rene Mendieta Sacked February 2018 Noel Guiterrez February 2018 10th (Clausura 2018) Chorillo Richard Resigned March 2018 Óscar Upegui March 2018 10th (Clausura 2018)
2017 Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Apertura) Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza TBD Daniel Valencia x keuka Balboa Árabe Unido TBD Juan Sergio Guzmán x kelme Pizza Hut Atletico Veraguense TBD Edgar Ramos x keuka EGS, NCO Chorrillo Richard Parra x adidas McDonald's, Cremoso Independiente Jorge Dely Valdés x adidas Plaza Amador TBD Jair Palacios x umbro Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana Santa Gema Jose Mario Torres x kelme ShowPro San Francisco Julio Quijano Andres Dominguez x puma KFC, Canon, Banco General Sporting San Miguelito TBD Javier Miller x keuka Kenwood, Hyundai Tauro TBD Rolando Palma x Patrick Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Finals Grand Final
2018 Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Clausura) Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza TBD Jair Palacios x Lotto Balboa Árabe Unido TBD Carlos Ruiz Velásquez x Puma Pizza Hut Independiente F.C. Donaldo Gonzalez x Lotto Subway Atletico Veraguense TBD Javier Reales x GEMS EGS, NCO Chorrillo Óscar Upegui x Lotto McDonald's, Cremoso Plaza Amador TBD Juan Carlos García x Diadora Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana Santa Gema José Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres x Mitre ShowPro San Francisco Julio Quijano Andrés Domínguez x Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General Sporting San Miguelito TBD Noel Guiterrez x Joma Kenwood, Hyundai Tauro TBD Sergio Angulo x Patrick Publicar Páginas Amarillas
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Finals Grand Final
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players for the 2017-2018. 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 Robyn Pertuz x Edwin Grueso x Mauricio Castaño x
Arabe Unido Miguel Lloyd x Johnatan Mosquera x
Atlético Veraguense Carlos Gallego x Humberto Mendoza x Yonaider Ortega x Jonathan Villa x Jesus Lopez x
Chorillo Ariel Bonilla x Andres Escobar x David Loaiza x Julian Munoz x
Independiente David Uribe x Gerardo Negrete x Arichel Hernandez x Michel Salgado x Abel Marcovecchio x
Plaza Amador Lid Carabali x Jose Murillo x Daniel Blanco x
Santa Gema Juan Cano x Jhoan Romero x Milton Segura x
San Francisco FC Caio x Damaso Pichon x Juan Esteban Ospina x Thomas Sierra x Cristian Zuniga x
Sporting San Miguelito Wilmer Largacha x Jorge Sandoval x
Tauro FC Gustavo Chara x Juan Tamburelli x
(player released mid season)
Aggregate table
References
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/20172018/apertura/r42284/ http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/