2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season 2014–15
Champions Apertura: San Francisco
Clausura: TBD
Relegated TBD
Champions League San Francisco
TBD
Biggest away win Chepo 1-6 San Francisco
Highest scoring Chepo 1-6 San Francisco
2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) also is the 26th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 18 July 2014 and is scheduled to end in May 2015. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.

Teams

Rio Abajo 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 Chiriquí.

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
Chepo Chepo Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia (in Panama City)
Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz
Independiente F.C. La Chorrera Estadio Agustín Sánchez
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

2014 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Costa Rica Leroy Foster Lotto Balboa
Árabe Unido TBD Colombia Jair Palacios KELME Pizza Hut
Atlético Chiriquí Costa Rica Javier Wanchope Mitre ShowGo
Chepo TBD Panama Jorge Santos GEMS EGS, NCO
Chorrillo Panama Julio Medina III Lotto McDonalds, Cremoso,
Independiente Panama René Mendieta Lotto Subway
Plaza Amador TBD United States Panama Mike Stump Diadora Paguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana
San Francisco Julio Quijano England Panama Gary Stempel Lotto KFC, Canon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Panama José Anthony “ Chalate” Torres TBD Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Panama Rolando Palma TBD Publicar Pagina amarilla,

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Tauro Panama Rolando Palma Resigned 8 August 2014 Panama Jorge Dely Valdés 9 August 2014 8th (TBD)
Árabe Unido Colombia Jair Palacios Sacked 18 August 2014 Panama Julio Dely Valdés 18 August 2014 5th (TBD)
Alianza F.C. Costa Rica Leroy Foster Sacked September 2014 Colombia Juan Pablo Lopera 16 September 2014 5th (TBD)

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting San Miguelito (Q) 18 10 1 7 29 27 +2 31 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Chorrillo (Q) 18 8 6 4 22 17 +5 30
3 San Francisco (Q) 18 7 7 4 27 17 +10 28
4 Tauro (Q) 18 7 6 5 19 15 +4 27
5 Chepo 18 7 6 5 17 19 −2 27
6 Árabe Unido 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 26
7 Plaza Amador 18 7 4 7 20 19 +1 25
8 Alianza 18 7 3 8 20 22 −2 24
9 Atlético Chiriquí 18 4 7 7 16 21 −5 19
10 Independiente 18 2 3 13 11 28 −17 9

Updated to games played on 31 October 2014.
Source: http://lpf.com.pa/w/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALI DÁU CHICHECHOINDPASFSSMTAU
Alianza 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–3 1–4 1–2
Árabe Unido 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1
Atlético Chiriquí 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Chepo 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–6 1–2 0–3
Chorrillo 1–1 1–1 4–3 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 3–0 1–1
Independiente 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Plaza Amador 0–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0
San Francisco 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0
Sporting San Miguelito 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 3–1
Tauro 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1

Updated to games played on 31 October 2014.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

15 November 2014
19:00 UTC-5
Chorrillo 1–1 San Francisco
Moreno  18' Report Ruiz  41'

San Francisco won 2–1 on aggregate.

15 November 2014
21:00 UTC-5
Sporting San Miguelito 1–0 (a.e.t.) Tauro
Yau  79' (pen.) Report
  Penalties  
Yau
Botello
Davis
Earley 		4–3 Moreno
Vélez
Mena
Rentería
Pérez

Sporting San Miguelito 2–2 Tauro on aggregate. Sporting San Miguelito won 4–3 on penalties.

Final

Apertura 2014 Champions

San Francisco
9th Title

2015 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Clausura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Alianza TBD Colombia Juan Pablo Lopera Lotto Balboa, Epistmo
Árabe Unido TBA Colombia Jesús “Kiko” Barrios Puma Pizza Hut
Chepo TBD Panama Jorge Santos Gems EGS
Chorrillo Panama Julio Medina III Lotto Mcdonald
Independiente Colombia Jair Palacios Lotto Subway
Plaza Amador TBD Spain Juan Carlos García Diadora Fresquito, Paguelo Facil
Atlético Chiriquí Costa Rica Javier Wanchope Mitre Showpro
San Francisco Julio Quijano England Panama Gary Stempel Lotto KFC, Balboa, Cannon, Banco General
Sporting San Miguelito TBD Panama José Anthony “ Chalate” Torres Joma Kenwood, Hyundai
Tauro TBD Panama José Alfredo Poyatos Patrick Fantastic, Publicar

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Árabe Unido Colombia Jesús Barrios Resigned Jan 2015 Colombia Alfonso de Moya 15 Jan 2015 th (TBD)
Árabe Unido Colombia Alfonso de Moya Resigned Feb 2015 Colombia Juan Sergio Guzman 16 Feb 2015 th (TBD)
Tauro Panama José Alfredo Poyatos Resigned March 2015 Panama Mike Stump 6 March 2015 th (TBD)

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Árabe Unido 14 7 2 5 15 11 +4 23 Qualified to the Final Round
2 Sporting San Miguelito 14 5 7 2 18 13 +5 22
3 Plaza Amador 14 6 4 4 23 19 +4 22
4 Independiente 14 6 4 4 18 15 +3 22
5 San Francisco 14 4 6 4 16 15 +1 18
6 Alianza 14 5 3 6 18 18 0 18
7 Tauro 14 4 5 5 15 20 −5 17
8 Chorrillo 14 3 7 4 15 14 +1 16
9 Chepo 14 3 6 5 13 17 −4 15
10 Atlético Chiriquí 14 3 4 7 11 20 −9 13

Updated to games played on 7 March 2015.
Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALI DÁU CHICHECHOINDPASFSSMTAU
Alianza 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–0
Árabe Unido 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1
Atlético Chiriquí 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0
Chepo 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Chorrillo 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2
Independiente 1–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 4–2
Plaza Amador 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
San Francisco 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1
Sporting San Miguelito 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1
Tauro 0–4 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1

Updated to games played on July 2014.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Panama Sergio Moreno Chorrillo F.C. 7
2 Panama Johnny Ruiz San Francisco F.C. 7
3 Panama Ricaurte Barsallo Alianza 6
4 Panama Ricardo Buitrago Plaza Amador 6
5 Panama Renán Addles Arabe Unido 5
6 Panama Valentin Pimentel Plaza Amador 5
7 Panama Miguel Angel Saavedra Atletico Chiriquí 5
8 Panama Amir Alberto Waithe Tauro F.C. 5
9 Panama René Campbell Independiente 4
10 Panama Joseph Cox Independiente 4

External links