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.
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.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2017 18 Liga Panamena de Futbol season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2017 18 Liga Panamena de Futbol 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 Liga Panamena de FutbolSeason2017 18ChampionsApertura Chorrillo 3rd title Clausura Independiente 1st title Champions LeagueIndependienteCONCACAF LeagueChorrilloArabe UnidoTauroMatches played65Goals scored134 2 06 per match Biggest home winPlaza Amador 3 0 ChorrilloChorrillo 3 0 Atletico VeraguenseHighest scoringSan Francisco 2 3 Atletico Veraguense 2016 172018 19 Contents 1 Teams 2 Managerial changes 2 1 Before the start of the season 2 2 During the Apertura season 2 3 Between Apertura and Clausura seasons 2 4 During the Clausura season 3 2017 Apertura 3 1 Personnel and sponsoring 2017 Apertura 3 2 Standings 3 3 Results 3 4 Second stage 3 4 1 Semifinals 3 4 2 Finals 4 2018 Clausura 4 1 Personnel and sponsoring 2018 Clausura 4 2 Standings 4 3 Results 4 4 Second stage 4 4 1 Semifinals 4 4 2 Finals 5 List of foreign players in the league 6 Aggregate table 7 External linksTeams editAtletico 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 Arabe Unido Colon Armando Dely Valdes Atletico Veraguense Santiago de Veraguas Aristocles Toco Castillo Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Maracana Independiente La Chorrera Estadio Maracana Plaza Amador Panama City Estadio Maracana San Francisco La Chorrera Estadio Agustin Sanchez Santa Gema Arraijan Estadio Agustin Sanchez Sporting San Miguelito San Miguelito Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia Tauro Panama City Estadio Rommel FernandezManagerial changes editBefore the start of the season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table TBD nbsp TBD Sacked May 2017 nbsp TBD May 2017 th TBD Alianza nbsp Mario Anthony Torres Sacked May 2017 nbsp Juan Carlos Cubilla May 2017 th TBD Atletico Veraguense nbsp Andres Dominguez Resigned June 2017 nbsp Edgar Ramos June 2017 th TBD Santa Gema nbsp Leopoldo Lee Sacked June 2017 nbsp Jose Mario Anthony Torres June 2017 th TBD Independiente nbsp Sacked May 2017 nbsp Jorge Dely Valdes May 2017 th TBD San Francisco nbsp Pascual Moreno Interimship moved to full time coach May 2017 nbsp Pascual Moreno May 2017 th TBD During the Apertura season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table San Francisco nbsp Pascual Moreno Sacked August 2017 nbsp Andres Dominguez August 2017 10th Apertura 2017 Alianza nbsp Juan Carlos Cubilla Sacked August 2017 nbsp Daniel Valencia August 2017 10th Apertura 2017 Sporting San Miguelito nbsp Javier Miller Sacked August 2017 nbsp Victor Rene Mendieta August 2017 10th Apertura 2017 Between Apertura and Clausura seasons edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Plaza Amador nbsp Jair Palcios Contract finished November 2017 nbsp Juan Carlos Garcia December 2017 12th Apertura 2017 Alianza nbsp Daniel Valencia Moved back to Assistant coach November 2017 nbsp Jair Palacios November 2017 12th Apertura 2017 Atletico Veraguense nbsp Edgar Ramos Moved back to Assistant coach November 2017 nbsp Marcos Pimentel November 2017 12th Apertura 2017 Independiente nbsp Jorge Dely Valdes Sacked November 2017 nbsp Donaldo Gonzales November 2017 12th Apertura 2017 Arabe Unidos nbsp Sergio Guzman Sacked December 2017 nbsp Carlos Ruiz January 2018 12th Apertura 2017 During the Clausura season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Atletico Veraguense nbsp Marcos Pimentel Sacked February 2018 nbsp Javier Reales February 2018 10th Clausura 2018 Sporting San Miguelito nbsp Victor Rene Mendieta Sacked February 2018 nbsp Noel Guiterrez February 2018 10th Clausura 2018 Chorillo nbsp Richard Resigned March 2018 nbsp oscar Upegui March 2018 10th Clausura 2018 2017 Apertura editPersonnel and sponsoring 2017 Apertura edit Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza nbsp TBD nbsp Daniel Valencia x keuka Balboa Arabe Unido nbsp TBD nbsp Juan Sergio Guzman x kelme Pizza Hut Atletico Veraguense nbsp TBD nbsp Edgar Ramos x keuka EGS NCO Chorrillo nbsp nbsp Richard Parra x adidas McDonald s Cremoso Independiente nbsp nbsp Jorge Dely Valdes x adidas Plaza Amador nbsp TBD nbsp Jair Palacios x umbro Paguela Facil Frosquito Mercana Santa Gema nbsp nbsp Jose Mario Torres x kelme ShowPro San Francisco nbsp Julio Quijano nbsp Andres Dominguez x puma KFC Canon Banco General Sporting San Miguelito nbsp TBD nbsp Javier Miller x keuka Kenwood Hyundai Tauro nbsp TBD nbsp Rolando Palma x Patrick Publica Amarias Dominos Estrella Azul Argos Capital Bank Standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tauro 18 9 7 2 25 13 12 34 Qualified to the Final Round 2 Plaza Amador 18 9 6 3 22 12 10 33 3 Arabe Unido 18 8 9 1 21 11 10 33 4 Chorrillo 18 6 8 4 21 17 4 26 5 Atletico Veraguense 18 7 4 7 22 27 5 25 6 Independiente 18 6 4 8 11 18 7 22 7 San Francisco 18 5 5 8 23 24 1 20 8 Sporting San Miguelito 18 3 8 7 17 22 5 17 9 Santa Gema 18 3 6 9 14 21 7 15 10 Alianza 18 3 5 10 12 23 11 14Updated to match es played on 1 October 2017 Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results edit Home Away ALI ARU ATV CHO IND PA SAN SF SSM TAU Alianza 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 Arabe Unido 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Atletico Veraguense 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 Chorrillo 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 Independiente 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Plaza Amador 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Santa Gema 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 San Francisco 3 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 Sporting San Miguelito 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 Tauro 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 Updated to match es played on 1 October 2017 Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second stage edit SemifinalsFinal 1Tauro0114Chorrillo022Chorrillo5Arabe Unido12Plaza Amador101 4 3Arabe Unido011 5 Semifinals edit First legs 18 November 2017Chorrillo0 0TauroNone None 25 November 20178 00 pmTauro1 2ChorrilloJose Gomez nbsp 58 Roberto Blackburn nbsp 28 nbsp 45 Second legs 19 November 20176 00 pmArabe Unido0 1Plaza AmadorNone Ernesto Sinclair nbsp 60 25 November 20175 00 pmPlaza Amador 4 0 1 5 Arabe UnidoNone Nelson Barahona nbsp 46 Finals edit Grand Final 3 December 2017Chorrillo5 1Arabe UnidoAlfredo Stephens nbsp 7 nbsp 27 Samir Ramirez nbsp 63 Rolando Blackburn nbsp 82 Luis Hurtado nbsp 87 Enrico Small nbsp pen 73 Estadio Rommel Fernandez GutierrezReferee Ameth Sanchez Apertura 2017 champions Chorrillo3rd title2018 Clausura editPersonnel and sponsoring 2018 Clausura edit Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Alianza nbsp TBD nbsp Jair Palacios x Lotto Balboa Arabe Unido nbsp TBD nbsp Carlos Ruiz Velasquez x Puma Pizza Hut Independiente F C nbsp nbsp Donaldo Gonzalez x Lotto Subway Atletico Veraguense nbsp TBD nbsp Javier Reales x GEMS EGS NCO Chorrillo nbsp nbsp oscar Upegui x Lotto McDonald s Cremoso Plaza Amador nbsp TBD nbsp Juan Carlos Garcia x Diadora Paguela Facil Frosquito Mercana Santa Gema nbsp nbsp Jose Mario Anthony Chalate Torres x Mitre ShowPro San Francisco nbsp Julio Quijano nbsp Andres Dominguez x Lotto KFC Canon Banco General Sporting San Miguelito nbsp TBD nbsp Noel Guiterrez x Joma Kenwood Hyundai Tauro nbsp TBD nbsp Sergio Angulo x Patrick Publicar Paginas Amarillas Standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Arabe Unido 18 8 6 4 23 16 7 30 Qualified to the Final Round 2 Independiente 18 8 5 5 28 21 7 29 3 San Francisco 18 7 8 3 19 12 7 29 4 Tauro 18 7 7 4 25 21 4 28 5 Alianza 18 7 6 5 21 13 8 27 6 Chorrillo 18 5 8 5 15 17 2 23 7 Sporting San Miguelito 18 5 7 6 22 26 4 22 8 Santa Gema 18 4 9 5 11 13 2 21 9 Plaza Amador 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 19 10 Atletico Veraguense 18 2 4 12 13 34 21 10Updated to match es played on season start Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results edit Home Away ALI ARU ATV CHO IND PA SAN SF SSM TAU Alianza 2 1 Arabe Unido 2 0 Atletico Veraguense Chorrillo 1 0 Independiente Plaza Amador Santa Gema 1 1 San Francisco Sporting San Miguelito Tauro Updated to match es played on season start Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second stage edit SemifinalsFinal 1Arabe Unido0224Tauro224Tauro0Independiente12Independiente0333San Francisco112 Semifinals edit First legs 5 May 20187 00 pmTauro2 0Arabe UnidoMarcos Sanchez nbsp 24 Adalberto Carrasquilla nbsp 90 None 11 May 20189 00 pmArabe Unido2 2TauroCarlos Small nbsp 15 Joseph Cox nbsp 80 Enrico Small nbsp 103 nbsp 106 Second legs 4 May 20189 00 pmSan Francisco1 0IndependienteCristian Zuniga nbsp 39 None 12 May 20188 00 pmIndependiente3 1San FranciscoJose Fajardo nbsp 56 nbsp 66 Eric Vasquez o g Julian Verlarde nbsp 24 Finals edit Grand Final 19 May 2018Tauro0 1IndependienteNone Omar Browne nbsp pen 39 Clausura 2018 champions Independiente1st titleList of foreign players in the league editThis 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 nbsp Robyn Pertuz x nbsp Edwin Grueso x nbsp Mauricio Castano x Arabe Unido nbsp Miguel Lloyd x nbsp Johnatan Mosquera x Atletico Veraguense nbsp Carlos Gallego x nbsp Humberto Mendoza x nbsp Yonaider Ortega x nbsp Jonathan Villa x nbsp Jesus Lopez x Chorillo nbsp Ariel Bonilla x nbsp Andres Escobar x nbsp David Loaiza x nbsp Julian Munoz x Independiente nbsp David Uribe x nbsp Gerardo Negrete x nbsp Arichel Hernandez x nbsp Michel Salgado x nbsp Abel Marcovecchio x Plaza Amador nbsp Lid Carabali x nbsp Jose Murillo x nbsp Daniel Blanco x Santa Gema nbsp Juan Cano x nbsp Jhoan Romero x nbsp Milton Segura x San Francisco FC nbsp Caio x nbsp Damaso Pichon x nbsp Juan Esteban Ospina x nbsp Thomas Sierra x nbsp Cristian Zuniga x Sporting San Miguelito nbsp Wilmer Largacha x nbsp Jorge Sandoval x Tauro FC nbsp Gustavo Chara x nbsp Juan Tamburelli x nbsp player released mid season Aggregate table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Arabe Unido 36 16 15 5 44 27 17 63 2018 CONCACAF League 2 Tauro 36 16 14 6 51 34 17 62 3 Plaza Amador 36 14 10 12 38 32 6 52 4 Independiente 36 14 9 13 39 39 0 51 2019 CONCACAF Champions League 5 San Francisco 36 12 13 11 42 36 6 49 6 Chorrillo 36 11 16 9 37 35 2 49 2018 CONCACAF League 7 Alianza 36 10 11 15 33 36 3 41 8 Sporting San Miguelito 36 8 15 13 39 49 10 39 9 Santa Gema 36 7 15 14 25 34 9 36 10 Atletico Veraguense 36 9 8 19 35 61 26 35 Relegation to 2018 19 Liga de AscensoSource citation needed Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored External links edithttps web archive org web 20181006121704 http panamafutbol com cat 3 amp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 18 Liga Panamena de Futbol season amp oldid 1187130973, wikipedia, 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