Liga Cable Onda LFP
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2023
Location
Panama
Abbreviation
PAN1

Summary

Liga Panameña de Fútbol (PAN1) is the top professional level in the Panamanian football league system. The PAN1 season is split into two championships, the 2023 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2023 Torneo Apertura, the PAN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2023 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
    • 2022 Clausura and 2023 Apertura champion
    • 1st and 2nd Best non-champions with the most aggregate points from the 2022 Clausura and 2023 Apertura

Leagues Pyramid - Panama

Abbrev League # of Teams
PAN1 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 12
PAN2 Liga Nacional de Ascenso -
PAN3 Copa Rommel Fernández -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
13 Jan 2023 - 29 Apr 2023
Apertura - Playoffs
2 May 2023 - 31 May 2023
Clausura - Regular
21 Jul 2023 - 1 Nov 2023
Clausura - Playoffs
4 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2023
 12: PAN1 (10), PAN2 (2)

Season Format

The 2023 PAN1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, the teams are split into two groups of six where each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 5 teams in their group and 1 match against each team in the other group for a total of 16 league matches per team. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.

Playoffs

At the end of each torneo, the 3rd place Group A team plays the 2nd place Group B team, and the 2nd place Group A team plays the 3rd place Group B team in Home-Away highest aggregate goals win Playoffs. In the Semifinals, the Playoffs winners play Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins matches against the 1st place teams from each group. The Semifinals winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Finals.

Relegation

Immediately following the 2023 Torneo Clausura, the 11th and 12th place teams in the 2023 PAN1 Aggregate Table are immediately relegated to the PAN2.


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Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
EAST
1Tauro FC 106 -3-121-2181353 -2-011105553 -1-1101138
2CD Plaza Amador 105 -2-317-1881064 -1-1131441041 -1-24440
3Sporting San Miguelito 105 -2-317-158754 -0-112112951 -2-2546-2
4Alianza FC (PAN) 104 -4-216-1212042 -2-0863362 -2-2869-3
5Costa del Este FC 104 -2-414-1316-341 -2-1557-263 -0-3989-1
6CD Árabe Unido 103 -3-412-711-442 -0-2636-361 -3-2645-1
WEST
1Independiente 105 -4-119-189954 -1-013113851 -3-16761
2Herrera FC 104 -4-216-1210252 -3-0952352 -1-2778-1
3CD Universitario 102 -5-311-69-361 -3-2623-141 -2-1546-2
4San Francisco FC 102 -4-410-49-550 -3-2326-452 -1-2723-1
5UMECIT FC 101 -2-75-713-660 -1-5118-741 -1-24651
6CA Chiriquí 100 -3-73-626-2050 -1-41515-1050 -2-32111-10
Clausura - Semifinals
Clausura - Playoffs

Apertura - Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 27 May 2023
 Independiente 13 Tauro FCEstadio Rommel Fernandez

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Plaza Amador  13 Sporting San Miguelito  
12.05.23CD Plaza Amador 00 Sporting San MiguelitoEstadio Rommel Fernandez
20.05.23Independiente 31 CD Plaza AmadorEstadio Rommel Fernandez
 AET 
AggregateTauro FC  42 Sporting San Miguelito  
14.05.23Tauro FC 21 Sporting San MiguelitoEstadio Rommel Fernandez
19.05.23Sporting San Miguelito 12 Tauro FCEstadio Los Andes

Apertura - Quarters

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 6 May 2023
 CD Plaza Amador 60 CD UniversitarioEstadio Rommel Fernandez
Sun - 7 May 2023
 Herrera FC 12 Tauro FCEstadio Los Milagros

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
EAST
1Sporting San Miguelito 167 -6-327-2013784 -3-115138583 -3-212752
2CD Plaza Amador 166 -4-622-1917282 -2-4868-284 -2-2141394
3Tauro FC 166 -4-622-1513283 -1-41086283 -3-212770
4Costa del Este FC 166 -2-820-2225-384 -1-313138582 -1-57917-8
5CD Árabe Unido 164 -7-519-1412281 -4-3767-183 -3-212853
6Alianza FC (PAN) 165 -4-719-1117-683 -2-31167-182 -2-48510-5
WEST
1Independiente 169 -3-430-33171685 -1-2161871184 -2-21415105
2Herrera FC 167 -6-327-24141085 -2-117167982 -4-210871
3CD Universitario 166 -4-622-1822-483 -3-21297283 -1-410915-6
4UMECIT FC 165 -6-521-1414084 -2-214127581 -4-3727-5
5San Francisco FC 163 -9-418-1117-682 -5-11188081 -4-3739-6
6CA Chiriquí 163 -3-1012-1333-2083 -3-212811-380 -0-80522-17
Apertura - Semifinals
Apertura - Playoffs

Fixtures

Fri - 29 Sep 2023
Sat - 30 Sep 2023
 Tauro FC   Herrera FCEstadio Rommel Fernandez
 CD Universitario   CD Plaza AmadorEstadio Universitario FC
 Alianza FC (PAN)   UMECIT FCEstadio Javier Cruz
Sun - 1 Oct 2023
 CD Árabe Unido   IndependienteEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
 Costa del Este FC   San Francisco FCEstadio Javier Cruz
Fri - 6 Oct 2023
 San Francisco FC   UMECIT FCEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sat - 7 Oct 2023
 CD Plaza Amador   Costa del Este FCEstadio Los Andes
 Independiente   Herrera FCEstadio Agustín Sánchez
 Alianza FC (PAN)   CD Árabe UnidoEstadio Javier Cruz
Sun - 8 Oct 2023
 Tauro FC   Sporting San MiguelitoEstadio Rommel Fernandez
 CA Chiriquí   CD UniversitarioEstadio San Cristóbal
Fri - 13 Oct 2023
 Alianza FC (PAN)   CD Plaza AmadorEstadio Javier Cruz
Sat - 14 Oct 2023
 CD Árabe Unido   Sporting San MiguelitoEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
 UMECIT FC   CA ChiriquíCancha de fútbol de Atalaya
 Independiente   San Francisco FCEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sun - 15 Oct 2023
 Costa del Este FC   Tauro FCEstadio Javier Cruz
 Herrera FC   CD UniversitarioEstadio Los Milagros
Fri - 20 Oct 2023
 San Francisco FC   Herrera FCEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sat - 21 Oct 2023
 CD Árabe Unido   Costa del Este FCEstadio Armando Dely Valdés

Results

Sun - 24 Sep 2023
 Herrera FC 00 Sporting San MiguelitoEstadio Los Milagros
 CA Chiriquí 12 Costa del Este FCEstadio San Cristóbal
Sat - 23 Sep 2023
 UMECIT FC 02 Tauro FCCancha de fútbol de Atalaya
 San Francisco FC 02 CD Árabe UnidoEstadio Agustín Sánchez
 Alianza FC (PAN) 11 CD UniversitarioEstadio Javier Cruz
Fri - 22 Sep 2023
 CD Plaza Amador 21 IndependienteEstadio Los Andes
Sun - 17 Sep 2023
 Costa del Este FC 22 UMECIT FCEstadio Javier Cruz
Sat - 16 Sep 2023
 Herrera FC 21 CD Plaza AmadorEstadio Los Milagros
 Independiente 11 Alianza FC (PAN)Estadio Agustín Sánchez
 CD Árabe Unido 21 CA ChiriquíEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
Fri - 15 Sep 2023
 San Francisco FC 00 Tauro FCEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sun - 10 Sep 2023
 CD Universitario 12 Costa del Este FCEstadio Universitario FC
 CD Plaza Amador 01 San Francisco FCEstadio Los Andes
Sat - 9 Sep 2023
 Independiente 21 Sporting San MiguelitoEstadio Agustín Sánchez
 CA Chiriquí 05 Tauro FCEstadio San Cristóbal
 Alianza FC (PAN) 31 Herrera FCEstadio Javier Cruz
Fri - 8 Sep 2023
 CD Árabe Unido 10 UMECIT FCEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
Sun - 3 Sep 2023
 UMECIT FC 01 Sporting San MiguelitoCancha de fútbol de Atalaya
 CD Plaza Amador 50 CA ChiriquíEstadio Los Andes