
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
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
EAST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tauro FC | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | - | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
2 | CD Plaza Amador | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | - | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
3 | Sporting San Miguelito | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | - | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
4 | Alianza FC (PAN) | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | - | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
5 | Costa del Este FC | 10 | 4 -2-4 | 14 | - | 13 | 16 | -3 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
6 | CD Árabe Unido | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
WEST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Independiente | 10 | 5 -4-1 | 19 | - | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
2 | Herrera FC | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
3 | CD Universitario | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
4 | San Francisco FC | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | - | 4 | 9 | -5 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
5 | UMECIT FC | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | - | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
6 | CA Chiriquí | 10 | 0 -3-7 | 3 | - | 6 | 26 | -20 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | -10 |
Clausura - Semifinals Clausura - Playoffs |
Apertura - Final
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
![]() | 13 | Tauro FC![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
Apertura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Plaza Amador | 13 | Sporting San Miguelito |
12.05.23 | ![]() | 00 | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
20.05.23 | ![]() | 31 | CD Plaza Amador![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez | ||
AET |
Aggregate | Tauro FC | 42 | Sporting San Miguelito |
14.05.23 | ![]() | 21 | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
19.05.23 | ![]() | 12 | Tauro FC![]() | Estadio Los Andes |
Apertura - Quarters
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
![]() | 60 | CD Universitario![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
![]() | 12 | Tauro FC![]() | Estadio Los Milagros |
Torneo Apertura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
EAST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 16 | 7 -6-3 | 27 | - | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
2 | CD Plaza Amador | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | - | 19 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
3 | Tauro FC | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | - | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
4 | Costa del Este FC | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | - | 22 | 25 | -3 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
5 | CD Árabe Unido | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | - | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
6 | Alianza FC (PAN) | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | - | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
WEST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Independiente | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | - | 33 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
2 | Herrera FC | 16 | 7 -6-3 | 27 | - | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
3 | CD Universitario | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | - | 18 | 22 | -4 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
4 | UMECIT FC | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | - | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
5 | San Francisco FC | 16 | 3 -9-4 | 18 | - | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 | 2 -5-1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
6 | CA Chiriquí | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | - | 13 | 33 | -20 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 0 -0-8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | -17 |
Apertura - Semifinals Apertura - Playoffs |
Fixtures
![]() | CA Chiriquí![]() | Estadio Los Andes |
![]() | Herrera FC![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
![]() | CD Plaza Amador![]() | Estadio Universitario FC |
![]() | UMECIT FC![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | Independiente![]() | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
![]() | San Francisco FC![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | UMECIT FC![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | Costa del Este FC![]() | Estadio Los Andes |
![]() | Herrera FC![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | CD Árabe Unido![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
![]() | CD Universitario![]() | Estadio San Cristóbal |
![]() | CD Plaza Amador![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
![]() | CA Chiriquí![]() | Cancha de fútbol de Atalaya |
![]() | San Francisco FC![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | Tauro FC![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | CD Universitario![]() | Estadio Los Milagros |
![]() | Herrera FC![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | Costa del Este FC![]() | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
Results
![]() | 00 | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Estadio Los Milagros |
![]() | 12 | Costa del Este FC![]() | Estadio San Cristóbal |
![]() | 02 | CD Árabe Unido![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | 11 | CD Universitario![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | 21 | Independiente![]() | Estadio Los Andes |
![]() | 40 | CD Universitario![]() | Estadio Los Andes |
![]() | 22 | UMECIT FC![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | 21 | CD Plaza Amador![]() | Estadio Los Milagros |
![]() | 11 | Alianza FC (PAN)![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | 21 | CA Chiriquí![]() | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
![]() | 00 | Tauro FC![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | 12 | Costa del Este FC![]() | Estadio Universitario FC |
![]() | 01 | San Francisco FC![]() | Estadio Los Andes |
![]() | 21 | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
![]() | 05 | Tauro FC![]() | Estadio San Cristóbal |
![]() | 31 | Herrera FC![]() | Estadio Javier Cruz |
![]() | 10 | UMECIT FC![]() | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
![]() | 01 | Sporting San Miguelito![]() | Cancha de fútbol de Atalaya |
![]() | 50 | CA Chiriquí![]() | Estadio Los Andes |