2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season


The 2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season also is the 27th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 2016 and is scheduled to end in May 2017. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.

Teams

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 Santa Gema.
Chepo suffered financial trouble and sold their spot to Atletico Veraguense.
ClubHome cityStadium
AlianzaPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Árabe UnidoColónCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
Atlético NacionalPanama CityEstadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez
Atletico VeraguenseSantiago de VeraguasCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
ChorrilloPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
Plaza AmadorPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
San FranciscoLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Santa GemaArraijánCancha del Mystic
Sporting San MiguelitoSan MiguelitoCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia
TauroPanama CityCancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

2016 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)

Managerial changes

During the season

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs
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;Second legs
Arabe Unido won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Plaza Amador won 1–0 on aggregate.

Finals

;Grand Final

2017 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs
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;Second legs
Arabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Tauro won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

;Grand Final

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players for the 2016-2017. The following players:
  1. have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Alianza
Arabe Unido
Atletico Nacional
Atlético Veraguense
Chorillo
Plaza Amador
Santa Gema
San Francisco FC
Sporting San Miguelito
Tauro FC

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