2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Liga Panameña de Fútbol

|season = 2018–19

|winners = Apertura: Tauro
Clausura: Independiente

|relegated = Santa Gema

|continentalcup1 = CONCACAF League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Tauro
Independiente
San Francisco

|continentalcup2 =

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|league topscorer =

|biggest home win = Plaza Amador 3-0 Chorrillo
Chorrillo 3-0 Atletico Veraguense

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring = San Francisco 2-3 Atletico Veraguense

|matches = 65

|total goals = 134

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest losses =

|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance =

|average attendance =

|prevseason = 2017–18

|nextseason = 2019–20

}}

The 2018–19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 28th season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top-flight football league in Panama. The season began on 17 July 2017 and was scheduled to end in May 2018. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.

Teams

Chorrillo formed with Deportivo Centenario de Coclé and la Universidad Latina de Panamá to become Unión Deportivo Universitario therefore there was no need for a relegation. [http://elsiglo.com.pa/deportes/desaparecera-chorrillo/24058088] Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Costa del Este F.C.

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

! Home city

! Stadium

Alianza

| Panama City

| Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

Árabe Unido

| Colón

| Armando Dely Valdes

Unión Deportivo Universitario

| Santiago de Veraguas

| Aristocles "Toco" Castillo

Costa del Este F.C.

| Panama City

| Estadio Maracaná

Independiente

| La Chorrera

| Estadio Maracaná

Plaza Amador

| Panama City

| Estadio Maracaná

San Francisco

| La Chorrera

| Estadio Agustín Sánchez

Santa Gema

| Arraiján

| Estadio Agustín Sánchez

Sporting San Miguelito

| San Miguelito

| Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia

Tauro

| Panama City

| Estadio Rommel Fernandez

Managerial changes

= Before the start of the season =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Replaced by

!Date of appointment

!Position in table

Plaza Amador

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Carlos García

| Sacked

| May 2018

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Jorge Santos

| May 2018

| th (TBD)

Tauro FC

| {{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo

| Contract Finished

| June 2018

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Carlos García

| June 2018

| th (TBD)

Arabe Unido

| {{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Guzman

| Contract Finished

| June 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Ruiz

| June 2018

| th (TBD)

= During the Apertura season =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!{{nowrap|Date of vacancy}}

!Replaced by

!{{nowrap|Date of appointment}}

!width=125px|Position in table

Tauro F.C.

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos García

| Sacked

| September 2018

| {{flagicon|URU}} Saúl Maldonado

| September 2018

| 10th (Apertura 2017)

Sporting San Miguelito

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Noel Gutierrez

| Mutual Agreement

| September 2018

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Gustavo Avila

| September 2018

| 9th (Apertura 2017)

San Francisco FC

| {{flagicon|COL}} Andres Dominguez

| Mutual Agreement

| September 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo

| September 2018

| 9th (Apertura 2017)

Arabe Unidos

| {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Ruiz

| Sacked

| September 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} José 'Chicho' Pérez

| September 2018

| th (Apertura 2017)

UD Universitario

| {{flagicon|COL}} Óscar Upegui

| Sacked

| September 2018

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Julio Medina

| September 2018

| th (Apertura 2017)

= Between Apertura and Clausura seasons =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Replaced by

!Date of appointment

!Position in table

Independiente FC

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Donaldo Gonzales

| Sacked

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Francisco Perlo

| December 2018

| 9th (Apertura 2018)

Plaza Amador

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Jorge Santos

| Sacked

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Javier Alvarez

| December 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Alianza

| {{flagicon|COL}} Jair Palacios

| Sacked

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Alberto Nino Valencia

| December 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

CD Universitario

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Julio Medina

| Sacked

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Onaindia

| December 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

San Francisco FC

| {{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Angulo

| Contract not renewed

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Gonzalo Soto

| December 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Costa Del Este FC

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Angel Sanchez

| Contract finished

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Carlos Pérez Porras

| December 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Sporting San Miguelito

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Gustavo Avila

| Sacked

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Jair Palacios

| December 2018

| th (Pre Season)

= During the Clausura season =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!{{nowrap|Date of vacancy}}

!Replaced by

!{{nowrap|Date of appointment}}

!width=125px|Position in table

Costa Del Este FC

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Carlos Pérez Porras

| Sacked

| February 2019

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Juan Carlos Fuentes

| February 2019

| 10th (Clausura 2019)

Santa Gema

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Jose Torres

| Sacked

| March 2019

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Carlos Rivera

| March 2019

| 10th (Clausura 2019)

CD Universitario

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Onaindia

| Sacked

| March 2019

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Donaldo Gonzales

| March 2019

| 10th (Clausura 2019)

Alianza

| {{flagicon|COL}} Alberto Nino Valencia

| Sacked

| March 2019

| {{flagicon|PAN}} Celio Garces

| March 2019

| 10th (Clausura 2019)

Apertura

= Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Apertura) =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Alianza

| {{flagicon

} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jair Palacios

| Keuka

| Balboa

|-

| Árabe Unido

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Carlos Ruiz

| Kelme

| Pizza Hut, Panama Colon, Aguaseo

|-

|CD Universitario

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Óscar Upegui

| Lotto

| McDonald's

|-

| Costa del Este F.C.

| {{flagicon|}}

| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Angel Sanchez

| Adidas

| McDonald's, Cremoso

|-

| Independiente

|

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Donaldo Gonzales

| Everlast

| Cemento Interoceanico, ECO Moda

|-

| Plaza Amador

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Jorge Santos

| Umbro

| Páguela Facil, Frosquito, Mercana

|-

| Santa Gema

| {{flagicon|}}

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Mario Anthony "Chalate" Torres

| Kelme

| ShowPro, PSA Panama

|-

| San Francisco

| Julio Quijano

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Andrés Domínguez

| Puma

| KFC, Banco General

|-

| Sporting San Miguelito

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Noel Gutierrez

| Keuka

| Los Andes, URBE, pío Pío

|-

| Tauro

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Carlos García

| Patrick

| Touritos, Argos, Caja de Ahorros

|}

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Apertura

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20182019/apertura/r47895/ Soccerway]

|team1=CDE |team2=ARA |team3=TAU |team4=PLA |team5=SFR |team6=ALI |team7=SGE |team8=UNI |team9=IND |team10=SSM

|update=complete

|win_ALI=5 |draw_ALI=8 |loss_ALI=5 |gf_ALI=16 |ga_ALI=17 |status_ALI=

|win_ARA=8 |draw_ARA=4 |loss_ARA=6 |gf_ARA=18 |ga_ARA=17 |status_ARA=

|win_CDE=7 |draw_CDE=8 |loss_CDE=3 |gf_CDE=18 |ga_CDE=12 |status_CDE=

|win_IND=4 |draw_IND=8 |loss_IND=6 |gf_IND=20 |ga_IND=22 |status_IND=

|win_PLA=6 |draw_PLA=7 |loss_PLA=5 |gf_PLA=15 |ga_PLA=14 |status_PLA=

|win_SFR=7 |draw_SFR=4 |loss_SFR=7 |gf_SFR=19 |ga_SFR=19 |status_SFR=

|win_SGE=5 |draw_SGE=7 |loss_SGE=6 |gf_SGE=20 |ga_SGE=24 |status_SGE=

|win_SSM=3 |draw_SSM=8 |loss_SSM=7 |gf_SSM=17 |ga_SSM=26 |status_SSM=

|win_TAU=7 |draw_TAU=6 |loss_TAU=5 |gf_TAU=33 |ga_TAU=20 |status_TAU=

|win_UNI=5 |draw_UNI=6 |loss_UNI=7 |gf_UNI=18 |ga_UNI=23 |status_UNI=

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF

|name_ALI=Alianza

|name_ARA=Árabe Unido

|name_CDE=Costa del Este

|name_IND=Independiente

|name_PLA=Plaza Amador

|name_SFR=San Francisco

|name_SGE=Santa Gema

|name_SSM=Sporting San Miguelito

|name_TAU=Tauro

|name_UNI=Universitario

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_SF=yellow1 |text_SF=Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)

|col_QF=yellow2 |text_QF=Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://us.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20182019/apertura/r47895/ Soccerway]

| update = completed

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ALI | team2= ARA | team3= CDE | team4= IND | team5= PLA | team6= SFR | team7= SGE | team8= SSM | team9= TAU | team10= UNI

| name_ALI = Alianza

| name_ARA = Árabe Unido

| name_CDE = Costa del Este

| name_IND = Independiente

| name_PLA = Plaza Amador

| name_SFR = San Francisco

| name_SGE = Santa Gema

| name_SSM = Sporting San Miguelito

| name_TAU = Tauro

| name_UNI = Universitario

| match_ALI_ARA = 0-2

| match_ALI_CDE = 1-0

| match_ALI_IND = 2-1

| match_ALI_PLA = 0-0

| match_ALI_SFR = 1-0

| match_ALI_SGE = 2-2

| match_ALI_SSM = 1-1

| match_ALI_TAU = 0-1

| match_ALI_UNI = 2-0

| match_ARA_ALI = 1-0

| match_ARA_CDE = 0-0

| match_ARA_IND = 2-0

| match_ARA_PLA = 0-1

| match_ARA_SFR = 2-1

| match_ARA_SGE = 2-2

| match_ARA_SSM = 1-1

| match_ARA_TAU = 0-0

| match_ARA_UNI = 1-0

| match_CDE_ALI = 2-2

| match_CDE_ARA = 2-0

| match_CDE_IND = 3-0

| match_CDE_PLA = 1-0

| match_CDE_SFR = 0-0

| match_CDE_SGE = 0-1

| match_CDE_SSM = 2-1

| match_CDE_TAU = 0-0

| match_CDE_UNI = 0-3

| match_IND_ALI = 0-0

| match_IND_ARA = 2-0

| match_IND_CDE = 0-0

| match_IND_PLA = 1-2

| match_IND_SFR = 1-1

| match_IND_SGE = 1-1

| match_IND_SSM = 1-1

| match_IND_TAU = 2-2

| match_IND_UNI = 2-2

| match_PLA_ALI = 1-1

| match_PLA_ARA = 1-3

| match_PLA_CDE = 1-1

| match_PLA_IND = 1-0

| match_PLA_SFR = 0-1

| match_PLA_SGE = 1-1

| match_PLA_SSM = 0-1

| match_PLA_TAU = 2-1

| match_PLA_UNI = 1-1

| match_SFR_ALI = 1-0

| match_SFR_ARA = 0-1

| match_SFR_CDE = 1-2

| match_SFR_IND = 1-2

| match_SFR_PLA = 1-0

| match_SFR_SGE = 1-2

| match_SFR_SSM = 2-2

| match_SFR_TAU = 2-3

| match_SFR_UNI = 1-1

| match_SGE_ALI = 2-0

| match_SGE_ARA = 1-2

| match_SGE_CDE = 1-2

| match_SGE_IND = 0-2

| match_SGE_PLA = 0-2

| match_SGE_SFR = 0-1

| match_SGE_SSM = 1-1

| match_SGE_TAU = 2-1

| match_SGE_UNI = 2-1

| match_SSM_ALI = 0-1

| match_SSM_ARA = 1-0

| match_SSM_CDE = 0-0

| match_SSM_IND = 1-1

| match_SSM_PLA = 1-2

| match_SSM_SFR = 1-2

| match_SSM_SGE = 1-1

| match_SSM_TAU = 1-3

| match_SSM_UNI = 1-3

| match_TAU_ALI = 2-2

| match_TAU_ARA = 4-1

| match_TAU_CDE = 1-1

| match_TAU_IND = 1-3

| match_TAU_PLA = 0-0

| match_TAU_SFR = 1-2

| match_TAU_SGE = 3-0

| match_TAU_SSM = 5-0

| match_TAU_UNI = 1-2

| match_UNI_ALI = 1-1

| match_UNI_ARA = 1-0

| match_UNI_CDE = 0-2

| match_UNI_IND = 2-1

| match_UNI_PLA = 0-0

| match_UNI_SFR = 0-1

| match_UNI_SGE = 1-1

| match_UNI_SSM = 0-2

| match_UNI_TAU = 0-4

}}

=Playoffs=

==Quarterfinals==

{{Football box

|id="Plaza Amador v San Francisco"

|date= {{Start date|2018|11|15}}

|time= 12:00

|team1= Plaza Amador

|score= 1 – 2

|team2= San Francisco

|report=

|goals1= Jose Murillo {{goal|90}}

|goals2= Guido Rouse {{goal|14}}
Jhamal Rodriguez {{goal|78}}

|stadium= Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, Panama City

|attendance=

|referee= Victor Rios

}}

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{{Football box

|id="Tauro v Alianza"

|date= {{Start date|2018|11|15}}

|time= 13:00

|team1= Tauro

|score= 1 – 0

|team2= Alianza

|report= [http://www.radiopanama.com.pa/noticias/deportes/enrico-small-mete-al-tauro-en-semifinales/20181115/nota/3825072.aspx]

|goals1= Enrico Small {{goal|88}}

|goals2= None

|stadium= Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez

|attendance=

|referee= Jose Kellys

}}

==Semifinals==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Árabe Unido||1 – 3|Tauro ||0 – 2|1 – 1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Costa del Este ||4 – 3|San Francisco ||3 – 1|0 – 0}}

{{end}}

===First leg===

{{Football box

|id="Tauro v Arabe Unido"

|date= {{Start date|2018|11|18}}

|time= 8:00pm

|team1= Tauro

|score =2 – 0

|team2= Árabe Unido

|report= [https://ensegundos.com.pa/2018/11/18/tauro-gana-2-0-a-arabe-unido-en-semifinales-del-futbol-panameno/]

|goals1= Enrico Small {{goal|34}}
Gustavo Chará {{goal|93}}

|goals2= None

|stadium= Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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{{Football box

|id="TBD v Costa del Este"

|date= {{Start date|2018|11|19}}

|time= 6:00pm

|team1= San Francisco

|score =1 – 3

|team2= Costa del Este F.C.

|report=

|goals1= Edson Samms {{goal|26}}

|goals2= Ernesto Sinclair {{goal|11}} {{goal|22}} {{goal|45}}

|stadium= Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

===Second leg===

{{Football box

|id = "Arabe Unido v Tauro"

|date = {{Start date|2018|11|24}}

|time = 8:00pm

|team1 = Árabe Unido

|score = 1 – 1

|team2 = Tauro

|report =

|goals1 = Edwin Aguilar {{goal|37}}

|goals2 = Blas Perez {{goal|92}}

|stadium = Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Tauro won 3-1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id="Costa del Este v San Francisco"

|date= {{Start date|2018|11|25}}

|time= 7:00pm

|team1= Costa del Este F.C.

|score =1 – 2

|team2= San Francisco

|report=

|goals1= Ernesto Sinclair {{goal|55}}

|goals2= Ervin Zorrila {{goal|47}}
Guido Rouse {{goal|65}}

|stadium= Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez, Panama City

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Costa del Este won 4-3 on aggregate.

==Final==

{{Football box

|id=Apertura: Costa del Este v Tauro

|date={{Start date|2018|12|1}}

|time=20:00 UTC−6

|team1= Costa del Este

|score= 1-2

|team2= Tauro

|report= [ ]

|goals1= Edwin Aguilar own {{goal|15}}

|goals2= Edwin Aguilar {{goal|3}}
Jesus Gonzales {{goal|119}}

|stadium=Estadio Rommel Fernández

|attendance= TBD

|referee= John Pitti }}

Clausura

= Personnel and sponsoring (2019 Clausura) =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Alianza

| {{flagicon

} TBD

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Celio Garces

| Keuka

| Cemento Interoceanico

|-

| Árabe Unido

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} José 'Chicho' Pérez

| Kelme

| Pizza Hut

|-

| Unión Deportivo Universitario

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Donaldo Gonzales

| Keuka

| EGS, NCO

|-

| Costa del Este F.C.

| {{flagicon|}}

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Juan Carlos Fuentes

| Adidas

| McDonald's, Cremoso

|-

| Independiente

| {{flagicon|}}

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Francisco Perlo

| Everlast

| Cemento Interoces, Eco Moda, Las Anclas, Preval

|-

| Plaza Amador

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Javier Alvarez

| Umbro

| Balboa

|-

| Santa Gema

| {{flagicon|}}

| {{flagicon|Panama}} Carlos Rivera

| Kelme

| ShowPro

|-

| San Francisco

| {{flagicon|}}Julio Quijano

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Gonzalo Soto

| Puma

| KFC, Canon, Banco General, Balboa

|-

| Sporting San Miguelito

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jair Palacios

| Keuka

| Pio Pio, Los Andes Mall, GMG, Melo

|-

| Tauro

| {{flagicon|}} TBD

| {{flagicon|URU}} Saul Maldonado

| Patrick

| Publica Amarias, Dominos, Estrella Azul, Argos, Capital Bank

|}

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Clausura

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20182019/clausura/r47898/ Soccerway]

|team1=SFR |team2=ARA |team3=IND |team4=TAU |team5=SSM |team6=UNI |team7=PLA |team8=CDE |team9=ALI |team10=SGE

|update=complete

|win_ALI=4 |draw_ALI=3 |loss_ALI=11 |gf_ALI=14 |ga_ALI=30 |status_ALI=

|win_ARA=10 |draw_ARA=5 |loss_ARA=3 |gf_ARA=28 |ga_ARA=17 |status_ARA=

|win_CDE=6 |draw_CDE=5 |loss_CDE=7 |gf_CDE=20 |ga_CDE=18 |status_CDE=

|win_IND=10 |draw_IND=4 |loss_IND=4 |gf_IND=30 |ga_IND=18 |status_IND=

|win_PLA=6 |draw_PLA=6 |loss_PLA=6 |gf_PLA=16 |ga_PLA=12 |status_PLA=

|win_SFR=11 |draw_SFR=5 |loss_SFR=2 |gf_SFR=33 |ga_SFR=15 |status_SFR=

|win_SGE=0 |draw_SGE=0 |loss_SGE=18 |gf_SGE=7 |ga_SGE=50 |status_SGE=

|win_SSM=8 |draw_SSM=4 |loss_SSM=6 |gf_SSM=21 |ga_SSM=15 |status_SSM=

|win_TAU=8 |draw_TAU=4 |loss_TAU=6 |gf_TAU=24 |ga_TAU=18 |status_TAU=

|win_UNI=7 |draw_UNI=4 |loss_UNI=7 |gf_UNI=22 |ga_UNI=22 |status_UNI=

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF

|name_ALI=Alianza

|name_ARA=Árabe Unido

|name_CDE=Costa del Este

|name_IND=Independiente

|name_PLA=Plaza Amador

|name_SFR=San Francisco

|name_SGE=Santa Gema

|name_SSM=Sporting San Miguelito

|name_TAU=Tauro

|name_UNI=Universitario

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_SF=yellow1 |text_SF=Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)

|col_QF=yellow2 |text_QF=Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://us.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20182019/clausura/r47898/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ALI | team2= ARA | team3= CDE | team4= IND | team5= PLA | team6= SFR | team7= SGE | team8= SSM | team9= TAU | team10= UNI

| name_ALI = Alianza

| name_ARA = Árabe Unido

| name_CDE = Costa del Este

| name_IND = Independiente

| name_PLA = Plaza Amador

| name_SFR = San Francisco

| name_SGE = Santa Gema

| name_SSM = Sporting San Miguelito

| name_TAU = Tauro

| name_UNI = Universitario

| match_ALI_ARA = 0-1

| match_ALI_CDE = 1-0

| match_ALI_IND = 0-2

| match_ALI_PLA = 0-3

| match_ALI_SFR = 0-1

| match_ALI_SGE = 3-1

| match_ALI_SSM = 0-1

| match_ALI_TAU = 0-2

| match_ALI_UNI = 0-3

| match_ARA_ALI = 4-1

| match_ARA_CDE = 2-0

| match_ARA_IND = 3-3

| match_ARA_PLA = 1-1

| match_ARA_SFR = 1-4

| match_ARA_SGE = 3-0

| match_ARA_SSM = 1-0

| match_ARA_TAU = 1-0

| match_ARA_UNI = 1-2

| match_CDE_ALI = 3-0

| match_CDE_ARA = 0-1

| match_CDE_IND = 1-2

| match_CDE_PLA = 0-0

| match_CDE_SFR = 1-1

| match_CDE_SGE = 3-0

| match_CDE_SSM = 1-0

| match_CDE_TAU = 1-0

| match_CDE_UNI = 0-2

| match_IND_ALI = 2-0

| match_IND_ARA = 0-2

| match_IND_CDE = 0-0

| match_IND_PLA = 2-1

| match_IND_SFR = 2-2

| match_IND_SGE = 2-0

| match_IND_SSM = 2-1

| match_IND_TAU = 4-3

| match_IND_UNI = 0-0

| match_PLA_ALI = 1-1

| match_PLA_ARA = 2-1

| match_PLA_CDE = 0-0

| match_PLA_IND = 1-0

| match_PLA_SFR = 0-1

| match_PLA_SGE = 3-0

| match_PLA_SSM = 0-1

| match_PLA_TAU = 0-1

| match_PLA_UNI = 0-0

| match_SFR_ALI = 2-2

| match_SFR_ARA = 1-1

| match_SFR_CDE = 3-0

| match_SFR_IND = 0-1

| match_SFR_PLA = 2-1

| match_SFR_SGE = 3-0

| match_SFR_SSM = 2-1

| match_SFR_TAU = 2-0

| match_SFR_UNI = 0-0

| match_SGE_ALI = 0-4

| match_SGE_ARA = 2-3

| match_SGE_CDE = 0-3

| match_SGE_IND = 0-3

| match_SGE_PLA = 0-1

| match_SGE_SFR = 1-3

| match_SGE_SSM = 0-1

| match_SGE_TAU = 1-2

| match_SGE_UNI = 2-4

| match_SSM_ALI = 1-1

| match_SSM_ARA = 0-0

| match_SSM_CDE = 5-2

| match_SSM_IND = 1-0

| match_SSM_PLA = 0-0

| match_SSM_SFR = 2-1

| match_SSM_SGE = 3-0

| match_SSM_TAU = 1-1

| match_SSM_UNI = 1-0

| match_TAU_ALI = 0-1

| match_TAU_ARA = 0-0

| match_TAU_CDE = 1-1

| match_TAU_IND = 2-1

| match_TAU_PLA = 2-1

| match_TAU_SFR = 1-3

| match_TAU_SGE = 3-0

| match_TAU_SSM = 2-1

| match_TAU_UNI = 4-0

| match_UNI_ALI = 3-0

| match_UNI_ARA = 1-2

| match_UNI_CDE = 0-4

| match_UNI_IND = 1-4

| match_UNI_PLA = 0-1

| match_UNI_SFR = 1-2

| match_UNI_SGE = 3-0

| match_UNI_SSM = 2-1

| match_UNI_TAU = 0-0

}}

=Playoffs=

==Quarterfinals==

{{Football box

| id = "Independiente v Universitario"

| date = {{Start date|2019|05|14}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Independiente

| team2 = Universitario

| report = https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/15/panama/lpf/panama-ca-independiente-de-la-chorrera/panama-cd-universitario/3019011/?ICID=PL_MS_01

| goals1 = Aguilar {{goal|23}}
Torres {{goal|40}}

| goals2 = Dinalos {{goal|78}}

| stadium = Estadio Agustín Sánchez

| attendance =

| referee = Ameth Sánchez

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 2

| score2 = 1

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location = La Chorrera

| aet =

}}

----

{{Football box

| id = "Tauro v Sporting San Miguelito"

| date = {{Start date|2019|05|14}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Tauro

| team2 = Sporting San Miguelito

| report = https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/15/panama/lpf/tauro-fc/sporting-89/3019012/?ICID=PL_MS_02

| goals1 = Catuy {{goal|15}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández

| attendance =

| referee = Victor Rios

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 1

| score2 = 0

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location = Panama City

| aet =

}}

==Semifinals==

===First leg===

{{Football box

| id = "Tauro v San Francisco"

| date = {{Start date|2019|05|18}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Tauro

| team2 = San Francisco

| report =

| goals1 = Ariano {{goal|58}}

| goals2 = Zúñiga {{goal|34}}

| stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández

| attendance =

| referee = John Pitti

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 1

| score2 = 1

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location = Panama City

| aet =

}}

----

{{Football box

| id = "Independiente v Árabe Unido"

| date = {{Start date|2019|05|19}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Independiente

| team2 = Árabe Unido

| report =

| goals1 = Negrete {{goal|41}}
Aguilar {{goal|65}}

| goals2 = Arroyo {{goal|31}}

| stadium = Estadio Agustín Sánchez

| attendance =

| referee = Oliver Vergara

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 2

| score2 = 1

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location = La Chorrera

| aet =

}}

===Second leg===

{{Football box

| id = "Árabe Unido v Independiente"

| date = {{Start date|2019|05|24}}

| time = 18:00

| team1 = Árabe Unido

| team2 = Independiente

| report =

| goals1 =

  • Heraldez {{goal|7}}
  • Cox {{goal|63}}

| goals2 =

  • Negrete {{goal|5}}

| stadium = Estadio Armando Dely Valdés

| attendance =

| referee = Ameth Sánchez

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 2

| score2 = 1

| penaltyscore = 4-5

| penalties1 =

  • Cañate {{pengoal}}
  • Brown {{pengoal}}
  • Ferrera {{pengoal}}
  • Cox {{pengoal}}
  • Arroyo {{penmiss}}
  • Pereira {{penmiss}}

| penalties2 =

  • Aguilar {{penmiss}}
  • Bolívar {{pengoal}}
  • Espinoza {{pengoal}}
  • Negrete {{pengoal}}
  • Torres {{pengoal}}
  • Edwards {{pengoal}}

| location = Colón

| aet =

}}

----

{{Football box

| id = "San Francisco v Tauro"

| date = {{Start date|2019|05|25}}

| time = 18:00

| team1 = San Francisco

| team2 = Tauro

| report =

| goals1 = Jhamal Rodríguez {{goal|42|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Agustín Sánchez

| attendance =

| referee = Victor Rios

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 1

| score2 = 0

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location = La Chorrera

| aet =

}}

==Final==

{{Football box

| id = "San Francisco v Independiente"

| date = {{Start date|2019|06|01}}

| time = 18:00

| team1 = San Francisco

| team2 = Independiente

| report =

| goals1 = Guido Rouse {{goal|120+4}}

| goals2 = Abdiel Ayarza {{goal|117}}

| stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández

| attendance =

| referee = John Pitti

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 1

| score2 = 1

| penaltyscore = 1-4

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location = Panama City

| aet = y

}}

Aggregate table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Aggregate table

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20182019/apertura/r47895/ Soccerway] [https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20182019/clausura/r47898/ Soccerway]

|team1=SFR |team2=ARA |team3=TAU |team4=IND |team5=CDE |team6=PLA |team7=UNI |team8=SSM |team9=ALI |team10=SGE

|update=complete

|win_ALI={{#expr:5+4}} |draw_ALI={{#expr:8+3}}|loss_ALI={{#expr:5+11}}|gf_ALI={{#expr:16+14}}|ga_ALI={{#expr:17+30}}

|win_ARA={{#expr:8+10}}|draw_ARA={{#expr:4+5}}|loss_ARA={{#expr:6+3}} |gf_ARA={{#expr:18+28}}|ga_ARA={{#expr:17+17}}

|win_CDE={{#expr:7+6}} |draw_CDE={{#expr:8+5}}|loss_CDE={{#expr:3+7}} |gf_CDE={{#expr:18+20}}|ga_CDE={{#expr:12+18}}

|win_IND={{#expr:4+10}}|draw_IND={{#expr:8+4}}|loss_IND={{#expr:6+4}} |gf_IND={{#expr:20+30}}|ga_IND={{#expr:22+18}}

|win_PLA={{#expr:6+6}} |draw_PLA={{#expr:7+6}}|loss_PLA={{#expr:5+6}} |gf_PLA={{#expr:15+16}}|ga_PLA={{#expr:14+12}}

|win_SFR={{#expr:7+11}}|draw_SFR={{#expr:4+5}}|loss_SFR={{#expr:7+2}} |gf_SFR={{#expr:19+33}}|ga_SFR={{#expr:19+15}}

|win_SGE={{#expr:5+0}} |draw_SGE={{#expr:7+0}}|loss_SGE={{#expr:6+18}}|gf_SGE={{#expr:20+7}} |ga_SGE={{#expr:24+50}}

|win_SSM={{#expr:3+8}} |draw_SSM={{#expr:8+4}}|loss_SSM={{#expr:7+6}} |gf_SSM={{#expr:17+21}}|ga_SSM={{#expr:26+15}}

|win_TAU={{#expr:7+8}} |draw_TAU={{#expr:6+4}}|loss_TAU={{#expr:5+6}} |gf_TAU={{#expr:33+24}}|ga_TAU={{#expr:20+18}}

|win_UNI={{#expr:5+7}} |draw_UNI={{#expr:6+4}}|loss_UNI={{#expr:7+7}} |gf_UNI={{#expr:18+22}}|ga_UNI={{#expr:23+22}}

|status_TAU=Q |result3=APE

|status_IND=Q |result4=CLA

|status_SFR=Q |result1=CL3

|status_SGE=R |result10=REL

|name_ALI=Alianza

|name_ARA=Árabe Unido

|name_CDE=Costa del Este

|name_IND=Independiente

|name_PLA=Plaza Amador

|name_SFR=San Francisco

|name_SGE=Santa Gema

|name_SSM=Sporting San Miguelito

|name_TAU=Tauro

|name_UNI=Universitario

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_APE=blue1 |text_APE=CONCACAF League round of 16

|col_CLA=blue1 |text_CLA=CONCACAF League round of 16

|col_CL3=blue2 |text_CL3=CONCACAF League preliminary round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to {{season link|2019–20|Liga Nacional de Ascenso|Liga de Ascenso}}

|note_res_APE=As Apertura champions (PAN1)

|note_res_CLA=As Clausura champions (PAN2)

|note_res_CL3=As runners-up with better aggregate record (PAN3)

}}

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players for the 2018-2019. 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 [https://www.laverdadpanama.com/fichajes-de-extranjeros-en-futbol-panameno/]

{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}

Alianza

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Robyn Pertuz
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Adrian Ararat
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Edwin Grueso
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Mike Campaz
  • {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yeferson Paz
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Mauricio Castaño 13px
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Giandemir Jaen Ríos 13px

Arabe Unido

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Faber Gil
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Raul Peñaranda 13px
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Mauricio Castaño
  • {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Miguel Lloyd 13px
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Johnatan Mosquera

Chosta del Este FC

  • {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Daniel Blanco
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Ariel Bonilla x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Andres Escobar x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} David Loaiza x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Julian Munoz x

Independiente

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} David Uribe x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Gerardo Negrete x
  • {{flagicon|Cuba}} Arichel Hernandez x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Gustavo Bolivar
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Abel Marcovecchio x

Plaza Amador

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Nicolás Parodi
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Tamburell

Santa Gema

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Cano x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jhoan Romero x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Milton Segura x

San Francisco FC

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Emerson Hurtado
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Cristian Pérez
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Humberto Mendoza

Sporting San Miguelito

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Wilmer Largacha 13px
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jorge Sandoval x
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Daniel Cano

Tauro FC

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Alexander Amut
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Gustavo Chara 13px
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Andrés Balanta
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Spain}} Santiago Feuillassier

UD Universitario

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Gianfranco Cao
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Cristian Fabbiani 13px
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Oliver Fula
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Richard Okunorobo

{{colend}}

13px (player released mid season)

13px (player released during Apertura and Clausura)