2009 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2009 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season was the 22nd season of top-flight football in Panama.

Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Season2009
ChampionsApertura I: San Francisco (6th title)
Apertura II: Árabe Unido (5th title)
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions LeagueSan Francisco
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeagueÁrabe Unido
Top goalscorerApertura I: Edwin Aguilar (18 goals)
Apertura II: Armando Polo (12 goals)
Biggest home winSporting San Miguelito 7–0 Alianza
Biggest away winAlianza 1–4 Atlético Veragüense
Highest scoringAtlético Veragüense 3–5 Tauro
San Francisco 3–5 Tauro
Sporting San Miguelito 4–4 Tauro
Atlético Chiriquí 4–4 Tauro
2008

Teams

ClubCityStadium
AlianzaPanama CityEstadio Camping Resort
Árabe UnidoColónEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
Atlético ChiriquíDavidEstadio San Cristobal
Atlético VeragüenseSantiagoEstadio Aristocles Castillo
ChepoChepoCancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández (in Panama City)
ChorrilloPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
Plaza AmadorPanama CityEstadio Javier Cruz
San FranciscoLa ChorreraEstadio Agustín Sánchez
Sporting San MiguelitoSan MiguelitoEstadio Bernardo Gil
TauroPanama CityCancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández (in Panama City)

Apertura I

First round

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Tauro1810624023+1736Qualified to the final round
2Atlético Chiriquí1810353519+1633
3San Francisco1810352916+1333
4Chorrillo188823217+1532
5Chepo1810263724+1332
6Sporting San Miguelito188462819+928
7Árabe Unido187472924+525
8Atlético Veragüense1834112044−2413
9Alianza1825112243−2111
10Plaza Amador1821151356−437
Source: [citation needed]

Results table

Home \ AwayALIÁRAACHAVECHECHOPLASANSPOTAU
Alianza1–34–41–10–40–01–00–30–32–3
Árabe Unido2–02–06–01–31–34–00–11–02–3
Atl. Chiríqui2–32–03–01–00–04–03–03–01–2
Atl. Veragüense4–33–01–22–40–41–00–11–10–1
Chepo2–01–10–14–11–14–12–00–14–1
Chorrillo3–31–12–12–22–05–11–21–01–1
Plaza Amador2–12–01–41–12–31–40–50–11–2
San Francisco3–01–12–12–11–20–14–01–11–0
Sporting2–21–21–25–12–12–05–02–11–1
Tauro2–12–21–14–16–21–17–11–12–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Semifinals (agg)Final
      
Chorrillo6
Tauro1
Chorrillo0
San Francisco0
San Francisco3
Atlético Chiriquí2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Chorrillo3–1Tauro
Angel Lombardo 31'
Johnny Ruiz 38'
Bernardo Palma 85'
Edwin Aguilar 45'

Tauro0–3Chorrillo
Johnny Ruiz 60'
Rennan Addles 76'
Johnny Ruiz 82'

Semifinal 2


Atlético Chiriquí1–3San Francisco
Clive Trottman 76'Ricardo Phillips 12'
Brunet Hay 47'
Boris Alfaro 55'

Final

Chorrillo0–0San Francisco
Penalties
Engie Mitre
Caio Milan
Johnny Ruiz
Diego Mosquera
Marcos Villareal
Derek James
Julio Medina III
Cesar Blackman
4–5 Victor Herrera
Brunet Hay
Wess Torres
Alberto Manotas
Manuel Torres
William Negrete
Amir White
Ricardo Phillips


 Apertura 2009 champion 
San Francisco
6th title

San Francisco qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerScored forGoals
1 Edwin AguilarTauro18
2 Johnny RuizChorrillo17
3 Luis JaramilloChepo11
4 Auriel GallardoAtlético Chiriquí10
5 Rennan AddlesChorrillo9
Boris AlfaroSan Francisco9
Oscar VargasAtlético Chiriquí9
8 Orlando RodríguezÁrabe Unido8
9 Luis EscobarTauro6
Armando PoloSporting San Miguelito6
Anthony ValdesChiriquí6

Apertura II

The Apertura II (officially the 2009 Copa Digicel Apertura for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It started August 8 and ended on December 13. Árabe Unido were crowned champions of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol for the fifth time after beating Tauro 3-2 in the final. With this win Árabe Unido earned a spot in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

First round

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Árabe Unido1811522812+1638Qualified to the final round
2Atlético Chiriquí1811253626+1035
3Tauro189543822+1632
4Chorrillo187652121027
5San Francisco187562523+226
6Sporting San Miguelito187473730+725
7Plaza Amador187382630−424
8Chepo183871625−917
9Atlético Veragüense1834112236−1413
10Alianza1816111236−249
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ AwayALIÁRAACHAVECHECHOPLASANSPOTAU
Alianza0–01–21–40–01–12–12–20–20–2
Árabe Unido3–02–14–21–02–13–11–12–02–0
Atl. Chiríqui3–12–14–03–01–04–22–03–00–2
Atl. Veragüense0–00–01–21–10–13–00–11–03–5
Chepo3–20–12–22–01–11–30–03–31–0
Chorrillo1–01–01–12–22–12–33–23–22–1
Plaza Amador1–10–22–14–22–00–02–13–40–0
San Francisco2–00–14–03–20–01–01–01–03–5
Sporting7–02–22–32–11–13–01–23–14–4
Tauro2–11–15–24–03–00–02–02–20–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Semifinals (agg)Final
      
Árabe Unido4
Chorrillo3
Árabe Unido3
Tauro2
Atlético Chiriquí4
Tauro7

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Chorrillo3–0Árabe Unido
Johnny Ruiz 15' 47'
Alcibiades Rojas 77'

Semifinal 2


Atlético Chiriquí4–4Tauro
Auriel Gallardo 10'
Davis Granados 56'
Gabriel Ávila 62'
Javier Mercado 65'
Ricardo Amor 9'
Luis Tejada 41' 59'
Temistocles Perez 90'

Final

Árabe Unido3–2Tauro
Mendieta, Jr. 14'
Carroll 77'
Rodríguez 89'
Pérez 28', 54'


 Apertura II 2009 champion 
Árabe Unido
5th title

Árabe Unido qualified for 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top goalscorers

PositionPlayerScored forGoals
1 Armando PoloSporting San Miguelito12
2 Orlando Rodríguez
Luis Tejada
Johan de Avila
Árabe Unido
Tauro
Atlético Veragüense
10
5 Edwin AguilarTauro9
6 Luis MoralesSporting San Miguelito8
7 Anthony Basile
Johnny Ruiz
Temistocles Perez
Luis Escobar
Plaza Amador
Chorrillo
Tauro
Tauro
7

Relegation table

For the second year in a row, Alianza had the fewest points at the end of the season and had to face Liga Nacional de Ascenso champion Río Abajo. Just as last year, Alianza defeated Río Abajo and stayed in the LPF.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Tauro36191167845+3368
2Atlético Chiriquí36215107145+2668
3Árabe Unido3618995736+2163
4San Francisco36178115439+1559
5Chorrillo36151475338+1559
6Sporting San Miguelito36158136548+1753
7Chepo361310135349+449
8Plaza Amador3694233986−4731
9Atlético Veragüense3668224280−3826
10Alianza36311223479−4520Relegation playoff
Source: [citation needed]

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