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 2020 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2020 Torneo Clausura, the PAN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 CONCACAF League Round of 16:
- 2020 Apertura/Clausura champions
- 2020 CONCACAF League Preliminary Round:
- 2020 non-champion with the most 2020 PAN1 Aggregate Table points
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2020 Torneo Apertura and 2019 Torneo Aperatura into the 2020 PAN1 Aggregate Table.
Due to COVID-19, the PAN1 Apertura season was cut short at 8 regular season matches per team, and the Apertura Playoffs were cancelled.
Leagues Pyramid - Panama
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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PAN1 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 10 |
PAN2 | Liga Nacional de Ascenso | 14 |
PAN3 | Copa Rommel Fernández | 20 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Apertura - Regular 25 Jan 2020 - 9 May 2020 Apertura - Playoffs 12 May 2020 - 31 May 2020 | Clausura - Regular 22 Oct 2020 - 7 Dec 2020 Clausura - Playoffs 10 Dec 2020 - 20 Dec 2020 | 10: PAN1 (9), PAN2 (1) |
Season Format
The 2020 PAN1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each PAN1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 PAN1 teams for a total of 18 league matches. 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 top 6 eligible PAN1 teams participate in playoffs. In the Playoffs, the 3rd place team host the 6th place team, and the 4th place team hosts the 5th place team in Knockout matches. In the Semifinals, the Playoffs winners play Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins matches (lowest ranked team plays the highest ranked team, etc.). The Semifinals winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Final.
Relegation
Immediately following the 2020 Torneo Clausura, the 10th place team in the 2020 PAN1 Aggregate Table is immediately relegated to the PAN2, and the 1st place PAN2 team is promoted to the 2021 PAN1.
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Clausura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Independiente | 31 | San Francisco FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Clausura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Costa del Este FC | 12 | Independiente |
13.12.20 | Costa del Este FC | 12 | Independiente | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
16.12.20 | Independiente | 00 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Aggregate | San Francisco FC | 42 | Tauro FC |
14.12.20 | San Francisco FC | 20 | Tauro FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
17.12.20 | Tauro FC | 22 | San Francisco FC | Estadio Javier Cruz |
Clausura - Playoffs
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Alianza FC | 14 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Javier Cruz |
San Francisco FC | 10 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
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 | |
1 | Independiente | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | - | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Tauro FC | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Alianza FC | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
4 | San Francisco FC | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
5 | CD Plaza Amador | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Costa del Este FC | 9 | 2 -6-1 | 12 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
7 | CD Árabe Unido | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 11 | 13 | -2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
8 | Sporting San Miguelito | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | - | 10 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
9 | CA Chiriquí | 9 | 0 -5-4 | 5 | - | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
10 | CD Universitario | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | - | 3 | 18 | -15 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
Clausura - Semifinals Clausura - Playoffs |
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 | |
1 | CD Universitario | 8 | 5 -3-0 | 18 | - | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Tauro FC | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | - | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
3 | CD Árabe Unido | 8 | 5 -0-3 | 15 | - | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
4 | San Francisco FC | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
5 | Sporting San Miguelito | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
6 | Independiente | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | - | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
7 | Alianza FC | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | - | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
8 | CD Plaza Amador | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | - | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
9 | Costa del Este FC | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
10 | CA Chiriquí | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 1 | - | 2 | 13 | -11 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
Apertura - Semifinals Apertura - Playoffs |
Results
San Francisco FC | 00 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
CD Plaza Amador | 10 | Alianza FC | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
CA Chiriquí | 01 | Tauro FC | Estadio San Cristóbal |
CD Árabe Unido | 21 | CD Universitario | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
Sporting San Miguelito | 02 | Independiente | Estadio Javier Cruz |
Tauro FC | 10 | San Francisco FC | Estadio Javier Cruz |
San Francisco FC | 11 | Independiente | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Costa del Este FC | 11 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Alianza FC | 00 | CD Universitario | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Tauro FC | 12 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Javier Cruz |
San Francisco FC | 30 | CD Árabe Unido | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Independiente | 20 | CA Chiriquí | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |
Independiente | 00 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Costa del Este FC | 11 | CD Árabe Unido | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
CA Chiriquí | 12 | Alianza FC | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |
CD Universitario | 14 | Sporting San Miguelito | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |
Alianza FC | 52 | CD Árabe Unido | Estadio Javier Cruz |
CA Chiriquí | 33 | Costa del Este FC | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |
Sporting San Miguelito | 01 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Javier Cruz |
CD Universitario | 14 | Tauro FC | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |