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 2021 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2021 Torneo Apertura, the PAN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 CONCACAF League Round of 16:
- 2020 Clausura champion
- 2021 Apertura champion
- 2021 CONCACAF League Preliminary Round:
- 2021 non-champion with the most 2021 PAN1 Aggregate Table points
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2021 Torneo Apertura and 2020 Torneo Aperatura into the 2021 PAN1 Aggregate Table.
Leagues Pyramid - Panama
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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PAN1 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 12 |
PAN2 | Liga Nacional de Ascenso | - |
PAN3 | Copa Rommel Fernández | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Apertura - Regular 18 Feb 2021 - 7 May 2021 Apertura - Playoffs 10 May 2021 - 31 May 2021 | Clausura - Regular 1 Jul 2021 - 20 Nov 2021 Clausura - Playoffs 23 Nov 2021 - 15 Dec 2021 | 12: PAN1 (10), PAN2 (2) |
Season Format
The 2021 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 2021 Torneo Clausura, the 11th and 12th place teams in the 2021 PAN1 Aggregate Table are immediately relegated to the PAN2.
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Clausura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Tauro FC | 30 | Azuero FC |
Clausura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Veraguas FC | 12 | Azuero FC |
27.11.21 | Veraguas FC | 11 | Azuero FC | Estadio Omar Torrijos Herrera |
04.12.21 | Azuero FC | 10 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Los Milagros |
Aggregate | Alianza FC | 01 | Tauro FC |
29.11.21 | Alianza FC | 00 | Tauro FC | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
05.12.21 | Tauro FC | 10 | Alianza FC | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
Clausura - Playoffs
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
CD Plaza Amador | 01 | Veraguas FC | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
Independiente | 13 | Alianza FC | 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 | |
EAST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tauro FC | 16 | 9 -5-2 | 32 | - | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 -5-0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
2 | CD Plaza Amador | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | - | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
3 | Alianza FC | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | - | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
4 | Costa del Este FC | 16 | 4 -10-2 | 22 | - | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 -6-0 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
5 | CD Árabe Unido | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | - | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
6 | Sporting San Miguelito | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | - | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
WEST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Azuero FC | 16 | 5 -9-2 | 24 | - | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 | 3 -5-0 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
2 | Independiente | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | - | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
3 | Veraguas FC | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | - | 12 | 18 | -6 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
4 | CD Universitario | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | - | 15 | 20 | -5 | 8 | 3 -0-5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
5 | CA Chiriquí | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | - | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 1 -5-2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
6 | San Francisco FC | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | - | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
Clausura - Semifinals Clausura - Playoffs |
Apertura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Universitario | 12 | CD Plaza Amador |
29.05.21 | CD Universitario | 12 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Universitario FC |
Apertura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Veraguas FC | 02 | CD Universitario |
15.05.21 | Veraguas FC | 00 | CD Universitario | Estadio Omar Torrijos Herrera |
22.05.21 | CD Universitario | 20 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Universitario FC |
Aggregate | Sporting San Miguelito | 12 | CD Plaza Amador |
16.05.21 | Sporting San Miguelito | 01 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Javier Cruz |
23.05.21 | CD Plaza Amador | 11 | Sporting San Miguelito | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
Apertura - Playoffs
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Costa del Este FC | 11 | Veraguas FC | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá | |||
Veraguas FC advances on PKs (5-4) |
Independiente | 00 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Agustín Sánchez | |||
Sporting San Miguelito advances on PKs (8-7) |
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 | CD Plaza Amador | 16 | 7 -6-3 | 27 | - | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 -3-0 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
2 | Costa del Este FC | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | - | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 4 -4-0 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
3 | Sporting San Miguelito | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | - | 16 | 19 | -3 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
4 | Tauro FC | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | - | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
5 | CD Árabe Unido | 16 | 3 -7-6 | 16 | - | 15 | 18 | -3 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
6 | Alianza FC | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | - | 13 | 17 | -4 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
WEST | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | CD Universitario | 16 | 8 -6-2 | 30 | - | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
2 | Independiente | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | - | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
3 | Veraguas FC | 16 | 6 -8-2 | 26 | - | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
4 | Azuero FC | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | - | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
5 | CA Chiriquí | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | - | 21 | 26 | -5 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
6 | San Francisco FC | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | - | 14 | 23 | -9 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
Apertura - Semifinals Apertura - Playoffs |
Results
San Francisco FC | 01 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Sporting San Miguelito | 12 | CD Árabe Unido | Estadio Javier Cruz |
CA Chiriquí | 11 | Independiente | Estadio San Cristóbal |
CD Universitario | 12 | Azuero FC | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |
CD Plaza Amador | 31 | Alianza FC | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
Tauro FC | 11 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
Alianza FC | 01 | Tauro FC | Estadio Javier Cruz |
Azuero FC | 21 | San Francisco FC | Estadio Los Milagros |
Veraguas FC | 02 | CA Chiriquí | Estadio Omar Torrijos Herrera |
Costa del Este FC | 10 | Sporting San Miguelito | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
Independiente | 00 | CD Universitario | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
CD Árabe Unido | 12 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
CD Plaza Amador | 00 | Costa del Este FC | Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá |
Tauro FC | 10 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Javier Cruz |
Azuero FC | 11 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Los Milagros |
San Francisco FC | 11 | Independiente | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
CD Árabe Unido | 10 | Alianza FC | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
CD Universitario | 41 | CA Chiriquí | Complejo Futbolístico Virgilio Tejeira Andrión |
Independiente | 31 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
Sporting San Miguelito | 11 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Javier Cruz |