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 2022 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2022 Torneo Apertura, the PAN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022 CONCACAF League Round of 16:
- 2021 Clausura champion
- 2022 Apertura champion
- 2022 CONCACAF League Preliminary Round:
- 2022 non-champion with the most 2022 PAN1 Aggregate Table points
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2022 Torneo Apertura and 2021 Torneo Aperatura into the 2022 PAN1 Aggregate Table.
Leagues Pyramid - Panama
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| PAN1 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 12 |
| PAN2 | Liga Nacional de Ascenso | - |
| PAN3 | Copa Rommel Fernández | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 4 Feb 2022 - 14 May 2022 Apertura - Playoffs 17 May 2022 - 31 May 2022 | Clausura - Regular 1 Jul 2022 - 20 Nov 2022 Clausura - Playoffs 23 Nov 2022 - 15 Dec 2022 | 12: PAN1 (10), PAN2 (2) | |
Season Format
The 2022 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 2022 Torneo Clausura, the 11th and 12th place teams in the 2022 PAN1 Aggregate Table are immediately relegated to the PAN2.
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Clausura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Sporting San Miguelito | 12 | Independiente |
| 29.10.22 |  | 11 | Independiente | Estadio Los Andes |
| 05.11.22 | | 10 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Aggregate | CD Universitario | 10 | CD Árabe Unido |
| 30.10.22 |  | 10 | CD Árabe Unido | Estadio Universitario FC |
| 06.11.22 | | 00 | CD Universitario | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
Clausura - Quarters
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 20 | San Francisco FC | Estadio Los Andes |
| 10 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Universitario FC |
Torneo Clausura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Árabe Unido | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | - | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Sporting San Miguelito | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | - | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | CD Plaza Amador | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | - | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Alianza FC | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | - | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Tauro FC | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | - | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Costa del Este FC | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | - | 25 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| WEST | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Independiente | 16 | 10 -2-4 | 32 | - | 26 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | CD Universitario | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | - | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | San Francisco FC | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | - | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 -0-5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 4 | Veraguas FC | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | - | 17 | 20 | -3 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 5 | Herrera FC | 16 | 2 -7-7 | 13 | - | 10 | 28 | -18 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 |
| 6 | CA Chiriquí | 16 | 1 -8-7 | 11 | - | 7 | 25 | -18 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 | 0 -4-4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -12 |
Clausura - Semifinals Clausura - Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apertura - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 12 | Alianza FC | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Alianza FC | 21 | CA Chiriquí |
| 14.05.22 | | 10 | CA Chiriquí | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
| 21.05.22 | | 11 | Alianza FC | Estadio San Cristóbal |
| Aggregate | Tauro FC | 12 | Sporting San Miguelito |
| 15.05.22 |  | 12 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
| 22.05.22 | | 00 | Tauro FC | Estadio Los Andes |
Apertura - Quarters
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 20 | Herrera FC | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
| 12 | Tauro FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez | |||
| AET | ||||||
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sporting San Miguelito | 16 | 9 -6-1 | 33 | - | 24 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 -3-0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Alianza FC | 16 | 8 -5-3 | 29 | - | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Tauro FC | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | - | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | CD Plaza Amador | 16 | 6 -8-2 | 26 | - | 26 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | Costa del Este FC | 16 | 3 -7-6 | 16 | - | 15 | 22 | -7 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | CD Árabe Unido | 16 | 1 -7-8 | 10 | - | 4 | 15 | -11 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 | 0 -3-5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| WEST | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CA Chiriquí | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 2 | Independiente | 16 | 8 -2-6 | 26 | - | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Herrera FC | 16 | 4 -9-3 | 21 | - | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 -6-1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 4 | San Francisco FC | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | - | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Veraguas FC | 16 | 2 -6-8 | 12 | - | 14 | 27 | -13 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
| 6 | CD Universitario | 16 | 2 -2-12 | 8 | - | 8 | 28 | -20 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
Apertura - Semifinals Apertura - Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 41 | CA Chiriquí | Cancha de fútbol de Atalaya |
| 02 | San Francisco FC | Estadio Los Milagros |
| 02 | Independiente | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| 01 | Tauro FC | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
| 11 | Alianza FC | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
| 32 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Los Andes |
| 20 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
| 30 | Alianza FC | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
| 20 | Herrera FC | Estadio Universitario FC |
| 02 | Independiente | Estadio San Cristóbal |
| 03 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Los Andes |
| 11 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| 31 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Universitario FC |
| 23 | Herrera FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| 00 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| 04 | San Francisco FC | Estadio San Cristóbal |
| 11 | Sporting San Miguelito | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
| 10 | Costa del Este FC | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| 11 | Veraguas FC | Estadio Los Milagros |
| 00 | CA Chiriquí | Estadio Universitario FC |