The 2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season is the 25th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 20 July 2012 and is scheduled to end in May 2013. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Árabe Unido Clausura: Sporting San Miguelito |
| Relegated | Atlético Chiriquí |
| Champions League | Árabe Unido Sporting San Miguelito |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
Teams
editColón C-3 finished in 10th place in the overall table last season and were relegated to the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Río Abajo F.C.
2012 Apertura
editThe 2012 Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on 20 July 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Río Abajo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 32 | |
| 3 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 26 | |
| 4 | Chepo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Chorrillo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Tauro | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 20 | |
| 8 | San Francisco | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 18 | |
| 9 | Alianza | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 18 | |
| 10 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2013. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
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Semi-finals
editFirst leg
edit| Plaza Amador | 1–3 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
Temístocles Perez  57' |
[2] | Jose Gonzales 13' Abdiel Arroyo Molinar 58' 77' |
| Chepo FC | 2–0 | Río Abajo |
|---|---|---|
| Bernando Palma Taylor 36', Romario Antonio Piggott 44' |
[3] |
Estadio Profesor Javier Cruz, Panama City
Referee: Roberto Moreno
Second leg
edit| Árabe Unido | 2–0 | Plaza Amador |
|---|---|---|
| David Daniels 34' Orlando Rodriguez 52' |
[4] |
Referee: Ameth Sanchez
Arabe Unido won 5-1 on aggregate.
| Río Abajo F.C. | 1–1 | Chepo |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Gonzalez 88' |
[5] | Bernardo Palma Taylor 78' |
Chepo FC won 3-1 on aggregate.
Final
edit| Chepo | 1–4 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Romero 29' |
[6] | Orlando Rodriguez 24' 25' Abdiel Arroyo Molinar 42' Jose Gonzalez 60' |
Referee: John Francis Pitty
| 2012 Apertura champion |
|---|
| Árabe Unido 10th title |
Top goalscorers
edit| No. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jorman Aguilar
|
Río Abajo | 10 |
| 2 | Edwin Aguilar
|
Tauro | 10 |
| 3 | Anthony Basile
|
Río Abajo | 8 |
| 4 | Bernando Palma
|
Chepo | 6 |
| 5 | Cesar Medina
|
Alianza | 5 |
| 6 | Armando Polo
|
San Francisco | 4 |
| 7 | Renán Yoriel Addles
|
Chorillo | 4 |
| 8 | Rene Campbell
|
Alianza | 4 |
| 9 |  Julio Castillo
|
Chepo FC | 4 |
| 10 | Angel Lombardo
|
Deportivo Plaza Amador | 4 |
2013 Clausura
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tauro | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | San Francisco | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 32 | |
| 3 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 27 | |
| 4 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Río Abajo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Chorrillo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Alianza | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 15 | |
| 10 | Chepo | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2013. Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Semi-finals
editFirst leg
edit| Sporting San Miguelito | 2–1 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Ríos 59', Ricardo Clarke 77' |
[9] | Miguel Castillo 14' |
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama City
Referee: Roberto Moreno
Second leg
edit| San Francisco | 2–1 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Eybri Bonaga 7' Boris Alfaro 66' |
[10] | Abdiel Arroyo 72' |
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, La Chorrera
Referee: John Pitty
San Francisco won 2-1 on aggregate.
| Tauro F.C. | 1–1 | Sporting San Miguelito |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Castillo 86' |
[11] | Ricardo Clarke 64' |
Referee: Roberto Moreno
Sporting San Miguelito won 3-2 on aggregate.
Final
edit| San Francisco | 1–4 | Sporting San Miguelito |
|---|---|---|
| Amílcar James 10' |
[] | Darwin Pinzon 7' 47' Ricardo Clarke 3' Julio Andrade 93' |
Referee: Roberto Moreno
| 2013 Clasura champion |
|---|
| Sporting San Miguelito 1st title |
Top goalscorers
edit| No. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Ruiz
|
Chorillo | 9 |
| 2 | Luis Gabriel Rentería
|
Tauro | 8 |
| 3 | Ricardo Clarke
|
Sporting San Miguelito | 7 |
| 4 | Angel Lombardo
|
Plaza Amador | 7 |
| 5 | José Luis Garcés
|
San Francisco | 6 |
| 6 | René Víctor Mendieta Jr
|
Chepo | 6 |
| 7 | Anthony Basile
|
Río Abajo | 5 |
| 8 |  Juan Osorio
|
Alianza | 5 |
| 9 | Armando Polo
|
Río Abajo | 5 |
| 10 | Edwin Aguilar
|
Tauro | 4 |
Aggregate table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Árabe Unido | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 59 | Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Río Abajo | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 58 | |
| 3 | Plaza Amador | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 51 | |
| 4 | Tauro | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 54 | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | Chorrillo | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Sporting San Miguelito | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 47 | Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 8 | Alianza | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Chepo | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 36 | |
| 10 | Atlético Chiriquí | 36 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 30 | Relegation to 2012–13 Liga de Ascenso |
Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.