2009 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season


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

Teams

ClubCityStadium
AlianzaPanama CityEstadio Camping Resort
Árabe UnidoColónEstadio Armando Dely Valdés
Atlético ChiriquíDavidEstadio San Cristobal
Atlético VeragüenseSantiagoEstadio Aristocles Castillo
ChepoChepoCancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández
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

Apertura I

First round

Standings

Results table

Final round

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
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Semifinal 2
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Final

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
5 Boris AlfaroSan Francisco9
5 Oscar VargasAtlético Chiriquí9
8 Orlando RodríguezÁrabe Unido8
9 Luis EscobarTauro6
9 Armando PoloSporting San Miguelito6
9 Anthony ValdesChiriquí6

Apertura II

The Apertura II 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

Results

Final round

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
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Semifinal 2
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Final

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.

Promotion playoff

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