2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
The 2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season also is the 27th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 2016 and is scheduled to end in May 2017. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.
Teams
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 Santa Gema.Chepo suffered financial trouble and sold their spot to Atletico Veraguense.
| Club | Home city | Stadium |
| Alianza | Panama City | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Árabe Unido | Colón | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Atlético Nacional | Panama City | Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez |
| Atletico Veraguense | Santiago de Veraguas | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Chorrillo | Panama City | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| San Francisco | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Santa Gema | Arraiján | Cancha del Mystic |
| Sporting San Miguelito | San Miguelito | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Tauro | Panama City | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
2016 Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)
Managerial changes
During the season
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals
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;Second legs
Arabe Unido won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Plaza Amador won 1–0 on aggregate.
Finals
;Grand Final2017 Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals
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;Second legs
Arabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Tauro won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
;Grand FinalList of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players for the 2016-2017. The following players:- have played at least one game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Panama national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
- Facundo Kroeck
- Robyn Pertuz
- Gerardo Negrete
- Mauricio Castaño
Atletico Nacional
- Manuel Murillo
- Andrés Santamaría
- Damaso Pichón
- Alexis Mendoza
- Walter Franco
- Arlinto Murillo
- Fabio Da Silva
- David Agudelo
- Jorge Henriquez
- Justin Arboleda
- Frank Piedrahita
- Daniel Blanco
- Miguel Duque
- Wanegre Delgado de Armas
- Varcan Sterling
- None
- Jose Peraza
- Carlos Sierra
- Ariel Bonilla