2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
The 2017–18 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season also is the 28th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 17 July 2017 and is scheduled to end in May 2018. 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,Independiente.
| Club | Home city | Stadium |
| Alianza | Panama City | Cancha de Entranamiento Luis Tapia |
| Árabe Unido | Colón | Armando Dely Valdes |
| Atletico Veraguense | Santiago de Veraguas | Aristocles "Toco" Castillo |
| Chorrillo | Panama City | Estadio Maracaná |
| Independiente | La Chorrera | Estadio Maracaná |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Maracaná |
| San Francisco | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Santa Gema | Arraiján | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Sporting San Miguelito | San Miguelito | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| Tauro | Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernandez |
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| TBD |  TBD | Sacked | May 2017 |  TBD | May 2017 | th |
| Alianza |  Mario Anthony Torres | Sacked | May 2017 | Juan Carlos Cubilla | May 2017 | th |
| Atletico Veraguense |  Andres Dominguez | Resigned | June 2017 | Edgar Ramos | June 2017 | th |
| Santa Gema | Leopoldo Lee | Sacked | June 2017 | José Mario Anthony Torres | June 2017 | th |
| Independiente | | Sacked | May 2017 | Jorge Dely Valdés | May 2017 | th |
| San Francisco | Pascual Moreno | Interimship moved to full time coach | May 2017 | Pascual Moreno | May 2017 | th |
During the Apertura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Position in table | ||
| San Francisco | Pascual Moreno | Sacked | August 2017 | Andres Dominguez | August 2017 | 10th |
| Alianza | Juan Carlos Cubilla | Sacked | August 2017 | Daniel Valencia | August 2017 | 10th |
| Sporting San Miguelito | Javier Miller | Sacked | August 2017 | Víctor René Mendieta | August 2017 | 10th |
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Plaza Amador | Jair Palcios | Contract finished | November 2017 |  Juan Carlos García | December 2017 | 12th |
| Alianza | Daniel Valencia | Moved back to Assistant coach | November 2017 | Jair Palacios | November 2017 | 12th |
| Atletico Veraguense | Edgar Ramos | Moved back to Assistant coach | November 2017 | Marcos Pimentel | November 2017 | 12th |
| Independiente | Jorge Dely Valdés | Sacked | November 2017 | Donaldo Gonzales | November 2017 | 12th |
| Arabe Unidos | Sergio Guzman | Sacked | December 2017 | Carlos Ruiz | January 2018 | 12th |
During the Clausura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Position in table | ||
| Atletico Veraguense | Marcos Pimentel | Sacked | February 2018 | Javier Reales | February 2018 | 10th |
| Sporting San Miguelito | Victor Rene Mendieta | Sacked | February 2018 | Noel Guiterrez | February 2018 | 10th |
| Chorillo | Richard | Resigned | March 2018 | Óscar Upegui | March 2018 | 10th |
2017 Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Apertura)
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals
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Finals
;Grand Final2018 Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring (2018 Clausura)
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals
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Finals
;Grand FinalList of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players for the 2017-2018. 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
- Robyn Pertuz x
- Edwin Grueso x
- Mauricio Castaño x
- Miguel Lloyd x
- Johnatan Mosquera x
- Carlos Gallego x
- Humberto Mendoza x
- Yonaider Ortega x
- Jonathan Villa x
- Jesus Lopez x
- Ariel Bonilla x
- Andres Escobar x
- David Loaiza x
- Julian Munoz x
- David Uribe x
- Gerardo Negrete x
- Arichel Hernandez x
- Michel Salgado x
- Abel Marcovecchio x
- Lid Carabali x
- Jose Murillo x
- Daniel Blanco x
- Juan Cano x
- Jhoan Romero x
- Milton Segura x
- Caio x
- Damaso Pichon x
- Juan Esteban Ospina x
- Thomas Sierra x
- Cristian Zuniga x
- Wilmer Largacha x
- Jorge Sandoval x
- Gustavo Chara x
- Juan Tamburelli x