Liga Panameña de Fútbol is a men’s football league in Panama, with recorded coverage from 2017 to 2025. Follow live scores, fixtures, results, standings, and player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. The competition is recorded as formed in 1988 and is listed under its official name here on this page.
Upcoming matches, Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Apertura - 9
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- Apertura - 9
San Francisco FC
CD Arabe Unido
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- Apertura - 9
Independiente de La Chorrera
Sporting San Miguelito
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- Apertura - 9Plaza Amador
Veraguas
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- Apertura - 9
Herrera
Tauro FC
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- Apertura - 9
Alianza FC
Deportivo Universitario
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- Apertura - 9
UMECIT
Apertura - 10
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- Apertura - 10
CD Arabe Unido
Herrera
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- Apertura - 10
Deportivo Universitario
UMECIT
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- Apertura - 10
Tauro FC
San Francisco FC
Estadio Rommel Fernández
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- Apertura - 10
Plaza Amador
Latest played matches, Liga Panameña de Fútbol
Apertura - 8
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Liga Panameña de Fútbol Standings
Apertura
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 | Plaza Amador | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 17 | DWLWW | |
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San Francisco FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 17 | WDWDW |
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CD Arabe Unido | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 15 | WWDWW |
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Veraguas | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | WLDDD |
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Tauro FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | WWWLL |
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Alianza FC | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | LDDWL |
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UMECIT | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | WWDLL |
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Sporting San Miguelito | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 | LDWLW |
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Independiente de La Chorrera | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 | DLLWL |
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Deportivo Universitario | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 | LDDWD |
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Herrera | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 | LLLLD |
| 12 | Union Cocle | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 5 | LLDLD |
Clausura
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 | Plaza Amador | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 31 | WDWDW | |
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Alianza FC | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 27 | WDDDD |
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UMECIT | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 25 | WDDDD |
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Veraguas | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 25 | WDWWL |
| 5 | Union Cocle | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 23 | WDWLD | |
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Tauro FC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 21 | LLDWL |
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CD Arabe Unido | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 21 | LDDLW |
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Independiente de La Chorrera | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 20 | LWDDD |
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San Francisco FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 20 | WWLDW |
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Sporting San Miguelito | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 18 | LWLDL |
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Deportivo Universitario | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 14 | LLLWW |
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Herrera | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 8 | LLDLL |
Liga Panameña de Fútbol Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Liga Panameña de Fútbol teams participation since 2017
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Alianza FC | 9 |
| CD Arabe Unido | 9 |
| Plaza Amador | 9 |
| Tauro FC | 9 |
| San Francisco FC | 9 |
| Deportivo Universitario | 9 |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 9 |
| Independiente de La Chorrera | 9 |
| Costa del Este | 8 |
| Atlético Chiriquí | 5 |
| Herrera | 5 |
| Veraguas | 4 |
| UMECIT | 3 |
| Santa Gema FC | 2 |
| Atletico Veraguense | 1 |
| SD Atletico Nacional | 1 |
Liga Panameña de Fútbol top scorer teams
Liga Panameña de Fútbol About
Liga Panameña de Fútbol is Panama’s top-tier professional men’s football league and the country’s principal domestic competition. Commonly abbreviated as LPF, it provides the highest-level platform for Panamanian clubs and players, supports the development of national talent and gives leading teams a route into the wider CONCACAF football system.
Role and identity
The LPF is a league rather than a knockout cup or a one-off championship. Its purpose is to professionalise football in Panama, create a demanding competitive environment for domestic players and strengthen the sport’s national profile through established club rivalries. Although rooted in the Panamanian football pyramid, the competition also has an international dimension: successful clubs can earn opportunities to represent Panama in regional competitions and progress towards the CONCACAF Champions Cup pathway.
Participation is based on a franchise model. The competition is recorded as featuring 12 clubs, divided between Eastern and Western Conferences. Clubs must satisfy the financial, legal, administrative and professional requirements set by the governing authorities in order to maintain their place at the top level. This structure replaced the more direct promotion-and-relegation arrangements associated with earlier periods of the league’s history.
History and governance
The competition was founded in 1988 as ANAPROF, short for Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol. It adopted the Liga Panameña de Fútbol identity in 2009 as part of an effort to modernise the professional game’s organisation, presentation and commercial appeal. The alternative spelling “Liga Panameña de Futbol” is also recorded, although the form with the accent is the established competition name.
The league’s format has evolved significantly. In 2001, it moved away from long single-year seasons and adopted a split-season approach more closely associated with football across Latin America. The franchise system introduced in 2021 represented another important structural change. Historically, relegation was linked to an aggregate table covering the annual tournaments, with the lowest-performing side facing a drop to Liga PROM. Under the newer franchise arrangement, direct promotion and relegation have been suspended, while Liga PROM remains an important developmental and competitive level below the LPF.
The Federación Panameña de Fútbol (FEPAFUT) administers the competition and oversees its rules and structural development. The recorded competition coverage on this database runs from the 2017 season through 2025, spanning nine recorded seasons; the earliest recorded event is dated 25 January 2020. These database coverage dates should be distinguished from the league’s historical foundation in 1988.
Apertura and Clausura format
Each calendar year is divided into two independent championships: the Apertura and the Clausura. The Apertura generally takes place from January to May, while the Clausura typically runs from July to November. This arrangement provides regular competitive football throughout the year and gives clubs two separate opportunities to win a national title.
During the regular phase of each tournament, the 12 clubs are split into Eastern and Western Conferences, with six teams in each. Every club plays 16 matches: a double round-robin against the five teams in its own conference and one match against each of the six teams in the opposite conference. League standings use the standard points system of three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
The leading team in each conference advances directly to the semi-finals. The second- and third-placed teams from the two conferences contest single-leg play-off matches, with the cross-conference pairings determining the remaining semi-finalists. The semi-finals are played over two legs, home and away, before the finalists meet in a single-match final at a neutral venue. The final decides the champion of that Apertura or Clausura tournament.
Standings, tie-breakers and knockout rules
Regular-season positions are determined first by total points. When teams are level, goal difference, goals scored and head-to-head records are used as further ranking criteria. This gives every league match value beyond the immediate result, particularly when teams are competing for direct semi-final qualification or a place in the play-offs.
Knockout matches follow a different logic. In a two-legged tie, teams are separated by their aggregate score across both matches. If the scores remain level, the tie proceeds to two 15-minute periods of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout. The same extra-time and penalty-shootout provisions apply to a drawn single-match play-off or final.
Titles and international opportunities
Winning the Apertura or Clausura brings domestic prestige and rewards the club’s performance over its regular phase and play-off campaign. Champions and other high-performing teams may also secure places in the CONCACAF Central American Cup, creating a route towards the CONCACAF Champions Cup and higher-level regional competition. Qualification details can depend on the applicable competition regulations and edition, but the international pathway is a central part of the LPF’s sporting importance.
For supporters, the Liga Panameña de Fútbol combines a year-round calendar, conference rivalries and high-stakes knockout football. For Panama’s football system, it is both the country’s premier professional league and a principal bridge between domestic development, national identity and international competition.