The 2015–16

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season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 26th season of top-flight football in

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. The season began on 2015 and ended in May 2016. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.

Teams

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finished in 10th place in the overall table last season and were relegated to the

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. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso

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2015 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura)

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

During the season

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs ---- ;Second legs ''Arabe Unido won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chorrillio drew 2-2 on aggregate, they won in pen 4-3.''

Finals

;Grand Final

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players: #have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. #have not been capped for the

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on any level, independently from the birthplace Alianza * Facundo Kroeck * Robyn Pertuz * Gerardo Negrete * Mauricio Castaño Arabe Unido * Miguel Lloyd Chepo * Miguel Duque Chorillo * Caio Milan * Fabio da Silva * Jorge Henriquez Plaza Amador * Ismael Remacha * Ezequiel Palomeque * Ariel Bonilla * Julio César Castillo Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' Atlético Chiriquí * Erick Araya Godines * Pablo César Murillo * Ánderson Diaz Atletico Nacional * Manuel Murillo * Andrés Santamaría San Francisco FC * ''None'' Sporting San Miguelito * ''None'' Tauro FC * Varcan Sterling * Carlos Sierra * Richard Ibargüen * Carlos Mosquera

2016 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura)

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs ---- ;Second legs ''Plaza Amador won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chorrillio won 3-0 on aggregate.''

Finals

;Grand Final

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players: #have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. #have not been capped for the

on any level, independently from the birthplace Alianza * Facundo Kroeck * Robyn Pertuz * Gerardo Negrete * Mauricio Castaño Arabe Unido * Miguel Lloyd Chepo * Miguel Duque Chorillo * Caio Milan * Fabio da Silva * Jorge Henriquez * Yustin Arboleda Plaza Amador * Ismael Remacha * Ezequiel Palomeque * Ariel Bonilla * Julio César Castillo Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' Atlético Chiriquí * Erick Araya Godines * Pablo César Murillo * Ánderson Diaz Atletico Nacional * Manuel Murillo * Andrés Santamaría San Francisco FC * Wanegre Delgado de Armas Sporting San Miguelito * ''None'' Tauro FC * Varcan Sterling * Carlos Sierra * Richard Ibargüen * Carlos Mosquera * Ariel Bonilla

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20181006121704/http://panamafutbol.com/?cat=3&paged=3 * http://lpf.com.pa/w/category/noticas/ * https://int.soccerway.com/national/panama/lpf/20152016/apertura/r31790/ * http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/ {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Liga Panamena de Futbol season Liga Panameña de Fútbol seasons 1 Pan