The 2016–17

Liga Panameña de Fútbol The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF) ( en, Panamanian Football League) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''. Competition format The league's season is divide ...

season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 27th season of top-flight football in

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. The season began on 2016 and was scheduled to end in May 2017. 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 Santa Gema. Chepo suffered financial trouble and sold their spot to Atletico Veraguense.

2016 Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)

Managerial changes

During the season

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs ---- ;Second legs ''Arabe Unido won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Plaza Amador won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Finals

;Grand Final

2017 Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs ---- ;Second legs ''Arabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tauro won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Finals

;Grand Final

List 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 The Panama national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international football and is governed by the Panamanian Football Federation. The team represents all three FIFA, CONCACAF and the regional UNC ...

on any level, independently from the birthplace Alianza * Facundo Kroeck * Robyn Pertuz * Gerardo Negrete * Mauricio Castaño Arabe Unido * Miguel Lloyd Atletico Nacional * Manuel Murillo * Andrés Santamaría Atlético Veraguense * Damaso Pichón * Alexis Mendoza * Walter Franco * Arlinto Murillo Chorillo * Fabio Da Silva * David Agudelo * Jorge Henriquez * Justin Arboleda Plaza Amador * Frank Piedrahita *

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Santa Gema * Miguel Duque San Francisco FC * Wanegre Delgado de Armas * Varcan Sterling Sporting San Miguelito * ''None'' Tauro FC * Jose Peraza * Carlos Sierra * Ariel Bonilla Orange x

''(player released mid season)''

Aggregate table

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:2016-17 Liga Panamena de Futbol season Liga Panameña de Fútbol seasons 1 Pan