# 2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season is the 25th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 20 July 2012 and is scheduled to end in May 2013. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.

## Teams

Colón C-3 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, Río Abajo F.C.
| Club | Home city | Stadium |
| Alianza | Panama City | Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández |
| Árabe Unido | Colón | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
| Atlético Chiriquí | David | Estadio San Cristóbal |
| Chepo | Chepo | Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández (in Panama City) |
| Chorrillo | Panama City | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| Río Abajo | Panama City | Cancha de Entrenamiento Luis Tapia |
| San Francisco | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Sporting San Miguelito | San Miguelito | Estadio Bernardo Gil |
| Tauro | Panama City https://www.youtube.com/@Vsplofi | Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández |

## 2012 Apertura

The 2012 Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on 20 July 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Río Abajo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 26 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Chepo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 25 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Chorrillo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Tauro | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 20 | |
| 8 | San Francisco | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 18 | |
| 9 | Alianza | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 18 | |
| 10 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 15 | |

#### Results
### Semi-finals
#### Second leg

Arabe Unido won 5-1 on aggregate.
Chepo FC won 3-1 on aggregate.

### Final

* 2012 Apertura champion
* Árabe Unido 10th title

### Top goalscorers

| No. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jorman Aguilar | Río Abajo | 10 |
| 2 | Edwin Aguilar | Tauro | 10 |
| 3 | Anthony Basile | Río Abajo | 8 |
| 4 | Bernando Palma | Chepo | 6 |
| 5 | Cesar Medina | Alianza | 5 |
| 6 | Armando Polo | San Francisco | 4 |
| 7 | Renán Yoriel Addles | Chorillo | 4 |
| 8 | Rene Campbell | Alianza | 4 |
| 9 | Julio Castillo | Chepo FC | 4 |
| 10 | Angel Lombardo | Deportivo Plaza Amador | 4 |

## 2013 Clausura
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tauro | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | San Francisco | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 27 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 27 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Río Abajo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Chorrillo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Alianza | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 15 | |
| 10 | Chepo | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 11 | |

### Semi-finals
#### Second leg

San Francisco won 2-1 on aggregate.
Sporting San Miguelito won 3-2 on aggregate.

### Final

* 2013 Clasura champion
* Sporting San Miguelito 1st title

### Top goalscorers

| No. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Johnny Ruiz | Chorillo | 9 |
| 2 | Luis Gabriel Rentería | Tauro | 8 |
| 3 | Ricardo Clarke | Sporting San Miguelito | 7 |
| 4 | Angel Lombardo | Plaza Amador | 7 |
| 5 | José Luis Garcés | San Francisco | 6 |
| 6 | René Víctor Mendieta Jr | Chepo | 6 |
| 7 | Anthony Basile | Río Abajo | 5 |
| 8 | Juan Osorio | Alianza | 5 |
| 9 | Armando Polo | Río Abajo | 5 |
| 10 | Edwin Aguilar | Tauro | 4 |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Árabe Unido | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 59 | Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Río Abajo | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 58 | |
| 3 | Plaza Amador | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 51 | |
| 4 | Tauro | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 54 | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | Chorrillo | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Sporting San Miguelito | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 47 | Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 8 | Alianza | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Chepo | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 36 | |
| 10 | Atlético Chiriquí | 36 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 30 | Relegation to 2012–13 Liga de Ascenso |