# 2011–12 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season

The 2011–12 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season is the 24th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 15 July 2011 and ended in May 2012 with Chepo winning the final. Ten teams completed throughout the season.

## Teams

Atlético Veragüense 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, Colón C-3.
| 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 |
| Colón C-3 | Colón | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Javier Cruz |
| San Francisco | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Sporting San Miguelito | San Miguelito | Estadio Bernardo Gil |
| Tauro | Panama City | Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |

## 2011 Apertura

The 2011 Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on 15 July 2011 and ended in December 2011.

### First round
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 34 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 2 | Chorrillo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 32 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 3 | San Francisco | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 31 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 4 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 31 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 5 | Chepo | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 30 | |
| 6 | Tauro | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | |
| 7 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | Alianza | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Colón C-3 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 11 | |
| 10 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 11 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ALI | DÁU | CHI | CHE | CHO | COL | PA | SF | SSM | TAU |
| Alianza | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Árabe Unido | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Chiriquí | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Chepo | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Chorrillo | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Colón C-3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Plaza Amador | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| San Francisco | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| Tauro | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Plaza Amador | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Plaza Amador | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Plaza Amador | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Chorrillo | 4 |
| 2 | Chorrillo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Chorrillo | 4 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |

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

Chorillo advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Plaza Amador advances 5–3 on aggregate.

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1st | Delano Welch | Chepo | 8 |
| 1st | César Medina | Alianza | 8 |

## 2012 Clausura

The 2012 Clausura is the second tournament of the season. It began in January 2012 and ended in May 2012.

### First round
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 33 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 2 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 32 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 3 | Chepo | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 31 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 4 | Tauro | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 26 | Qualified to the Final Round |
| 5 | Chorrillo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 25 | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Atlético Chiriquí | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Alianza | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 20 | |
| 9 | Colón C-3 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 10 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 12 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ALI | DÁU | CHI | CHE | CHO | COL | PA | SF | SSM | TAU |
| Alianza | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 |
| Árabe Unido | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Chiriquí | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Chepo | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Chorrillo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Colón C-3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Plaza Amador | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| San Francisco | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Tauro | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Tauro | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Tauro | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Tauro | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Chepo | 1 |
| 2 | Árabe Unido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Chepo | 1 |
| 3 | Chepo | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 67 | |
| 2 | Chepo | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 61 | |
| 3 | Chorrillo | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 57 | Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 4 | Árabe Unido | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 57 | |
| 5 | Tauro | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 54 | Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 6 | San Francisco | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 53 | |
| 7 | Plaza Amador | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 43 | |
| 8 | Alianza | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 36 | |
| 9 | Atlético Chiriquí | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 31 | |
| 10 | Colón C-3 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 26 | Relegation to 2012–13 Liga de Ascenso |