# 1999–2000 ANAPROF

The ANAPROF 1999–2000 season was the twelfth season since its establishment. It began on August 1, 1999, and ended on January 30, 2000. 10 teams competed in the league, 9 of which returned from the previous season and 1 of which was promoted from Primera A.
Tauro were crowned champions after defeating Plaza Amador 2-0 in the Rommel Fernández becoming Tauro's fifth title in its history. After clinching this title Tauro earned the Panama 1 spot in the 2001 season of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF while Plaza Amador earned the Panama 2 spot as the runner-up.
Previous to the start of the season there was a championship that went on from April to July amongst the participating teams to determine who would play in the 2000 season of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF; the 1999–2000 Campeonato Apertura. Panamá Viejo was crowned champion on July 2 after defeating Tauro 2-0.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | 1998-99 season |
| Árabe Unido | Colón | Estadio Mariano Bula | 2nd in ANAPROF (champion) |
| Atlético Nacional | Panama City | Estadio Agustín Sánchez | 6th in ANAPROF (hexagonal) |
| Chiriquí F.C. | David | Estadio Kenny Serracin Estadio San Cristóbal | 8th in ANAPROF |
| Atlético Municipal Colón | Colón | Estadio Mariano Bula | Primera A champion |
| Eurokickers F.C. | Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernández Estadio Javier Cruz | 9th in ANAPROF |
| Panamá Viejo F.C. | Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernández | 4th in ANAPROF (hexagonal) |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernández | 5th in ANAPROF (Runner-up) |
| San Francisco F.C. | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez | 7th in ANAPROF |
| Sporting '89 | San Miguelito | Estadio Rommel Fernández Estadio Javier Cruz | 1st in ANAPROF |
| Tauro F.C. | Panama City | Estadio Javier Cruz Estadio Rommel Fernández | Copa Rommel Fernández champion |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting '89 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Árabe Unido | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 35 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Tauro | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Panamá Viejo | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Plaza Amador | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 24 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 6 | Atlético Nacional | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 7 | San Francisco | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Chiriquí | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | Eurokickers | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 14 | |
| 10 | Municipal Colón | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 7 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | DÁU | AN | CHI | EK | AMC | PV | PA | SF | S89 | TAU |
| Árabe Unido | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Nacional | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Chiriquí | 1–0 | 3–0 | | – | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–3 |
| Eurokickers | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Municipal Colón | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Panamá Viejo | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| Plaza Amador | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| San Francisco | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Sporting '89 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Tauro | 2–6 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
* ↑ The eighteenth-round game between Chiriquí-Eurokickers was eliminated due both to its irrelevance in the standings as both teams were already safe from relegation and had no chances of qualifying to the final round, and also to eliminate the expenses of traveling to Chiriquí.

## Final round
### Hexagonal

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TAU | S89 | PA | DÁU | PV | AN |
| 1 | Tauro (A) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sporting '89 (A) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | | | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–3 |
| 3 | Plaza Amador (A) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Árabe Unido (A) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 3–2 | | | | | 2–0 |
| 5 | Panamá Viejo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | Atlético Nacional | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

| Semifinals (agg) | Semifinals (agg) | Semifinals (agg) | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tauro | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Árabe Unido | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Árabe Unido | 3 | 1 | Tauro | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Plaza Amador | 0 |
| 2 | Sporting '89 | 2 | 3 | Plaza Amador | 0 |
| 3 | Plaza Amador | 2 | | | |

#### Semifinals

Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
* Note: The Semifinal 2 game between Tauro-Árabe Unido was originally played on January 23 at 1:30 PM (UTC-5) but was suspended after the end of the first half of extra time after a group of Árabe Unido's fans invaded the field, Tauro was leading the scoreboard 3-1 at the time. The two periods of extra time were replayed the next day.

#### Final

* 1999–2000 champion
* Tauro 5th title

### Top goal scorer

| Position | Player | Scored for | Goals |
| 1 | René Mendieta | Tauro | 15 |

## Local derby statistics

El Super Clasico Nacional - Tauro v Plaza Amador