Primera A 2008
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Primera A (Panama)
The Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the second level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1997 and it consists of 8 teams who play to gain promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol...
2008 season (officially "Torneo Primera A 2008") started on February 23, 2008. The Apertura champions was Orión
Asociación Deportiva Orión
Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:...
and the Clausura champion was Rio Abajo F.C.
Río Abajo F.C.
Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively...
. On November 15, 2008 a grand final was played and Rio Abajo
Río Abajo F.C.
Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively...
were crowned champions after defeating 2-1 Orión
Asociación Deportiva Orión
Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:...
. However Rio Abajo
Río Abajo F.C.
Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively...
lost the promotion play-off against Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador is a Panamanian soccer club, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is one of the oldest teams in Panama.- History :...
in a 3-2 aggregate score, thus failing to promote to ANAPROF
ANAPROF
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
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Changes for 2008
- The league is once again separated into Apertura and Clausura.
- The Primera APrimera A (Panama)The Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the second level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1997 and it consists of 8 teams who play to gain promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol...
champion will play a playoff for promotion with the last team in the ANAPROFANAPROFThe Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
general standings instead of being promoted directly.
- There will be no relegation during this season.
- The Apertura and Clausura winners will play a match in order to decide an overall champion who would play the playoff for promotion to ANAPROFANAPROFThe Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
. This playoff between the Apertura and Clausura champions is the same as the Grand Championship format used previously in ANAPROFANAPROFThe Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
and Primera APrimera A (Panama)The Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the second level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1997 and it consists of 8 teams who play to gain promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol...
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- Club Deportivo Policía Nacional renamed themselves during mid-season to Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Nacional.
Primera A 2008 teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Nacional | Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
Estadio Kobee |
| Chorrillito Chorrillito F.C. Sociedad Deportiva Panamá Oeste is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in Arraiján. Up until 2011, the team was known as Chorrillito Fútbol Club de Arraiján.-Chorrillito F.C.:... |
Arraijan Arraiján Arraiján is a city in the Panamá province of Panama, and the administrative headquarters of the district of the same name.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com... |
Campo de Campana |
| C.A.I. Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera Independiente Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It was founded in 1982 and is based in La Chorrera, Panama... |
La Chorrera La Chorrera, Panama La Chorrera is a city and municipality in southern Panama which is located about 30 km south-west of Panama City. It is the second largest city in the country, with about 180,000 inhabitants. La Chorrera is renowned for its international fair and famous as being the home of Bollo and... |
Cuidad del Niño Valdes |
| Génesis | Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
Estadio Balboa |
| Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:... |
San Miguelito San Miguelito, Panamá San Miguelito District is a district of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 293,745.The district covers a total area of 50 km²... |
Estadio Bernardo Gil Estadio Bernardo Gil Estadio Bernardo "Candela" Gil is a Football stadium in San Miguelito, Panamá which hosts ANAPROF team Sporting San Miguelito, Chepo F.C. and Plaza Amador and Primera A teams Orión and Paraiso F.C..... |
| Pan de Azúcar | San Miguelito San Miguelito, Panamá San Miguelito District is a district of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 293,745.The district covers a total area of 50 km²... |
Campo de la UTP |
| Paraíso Paraíso F.C. Tierra Firme Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1985... |
San Miguelito San Miguelito, Panamá San Miguelito District is a district of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 293,745.The district covers a total area of 50 km²... |
Estadio Bernardo Gil Estadio Bernardo Gil Estadio Bernardo "Candela" Gil is a Football stadium in San Miguelito, Panamá which hosts ANAPROF team Sporting San Miguelito, Chepo F.C. and Plaza Amador and Primera A teams Orión and Paraiso F.C..... |
| Río Abajo Río Abajo F.C. Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively... |
Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
Estadio Balboa |
Apertura 2008 Standings
| Place (Posición) |
Team (Equipo) |
Played (PJ) |
Won (PG) |
Draw (PE) |
Lost (PP) |
Goals Scored (GF) |
Goals Conceded (GC) |
+/- (Dif.) |
Points (Pts.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rio Abajo F.C. Río Abajo F.C. Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively... |
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 31 |
| 2. | Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:... |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 28 |
| 3. | Paraíso Paraíso F.C. Tierra Firme Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1985... |
14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 24 |
| 4. | Chorrillito Chorrillito F.C. Sociedad Deportiva Panamá Oeste is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in Arraiján. Up until 2011, the team was known as Chorrillito Fútbol Club de Arraiján.-Chorrillito F.C.:... |
14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 23 |
| 5. | Atlético Nacional | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 21 |
| 6. | Pan de Azúcar | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 19 |
| 7. | C.A.I. Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera Independiente Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It was founded in 1982 and is based in La Chorrera, Panama... |
14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 10 |
| 8. | Génesis | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 9 |
Green indicates Semifinal Berth
Apertura 2008 Results table
- Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top
- [*] The score is unknown, but it was reported as a win for Paraiso F.C.Paraíso F.C.Tierra Firme Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1985...
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Final round
Semifinals 1st Leg
----Semifinals 2nd Leg (Semifinales - Juego de vuelta)
----Final
| Apertura 2008 Champion: Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:... |
Clausura 2008 Standings
| Place (Posición) |
Team (Equipo) |
Played (PJ) |
Won (PG) |
Draw (PE) |
Lost (PP) |
Goals Scored (GF) |
Goals Conceded (GC) |
+/- (Dif.) |
Points (Pts.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:... |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 29 |
| 2. | Rio Abajo F.C. Río Abajo F.C. Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively... |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 27 |
| 3. | Pan de Azúcar | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 25 |
| 4. | Chorrillito Chorrillito F.C. Sociedad Deportiva Panamá Oeste is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in Arraiján. Up until 2011, the team was known as Chorrillito Fútbol Club de Arraiján.-Chorrillito F.C.:... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 21 |
| 5. | Paraíso Paraíso F.C. Tierra Firme Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1985... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
| 6. | Atlético Nacional | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 18 |
| 7. | Génesis | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 58 | -41 | 9 |
| 8. | C.A.I. Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera Independiente Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It was founded in 1982 and is based in La Chorrera, Panama... |
14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 50 | -35 | 3 |
Green indicates Semifinal Berth (Los equipos en verde señalan los clasificados a semifinales).
Clausura 2008 Results table
- Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.
- [*] Awarded 3-0 to Pan de Azúcar by ANAPROFANAPROFThe Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...
because ParaísoParaíso F.C.Tierra Firme Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1985...
failed the league's regulation by not bringing their away kit, thus since both team's home kit was whiteWhiteWhite is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
the game had to be suspended. - [**] Originally 3-1 victory for ParaísoParaíso F.C.Tierra Firme Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1985...
but awarded to ChorrillitoChorrillito F.C.Sociedad Deportiva Panamá Oeste is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in Arraiján. Up until 2011, the team was known as Chorrillito Fútbol Club de Arraiján.-Chorrillito F.C.:...
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Final round
Semifinals 1st Leg (Semifinales - Juego de ida)
----Semifinals 2nd Leg (Semifinales - Juego de vuelta)
----Final
| Clausura 2008 Champion: Rio Abajo F.C. Río Abajo F.C. Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively... |
Primera A 2008 Grand Final
| Club | Champion |
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| Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:... |
Primera A 2008 Apertura Champion |
| Rio Abajo F.C. Río Abajo F.C. Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively... |
Primera A 2008 Clausura Champion |
Final
| Primera A 2008 Champion: |
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| Rio Abajo Río Abajo F.C. Río Abajo Fútbol Club is a Panamanian football team playing at Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The team is based in Panama City.Río Abajo is the team that has won the most championships in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso with 2 titles in 2008 and 2009 after defeating Orión twice 2-1 and 3-1 respectively... 1st Title |
Promotion playoff
|}- Rio Abajo remain in Primera APrimera A (Panama)The Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the second level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1997 and it consists of 8 teams who play to gain promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol...