The 2009 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season was the 22nd season of top-flight football in Panama.
Teams
Club City Stadium Alianza Panama City Estadio Camping Resort Árabe Unido Colón Estadio Armando Dely Valdés Atlético Chiriquí David Estadio San Cristobal Atlético Veragüense Santiago Estadio Aristocles Castillo Chepo Chepo Cancha Sintetica Rommel Fernández (in Panama City) Chorrillo Panama City Estadio Javier Cruz 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 (in Panama City)
Apertura I
First round
Standings
Results table
Final round
Semifinals Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
San Francisco qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top goalscorers
Pos Player Scored for Goals 1 Edwin Aguilar Tauro 18 2 Johnny Ruiz Chorrillo 17 3 Luis Jaramillo Chepo 11 4 Auriel Gallardo Atlético Chiriquí 10 5 Rennan Addles Chorrillo 9 Boris Alfaro San Francisco 9 Oscar Vargas Atlético Chiriquí 9 8 Orlando Rodríguez Árabe Unido 8 9 Luis Escobar Tauro 6 Armando Polo Sporting San Miguelito 6 Anthony Valdes Chiriquí 6
Apertura II The Apertura II (officially the 2009 Copa Digicel Apertura for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It started August 8 and ended on December 13. Árabe Unido were crowned champions of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol for the fifth time after beating Tauro 3-2 in the final. With this win Árabe Unido earned a spot in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.
First round
Standings
Results
Final round
Semifinals Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
Árabe Unido qualified for 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top goalscorers
Position Player Scored for Goals 1 Armando Polo Sporting San Miguelito 12 2 Orlando Rodríguez Luis Tejada Johan de Avila Árabe UnidoTauroAtlético Veragüense 10 5 Edwin Aguilar Tauro 9 6 Luis Morales Sporting San Miguelito 8 7 Anthony Basile Johnny Ruiz Temistocles Perez Luis Escobar Plaza AmadorChorrilloTauroTauro 7
Relegation table For the second year in a row, Alianza had the fewest points at the end of the season and had to face Liga Nacional de Ascenso champion Río Abajo. Just as last year, Alianza defeated Río Abajo and stayed in the LPF.
Promotion playoff
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