2008 Primera A

Liga Nacional de Ascenso 2008 Río Abajo F.C. 2006 2009 thumb|350px|right|Primera A 2008 team distribution The Primera A 2008 season (officially "Torneo Primera A 2008") started on February 23, 2008. The Apertura champions was Orión and the Clausura champion was Río Abajo F.C. On November 15, 2008 a grand final was played and Río Abajo were crowned champions after defeating 2–1 Orión. However Río Abajo lost the promotion play-off against Plaza Amador in a 3–2 aggregate score, thus failing to promote to ANAPROF. Changes for 2008 The league is once again separated into Apertura and Clausura. The Primera A champion will play a playoff for promotion with the last team in the ANAPROF 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 ANAPROF. This playoff between the Apertura and Clausura champions is the same as the Grand Championship format used previously in ANAPROF and Primera A. 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 Estadio Kobee Chorrillito Arraiján Campo de Campana C.A.I. La Chorrera Ciudad del Niño Valdes Génesis Panama City Estadio Balboa Orión San Miguelito Estadio Bernardo Gil Pan de Azúcar San Miguelito Campo de la UTP Paraíso San Miguelito Estadio Bernardo Gil Río Abajo Panama City Estadio Balboa Primera A Apertura 2008 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.Río Abajo F.C. 14 10 1 3 41 19 +22 31 2.Orión 14 9 1 4 30 17 +13 28 3.Paraíso 14 7 3 4 28 24 +4 24 4.Chorrillito 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. 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 main complete FBR CHO CAI GÉN ORI PAN ATL PAR RÍO Chorrillito C.A.I. Génesis Orión Pan de Azúcar Atlético Nacional Paraiso Río Abajo 1–4 6–0 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–5 0–1 1–3 1–0 [*] 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 3–4 4–1 1–4 3–1 3–2 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–7 5–1 3–2 2–3 2–2 3–1 4–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–6 6–2 2–2 1–1 6–0 5–1 6–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 [*] The score is unknown, but it was reported as a win for Paraiso F.C. Final round Semifinals (agg) Final 30px 160px Río Abajo F.C. 8 Chorrillito 9 Orion 5 Paraíso 1 Chorrillito 2 Orion 3 Semifinals 1st leg June 3, 2008 Río Abajo F.C. 5–4 Chorrillito Ciudad del Niño Valdes May 30, 2008 Orion 1–1 Paraíso Estadio Bernardo Gil Semifinals 2nd leg June 7, 2008 Chorrillito 5–3 Río Abajo F.C. Estadio Bernardo Gil June 1, 2008 Paraíso 0–4 Orion Estadio Bernardo Gil Final June 13, 2008 Chorrillito 2–3 Orión Estadio Bernardo Gil Apertura 2008 Champion:Orión Primera A Clausura 2008 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 14 9 2 3 52 21 +31 29 2.Río Abajo F.C. 14 8 3 3 39 20 +19 27 3.Pan de Azúcar 14 7 5 2 30 15 +15 25 4.Chorrillito 14 6 3 5 30 26 +4 21 5.Paraíso 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. 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 main complete FBR CHO CAI GÉN ORI PAN ATL PAR RÍO Chorrillito C.A.I. Génesis Orión Pan de Azúcar Atlético Nacional Paraíso Río Abajo 5–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–6 0–4 2–3 1–1 0–5 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–5 2–1 0–4 0–9 3–1 6–1 9–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 4–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0* 4–2 1–1 1–1 11–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3** 3–0 7–1 1–8 1–0 2–1 3–2 5–4 3–2 1–0 5–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 [*] Awarded 3–0 to Pan de Azúcar by ANAPROF because Paraíso failed the league's regulation by not bringing their away kit, thus since both teams' home kit was white the game had to be suspended.Pan de Azucar awarded 3-0 victory over Paraiso [**] Originally 3–1 victory for Paraíso but awarded to Chorrillito.Chorrillito awarded victory over Paraiso in the Matchday 10 Final round Semifinals (agg) Final 30px 160px Orión 2 Chorrillito 3 Río Abajo F.C. 8 Pan de Azúcar 0 Chorrillito 0 Río Abajo F.C. 2 Semifinals 1st leg October 25, 2008 Chorrillito 2–1 Orión Mario CoxAristides Ortega Roberty Morales Campo de Campana October 25, 2008 Pan de Azúcar 0–2 Río Abajo F.C. Eladio Carranza 70Eduardo Valerezco 80 Estadio Balboa Semifinals 2nd leg November 1, 2008 Río Abajo F.C. 6–0 Pan de Azúcar Albrook Field November 1, 2008 Orion 1–1 Chorrillito Estadio Bernardo Gil Final November 7, 2008 Río Abajo F.C. 2–0 Chorrillito Jefferson Vivero 75 90 Estadio Bernardo Gil Clausura 2008 Champion:Río Abajo F.C. Primera A 2008 Grand Final Club Champion Orión Primera A 2008 Apertura Champion Río Abajo F.C. Primera A 2008 Clausura Champion Final November 15, 2008 Orión 1-2 Río Abajo F.C. Jose Ruiz 14 Joshua Bailey 18Jefferson Vivero 27 Estadio Bernardo Gil Primera A 2008 Champion:Río Abajo1st Title Promotion playoff Plaza Amador 3–2 Río Abajo F.C. 2–2 1–0 1 Río Abajo remain in Primera A 1st leg November 21, 2008 Plaza Amador 2–2 Río Abajo F.C. Luis Olivardia 24 37 Hector de la Cruz 8Aramis Haywood83 Estadio Bernardo Gil 2nd leg December 6, 2008 Río Abajo F.C. 0–1 Plaza Amador Nestor Murillo 56 Estadio Balboa References 2006 2 2