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.

ANAPROF
Season1999–2000
ChampionsTauro
RelegatedAtlético Municipal Colón
Copa Interclubes UNCAFTauro
Plaza Amador
Matches played110
Goals scored302 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer René Mendieta (15)
Biggest home winSporting '89 6–0 Eurokickers
Biggest away winChiriquí 1–5 Panamá Viejo
Tauro 2–6 Árabe Unido
Highest scoringTauro 2–6 Árabe Unido
← 1988

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
Locations of the 1999-2000 ANAPROF 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
3 Tauro 18 7 9 2 28 20 +8 30
4 Panamá Viejo 18 8 6 4 25 20 +5 30
5 Plaza Amador 18 6 6 6 18 20 −2 24
6 Atlético Nacional 18 5 7 6 23 24 −1 22
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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2010. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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 –[lower-alpha 1] 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
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  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.[1]

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
Source:
(A) Qualified for the semifinals

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

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Árabe Unido2 – 0Tauro
Anderson 67'
Medina III 72'		 Report
Sporting '892 – 0Plaza Amador
Ortega 21'
Dawson 67'		 Report

Semifinal 2

Plaza Amador2 – 0 (a.e.t.)Sporting '89
Capretta 69'
Pereira 90+3'		 Report
Penalties
Correa
Méndez
Villareal
Capretta
Rivas 		4 – 3 Delgado
Martínez
López
Ortega
Serrano
Tauro4 – 1 (a.e.t.)Árabe Unido
Mendieta , 74 ', 82'
Parra 93'		 Report Anderson 35'
Referee: Carlos de León (Panama)
  • 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.[2]

Final
Plaza Amador0 – 2Tauro
Report Mendieta 36 ', 40'
Referee: Carlos de León (Panama)
 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

Tauro2 – 2Plaza Amador
René Mendieta
Rubén Guevara 		Report Roberto Correa
Alejandro Davis
Plaza Amador0 – 3Tauro
Report René Mendieta
Plaza Amador1 – 1Tauro
Roberto Correa Report Rubén Guevara
Plaza Amador0 – 2Tauro
Report Mendieta 36 ', 40'
Referee: Carlos de León (Panama)

References
  1. Pitazo: No hay seriedad en el calendario de ANAPROF Panama America, 11 December 1999
  2. Mendieta hizo el milagro Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine La Prensa, 24 January 2000
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