2003 ANAPROF
# 2003 ANAPROF

ANAPROF 2003 is the 2003 season of the Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF), the Panamanian professional football league. The season started on February 26, 2003 with the Torneo Apertura Bellsouth 2003 (Bellsouth Opening Tournament 2003), and ended on October 26, 2003 with the Torneo Clausura Bellsouth 2003 (Bellsouth Closing Tournament 2003). The champion of both the opening and closing tournaments were Tauro; therefore, for the second time in history, Tauro were crowned ANAPROF champions without the need to play a grand final.

## Changes for 2003

* There was no relegation. ANAPROF expanded the number of teams from eight to ten starting with the 2004 season.
* In the closing tournament, the four-team semifinal group was dropped; it was replaced with a pair of home-and-away series featuring the top four teams of the season.
* For the closing championship, the final was played in a single match format.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Alianza F.C. | Panama City | Estadio Camping Resort |
| Club Deportivo Árabe Unido | Colon | Estadio Armando Dely Valdés |
| Atlético Veragüense | Santiago | Estadio Omar Torrijos |
| El Chorrillo F.C. | Panama City | Estadio Municipal de Balboa |
| Plaza Amador | Panama City | Estadio Municipal de Balboa Estadio Javier Cruz |
| San Francisco F.C. | La Chorrera | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Sporting Coclé | Penonome | Estadio Municipal de Ciruelito |
| Tauro F.C. | Panama City | Campo de Deportes Giancarlo Gronchi |

## Apertura 2003

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Árabe Unido | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 27 | Qualified for the final round |
| 2 | Plaza Amador | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 26 | Qualified for the final round |
| 3 | El Chorrillo | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 20 | Qualified for the final round |
| 4 | Tauro | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | Qualified for the final round |
| 5 | San Francisco | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Atlético Veragüense | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Sporting Coclé | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 6 | |

### Results table

| Home \ Away | ALI | ÁRA | ATL | CHO | PLA | SAN | SPO | TAU |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alianza | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Árabe Unido | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Atl. Veragüense | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 |
| Chorrillo | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Plaza Amador | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| San Francisco | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Sporting | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Tauro | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Final round

**Cuadrangular semifinal**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DAU | TAU | CHO | PLA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Árabe Unido | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Qualified for the final | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Tauro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Qualified for the final | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| El Chorrillo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| Plaza Amador | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |

**Final 2nd leg**

* Apertura 2003 champion
* Tauro

### Top goal scorer

| Position | Player | Scored for | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anel Canales | Chorrillo | 11 |

## Clausura 2003

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tauro | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 25 | Qualified for the final round |
| 2 | Alianza | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 25 | Qualified for the final round |
| 3 | San Francisco | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 22 | Qualified for the final round |
| 4 | Atlético Veragüense | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | Qualified for the final round |
| 5 | Árabe Unido | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 21 | |
| 6 | Plaza Amador | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | El Chorrillo | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Sporting Coclé | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 | |

### Results table

| Home \ Away | ALI | ÁRA | ATL | CHO | PLA | SAN | SPO | TAU |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alianza | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 |
| Árabe Unido | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Atl. Veragüense | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Chorrillo | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Plaza Amador | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| San Francisco | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Sporting | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | — | 1–6 |
| Tauro | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |

### Final round

| Semifinals (agg) | Semifinals (agg) | Semifinals (agg) | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 3 | | | |
| Alianza | Alianza | 4 | | | |
| Alianza | Alianza | 4 | Alianza | Alianza | 1 |
| | | | Tauro | Tauro | 5 |
| Atlético Veragüense | Atlético Veragüense | 3 | Tauro | Tauro | 5 |
| Tauro | Tauro | 6 | | | |

**Final**

* Clausura 2003 champion
* Tauro

### Top goal scorer

| Position | Player | Scored for | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hector Nazarith Wilson Zuñiga | Tauro Alianza | 9 |

## ANAPROF 2003 Grand Final

Cancelled, as Tauro won both tournaments.

* ANAPROF 2003 champion
* Tauro 6th title

## Local derby statistics

El Super Clasico Nacional - Tauro v Plaza Amador

Clasico del Pueblo - Plaza Amador v El Chorillo

