| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tauro |
| Relegated | Atlético Municipal Colón |
| Copa Interclubes UNCAF | Tauro Plaza Amador |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 302 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  René Mendieta (15) |
| Biggest home win | Sporting '89 6–0 Eurokickers |
| Biggest away win | Chiriquí 1–5 Panamá Viejo Tauro 2–6 Árabe Unido |
| Highest scoring | Tauro 2–6 Árabe Unido |
| ← 1988 2000–01 → | |
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.
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
Árabe UnidoMunicipal Colón
ChiriquíSan FranciscoPanama City teams:Atlético Nacional
Eurokickers
Panamá Viejo
Plaza Amador
Sporting '89
Tauroclass=notpageimage| 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 |
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 | – | 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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- 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.
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 |
(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 Unido | 2 – 0 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
Anderson  67'Medina III 72' |
Report |
| Sporting '89 | 2 – 0 | Plaza Amador |
|---|---|---|
| Ortega 21' Dawson 67' |
Report |
Semifinal 2
| Plaza Amador | 2 – 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 |
| Tauro | 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Mendieta , 74 ', 82' Parra 93' |
Report | Anderson 35' |
- 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.
Final
Main article: 1999-2000 ANAPROF Final| Plaza Amador | 0 – 2 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mendieta 36 ', 40' |
| 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
| Tauro | 2 – 2 | Plaza Amador |
|---|---|---|
| René Mendieta Rubén Guevara |
Report | Roberto Correa Alejandro Davis |
| Plaza Amador | 0 – 3 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Report | René Mendieta |
| Plaza Amador | 1 – 1 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Correa |
Report | Rubén Guevara |
| Plaza Amador | 0 – 2 | Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mendieta 36 ', 40' |
References
- Pitazo: No hay seriedad en el calendario de ANAPROF Panama America, 11 December 1999
- Mendieta hizo el milagro Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine La Prensa, 24 January 2000
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