Segunda División de Panamá also known as Liga Prom, is a professional league for association football clubs in Panamá. It is the country's second-tier football competition, contested by 24 clubs with no promotion or relegation. The competition was formed in 2021.

History

ANAPROF ERA

The Anaprof era is remembered for establishing the Primera A branding with a format of two short tournaments per season (Apertura and Clausura), similar to many Latin American championships. Champions teams required promotional playoff games with ANAPROF's (top-tier league) last placed team.

LNA ERA

LNA logo

The Liga Nacional de Ascenso was formed in 2009 to replace the governing body of the league and forced ANAPROF top tier league to accept a direct promotion team. Other important goals were league expansion to 16 teams, later reduced to 14 teams after the 2011-12 season. The league was successful with attendance records since it had several popular teams like Río Abajo FC, C.A. Independiente, SUNTRACS FC and Atlético Nacional. This severely affected ANAPROF and LPF (top-tier league) attendance numbers and reputation.

LPF ERA

The Ascenso LPF (2016-2020) era organised by Panamanian Football Federation was mostly remembered for reducing participating teams to eight and disaffiliating several teams for missing documentation and requirements.

Liga PROM

After Manuel Arias won the Panamanian Football Federation election, the General Board accepted his proposal for a new structure for Panamanian football at all levels starting in 2021; for the second division tier, will have a 24-team league named Liga PROM, with promotion and relegation suspended. It added 12 LPF Under-20 teams, kept 7 remaining Ascenso LPF teams and invited 5 teams.

**Panama - Liga Nacional de Ascenso**

Liga Nacional de Ascenso (LNA) i Panama er en semiprofessionel fodboldliga, der er det næstbedste niveau under Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF). LNA består af 10 hold, der spiller en dobbeltrundet turnering med 18 kampe i hver fase.

**Hold:**

* Alianza FC
* Atlético Chiriquí
* Atlético Veragüense
* Costa del Este FC
* Herrera FC
* Leones de América FC
* Potros del Este FC
* San Francisco FC
* Sporting San Miguelito FC
* Tauro FC B

**Format:**

* Den regulære sæson spilles i to faser med 18 kampe i hver fase.
* De fire bedste hold fra hver fase kvalificerer sig til slutspillet.
* Slutspillet spilles i et knockout-format med to semifinaler og en finale.
* Vinderen af LNA rykker op i LPF, mens topholdene rykker ned i Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado (LNAFA).

**Historie:**

LNA blev etableret i 1988 som en anden division i panamansk fodbold. Ligaen har siden da været en vigtig udviklingsgrund for unge spillere og et springbræt for klubber, der ønsker at rykke op i LPF.

**Nøgletal:**

* Grundlagt: 1988
* Antal hold: 10
* Antal kampe pr. sæson: 72
* Vinder: Atlético Chiriquí (2022)