High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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 Rio Abajo F.C.. On November 15, 2008 a grand final was played and Rio Abajo were crowned champions after defeating 2-1 Orión. However Rio Abajo lost the promotion play-off against Plaza Amador in a 3-2 aggregate score, thus failing to promote to ANAPROF. The Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the second level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1997 and it consists of 8 teams who play to gain promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol. From 2008 the champion plays a playoff against the bottom team in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol in order to gain promotion while the bottom team of the league is relegated to the Copa Rommel Fernández. Before 2008 all champions were automatically promoted and the bottom team in Liga Panameña de Fútbol automatically relegated. The league presided by Alex Gómez.